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brian
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
let’s see Constanza fly
McFann O O Get Well Soon, BMac!!!
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
Yay! Congrats, big guy!
Mixxo
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
Attaway Constanza!!!!
DC Brave
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
Way to go kid!!!!!
Stranded At 3rd With No Outs
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
I’m of the opinion that Philly overpaid for Pence. I like Hunter, I got to watch him play in person a lot his very first year in pro ball as a Houston minor league team plays in my town (oddly Upstate NY) I identified him as a guy then that I’d wish the Braves would get someday but he’s not worth 2 top 50 guys plus 2 more on top of having to pay him north of $20 million the next two years. He’s a solid player who makes Philly better yes but I wasn’t scared off Philly before and I won’t be now. THe Braves are hanging with the Phils and need to make a move but in no way am I laying down and giving up on the rest of the season because the Phils get a little bit better. Let’s get healthy add a bat, saddle up and play some baseball. It’ll make it all the more fun when the Braves beat Philly
…having said all that if Braves have to give up Olberholtzer for Ludwick then I’ll be pissed.
Eric
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
Congrats Jose 1st RBI
kwajbraves
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
Good job Costanza.
Nick Saban
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
George Costanza.
Jay Dubu
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
The rook has taken away Kimbrel’s save opp.
JC from DR! (You gotta tip your cap to ____)
July 29th, 2011
9:51 pm
First career Hit and RBI. Congrats to Constanza!!
DC Brave
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
now get your first SB!!!!
Delaware Dawg
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
Costanza is the man-za. !!!
Brave Fan
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
Good for him!
Now steal a base
later gator
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
Nick Parrish is from here in central florida and he is a hick.
noliee
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
id take stubbs over pence or bourn anyday…jonny
really? hmmm. He’s a great athlete but nothing really special as a hitter actually 655 career away from Cincy. and its not like he is really a youngster. He might equal Bourn but certainly not Pence
Chief Fan
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
WTF…I knew if Pence was considered the prize at this year’s trade deadline, the Phillies would get him. MLB or someone should investigate that team…like where are they getting all this money. They’re not owned by any corporation or billionaire, they don’t have their own tv station, and they have 4 other MLB teams in a 150 mile radius from them.
And everyone says they have nothing in their farm sysytem after trading about 10 of their top prospects away for Lee, Halladay, and Oswalt. Yet they have 5 rookies on their active roster (all contributing) and before this latest trade, when I go on the sites rating minor league systems, the Phillies are near the top. Something ain’t right!
count_schemula
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
True on our .300 hitter on the DL. That hurts.
Tyler
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
JC from DR
I agree 100% what’s the obesssion of Pence?
BooHoo Philly got him now every1 is tears
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2011
9:52 pm
I read something earlier that made sense. Pence may be having a career year partly due to the Stros being so bad. The pitchers don’t have to pitch him as tough and lay it in for him more.
CH
July 29th, 2011
9:53 pm
If we only had to play the 7th,8th, and 9th of every game, we would be realllly good.
Tomahawk Mafia
July 29th, 2011
9:53 pm
count_schemula
The answer is no, the Braves have no .300 hitter that is healthy. McCann is hitting over .300, but is currently on the disabled list. I must say though, give me guys who get on base consistently over guys who just hit .300.
Nick Saban
July 29th, 2011
9:53 pm
When is Alex Gonzalez gonna get his first big league hit?
Brave Fan
July 29th, 2011
9:53 pm
Sit Kimbrel down!
Damn
Zippy the Pinhead
July 29th, 2011
9:53 pm
Kawakami is more likely to be traded for a bag of ant coprolites.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 29th, 2011
9:53 pm
Don’t forget – when McCann comes off the DL, its just like adding a power hitting all-star catcher at the deadline.
Just puked in my mouth a little in anticipation of those comments from someone.
noliee
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
yay Constanza WTG dude in your first MLB game
DC Brave
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
Dude that George Constanza can fly.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
Run, run, run!
McCannCan
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
Thankfully, everyone is ignoring katherine… especially since no one recognizes her and this is probably her first time on the blog. Good first impression, huh?
Theo Williams
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
I think part of it is with Shafer and McLouth are hurt so FW realizes that we need a speedy CF more than anything now. Could we work it out to trade for Bourn with the stipulation that we trade him back to the Astros during the offseason? That would probably drive the price of prospects down if that’s what Wren is worried about. Then we’ll have a good bit of money to sign a free agent when guys like Chipper come off the books, so we can solve our issues that way.
Dennis Reynolds
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
THIS IS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!!!
BEEN WAITING ON CONSTANZA TO GET HIS SHOT FOR A LOOOOONG TIME.
DENNIS REYNOLDS FOR GM.
Nola
July 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
How do you give up a player like pence for two guys in single a ball? I don’t understand that move by Houston are they even trying to get better.
Heath
July 29th, 2011
9:55 pm
Wait… did you see that? .295 now for Freeman going in to his AB. My how far he has come this year.
CH
July 29th, 2011
9:55 pm
Nick Saban
hahahaha
Tomas
July 29th, 2011
9:55 pm
If Stubbs is a possibility, he is a better option than everybody else being mentioned as possibilities for Atlanta. Right handed, with power and speed and plays great defense at CF
Dennis Reynolds
July 29th, 2011
9:55 pm
If Fredi puts in Kimbrel or Venters, Im driving up to the Ted to personally *************** Fredi.
Dennis Jenkins
July 29th, 2011
9:55 pm
My friend is 18, just graduated high school and already has 2 kids. I feel so sorry for her. She says she’s happy but you know she isn’t. Rachel, if you’re reading this blog, I’m sorry.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
July 29th, 2011
9:55 pm
Constanza now has a better BA than Schafer. Didn’t take much, did it?
Choppinmama
July 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Don’t you love it when we stop a hitting streak?!!!
Delaware Dawg
July 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Freddie is a lumberjack, and he’s OK.
DC Brave
July 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Freddie dares people to throw over the plate….or just off outside…or just in…
Heath
July 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Freeman should just swing for the downs… HR is the goal. If he misses, sac fly.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
I’m ready to give Freddy the gold glove and ROY!
Dennis Reynolds
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
Why do we have to pick up the scraps of players like Drew Stubbs? WE should be the ones going after Bourn. Although, I think im looking at our new CF.
count_schemula
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
He’s not that awesome:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pencehu01.shtml
But look what we run out there?
But like I believe, if Lowe + cash and Minor would have gotten us Rasmus… Beachy is a solid #4, in the playoffs you don’t need 5 starters anyhow.
The Cards did get a MLB ready pitcher for Ramus… so I doubt Minor alone would have done it.
BFChris26
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
8:54pm: Pitching prospect Josh Zeid will also go to the Astros in the deal, tweets Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly.
Bravofan
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
Man he’s fast
TBFKB (Billy)
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
SAC Fly!!!!!!!
Tomas
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
sac fly
abeeeewright
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
There’s your sac fly.
Venice Jim
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
SAC FLY!!!
Kat
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
Sac Fly!
Tomahawk Mafia
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
Sac Flies kick butt! Finally.
kwajbraves
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
Mark this day. We got a sacfly.
Heath
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!Sac fly!
DC Brave
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
LOL….any thing will score that kid!!!!!
Bravefaninok
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
There is the big sac fly…….
CH
July 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
His forty may be sub 4
jonny
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
maybe the fastest guy ive ever seen
Jim Hertel
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
I’m not too concerned to see Beltran and Pence go elsewhere, because the best options for the Braves are still on the board. Bourn is our best bet. We need a center fielder. Then, let’s get Quentin. We need a right handed bat in the lineup. He can play in right when a lefty is one the mound, and he can play in left when Chipper is out. When Chipper retires, leftfield is his and hopefully Heyward has matured as a baseball player into the stud we all think/hope he is.
While we are at it, let’s rid ourselves of some of the bodies taking up space on the roster — Lugo and Procter. We should promote Patrornicky and let Gonzales mentor him and come in for late inning defensive purposes. Also, if we have so many good arms in the system, we can surely promote some of them to strengthen our big league pitching staff.
Rilo
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Just so you know…..that was ONLY the 2nd SAC FLY since May 27th….
Nick Saban
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Damn. I love Freddie Freeman.
Tomahawkin
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Take That Nolie
Thats why we need a Leadoff hitter with speed who can get on base
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Sac Fly!
Nola
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
The obsession with pence is that he is hitting .307 with 62 RBI a few stolen bases and 11 hr and 49 runs, those are better numbers than anyone on the braves roster that’s why we were drooling over him.
Brave Fan
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Sac fly because we had some speed on base for a change
brian
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
can’t coach speed and speed kills.
Get Bourn.
Way to go Constanza
Dan_in_NC
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Now that Beltran and Pence are both gone…I’m willing to bet money that if Frank Wren makes a move, it will be for someone that’s not being mentioned at this time.
The one thing about Beltran and Pence that stood out from the other options were that those were not be traded as platoon players.
Granted center field is a need with both McLouth and Schafer on the DL but maybe now we need to quickly shift the focus to getting a right handed bat regardless of position to provide depth. Maybe someone like a Ty Wiggington who can play multiple positions and provide some pop.
McFann O O Get Well Soon, BMac!!!
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Bama Brave
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Man that kid can FLY…..
Eric
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
DOB, thanks for mentioning lack of Sac fly. We finally got in
Heath
July 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Swing for the downs again Popeye!
jonny
July 29th, 2011
9:59 pm
I swear he is the fastest guy in the world
Mixxo
July 29th, 2011
9:59 pm
Dan wants that back!
Rilo
July 29th, 2011
9:59 pm
Get Michael Bourn and I will be happy. Would love to upgrade at SS too but doesn’t look possible.
The A Bomb
July 29th, 2011
9:59 pm
A manufactured run. Stop the game and have a ceremony.
count_schemula
July 29th, 2011
9:59 pm
Do you have Rachel’s phone number? I have a bottle of beer and some weed.
Bobby's chaffeur
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
actually Katherine is a breath of fresh air….. thank you…
Dennis Reynolds
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
Love beating up on old teammates not named Omar Infante and Matty D.
jonny
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
DOB please tell me his forty
Theo Williams
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
When’s the last time that we had this big of a lead?
DC Brave
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
I’m starting to think every CF in our system is better in some way than Nate.
Mixxo
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
Really happy for Constanza.
Efrim
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
One potential developing answer could be Drew Stubbs, if the Reds add Bourn without sending Stubbs to Houstin in return.
Would love that.
Nick Saban
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
Why are people here trashing Drew Stubbs, but praising BJ Upton?
boondawg
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
Now that Costanza has scored a run, Wren probably feels we have our Bourn. I can just hear him now.
Delaware Dawg
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
Uggla has a red/black bat. What is he, a UGA fan?
later gator
July 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
My gosh 5 runs they don’t need help.
noliee
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
If Stubbs is a possibility, he is a better option than everybody else being mentioned as possibilities for Atlanta…Tomas
a career 655 hitter away from home? He might be as good as Bourn but if so why would they trade for Bourn and trade Stubbs?, but being better than anybody else is more an indictment of what is available than a props to his hitting ability. I’d much prefer Carlos though I fail to see why they would trade him unless swamped by an offer
Zippy the Pinhead
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
jonny are you his mama or something or just drunk and stupid?
Dennis Reynolds
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
Again, why pick up the scraps?? We have more than enough the get Bourn….
Heath
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
Constanza stuffed the stat sheet tonight. hit, run, rbi. Not bad.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
“My friend is 18, just graduated high school and already has 2 kids. I feel so sorry for her. She says she’s happy but you know she isn’t. Rachel, if you’re reading this blog, I’m sorry.”
Now back to regular programming
Tomas
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
Stubbs killing lefties, 900 OPS by the way. Struggling a lot vs righties, possible platoon candidate with Schafer if neither figure it out all the way.
He does play in that ballpark though.
TBFKB (Billy)
July 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
Always nice to see someone get their first Big League hit. Especially when it is some one who has toiled in the minor for years and years….
Nick Saban
July 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
I still think the best thing the Braves can do is add both Michael Bourn and Reed Johnson. They should be able to afford that.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
Linebrink has a 3.02 ERA if you haven’t noticed.
Lollygagger
July 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
I wonder what jersey number Carlos Quentin will wear in Atlanta?
Robert
July 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
Well we still have plenty of pitching! They better shut everyone out, like tonight because our offense is about as weak as any team in either league. Thanks Frank!
Wookie Ninja
July 29th, 2011
10:03 pm
Wren loves shopping at SCRUBS_R_US!