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No Crying
July 30th, 2011
6:45 pm
Just a tune to chill to while we all wait for the deal to go down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hLE7wtXOps
Dear Mr Fantasy with Jerry.
rabiddawg
July 30th, 2011
6:45 pm
What is going on in Philly? Are the Phils and Eagles trying to outdo each other? Is it possible that they get every relevant FA? Are they printing money up there?
Frankie Wren
July 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
Let’s just play baseball and kick some Marlin azz.
Got to say, Uggla is one strong hombre. Out front and reaching down and crushing a ball to center, pretty damn impressive.
PhillieFan
July 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
Dan Uggla for 56… could be but he has been on a great team and in a pennant race and he was still a bad guy. But I hear what you are saying. I just was fine with the phials getting anyone but him. It’s just my opinion what the hell do i know lol
Bravesfan2011
July 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
You people who think Upton is the best for the Braves are crazy. Over the last 3 years he ha significantly declined. He’s hitting well under .250, OBP near .300. Just awful.
Eric from MO
July 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
6:40 pm
I’m not against Bourn. But I think Upton would be a much better investment
HUH!? Maybe you’re talking about Justin.
On a side note, BJ’s real name is Melvin Emmanuel. I can only think of one other reason he goes by BJ…
Tomas
July 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
Brett Obelholtzer trade him
Will.I.Am
July 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
noilee you seem reasonable..how long on Mccann please?
Andrew
July 30th, 2011
6:47 pm
LOL 4 or 6 untouchables, rolling of the braves players eyes. I wish Wren was there.
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2011
6:47 pm
Someone posted on here the other day about his nickname…if memory serves, Melvin’s dad used to be known as Bossman and people started calling Upton Bossman, JR…BJ.
nolieee
July 30th, 2011
6:47 pm
He goes by BJ because his dad was called bossman and he is bossman Jr.
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2011
6:48 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Upton
DS1
July 30th, 2011
6:48 pm
nolie
Who is posting for me??? I kinda hope it’s cab, cause she is so cool!
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
6:48 pm
I can only think of one other reason he goes by BJ…
Eric-
It stands for “Bossman, Jr.” after his father, who is known among family and friends as Bossman
chatt matt
July 30th, 2011
6:48 pm
Just playing around hope we get Bourn.Hopefully without giving up to many of are young arms.As for the dodgers owners lawyers fees they are more than the Braves payroll.
Andrew
July 30th, 2011
6:48 pm
Eagles are just really smart with the cap. They make at least 10 draft picks a year sometimes as many as 13. Keeps the cap low drafting so many players.
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
6:49 pm
DS1-
The only person I post as is VJ. Because you all know he’s made up, right?
(sorry Dear!)
PhillieFan
July 30th, 2011
6:49 pm
I need an outside perspective on this. Because I may be crazy on this one. Thanks in advance. Here is my opinion tell me if I am nuts. I think Pence could really thrive in the Phils line up the way Werth did. He will be surrounded by better bats and doesn’t have to be the man like he had to be in Houston. What are your opinions.
Eric from MO
July 30th, 2011
6:50 pm
DS1-I would love to get a Jason Bourne
While I am a Matt Damon fan, I am not sure if he is the right fit for the Braves.
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
6:50 pm
ahh, so many of you are ridiculous. You all are the same ones that I told over and over that the Yunel trade was complete idiocy. But no, Alex is a great guy in the clubhouse. Shut up, Talent rides above all. Yunel is having another fantastic season and Alex is having ANOTHER awful offensive season. Bourn is a good player but he’s hitting over his head right now. When Upton gets a good scenery change and some people riding him to work his best, he will be a legitimate 30/30 guy every year. Mark my words.
Bobbys' Chauffeur
July 30th, 2011
6:50 pm
I would hate to be the guy that finally ends up here. He has got to be the savior. A lot of pressure no matter who he is… think Uggla
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2011
6:51 pm
ajcbraves David O’Brien
The general reaction from current Braves when they hear there are 4 or even 6 “untouchable” prospects is rolled eyes or surprise.
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2011
6:51 pm
DS1
“T’hawkin
Actually, for a mid market team, the Braves spend a decent amount on the team. Money or spending is not what will bring a championship to ATL again. It’s smart scouting and level headed decisions.
This is the sort of talk that ends up years later with “Why in the hell did we deal away Adam Wainwright!!”
Patience, grasshopper.”
I can’t Bro, As Matt Chernoff on Sports Radio has mentioned over and over again. This year is our best Chance to win it all because The NL is So Weak this year!
Yet The Owners don’t see it that way and will Dumpster Dive for Slop instead of Going All Out!
No wonder so many People here in The “A” Are Already talking about the Falcons and UGA Football?
Lew
July 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
Ward – You followed Upton the past few years? Dude, didn’t know you had it in you to be a bad boy.
Eric from MO
July 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
Guys, thats what I meant…Bossman Jr…get your minds out of the gutter…
bravesgirl777
July 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
come on frank get us a cute player all the players we have now are ugly. how about that cute third baseman from tampa whats his name eva longoria. come on frank get us a good looking player
wjones
July 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
So Frenchy is 17 for 21 in steals this year? That is incredible! What happened to him? That’s almost half of his career total! He must have done something to speed himself up!
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
By the way, Eric: How old are you? 14. That was a stupid immature joke. Get out of here.
Andrew
July 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
PhillieFan, yeah i agree with that. Pence is not a patient hitter like Werth tho. I’d say Werth has more “pop” but Pence brings speed and grit. Its a good pick up but good pitching beats good hitting esp. in the playoffs. Giants wont be scared of the phillies.
Ward
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
PhillieFan: That’s why Pence is palying Right Field,and Brown got send down. He’s the replacement of Werth,and they will sign Pence this time…..
K with a K
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
love the joey bats commercial!!
AlabamaBrave
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2011
6:44 pm
“Tweet from DOB:
After getting their hopes up about Hunter Pence, #Braves players showing guarded optimism about Bourn rumors. But they want him.”
If the players want him then Wren should do what it takes to get him. If it takes Minor and or Delgado then fine.
Eric from MO
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
Uggla 56-You all are the same ones that I told over and over that the Yunel trade was complete idiocy. But no, Alex is a great guy in the clubhouse. Shut up, Talent rides above all. Yunel is having another fantastic season and Alex is having ANOTHER awful offensive season.
By the way, how are the Blue Jays doing?
Dan_in_NC
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
DOB’s latest tweet on the Braves players reaction to what has happened in the last 24 hours is very telling…says a lot. Everyone in the dugout knows one more big piece could bring really big things to Atlanta in October. Instead, those pieces are going to the division rival…That’s gotta be extremely discouraging, folks.
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
ahh, so many of you are ridiculous. You all are the same ones that I told over and over that the Yunel trade was complete idiocy. But no, Alex is a great guy in the clubhouse. Shut up, Talent rides above all. Yunel is having another fantastic season and Alex is having ANOTHER awful offensive season. Bourn is a good player but he’s hitting over his head right now. When Upton gets a good scenery change and some people riding him to work his best, he will be a legitimate 30/30 guy every year. Mark my words..
Will.I.Am
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
TY one last thing is it would be real funny if there are really only 12 posters and everyone else is DOB so his blog gets most hits!
Lew
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
rabiddawg – Philly is just going for the gusto while they have the chance before they fall back in to sports obscurity and mediocrity for the next twenty or so years. It’s a pattern.
mathman
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
Bourn by himself, is not the answer. He is a lefty hitter, and we would still need a RH bat since Heyward is hitting nothing. Quentin would be the best solution. Coco Crisp is a RH hitter at least. Nothing we add, though, is going to catch the Phillies. So, is holding onto the wild card with a 4.5 game lead, worth losing all these top prospects. I say no.
George
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
Still no CHIPPER in lineup, guess the leg not doing so well. We need CHIPPER in lineup, except for DAN our hitters did not show much last night.
Andrew
July 30th, 2011
6:53 pm
PhillieFan, i actually thought Carlos Q. was a better fit for the phillies. More of a typical 5 hitter with great power in that small park.
katherine
July 30th, 2011
6:54 pm
Mmmm. The potato skins at the Applebees on Peachtree is soooooo yummers!
nolieee
July 30th, 2011
6:54 pm
no way to tell Will, each person heals differently. It is however an injury that can linger cause it is so easily strained again. I’m not even sure if it is exterior oblique or interior oblique but prolly interior since he got DLed. Flat muscle tissue can be unpredictable.
chc4
July 30th, 2011
6:54 pm
Pence is solid but not great. He’s certainly not a $10 mill/yr guy like he will earn next year. Long term I’m 100% certain Philly regrets the deal. But for this year who knows. All depends on the postseason which Philly was going to make regardless of this deal. I’m kinda perplexed they gave up so much. With that starting pitching they are already heavy favorites. I don’t see Pence increasing their odds by that much.
Whoop
July 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
“The general reaction from current Braves when they hear there are 4 or even 6 “untouchable” prospects is rolled eyes or surprise.”
Again, it’s just not “crazy fans” who believes Wren is being completely ridiculous.
Scrub21
July 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
wjones:So Frenchy is 17 for 21 in steals this year? That is incredible! What happened to him?
no one cares what happens in a small market, when your expected to lose, you play the game as if you still enjoy it, not a job.
with a little pressure, like in NY or Tex, you can see how little Frenchy performed
DS1
July 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
T’hawkin
You need to lay down for a few minutes, and sober up my friend.
FW doesn’t give a flying “you-know-what” what any of us think about his plan. But you can bet he damned sure has a plan. And it ain’t to overpay at the trade deadline when we are playing really good baseball with so many of our regulars in the training room.
You’re dreamin…..
Now, that’s not to say he won’t get a Bourn or Upton or some other player, but he is NOT going to give up the farm to do it. And I applaud him for holding his bullets.
Eric from MO
July 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
Sorry not all my posts arent as intelletual and belittling as yours are Dan.
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
Whoop-
Or maybe the players didn’t believe the report.
Heath
July 30th, 2011
6:56 pm
Love the “eye roll” comment on twitter from DOB when mentioning prospects being untouchable… I think we all feel that way too. Just interesting that the players would feel that way since a lot of them were highly regarded prospects too.
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
6:56 pm
Eric: Completely irrelevant. Yunel has done his job. He’s meshed greatly. I didn’t know he had an influence on awful pitching.
Lew
July 30th, 2011
6:56 pm
George – Yeah, Freeman and Prado really didn’t have those two hits apiece last night. It was a dream sequence.
Jake W.
July 30th, 2011
6:56 pm
The general reaction from current Braves when they hear there are 4 or even 6 “untouchable” prospects is rolled eyes or surprise.
I’m just curious but where did it say we had 4 or 6 untouchable prospects? I thought the tweet just said untouchables which could be Heyward and Freeman along with some prospects. Maybe I read it wrong. Untouchable could mean people in the minors and majors unless they specified one or the other.
chatt matt
July 30th, 2011
6:56 pm
This just in we traded Nate Mclouth to Kansas City for a pack of chicken and a case of beer to be named later
Trey
July 30th, 2011
6:56 pm
Nolie, only about a dozen posters are real?
Are the rest just a figment of imagination?
Frankie Wren
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
Giants wont be scared of the phillies.
Probably not, same for Halladay, Hamels and now Cliff Lee. Pretty sure the Phillies are feeling pretty good about what’s in front of them.
groundfog
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
chc4..
Completely agree. Pence’s playoff numbers will tell if it was worth it. In all likelihood, they win the divison anyway without him. The Braves need the bat to assure a WC. Their lead has been slipping.
AlabamaBrave
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2011
6:51 pm
“ajcbraves David O’Brien
The general reaction from current Braves when they hear there are 4 or even 6 “untouchable” prospects is rolled eyes or surprise.”
Yeah they know the deal with all the misinformation put out this time on year. I bet the players want the deadline to be over more than the fans do.
tmack
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
WJONES-
roids! somone get that frenchy a drug test!
Ward
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
Dan Uggla for 56: I agree! A new team for Upton,and you might see his numbers go up? Hell, I wouldn’t like playing for Tampa Bay……..
P'cola Brave
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
PhillieFan
I’ve been calling the Pence deal Werth 2.0. Maybe not as many HR but a better average. Dude is solid and now gets to hit with a lineup that can provide protection.
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
cabravesfan, that’s what I asked DOB in a tweet. He hasn’t tweeted me back. Man, that’s weird just typing it.
Marc D
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
We won’t get Quentin or Bourn. Sox fans would crucify the front office for the decision when they are this close without a huge return. Bourn fits nicely, but the soured negotiations from the Pence trade make any agreement by tomorrow evening unlikely. The best we can probably hope for at this point is Willlingham. Quite disappointing.
What? Eric from MO not belittling?
July 30th, 2011
6:57 pm
I remember you being quite the d!ck to a blogger regarding being unemployed a couple of years ago.
George
July 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
wjones 6:52
JEFF has 17 steals? WOW
K with a K
July 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
Pence is a BASEBALL PLAYER!! That’s all I know. He is a hard worker, loves to play the game, plays the game the right way. Hate the Phils got him. I think he is the type of player Phil fans will love
Lew
July 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
Or it could be yet another unsubstantiated rumor from an unspecified rival front office person.
The Bird and Indian
July 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
Eric MO: Please don’t get me started about Yunel.
Heath
July 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
Game time is coming soon. Back to the normal insanity regarding our team’s performance.
Bobbys' Chauffeur
July 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
George
Did you even watch the game last night… some kid named Freddie was in the line up
Kimbrel rocks
July 30th, 2011
6:59 pm
Upton is a total headcase and WOULD NEVER FIT IN WITH OUR TEAM. another escobar or even worse. no work ethic and would be a bad idea.
NewnanDawg
July 30th, 2011
6:59 pm
Call me crazy but if i’m FW I don’t do a thing. I don’t feel good about any remaining options other than maybe Quentin. The best move we could have made(Pence) has come and gone. The biggest mistake Wren can make is paying a superstar price in prospects for mediocre talent. The majority of our injured guys will be back and the worst case scenario is the wild card
Dan_in_NC
July 30th, 2011
6:59 pm
This just in we traded Nate Mclouth to Kansas City for a pack of chicken and a case of beer to be named later
______________________________________________________________________________
I’d take Kansas City reliever Greg Holland in a heartbeat for a case of beer and pack of chicken…
Frankie Wren
July 30th, 2011
6:59 pm
By the way, how are the Blue Jays doing?
Exactly. Go crazy up there for a mediocre team. Move on please.
Phillistein
July 30th, 2011
7:00 pm
PhillieFan
July 30th, 2011
5:59 pm
JasonInFL… He’s better now then when he was with us. Although no one in Philly gives him any credit he did draft our core.
*******************************************************************
As I oft say – they transplanted Ed Wade’s into a bird – and it flew backwards into a tree.
12 eyears as a GM and his team has NEVER made the playoffs.
George
July 30th, 2011
7:00 pm
Opps my bad LEW
nolieee
July 30th, 2011
7:00 pm
well maybe there are 15, but the rest are all aliases used by them same posters. dontcha know nuttin Trey?
Teejayy
July 30th, 2011
7:00 pm
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
If #Braves ask about #Orioles CF Adam Jones, here’s the answer: Not in play. #tradedeadline #MLB
Lew
July 30th, 2011
7:00 pm
I’d roll my eyes at a lot of the crap I’ve heard the past week, too – the large majority of which has turned into just that – unsubstantiated rumors from people either involved and trying to gain an edge or some scribe paid to continually draw interest to every word they utter on any variety of radio/tv show, tweet, or post on a blog.
Furman Bitcher
July 30th, 2011
7:00 pm
Reports say the Braves have 6 untouchable prospects. Number 1 that tells me they are not serious and number 2 who are the other 2 untouchables beside the 4 pitchers? Salcedo and who?
PhillieFan
July 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
chc4… You realize the general consensus in baseball is that this is a very high risk high reward for the astros… We are built to win now. I will not regret taking a shot when it is available. Otherwise we would operate like the braves who think you actually win something for having great minors.
Tomas
July 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
finally on Adam Jones answer
DS1
July 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
I’d trade McLouth for a box full of Zaxby’s chicken and some Zax sauce. Man, I am hungry!
Bobbys' Chauffeur
July 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
OK game on… go team.. go Braves
Jake W.
July 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
By the way, how are the Blue Jays doing?
So because the team isn’t doing that well that means all the players on the team suck. I guess we should give up on Bourn because the astros flat out suck.
make a trade, any trade!! over pay for a minimal upgrade if you have to!!!!
July 30th, 2011
7:02 pm
Bing!
Soldier—-!
“Get Out The WAYYY!!!! (Boom!) Pretty Boy Coming Through! Me And My Crew! We Swaggin In The Room!”
Whats Up All?
Sup??
any news on a trade yet??
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
7:02 pm
Frankie Wren: Yunel went crazy for a good Braves team too except for one half.
“Go Somewhere.”
PhillieFan
July 30th, 2011
7:02 pm
Phillistein… true but he had no budget for many of those years and no sellout revenue stream that we enjoy now. I don’t love ed wade but you have to give him credit for drafting our core.
George
July 30th, 2011
7:02 pm
Almost gametime so outta here. Have a good one or two tonight y’ll.
LETS DO IT BRAVES
chatt matt
July 30th, 2011
7:03 pm
Bourn would be the Braves first true leadoff man since when? Otis Nixon.
Scrub21
July 30th, 2011
7:03 pm
Lew: i just want it to all be over…..i know we got 21 more hours left. but for god sakes can this whole trade deadline thing, just be over?
Furman Bitcher
July 30th, 2011
7:04 pm
Enter your comments here
Josh
July 30th, 2011
7:04 pm
Chatt matt, your forgetting Furcal
Dan Uggla for 56
July 30th, 2011
7:04 pm
chatt matt: Furcal.
Lew
July 30th, 2011
7:04 pm
Ward – Why wouldn’t he like St. Pete and playing for the Rays? Great town – I lived there for twelve years. He’s on a good team that’s contended and been to the Series the past few years. He’s paid well, has a good manager and the cops haven’t locked him up for any appreciable amount of time yet.
Furman Bitcher
July 30th, 2011
7:04 pm
kenny lofton
Frankie Wren
July 30th, 2011
7:04 pm
Dan-
Yunel is gone, wish you were too. Your knowledge of the game can be fit in a thimble.
nolieee
July 30th, 2011
7:05 pm
nobody got no patience anymore. Its all about the last hour and the next 30 minutes
make a trade, any trade!! over pay for a minimal upgrade if you have to!!!!
July 30th, 2011
7:05 pm
seriously jones’n for a trade…
maybe matt kemp???
Lew
July 30th, 2011
7:05 pm
Scrub21- I hear ya Dude. Me too.
bravesgrl4lifeeee
July 30th, 2011
7:05 pm
Almost game time. Can we please discuss the game and suspend all talk of the trade possiblities?