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Efrim
October 30th, 2011
3:19 pm
I just hope uses patience in filling his Shortstop hole. I think Alex is going to get a two year deal on the open market, so he should offer arbitration to net a supp. first round pick.
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
3:20 pm
7 million? Over CB’s, DAP’s and my dead body!
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
3:26 pm
7 million? Over CB’s, DAP’s and my dead body!
Yeah, that’s 7 million should be over two years…..
CB
October 30th, 2011
3:31 pm
Efrim,I would be disappointed even with that contract. One year at 2.5 would be the best I would want to go.
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
3:33 pm
Efrim, still pretty…ugh. One year is all I’m doing for AGon. An aging, all-glove guy isn’t one to go multi-year with IMO.
CB
October 30th, 2011
3:34 pm
That Steve is a smart guy. LOL
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
3:38 pm
I’m not saying I’d give him two years. But I wouldn’t be surprised if someone saw the home run numbers and above average defense and gave him a two year deal around 7 million.
I just want to offer him arbitration, get a draft pick and then go sign someone like Clint Barmes to a one year deal.
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
3:39 pm
cabravesfan, wherever you are, let’s take care of business vs. those Browns. 6-1!
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
3:41 pm
Brilliant minds think alike, CB!
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
3:46 pm
Efrim-
I’m here! My brother is a Browns fan- I can’t handle another year of him mocking me…
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
3:47 pm
I don’t get the game on TV, though, so I will have to watch Gameday only…have I mentioned that I hate Time Warner?
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
3:55 pm
Solid free agent crop this year:
C – Hernandez
1B – Pujols, Fielder, Pena, Lee, Kotchman
2B – Johnson, Ellis
SS – Reyes, Rollins, Gonzalez, Furcal, Barmes
3B – A. Ramirez, Betemit
Corner OF – Beltran, Willingham, Cuddyer, Ross, DeJesus, Sizemore
CF – Crisp
DH – Ortiz, Kubel, Thome, Damon, Guerrero, Matsui
SP – Sabathia, Wilson, Buerhle, Jackson, Oswalt, Kuroda, Darvish, Iwakuma, Bedard, Harang.
RH RP – Papelbon, Bell, Madson, K-Rod, Broxton, Capps, Nathan, Lidge, Francisco, Wood, Wuertz
LH RP – Lopez, Gonzalez, Oliver
Bat Masterson
October 30th, 2011
4:01 pm
Had us signing Josh Willingham for 2 years and 16 million and re-signing Alex Gonzalez to a one year 7 million dollar deal.
Is he suppling the masks? Got the bank all picked out?
menlobrave
October 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
Cab. Sorry you’re not getting the niners. Can’t figure out how the NFL decides on whogets which games. Maybe they figure no one in socal cares about nocal teams? The Chargers are never on up here. Go figure.
$7 million for one year of Gonzo? Nah, never.
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
Is he suppling the masks? Got the bank all picked out?
Unless he thinks some team is going to pick up Lowe’s ENTIRE contract. Hah!
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:17 pm
cab, I’m getting Pats-Steelers. Makes sense given that I’m in CT. Not sure why you aren’t getting the Niners game.
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
Ahmad Brooks SACK – FORCED FUMBLE. Recovered by Sope!
Pinch me. Go Niners.
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
there is nothing better than reading, on the 2nd Cleveland play from scrimmage, “fumble, recovery by 49ers”
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
Efrim-
Because we always get the “best” game of the week.
And the Niners blow a timeout on their 2nd play…
Soph
October 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
Bye weeks are boring.
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:24 pm
Nice. Got the 6.
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
I love it- Cleveland had 12 guys on the field and still couldn’t stop Gore
menlobrave
October 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
Nice start for Niners. And the Saints LOST! Very nice.
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
Just as a reminder, Baseball America releases their Top 10 prospects for our Braves tomorrow morning. Good stuff.
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
4:37 pm
I’m starting to think that Cleveland’s rush defense is rather…porous…
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
4:40 pm
Efrim, should be interesting. Wonder if Terdo’s AFL performance so far jumps him up their list?
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:43 pm
Steve, I think Teheran, Vizcaino, Delgado and Gilmartin make it for pitchers. Pastornicky, Bethancourt, Salcedo, Simmons and Lipka make it. That last spot is tough. I’ll say Todd Cunningham gets in. If he was healthy, at all, Milligan would be my choice.
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
4:44 pm
Can’t really disagree, Efrim. I really like Todd Cunningham, just wish the bat would fit the position a bit better. He could be a nice UT player for us down the line, though. Not blue-chip, but useful.
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
4:53 pm
Bye weeks are boring.
I don’t have much of an interest in the NFL outside of the Falcons….I’m trying to enjoy the Patriots/Steelers game, but it’s forced
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
4:54 pm
There’s a chance Salcedo and Lipka don’t make it, but I think it’s kind of hard to look past their potential. Not even sure who you’d replace them with. Terdoslavich? La Stella? I just don’t think their overall ceiling is as high.
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
5:21 pm
I think Lipka makes it. Down season, but versatile and lots still to like there.
BraveFaninBC
October 30th, 2011
5:30 pm
I don’t have a secure feeling that any of those lower level players will ever amount to much in the majors
Steve from OH
October 30th, 2011
5:35 pm
I don’t have a secure feeling that any of those lower level players will ever amount to much in the majors
Yeah, outside of Teheran, Delgado, and Viz (and I’m sure I’m forgetting someone in this blanket statement, so lay off!) there aren’t any slam-dunk guys in the system, and this is a big concern of mine. Guys like Cunningham, Lipka, Terdo, Pastornicky could potentially start someday, but none of them (in my mind) project to be above-average regs for any lengthened period of time. Salcedo and Bethancourt are really interesting but still pretty raw. Milligan has a big stick but can’t stay healthy or walk. Really, it’s quite a mixed bag of prospects.
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
5:35 pm
Call me a Negative Nancy, but I agree with BraveFaninBC
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
5:36 pm
Well I meant any offensive players in the minors
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
5:36 pm
Cleveland’s defense is ranked 4th in the NFL, giving up an average of 291 YPG. They’ve given up 253 in the first half against the Niners.
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
5:58 pm
Sorry. I’ll stop talking about football now…
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
6:03 pm
Thanks, CAB. Moving forward…
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
6:06 pm
nothing to talk about now…
The lower level players
October 30th, 2011
6:25 pm
I don’t have a secure feeling that any of those lower level players will ever amount to much in the majors _ BraveFaninBC
http://youtu.be/0FZU4JVOmro
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
6:34 pm
The Red Sox have exercised their $6MM option on Marco Scutaro for the 2012 season, tweets Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald.
As expected.
TnBrian
October 30th, 2011
6:37 pm
Good, now people can quit mentioing Marco Scutaro. 1 down, several to go ……
Lew
October 30th, 2011
6:40 pm
More than anything, exercising his option pretty well excludes Boston from the Reyes/Rollins sweepstakes.
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
6:44 pm
Aldon Smith – 6.5 sacks through 7 games of his young career.
cabravesfan
October 30th, 2011
7:07 pm
Niners have run 2 pass plays to Tackles today for 35 yards. Nice
TnBrian
October 30th, 2011
7:08 pm
I bet Rollins stays in Philly, Reyes to SF. Braves probably get a vet SS on the cheap in case Pastronicky proves in the spring he isn’t ready just yet. Pastornicky probably gets every single chance to prove himself judging by what Wren says about him.
IVAN ...
October 30th, 2011
7:09 pm
How bout ya Lew, you catch the UGA/FLA game ?
BraveFaninBC
October 30th, 2011
7:11 pm
Scutaro gone, but he was probably out of their price range anyway
TnBrian
October 30th, 2011
7:24 pm
Probably shouldn’t say this, but just going to the grocery store seeing an obese family is sad. They were in front of us checking out and nothing but fatty foods and cokes. Now I know heredity plays a part for sure, but no way I feel for those people having a cart of pure junk like that. Two of them were about my age an already walking with a cane. We got way too much foodin this country.
There’s my out of nowhere rant of the day. Scroll by if you want to.
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
8:33 pm
Apparently a lot of people did
Efrim
October 30th, 2011
8:34 pm
I bet Rollins stays in Philly, Reyes to SF.
I think Rollins stays put too, but Reyes is really hard to figure. San Francisco’s payroll is suppose to be around 125 million and they have 82.2 million in guaranteed contracts after exercising Affeldt’s option and re-signing Javier Lopez today. That still doesn’t count arbitration eligible players: Lincecum, J. Sanchez, Keppinger, Ramirez, Casilla, Vogelsong, Sandoval, Romo, Schierholtz. Probably going to non tender Torres and Whiteside. Even so, that’s a ton of players that they have money owed. I think it’s going to be difficult to sign a player like Reyes.
The lower level players
October 30th, 2011
9:01 pm
Probably shouldn’t say this, but just going to the grocery store seeing an obese family is sad. _ TnBrian
I stopped in the grocery store for a couple of things this afternoon. I didn’t see any particularly fat people, I did see a lot of people dressed for cold weather. Heavy shirts, sweaters and jackets, boots, wool caps, like that.
Probably gonna put a damper on the exhibitionist ………………………..
Oh yeah, it was about 68 degrees.
Bat Masterson
October 30th, 2011
9:02 pm
whoops
BraveFaninBC
October 30th, 2011
9:02 pm
Really slow today
BraveFaninBC
October 30th, 2011
9:09 pm
You are so bigoted against fat people that you have the need to come on to a baseball blog and rant against them out of the blue?
Do you scream insults at them too when you see them out walking?
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
9:23 pm
I do!
jeffrey d
October 30th, 2011
9:24 pm
(I don’t really)
TnBrian
October 30th, 2011
9:36 pm
Food is a drug to some people. It’s lethal, just like heroin. It is an addiction. If I had said I saw a family with scabs all over their arms on the corner buying some baggies I bet BravesfaninBC wouldn’t have called me out as a “bigote”.
TnBrian
October 30th, 2011
9:40 pm
Bigot is correct. I looked up “bigote” and it means mustache.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
9:48 pm
Hello everyone! Good win for the G-Men………..Eagles spanking Cowgirls on T.V.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
9:49 pm
Heard about Boston picking up Scutaro,and yeah,we can scratch him off the list now.
Trey
October 30th, 2011
9:49 pm
WARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How’s it going, buddy?
Ward
October 30th, 2011
9:51 pm
Trey, doing great……..
Ward
October 30th, 2011
9:54 pm
Trey can’t wait for Free Agenct to begin on Thursday.As soon as that happens, look for Wren to be aggressive…….
Ward
October 30th, 2011
9:57 pm
Free Agency should be very ineresting. Wren could find us a bat with Power?
Ward
October 30th, 2011
10:03 pm
I really think Wren is going to get us that power bat.
Trey
October 30th, 2011
10:17 pm
Ward, I hope we get a power bat, along with some better pitching. I’ll have a heart attack if I have to see Derek Lowe pitching again.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
10:22 pm
Trey, I’ll sh*t my pants if we still have Lowe next year……..
Trey
October 30th, 2011
10:31 pm
We’ll have him, since he isn’t worth Bobby’s leftover boogers under the bench, but hopefully we can replace him and throw him into the pen.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
10:33 pm
I’d, rather not see Lowe in the Bull-Pen. He might cost us 4,or 5 games there……
McFann O O o Get Well Soon, Nolie!!
October 30th, 2011
10:35 pm
You are so bigoted against fat people that you have the need to come on to a baseball blog and rant against them out of the blue?
You kidding? People rant about fat on here all the time…
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:00 pm
“The Walking dead”,Gets better,and better.
richbrave
October 30th, 2011
11:08 pm
Ward:
As much as i hate the idea of having DEREK on the team next season, I think WREN will be an absolute magician if LOWE is gone in 2012..
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:10 pm
Man I’m hooked on watching “The Walking Dead.”
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:11 pm
richbrave: I agree. What do you see wren doing?
Trey
October 30th, 2011
11:11 pm
Ward, I think he can get out of one inning with not much trouble, but I could be wrong.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:16 pm
Trey,after going through K.K., Schafer,Mather,and Nate.I’m weary on waiting to find out.
P'cola Brave
October 30th, 2011
11:16 pm
Now that FA has begun we can start hearing some rumbblings of exactly what is in store for the Braves this year. Seen the guy from Newsday put out his FA predictions. Had the Braves landing Willingham at 2/$16 and A Gon at 1/$7. The Willingham deal is fine and understandable but if Gonzalez is going to command a 7 mil contract then don’t let the door hit you on the @$$ on the way out. If Willingham is acquired I expect the Braves to fill the SS void with a trade.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:23 pm
All I want in a out fielder is power,and Don’t care who it is?
P'cola Brave
October 30th, 2011
11:28 pm
I like Willingham on a two year deal. Give Terdo some time to develop at the upper class before he is thrusted into ML duty. Be awesome to move Lowe but he may become the most expensive long relief guy in baseball. Though I think a team may be willing to take him at around 5 mil I’m not sold on the Braves eating that much of the contract.
richbrave
October 30th, 2011
11:29 pm
FALL BALL
ARIZONA
SURPRISE SAGURROS
No game. Travel day for DOB. That winding road to JEROME beckons.
DOMINICA
EASTERN BULLS
1B MAURO ‘45′ GOMEZ [.147 BA] 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SO.
CF JOSE ‘George’ CONSTANZA [.421 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI [1], 1 SO.
LHRP YOHAN FLANDE {4.15 ERA] 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BF, 1 GO/ 0 AO.
ESCOGIDO LIONS
2B DIORY HERNANDEZ [.317 BA] 2-3, 1 BB.
C WILKIN CASTILLO [.240 BA] 0-1, 1 CS by CASTILLO [4].
ORIENTE STARS
PH DONEL LINARES [.000 BA] 0-1
MEXICO
NAVAJOA MAYANS
Lead-off CF MATT YOUNG [.289 BA] 0-5, 2 ‘K’s.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS LIONS
No BRAVES played.
LARA CARDINALS
No BRAVES played.
ZULIA EAGLES
1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.278 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [6], 1 SO.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:35 pm
Heard the Yanks,are interested in Beltran…….
richbrave
October 30th, 2011
11:35 pm
WARD:
Unfortunately, I do not believe LOWE could be effective out of the pen. He had a lot of trouble in most first innings until he loosened up in the second. Too ineffective to start to be a reliefer in my book. And he was not particularly effective after five, sometimes less. Heck, a couple innings at most late in the season.
Most folks think he might be moved for 5 million and we pay the rest. I think two to two and one-half million and we pay the rest.
richbrave
October 30th, 2011
11:36 pm
Ward:
Hope they want LOWE too.
P'cola Brave
October 30th, 2011
11:37 pm
Ward
There seem to be conflicting reports on that. I’m sure they will do their due diligence but I’ve read they are quite content with keeping Swisher. Unless they feel they can get a solid pitcher in return for Swisher then I doubt they sign Beltran.
richbrave
October 30th, 2011
11:43 pm
P’cola Brave:
TERDO is no where near ML ready on the field or at bat. Two seasons at least. So yeah, I’m with you. WILLINGHAM for two, and we back off both HINSKI and DIAZ. Take GONZALEZ for one if he’ll go for it, or let him test FA. Sign JACK WILSON for two in his stead if necessary. SIMMONS will need that long to properly develop. PASTORNICKY will be the understudy. DIORY’s batting over .300 in FALL BALL. Use him in a trade, and keep HICKS in AAA for insurance.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:43 pm
If Yanks picked up Beltran? Would you want Swisher? I think I might try to get him…..
P'cola Brave
October 30th, 2011
11:50 pm
Richbrave
I think Willingham is the best option for our needs. I hope they don’t move Prado but I think its a possibility. Not sure whats going to happen at SS but I’m not expecting anything big. I figured Gonzo would definitely be back but looking at the market he may be able to get more elsewhere.
P'cola Brave
October 30th, 2011
11:52 pm
Ward
I’m not sure we match up well with the Yanks although I would like Swisher. Hes a productive player and would be a boost to our abysmal outfield.
Trey
October 30th, 2011
11:54 pm
Ward, I want a guy who can help score runs for the Braves in the outfield, not someone who has a lot of power if he strikes out more than he gets on base.
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:58 pm
Trey,what we need is some one who’s big,and can hit the ball out of Turner field,but as long ,as he can crank them out. I’ll welome him on the team.Braves out field ,was near the bottom…..
Ward
October 30th, 2011
11:59 pm
meant to say welcome…..
P'cola Brave
October 31st, 2011
12:06 am
Ward
We’re not starving for someone who can just bang em out of the park. We need production from the outfield not just HR. Especially someone with a good OBP.
Ward
October 31st, 2011
12:10 am
The three out fielders out there
1. Cuddyer
2.Josh Willingham
3.Carlos Quentin,as of top quality…….There could be more with a possible trade….I would accept anyone as of now on my list.
Ward
October 31st, 2011
12:11 am
P’cola Brave, yeah I understand……..
Trey
October 31st, 2011
12:13 am
Ward, we need to be careful. We can’t afford another Dan Uggla, that while he is really good for the team, he strikes out way too much.
Ward
October 31st, 2011
12:16 am
Trey, I like Dan Uggla,and predict a huge year next year,and he did have a nice rebound. I think he had to get used to the new switch,and location.
P'cola Brave
October 31st, 2011
12:17 am
Trey
Which is the main problem with Willingham. I really don’t expect Uggla to go through that again, I think Willingham and Uggla are similar hitters. Although having them two in the middle of the order would be great barring another slump in the beginning of the year.
BraveFaninBC
October 31st, 2011
12:24 am
Neither one needs to be ridiculed TnBrian and it speaks poorly of you that you need to do so.
Not that I am all that surprised given the judgmental comments that you often make about others.
Trey
October 31st, 2011
12:27 am
Ward, I like Uggla, too, but he does strike out a lot, even on a good year.
P’Cola Brave, I’m sure Uggla won’t go through that again, but I am betting he still gets well over 100 strike outs. However, Uggla, B Mac and possibly Josh Willingham can lead to an extremely potent lineup.