Mather chooses free agency over Triple-A
SAN DIEGO — Joe Mather opted for free agency rather than be sent back to Triple-A by the Braves.
The backup corner outfielder/infielder was designated for assignment Sunday by the Braves. He chose free agency on Thursday after going through waivers without being claimed by another team.
Mather, 28, had the right to choose free agency as a player who’d already been outrighted to the minor leagues once this season.
The Braves claimed him off waivers from St. Louis in November and hoped to use him as a backup first baseman and outfielder. But the out-of-options player was outrighted to the minors after having a poor spring training and going unclaimed on waivers.
(He had to clear waivers because he was out of minor-league options, which had been exhausted during his years with the Cardinals.)
Added to the Braves’ major league roster early in the season, Mather hit .213 with one homer, nine RBI and 23 strikeouts in 75 at-bats for Atlanta..
After going 7-for-12 with a homer and five RBIs in three games May 20-22 against the Angels at Anaheim, he was 3-for-42 with two RBIs in his last 21 games for the Braves.
When outfielder Nate McLouth came off the disabled list Sunday, the Braves opted to keep rookie Wilkin Ramirez as a backup and dropped Mather. They had 10 days to trade, release or put him on waivers.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez told Mather the Braves would like to retain him if he cleared waivers and was willing to return to Triple-A Gwinnett rather than become a free agent.
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Diff in memphis
June 24th, 2011
10:32 am
First
jason
June 24th, 2011
10:36 am
Cry baby and 2nd!
jason
June 24th, 2011
10:37 am
Wilken can be better than him i can just tell.
bruce
June 24th, 2011
10:38 am
I was hoping he would go to AAA and by getting regular at bats, get his hitting stroke back and then by doing so well force the Braves to bring him back up.
well Joe wadda ya know......
June 24th, 2011
10:46 am
you gave us 1 good game, thanks, goodbye, good luck
@bruce, why he is a AAAA player AT BEST!
Tomahawk Chop Music
June 24th, 2011
10:59 am
WAY off the subject. Does anyone else miss the “original” tomahawk chop music that they played in the early 90’s at the stadium? The recording WITHOUT the whistle. I was watching a playoff game that was recorded in ‘92 and heard the “chop music” in the backround and realized how much I miss it. BRING IT BACK!
Joe Mather
June 24th, 2011
11:06 am
I went free agent so I can sell my significant talents to the highest bidder. If Fredi thinks I’ll play AAA—he can stick it in his ear. I talked to FW and he insulted me by saying he thinks I’m a lifetime 215 hitter. I had trouble hitting cause I had to sit there day after day and watch Uggla bat. I found that very disorienting as he swings like a deranged animal. I’ll show them– I plan on getting up with Boras and then signing a big money contract with the Red Sox, Yankees or the Phillies.
I’m too good for Gwinnett.
bruce
June 24th, 2011
11:11 am
@ Joe: same rationale as Schafer… need lots of at bats after hand surgery recovery time to get it going again. Mather was good before the hand injury.
MattnAustin
June 24th, 2011
11:12 am
I love to hear good news…the guy is and has been washed-up!
longtime braves fan
June 24th, 2011
11:12 am
dave give us something to talk about I realize it is early in san diego but this page has the same news as yesterday
IlliniBrave
June 24th, 2011
11:16 am
Yawn
George Martinez
June 24th, 2011
11:18 am
He’ll hit 35 home runs somewhere if he gets the chance…No question.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:20 am
WE NEED MICHAEL BOURN!!!
Everyone seems to be in love with Schafer for some reason while failing to look at his numbers. The problem is we’ve been watching guys like McLouth patrolling CF for so long, we see someone come in playing good D and stealing a few bases and think he’s the future. Career numbers don’t lie, and it you take a look at Schafer’s, they’re not all impressive. Actually very unimpressive.
At each position (assuming Uggla picks it up and Chipper decides to focus on at-bats even when there are no RISP), with the exception of Gonzo, were stacked. The only real hole right now is CF. Bourn is reaching his prime and would be a huge force for us on the basepaths.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:22 am
Honestly though, I would love to see what Jose Constanza could do if given the opportunity. He’s got such a fluid swing and makes great contact.
Anyone who doesn’t know who he is, look him up. We might have our own version of Jose Reyes or Michael Bourn right under our noses.
teyrt
June 24th, 2011
11:24 am
braves have traded for hunter pence and michael bourn
teyrt
June 24th, 2011
11:25 am
constanza is not on the 40 man roster,when are u morons gong to realize this?
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:26 am
about time we got oter color players here,goodbye schafer,nate,minor.
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:27 am
longtime braves fan
why dont u stfu
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:28 am
I want to see this lineup:
1.Bourn
2.Prado
3.Mac
4.Heyward
5.Chipper
6.Uggla
7.Freeman
8.Gonzo
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:30 am
Stfu teyrt.
Nobody said he was on the 40 man. He should be though.
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:30 am
Joe Mather
why you cleared waivers,because no one wanted your sorry ass,now go get a real job,since your contract was no guarantee.
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:32 am
Dennis Reynolds
why dont u and Joe Mather go get a room.YOU STFU
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:33 am
Dennis Reynolds
R U THAT MENTAL?WE JUST GOT BOURN,AND PENCE.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:33 am
Chipper no longer belongs in the 3 hole. He’s a very good hitter, but he’s not the guy to hit 3rd anymore. Problem is our manager has no balls to do what he wants to do and move him. I assume thats the case, but you never know with Fredi. He doesn’t know how to put together a lineup anyway.
Chipper really isn’t killing any rallies, but putting him in that spot really disrupts the flow of this offense which has potential to be great.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:34 am
i love constanza
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:35 am
Chipper no longer belongs in the 3 hole. He’s a very good hitter, but he’s not the guy to hit 3rd anymore. Problem is our manager has no balls to do what he wants to do and move him. I assume thats the case, but you never know with Fredi. He doesn’t know how to put together a lineup anyway.
Chipper really isn’t killing any rallies, but putting him in that spot really disrupts the flow of this offense which has potential to be great
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:35 am
Lol you ppl are so dumb.
And where did you find this news about Pence AND Bourn?
telar
June 24th, 2011
11:36 am
im so glad we got pence now this team rocks
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:36 am
Delta ZN 8
telar
June 24th, 2011
11:38 am
dennis
why r u posting this chit twice?u the one thats dumb and mental
Ralph
June 24th, 2011
11:40 am
They had a spot open on the 40 man roster before Wren went dumpster digging and pulled out another washed up pitcher.
telar
June 24th, 2011
11:41 am
this is not even news this was news last night,lol
ryan
June 24th, 2011
11:41 am
I have heard lot good things about Hunter Pence a solid hitter i am glad he is aboard Joe Mather sounds like a spoiled brat who does not want to work hard .
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:41 am
Illiterate f**ks
telar
June 24th, 2011
11:42 am
now we have pence im glad that minor kid is gone
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:43 am
Who ever just started this Pense and Bourn rumor just got his money’s worth
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:45 am
I was hoping he would go to AAA and by getting regular at bats, get his hitting stroke back and then by doing so well force the Braves to bring him back up
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:45 am
Who ever just started this Pense and Bourn rumor just got his money’s worth
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:46 am
Is there an echo in here?
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:47 am
I have heard lot good things about Hunter Pence a solid hitter i am glad he is aboard Joe Mather sounds like a spoiled brat who does not want to work hard
telar
June 24th, 2011
11:48 am
the rumor as pence is as mental as u using a dead mans name skip caray,joe mather,please go to hosp. now meds r not working
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:49 am
Enter your comments here
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:50 am
get off your sister and u would know we traded for pence
Heisenberg
June 24th, 2011
11:50 am
Maybe Joey bombs plans to give Jim Riggleman a call to join the Nats and ……..wait – what was that?
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:50 am
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:50 am
How do you know I am not Skip Caray?? Zombies do exist…..
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:53 am
Someone at Delta is ruining such a great name. Dennis Reynolds. Thats the most badass name in the blog. Bastard.
tepper
June 24th, 2011
11:53 am
i just read it and still can’t beleve it good job,Mr.Wren
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:54 am
Theres only like 5 white ppl in that breakroom at Delta so it wont be hard to find out who it was.
telar
June 24th, 2011
11:55 am
I love Dennis’ view on the Braves
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:55 am
Someone at Delta is ruining such a great name. Dennis Reynolds. Thats the most badass name in the blog. Bastard
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:56 am
We just traded Brooks Conrad and Chief Knockahoma for Albert Pujols, great job Wren!!
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:56 am
Me too I think Constanza should get his shot. Dennis, do you think Schafer is the long term solution in CF?
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:57 am
We are going to give George Costanza a shot??
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:57 am
Of course not. You are so uninformed its crazy. Come on dude.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:57 am
We just traded Brooks Conrad and Chief Knockahoma for Albert Pujols, great job Wren!!
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
11:58 am
We are going to give George Costanza a shot??
who dat
June 24th, 2011
11:59 am
You’re right. You’re always right I just try to get u mad. Ill go learn more about baseball and then comment. Im sorry for saying such moronic things in here.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
11:59 am
Of course not. You are so uninformed its crazy. Come on dude
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
12:00 pm
I love how everyone loves my name so much they’re hacking. The sad thing is you probably don’t know who Dennis Reynolds is.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
12:00 pm
You’re right. You’re always right I just try to get u mad. Ill go learn more about baseball and then comment. Im sorry for saying such moronic things in here
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
12:00 pm
love how everyone loves my name so much they’re hacking. The sad thing is you probably don’t know who Dennis Reynolds is
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
12:01 pm
I have the best name in here and now everyone wants to hack it. I cant say Im surprised really. But if you’re going to be that lame you should at least use it to make funny quotes from time to time about the real Dennis Reynolds.
MattnAustin
June 24th, 2011
12:06 pm
Hey what’s this I hear about the AJC reporting that Medlen was moved to the 60 day DL? Did something else happen, or is this just because he had the setback a few weeks ago?
cornjolio
June 24th, 2011
12:07 pm
Pence & Bourn will look good in our outfield. I didn’t realize Houston wanted McLouth, Kawakami & Lowe that much.
Thank you Mr Wren for caring about the run-starved Braves fans !
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
12:13 pm
cornjolio, they just gave us Kawakami back….said don’t worry about it.
DC Brave
June 24th, 2011
12:13 pm
Billy Wagner we still need you!
Bobby Cox
June 24th, 2011
12:16 pm
Gee, Skip. I really liked the Mather kid. He could have been another Greg Norton or Corky Miller. We haven’t heard the last of him.
Mr Baseball
June 24th, 2011
12:19 pm
McLouth, Kawakami & Lowe: thats $30 million flushed down the rat hole this season !
McLouth has done little when he’s played; KK hasn’t pitched and Lowe is 3-5 with an ERA over 4.00
Somebody needs to be held accountable !
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
12:22 pm
And thats anothe reason why they are going nowhere mr. baseball
Blackberry Cobbler
June 24th, 2011
12:26 pm
The Braves roster is full of guys that can’t hit including Uggla, McOUT, Shafer, and Gonzalez.
Mather was just the most dispensible.
Bill
June 24th, 2011
12:28 pm
Glad Mather is gone.
Constanza and Young both same size, so Constanza don’t stand a chance. Braves and fans hate short players as Young was the butt of jokes on blog.Even with media ajc.
JC Boscan III
June 24th, 2011
12:33 pm
Here’s the test to determine whether this Skip Caray is real or a zombie: Skip, would you mind explaining the infield fly rule for the 545th time, as you did on your radio show….?!?
Fols
June 24th, 2011
12:34 pm
Who’s this Mather guy? Did he play for us?
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
12:35 pm
MMMMMM Brains!!!!!
Remarkable
June 24th, 2011
12:35 pm
George Costanza. Wasn’t he on Seinfield?
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
12:38 pm
Great, Dennis is back having a seziure on this blog.
Mitchell
June 24th, 2011
12:40 pm
Really gonna miss him.
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
Best of luck to him on the free agent market. You’d like his chances of signing with a new team if he didn’t suck, but he does.
Suck.
curt
June 24th, 2011
12:49 pm
why is everyone so in love with hunter pence he hasn’t done anything
Bill
June 24th, 2011
12:50 pm
not this Bill @ 12:38..someone doing a name job on everyone.
daniel buck
June 24th, 2011
12:52 pm
I would take Prince or Coco over Nate… He has had his chance to turn it around for 2 years… time 2 move on
adawg1
June 24th, 2011
1:00 pm
skip caray ur awsome lol
Frank Wren
June 24th, 2011
1:00 pm
Hunter Pence has 9 HRS, 51 RBIS & is hitting .321
He would not make a good fit with this Braves team; he doesn’t strike out enough.
He’d also command a hefty salary. We’ve got premier, well-paid athletes like McLouth , Kawakami, Lowe, Chipper & Uggly who are all having banner years.
Ronald Millsaps
June 24th, 2011
1:01 pm
We don’t need a trade. We might need a new hitting coach. We definitely need said hitting coach and our manager to step it up.
Fredi has done an admirable job, given his circumstances. Stepping in to replace a legend isn’t really easy, and Atlanta does have a strong record. He also has a bit of culture shock, I suppose, in going to a team with less power and speed, but he could’ve made more adjustments to this point.
Bobby was a better general manager than a manager. I didn’t care for his in-game strategies as much as his architecture in building a team. He has John Portman beaten in that category.
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:03 pm
Nice to see that the blog is extra ignorant today.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:04 pm
Nice to see we have an owl hunter on this blog today…..didn’t know they existed
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:05 pm
Knowledge is power.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:08 pm
Throwing Stars and good nunchuck skills are power as well
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:09 pm
And I have none.
I think we should trade Jason Heyward. He’s hitting .200 and never even had a good year in the minor leagues. Let Conrad play RF everyday he’s clutch and Heyward isn’t.
1.Conrad
2.Hinske LF
3.Chipper
4.Freddie
5.Mac
6.Gonzalez
7.Nate
8.Uggla
MWC
June 24th, 2011
1:10 pm
who dat, It’s called Hooked on Phonics…..idiot.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:11 pm
Yeah…..we won’t be trading Heyward anytime soon.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:13 pm
Don’t respond to who dat…..plz. if you notice who dat has like 8 other names and likes repeating everything other people say just to annoy the ish out of others.
Ronald Millsaps
June 24th, 2011
1:14 pm
Give the “Skip Caray” stuff a rest.
I said before the year that the Braves should sign Lance Berkman. A former professor I talked baseball with–who thought he knew everything about the sport–thought I was off my rocker. Berkman’s the frontrunner for MVP now, and he’s good enough to lead the charge with Pujols out of the lineup. In fact, the Cardinals are better off with Pujols out than Berkman out as of right now.
This return to prominence is one of the greatest stories in baseball history, actually, and Atlanta could’ve signed him for what? One-tenth of Derek Lowe’s salary? Said return is another indictment against the Yankees’ claim to being the best franchise ever. If they’re so great, why did they do nothing at all, apparently, to help Berkman return to form? The area is to blame also. Up there, locals call for the guillotine if you don’t produce within 48 hours. Leaving New York for St. Louis, a real baseball city, is definitely a return to civilization, and being in the National League, which is the only league that promotes real baseball, is another factor.
Said professor, by the way, thinks Dale Murphy’s being two homers shy of 400 is a legitimate case against his Cooperstown bid. I don’t believe it. Worse, he thinks Andres Galarraga’s career home-run total is not necessarily high enough to get him in. I mentioned that he missed the 1999 season due to cancer and that if he hadn’t had that scenario, you probably could add 40 homers to his re’sume’, to which he replied, “If you didn’t do it, you didn’t do it.” (He got mad because I told him his argument was void of credibility and that one should focus more on a player’s average production than his cumulative production.)
Void of credibility, indeed.
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:15 pm
Thanks for jacking my name, clown.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:15 pm
Yeah I agree about trading Heyward. Hes not good at all. Conrad>Heyward
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:16 pm
DOB
Are you really ok with the blog ending up like this?
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:17 pm
what Skip Caray stuff Mr. could a would a should a?
David O'Brien
June 24th, 2011
1:17 pm
Ill have to deal with it later Im busy taking a measurement on Dan Ugglas biceps. Play nice, children.
(or go get lives)
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:17 pm
He is back
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:18 pm
Enter your comments here
Frank Wren
June 24th, 2011
1:18 pm
Michael Bourn is hitting .284 with 32 stolen bases.
His average is way too high & what would we do with all that speed ?
It doesn’t fit into our swing for the fences strategy that Bobby Cox instilled throughout the Braves organization.
Owl Hunter
June 24th, 2011
1:18 pm
Whatever DOB Im done with the bullsh1t. Im never commenting again.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:18 pm
I dont want to enter my comments there
Chip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:20 pm
On a scale from 1 to 10, how annoying is it listening to me on TV?
Ronald Millsaps
June 24th, 2011
1:20 pm
Don’t point the finger at me. I just hit the blog and leave. I’m not one to camp here all day and start chaos.
LettinMyNuttzSwang
June 24th, 2011
1:21 pm
11
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:21 pm
Oh, an 11 son….you suck!!
JoeSimpson & ChipCaray's Chemistry
June 24th, 2011
1:22 pm
I don’t exist.
DHD
June 24th, 2011
1:27 pm
Now, who’s going to play The Beaver?
Ronald Millsaps
June 24th, 2011
1:28 pm
Honestly, Atlanta can win it all as it is. I would be awfully reluctant to make a major trade right now. I’d pursue Jose Reyes in the offseason.
Hard to believe Atlanta ran Matt Diaz out of town and that the Phillies didn’t pursue him more diligently. They ran Jayson Werth out (there’s another guy who, like Uggla, is having a down season… Look around baseball, folks. Averages are not good, and I partially, again, blame the downtrodden commissioner) and really could use a right-handed bat. Atlanta opted for Mather over Diaz, or rather they decided they would rather have Mather. Now we have neither. Canning Diaz wasn’t smart.
Atlanta has a good record and is improving. Schafer, Uggla, and Heyward should be huge factors in the second half.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:32 pm
Yeah, we have a good team as it stands now, trading for someone just isn’t garaunteed success
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
1:33 pm
I agree, Ronald.
I was pissed when they made that move. I guess it was a money issue but Matt said he wanted to stay in Atlanta for the same salary and wouldn’t take them to arbitration. I guess Mather was the cheaper option, but like you said, look where we are now.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
1:33 pm
I wonder what it would take to get Matty back? Not much I would think.
Dennis Reynolds
June 24th, 2011
1:35 pm
It would be a big boost to the team getting him back I would think, as well. He was a big clubhouse guy and a fan favorite. He’s not a great player (though very very good) but he could potentially spark the offense.
bill
June 24th, 2011
1:37 pm
riggleman had the nats over .500 for the first time. The nats are tight wad dumbasses worse than our tightwad dumbasses. As far as Mather goes he tried and didn’t have any success. He is probably tired of bus rides and $20 meal money. Good luck to all exbraves.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
1:40 pm
I wonder if anyone on the team called him Riggs. “Im gettin too old for this Riggs”
NO MORE PARRISH
June 24th, 2011
1:57 pm
Looks like Jeff Francoeur and thinks like Jeff Francoeur.
JoeFan
June 24th, 2011
2:04 pm
If Constanza is better than what the Braves now have playing but not on the 40 man roster, then the Braves have to move someone off to make room for him. The problem is the Braves could loose this player if he doesn’t make it through waivers. The upside is Constanza is the answer to CF on the opposite side is that he is another weak hitting outfielder when exposed to major league pitching.
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
2:10 pm
http://thechive.com/2011/06/24/sorry-ladies-girls-fail-compilation-video/
TommyJack
June 24th, 2011
2:19 pm
hate to see site hi-jacked by children.
Fols
June 24th, 2011
2:22 pm
Yikes…what happened on this blog?
Who are these people?
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
2:32 pm
Yeah, this blog took a turn for the worse right from the beginning
bring back blauser
June 24th, 2011
2:45 pm
goodbye, good luck, good riddance
Smiling Jack
June 24th, 2011
2:46 pm
You guys are great pulling off the acquirement of Bourn and Pence without DOB or even FW knowing about it. THAT’S A SCOOP!
Marquis Grissom
June 24th, 2011
2:52 pm
Dennis Reynolds is Dee Reynolds brother. Son of Frank Reynolds.
Realist
June 24th, 2011
3:01 pm
Remember, Schafer is only hitting .231, but it’s an “effective” .231. He is the best .231 hitter in baseball!
bring back blauser
June 24th, 2011
3:01 pm
i agree with ronald milsaps in the fact that nothing should be done now. it ain’t broke so don’t fix it. i also agree that the braves should go all out to sign jose reyes in the offseason. what a leadoff man he would make. can you imagine him leading off with shafer batting second followed by prada, mccann, freeman, uggla, heyward and whomever at third because i believe chipperwill retire after this season to become hitting coach
ijudgenot
June 24th, 2011
3:02 pm
When Prado comes back who is it that goes back down, Lugo or Ramirez? Braves need right handed power bat. Ramirez has not shown power at major league level yet, but has potential.
Lugo’s value is to rest Gonzalez at ss..
If Mather was on 40 man roster and now is no longer on the teams roster, doesn’t that open up a slot for Constaza on 4o man roster?
Rowsdower
June 24th, 2011
3:03 pm
So, a guy that clears waivers(meaning nobody wants him) declines AAA to become a free agent. Seems this idiot is as dumb as he is a bad hitter.
David O'Brien
June 24th, 2011
3:14 pm
Rowsdower: Probably just means he knows there is another team ready to sign him, St. Louis perhaps, that will offer him better chance of getting back to and sticking in the major leagues than he thinks he has with the Braves. He has a history with the Cardinals, whereas he had none with the Braves.
Stinger2
June 24th, 2011
3:14 pm
DOB: Have you monitored this blog? If not you might want to see how out of control and racial it is.
Total Grace
June 24th, 2011
3:20 pm
DOB I agree, aren’t u gonna do something about how out of control the blog has gotten?
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
3:21 pm
Someone monitors these blogs?
Mikey
June 24th, 2011
3:26 pm
certainly can tell schools out with the quality of this blog
G'Vegas Dawg
June 24th, 2011
3:30 pm
He’s got a better avg. than Uggla. Just sayin….
reckingball
June 24th, 2011
3:40 pm
Is this Moronia?
Bobby's chauffuer
June 24th, 2011
3:44 pm
Read the blog… what a wasted 15 minutes. I’ll come back when the kids go to McDonalds
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
3:49 pm
When do the kids go to McDonalds?
Dan Uggla
June 24th, 2011
3:49 pm
My arms are huge, but my penis is small. I like to shake my bat, and stand real tall. I can’t hit sh!t, but that don’t matter. Keep on hatin’ while my pockets get fatter. Chipper is my boy, we are besties. Steroids made me big, but shrunk my testies. When I come to the plate all the girls scream and cheer, I suck at baseball and I’m a millionaire. eat it!
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
3:53 pm
I’m gonna try really hard not to laugh…….
Skip Caray
June 24th, 2011
3:56 pm
I can’t believe anyone would even read the first page of this blog, it was nothing but some dude hijacking names and reposting the sme stuff over and over again.
Still trying not to laugh at Thunder Dan’s rap……….
longshot151
June 24th, 2011
3:57 pm
Jose Constanza is a career minor leager. Had a good year with Indians’ AAA last year. They didn’t promote him, they got rid of him. He’s pushing 28. I don’t think he’s the answer.
McLouth is so bad, he makes Schafer look good.
Should have kept Matt Diaz. Affordable corner OF with freak injury last year. Hit LHP very well.
Dan Uggla's Sister
June 24th, 2011
4:21 pm
That rap was mean, but I don’t care. Dan likes to sneak in my bedroom, and smell my underwear. He puts them on his head and wears them like a hat. If he ever stops working out, boy he’s gonna be fat. I wish he could hit or even make a play. I’m waiting for him to come out already, and admit he’s gay. 62 million d@mn that’s a lot, good thing I’m his siter cause I really like to shop. Ohh sorry guys I know I’m being a butt, maybe Dan will do better without that ugly ole’ haircut.
Mather chooses free agency over Triple-A | Raw Sports - Atlanta Braves
June 24th, 2011
4:28 pm
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David O'Brien
June 24th, 2011
4:33 pm
new blog will be up shortly, hang in there. thanks.
Brave New World
June 24th, 2011
4:46 pm
Losing Mather is pretty much a non-event. Hopefully for him, he does well somewhere else. Right now, our priorities are getting into the playoffs.
Tyler
June 24th, 2011
4:47 pm
Dont think I’ve ever seen this much immaturity on the blog before. Grow up people
reckingball
June 24th, 2011
5:08 pm
This might be Dumbarseville. haha
jch
June 24th, 2011
5:10 pm
Why so much chatter about Mather moving on? He didn’t contribute much so no one should be sad to see him go. Wish him luck and be done with it.
reckingball
June 24th, 2011
5:12 pm
Children behave,
Thats what they say when we’re together,
And watch how you play
BravesBurgh
June 24th, 2011
5:14 pm
C-ya Joey, been nice knowin ya! Thank goodness they sent him packing, he was’t a long term answer to anything. His career is marked by spotty numbers and injury, when they first announced they claimed him off waivers I couldn’t believe they took the time to stoop that low. He’s not a big league calibur type of player at all, having very limited success the past couple years and all. Good news though, atleast they won’t call him up at any point and send down someone we can really use everyday like Schafer. Schafer brings so much to the team now, we’re really lucky he healed up and was able to make so much progress this season. Keep Schafer up here for good, and stop dumpster diving to find marginal players who don’t make an impact because we’re better than that! If we have to add a bat for the end of the season playoff push, make it a good one!
reagan
June 24th, 2011
5:18 pm
Fols (2:22)…..don’t forget…………school is out for the summer.
Who Me?
June 24th, 2011
5:29 pm
Where’s the blog police when you need ‘em???
Joe Mather
June 24th, 2011
5:50 pm
Gee, I’m not sensing a lot of love here.
bfred
June 24th, 2011
5:50 pm
Unfortunately as part of the Pence/Bourne trade for McLouth, Kawakami, Lowe and Uggla the Braves also have to feed Carlos Lee until his contract expires in 2013. That could put us upside down.
bring back blauser
June 24th, 2011
6:03 pm
this one has gotten too far out of hand. when will parents learn that nintendo was made for a reason
Harvey's
June 24th, 2011
6:03 pm
Well, I guess it doesn’t “Mater”
Buff braves
June 24th, 2011
6:38 pm
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Derrick Blowe
June 24th, 2011
6:40 pm
Lets take four of five on this trip…we are gonna face King Felix ANd King Pin In Seattle!
Monger
June 24th, 2011
8:38 pm
First- Ronald Milsaps….Berkman isnt making “one tenth of Lowe’s salary” as you state, he is making 8 million this year (still a bargain), but it is about 55 percent of Lowe’s salary not one-tenth….Although Lowe is overpaid by about 6 or 7 million dollars….
Secondly- to whoever answered the question about who goes down Lugo or Ramirez when Prado goes back, the answer will probably be Ramirez, simply because we will already have our 2 back-up outfielders in McLouth and Hinske. I think the bench will be McLouth, Hinske, Conrad, Ross, and Lugo, because we will always need a backup to fill in for Gonzo at SS. And just think once Moylan and Medlen come back in Aug, this is my projected roster from Aug, until the World Series (very likely, as a student of the game-the Braves our World Series caliber)….
Starters
1. Schaefer -CF
2. Heyward -RF
3. Jones -3B
4. McCann-C
5. Prado-LF
6. Freeman-1B
7. Uggla -2B
8. Gonzo-SS
Bench
9. McLouth-CF/LF
10. Hinske-LF,RF, 1B
11. Ross-C
12. Conrad- 3B, 2B
13. Lugo-SS, 2B, 3B
Rotation:
1. Jurrjens
2. Hanson
3. Hudson
4. Lowe
5. Beachy
Bullpen-
6. Venters
7. O’Flaherty
8. Moylan
9. Medlen
10. Linebrink
11. Sherill
12. Kimbrel-CL
NOW THATS A DOMINANT ROSTER, RIGHT?
Mark's for the Braves
June 24th, 2011
8:57 pm
Will not miss Mather. Could play a lot of positions, but was very overrated as a hitter.
frank wren
June 24th, 2011
11:12 pm
well i guess i made another mistake with mather– was hoping we could send him back to richmond he hit about 250 again and i could justify bringing him back up since 250 is better than mclouth or heyward– but never fear im looking into some more garbage heap players– jermaine dye and dontrelle willis- but the upside on willis even if he cant pitch naymore he can hit better than outr current outfielders without prado and second baseman
Leave it to Beaver
June 25th, 2011
1:05 pm
hey Wally, Mather is coming back as a free agent….Oh ok Beaver…..LOL
Steve
June 25th, 2011
1:52 pm
We don’t need Bourn or Pence. Pence is a slightly faster version of Jeff Francouer. Do not be fooled by his average right now, as he always runs hot and cold. If you think Uggla looks bad right now wait until yousee Pence in one of his cold spells.
Bourn is very good offensively, but he can’t touch Schafer defensively. He makes routine plays look hard because his instincts are very poor and he gets bad jumps. He also has an arm that make Ron Gant look like Dwight Evans. Four hoppers to second base from the warning track are NOT impressive.
In reality, the Braves OF is not doing badly at all. Heyward getting hurt did not help. Schafer is doing EXACTLY what the Braves want and need. Solid defense with an arm that otehr teams respect. He gets on base at a .300 clip, which is not great, but let me remind you that in Bourn’s first full year in the majors his OBP was .288. In other words, at this point in his career Schafer could be considered to be ahead of Bourn. Bourn will be arb eligible in 2012 and is already making $4.4 millions, so expect 6+. He is a free agent in 2013. In other words, we can’t really afford him and sign all of our young pitchers. For my money Schafer is a better option. Let’s give him AB’s and see what happens. He does need to work more on bunting though.
The one player I would love to see us investigate is Jose Reyes. Unfortunately, we probably can sign him after this season and I don’t want a rental. But we might be able to convince him to come here. My guess is the Yankees will gobble him up in free agency though .. even with Jeter being overpaid.
John A.
June 25th, 2011
2:04 pm
It’s easy for those of you to knock Joe when he’s hurt (hand), but where is your opinions on McLouth? He always has an excuse!!!!!!!!!!! Where is the player that once got on the field for Pittsburgh? GOOD LUCK JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NotImpressed
June 25th, 2011
7:00 pm
Can’t blame Mather at all – I would want to get away from this LOSER of an offensive team as fast as I could. LIttle league hitters could out hit this sorry team! And Uggla is the worst!