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Fan in NOVA
November 14th, 2011
5:06 pm
Would have preferred a playoff appearance, that is for sure.
1eyedJack
November 14th, 2011
5:09 pm
Congrats to Kimbrell!
To address Jake earlier about Freddie’s defensive shortcomings, i.e. his range and going to his right. Freddie is a right-handed first baseman, which is a relative oddity in itself. And it wasn’t Freddie’s range going to his right so much as Uggla’s range going to his left. And how many first basemen can do a split while scooping an errant throw?
What we have here is a long-term first baseman.
Skeezix
November 14th, 2011
5:12 pm
I want to second a earlier comment someone posted—thanks for taking the tabloid picture of Cuban and the half naked dancer down.
Orange Brave f/k/a Billy jacks bbq
November 14th, 2011
5:15 pm
Pictures of Cuban make me glad that the NBA is on strike and make me want to drink cheap beer.
Brave New World
November 14th, 2011
5:25 pm
Congratulations to Craig and Freddie. Nice to have youth and talent on our team. GO BRAVES!
Dan Uggla
November 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
Frank won’t let me back into the locker room. He says I have to get tested for STDs first.
Brave New World
November 14th, 2011
5:28 pm
Jonathon Papelbon, the “Poor Man’s Craig Kimbrel.”
Bob the Blogger
November 14th, 2011
5:38 pm
I was surprised that Freeman did not get any first place votes, since some people value position players over pitchers. And, yes, Freeman is an outstanding defensive player. Uggla’s throwing got a lot “better” with Freeman on the other end scooping his throws out of the dirt with regularity.
Puma
November 14th, 2011
5:49 pm
The crazy thing is that we have 2 pitchers who could win the same award next year in Tehran and Delgado. I am assuming, although I don’t know this, that Minor is not eligible.
J-Man
November 14th, 2011
5:52 pm
If Papplebon is the “Poor Mans” Craig Kimbrel. How much will Kimbrel get on a free agent contract since Papplebon signed 4 yrs $50 Million?
GoFredi
November 14th, 2011
5:59 pm
Even though dipwad fredi tried his darndest to blow out Kimbrels arm, he won! Good job Craig. Now if fredi would take a hike, the Braves may have players that can last for a year or more. I have not gotten over our dismal September, and I will never get over the Braves keeping fredi.
rugburn
November 14th, 2011
6:04 pm
if freeman’s defense had been poor, agon would have made about 30 errors while hitting nothing. then there would be no question about starting the rookie next year. everyone wants to say agon plays excellent defense but i disagree. freeman saved his butt and agon will get another contract this year because of it
Brave New World
November 14th, 2011
6:05 pm
Freeman is one of the best defensive first basemen in the majors, and he’s going to get even better.
Brave New World
November 14th, 2011
6:08 pm
J-Man November 14th, 2011 5:52 pm
If Papplebon is the “Poor Mans” Craig Kimbrel. How much will Kimbrel get on a free agent contract since Papplebon signed 4 yrs $50 Million?
Fortunately, we won’t know the answer to that question for quite a while.
But here’s another question for you: Who do you think most teams would rather have Papelbon or Kimbrel?
AdirondackDave
November 14th, 2011
6:16 pm
Adding my congrats to Craig and Freddie, both were deserving and both would have won if they weren’t rookies in the same year.
DOB … Seems to be a fair amount of chatter about this hot-shot Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Big-time power, strong defense, and still pretty your (26 unless…). Looks like he’s going to be signed for $6-8m per year for 5 years. Any chance the Braves considering him? Should fit their budget for a strong outfielder, maybe a bargain.
Jake! - breath in breath out
November 14th, 2011
6:19 pm
Braves are cool
mike
November 14th, 2011
6:34 pm
Jake is clueless, good for both Kimbrel and Freeman. Both great kids with bright futures. Looking forward to watching our offseason moves.
Jake
November 14th, 2011
6:37 pm
Just checking in and yep Freeman still didn’t play exceptional defense this year.
Freddy Freebird
November 14th, 2011
6:39 pm
Should’ve been Freeman. Kimbrel was good for 50 innings. Freddy was good for 500 innings. I guess Kimbrel will excel next year like Heyward did after finishing 2nd last year….Uh, wait a minute. Uh oh. I feel a Tommy John surgery coming on for Kimmy. As Bill Murray said in the classic movie “Meatballs”: “It just doesn’t matter”. True because it’s lipstick on a pig of a season that was just another let down for the fans like me who scrapped dimes and nickles together to go to 6 games during the year and cheer for them. I give up. Need some situational hitters – more like Bourne. Until then, same ol’ “Bobby Ball”.
My Name is Jake and I am A Complete Idiot
November 14th, 2011
6:41 pm
No really, I am. Seriously. I am an idiot. Jake = Idiot. For you Mexicanos out there “El Jake-oh = idioto”
Don’t try and take me out of it. I am an idiot.
rugburn
November 14th, 2011
6:41 pm
jake has a good chance for rookie fan of the year
Jake
November 14th, 2011
6:41 pm
I wish I had a 1/2 a clue.
Jake
November 14th, 2011
6:41 pm
I like men
Jason Wayward
November 14th, 2011
6:42 pm
Jake is hard on himself.
Jason Wayward
November 14th, 2011
6:43 pm
I miss Bobby.
A Well Hit Baseball
November 14th, 2011
6:44 pm
I miss Jason Heyward.
A Baserunner Caught Stealing
November 14th, 2011
6:46 pm
I miss McCann
J-Man
November 14th, 2011
6:57 pm
Matt Kemp is about to resign for 8yrs $160 million. IMO an dumb move by him because he is gonna be on a pretty bad team and he could have gotten a 10 yr deal at 25 million a season from the Sox or Yankees
J-Man
November 14th, 2011
6:58 pm
Any news on the free agency or trade rumor mill for the Braves DOB?
fuzzmeister
November 14th, 2011
7:08 pm
Jake- You are and Idiot sir. FF can play some 1st base
Brave New World
November 14th, 2011
7:13 pm
Steve Martin starring in “The Jake.”
J-Man
November 14th, 2011
7:19 pm
I wanna know what moves we are gonna make next and who our SS, LF and back-up 3b will be. We also need another 8th inning relief pitcher (Joe Nathan)?
Bill in VA
November 14th, 2011
7:19 pm
My congrats also to Venters for a great season!! I look forward to seeing him again next year. He was a class act all year.
BravesfaninWis
November 14th, 2011
8:06 pm
Jake,
Are you f’n serious? Put the bong down dude. Freeman is one hell of a defensive 1st baseman. The kid can dig any ball out of the dirt, do the splits to make sure the ball is there before the runner, and his height is a huge advantage when balls are thrown high to him. The kid flat out saved the Braves a lot of runs this past season. Open your eyes before you make such a stupid comment next time.
benchwarmer
November 14th, 2011
8:16 pm
Is Jake one of those weird guys who gets thrown of the blog all the time who’s just operating under a new name?
Ken Stallings
November 14th, 2011
8:52 pm
The vote could be no other way given how Kimbrel set a new record and had one of the finest seasons for a closer not merely for rookies but for any pitcher!
Freddie Freeman had a great sesons, especially for a rookie. But, Kimbrell set records.
Bob
November 14th, 2011
8:55 pm
Amazing video of a high school player from Columbia TN who kicks the ball dead straight 75-80 yards in the air. He was successful on 54 of 54 attempts this season….100%. Now he needs a college team.
Watch for yourself…it is unreal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JKwgwFY3g
Dave
November 14th, 2011
9:14 pm
“…since 1989, when the Chicago Cubs’ Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith finished first and second in the NL.” Congratulations to both Kimbrell and Freeman; and, lets hope they leave a longer impression that the guys from the Cubs 22 years ago.
J-Man
November 14th, 2011
9:24 pm
Now that Hiroyuki Nakajima has been posted from Japan, could the Braves be interested in him at SS?
john in PA
November 14th, 2011
10:03 pm
Sigh….I guess now we have to start thinking of trading him before he, also, gets too expensive….
rainman34
November 14th, 2011
10:08 pm
I love what im hearing about prado and jj. Lots of teams in on both of them so we could get a huge return. Prado is a good second basemen. Not left field not third so he has little value to us anymore. JJ should have been traded at the deadline when we could have got a ton.
ray
November 14th, 2011
10:25 pm
imagine how many more good rookies Braves scouts would find if the Braves drafted players soley based on talent, not cost
ryan
November 14th, 2011
11:16 pm
Marlins close to signing Jose Reyes and Dodgers sign Matt Kemp to $160 million deal so forget about Kemp Braves fans .
Bill
November 14th, 2011
11:48 pm
Tigers talking to Braves about Prado…for Delmon Young.(MLB) What you fans think? Rockies still interested in Prado.
Houston to request move to AL in 2013……
bravesfaninNashville
November 15th, 2011
3:45 am
Jake……. take off the 3D glasses while watching the non 3D TV it obviously blurs your vision…. Fredi Freeman has SEVERAL Gold Gloves in his future..
wjones
November 15th, 2011
7:10 am
Just checking in. Jake is still wrong.
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Gulf Coast
November 15th, 2011
7:56 am
Sad where we’ve come to as a society when a text message serves as a proxy for “being there” for somebody. Happy for CK and FF and Braves Country, though!
fred
November 15th, 2011
8:01 am
Well JAKE stole the Show……..sad!
Kimbrel & Freeman Congrats. Keep up the Great job.
Arkie
November 15th, 2011
8:01 am
Come on guys, Jake saw all the games on his RADIO, ha. Good job Jake – not many saw through your attempt for some blog fun. Congratulations to Kimbrell, Freeman and all our young future stars. You are the future. A lot of defense is based on positioning and how hitters are pitched. Freeman will get better as he practices his craft at the major league level. keep everyone awake – Jake.
DoninAcworth
November 15th, 2011
8:25 am
Great news for a great preformance for both players! Re: Jake, he gets what he wants, he’s a “news
hog” and lovin the attention he’s getting. Just pulling your chain Braves fans.
Now, about tomorrow…..Go Braves! P.S. Thanks to BW for his contact and helping hand to a new
star!
Sonny Jackson
November 15th, 2011
9:23 am
Thought Freddy should have won… don’t pitchers have their own awards?
True Falcon Fan
November 15th, 2011
9:43 am
Good news and congrats to Krimbrel and Freeman
NOW WHEN IS FREDDIE GONE & WHO IS REPLACING HIM??????????????????????????????
Trader Jack
November 15th, 2011
9:53 am
trade Freeman & Jurrjens to the Reds for Joey Votto !
poolcue
November 15th, 2011
10:21 am
AFTER THE YEAR THAT FAT FREDI DIDNT HAVE, HOW COULD THE BRAVES NOT LET HIM GO? THE MAN IS NOT THE LEADER OUR YOUNG PLAYERS NEED.
phil
November 15th, 2011
12:57 pm
Correct, poolcue…
Fire FG…
And good riddance being done with the tatooed-covered Moylan…
Not Automatic
November 15th, 2011
1:07 pm
I remember the Kimbrel walks/runs in the deciding game against the Phillies that kept Braves out of playoffs. He failed when it mattered most !
spike
November 15th, 2011
1:38 pm
Prado for Young would be a colossal mistake. Either there is more to the deal, or it ain’t happening. Young is another empty power threat who is costs more, hits and plays defense worse, is less versatile, and is under team control for one year less than Prado. Wren ain’t that dumb no matter how much Jim Bowden and others think this somehow “makes sense” for anyone besides Detroit
Banned Poster
November 15th, 2011
1:43 pm
Congrats to Craig on his well deserved award. Don’t worry about Freddie as I see an MVP, several gold gloves, and plenty of All-Star appearances in his future. He is just getting started.
Jake
November 15th, 2011
1:45 pm
I…ma…too…llll
Jake
November 15th, 2011
1:46 pm
Yeah it’s raining men!!!! I said it’s raining men!!!
Brave New World
November 15th, 2011
1:57 pm
Not Automatic November 15th, 2011 1:07 pm I remember the Kimbrel walks/runs in the deciding game against the Phillies that kept Braves out of playoffs. He failed when it mattered most !
I remember the heart of the Phils order meekly bowing to the Cardinals’ authority in the bottom of the 9th in a 1-0 loss that booted them from the playoffs.
nashvillewill
November 15th, 2011
2:07 pm
Venters and Kimbrel one and two in the league in appearances. Kimbrel is ROY. That says all you need to hear about FG–he mismanaged this pitching staff into fatigue-oblivion. His early season talk of situational closers disintegrated into overusing Venters and Kimbrel in too many games. EOF could have closed after it became obvious Kimbrel was not so effective. Kimbrel’s ROY and FG’s mismanagement thus cost the Braves the playoffs.
Mark's for the Braves
November 15th, 2011
2:07 pm
Congrats to Huntsville’s own Craig Kimbrell! looking forward to another great year in ‘12! Hold your head up, Freddie–you had a great year too!
wjones
November 15th, 2011
3:06 pm
“Not Automatic
November 15th, 2011
1:07 pm
I remember the Kimbrel walks/runs in the deciding game against the Phillies that kept Braves out of playoffs. He failed when it mattered most !”
I remember that dog Mariano Rivera blowing the seventh game of the World Series back in 2001, right on the heels of 9-11. Rivera failed a whole NATION when it mattered most!
bozz
November 15th, 2011
3:12 pm
Any way to IP ban some of these clowns who spam the comments section with multiple names and idiotic comments?
Also, congrats to Craig and Freddie, they deserve all the accolades heaped upon them.
Jay Dubu
November 15th, 2011
3:42 pm
When are the Braves going to make a move?
ramblingman
November 15th, 2011
9:08 pm
Congrats to Craig. He completely deserved the ROY. He was one of the top closers this past year and the future looks bright. Well Done.
Congrats to Freddie. He absolutely deserved to finish in the top two. He was a force both offensively and defensively all year and quickly became a vital cog in the lineup. He overcame all the non-fans who were crying all Spring about how we couldn’t put a rookie at first base – of course none of them have the guts to admit they were utterly wrong.
Well Done to both. Great job by the Braves this year. Sure it wound up disappointing but overall it came out better than a lot had figured it would. They have a great foundation and the future looks bright.
Can’t wait for Spring. Go Braves.
DogsBrekky
November 15th, 2011
9:51 pm
Congrats to JAKE for making the all star rookie MVP “Most stupid poster of the year team”
Well done Fab 5 and Kimba !
Choppinmama
November 16th, 2011
4:11 pm
“Aloha” to all the guys relaxing and celebrating out Hawai’i way. Especially good partying at the Kimbrel’s……wooo hoooo! Well deserved for a level-headed bomb-thrower. So innocent-looking too!
Glad Freeman was able to run second……….hope that finish will instill a little more confidence in the overall fandom, and will stop the “move Chipper to first” contingent. Nobody wishbones it over at first like our Fast Freddie. Now, a little more effectiveness at the plate and we have a solid, young player over there for quite a few years to come.
BRAVESNATION4EVER
November 17th, 2011
10:52 am
CONGRATS to KIMBREL be the next MARIANO RIVERA if YOU can and be the BEST that YOU can be-not to mention FREEMAN and HEYWARD YOU TWO be the next ANDRUW and CHIPPER and be the BEST that YOU TWO can be,especially for the DAMN GOOD OLD BRAVES.GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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