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Welp
January 25th, 2012
6:14 am
The reason why attendance declined is because fans saw collapse after collapse in the 90s-00s and no one was held accountable. Add the fact that the Braves went from being a multicultural mix in the early 90s to a predominantly caucasian team in recent years, they didn’t appeal to other ethnic groups, so they’re depending on the die-hard fans and don’t get the additional support from casual fans. Best thing they can hope for now is that Heyward becomes a superstar, Teheran becomes the next pedro, and the team gets sold to someone with deep pockets. Otherwise, expect more of the same.
NL Brave
January 25th, 2012
7:41 am
Put the tomahawk back on, its been on the uniform since their days in Boston.
Lew
January 25th, 2012
7:43 am
Right – Yet another clueless expert heard from.
Random
January 25th, 2012
8:07 am
DOB (January 24th, 2012 10:49 pm): “Ron Roberts: Please don’t go. Blog needs your voice and more like it who can express cogent thoughts in complete sentences (without all caps or multiple exclamation marks), whether or not we necessarily agree on all of those thoughts.”
Flick DOB, dude.
If you can’t stand the heat, go ahead on and get out of hill’s kitchen, you pre-Madonna.
PS: In addition to reading his articles, you can search each comment page for the string “d o’b” and zero in on his additional comments.
JRW
January 25th, 2012
8:15 am
With Prince at 1st and Miguel at 3rd Detroit will have to extend the backstop beyond the infield to protect the fans from balls leaving the field of play.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
8:30 am
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Biggest loser in Fielder deal, other than MILW: the Reds. Joey Votto now in line for $250 million-range deal after 2013. Good luck with that.
Yup. Votto will be the star of that free agent class.
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
8:33 am
I wonder why people use several, over and over, when at most they mean a few or a couple.
Lew
January 25th, 2012
8:45 am
So, who’s left to bid on Votto in 2013? Seattle and the Nats? Do the Cubs boost payroll by then? Seems that most of the teams with that kind of cash are covered at first.
CB
January 25th, 2012
8:49 am
I don’t believe Fielder would have gotten the contract he received if Victor Martinez had not gotten hurt. Perfect storm for Boras who had not had a good off season up until then.
Jimmy
January 25th, 2012
9:01 am
Lew – “if” Cuban owns the Dodgers in 2013, consider them favorite in the Votto hunt.
Man, just read the overnight post. A few sparks flying last night.
And I missed the Tom and CABrave Show!
But I did spot a couple of members of the Numbnutz Club.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:07 am
Seems that most of the teams with that kind of cash are covered at first.
Nats, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Cardinals, Mariners, Rangers.
I think he’ll have plenty of suitors.
Do the Cubs boost payroll by then?
Absolutely.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:09 am
Off the top of my head, I think Votto, Lincecum, and Ellsbury will headline the 2014 free agent class. Can’t really think of anyone else significant, though I’m sure MLBTraderumors will be coming out with that list within the next few months.
GaryinBham
January 25th, 2012
9:12 am
It’s always fun to read the other teams’ message boards after a giant deal or FA signing. My comparative unscientific study concludes that there is a core of fans who are convinced that:
1. Their manager is an idiot who doesn’t want to win and just draws a check to be liked by their players
2. Their General Manager hates the fans and wants to lose as much money as possible.
3. The organization is mean not to spend more money than they have.
4. Their players are all terrible and should be cut or traded for players with similar stats but are somehow better than the ones we already have.
5. Tickets, parking and concessions cost more than Newt Gingrich’s consulting fees, but they should still spend millions on a 39 year old superstar who hit 93 home runs ten years ago.
6. I feel better reading other team’s message boards than my team’s message board.
Jimmy
January 25th, 2012
9:12 am
Question – If Manny does sign with the A’s, he still must serve his suspension, right?
I remember when he had that 50 game suspension, he played in AAA. That really doesn’t seem right.
Lew
January 25th, 2012
9:13 am
Jimmy – Didn’t think of new Dodgers’ ownership.
Efrim – No doubt he’ll have suiitors – I was just not sure who was left that didn’t have a good firstbaseman AND had money. Lots of variables before then, I would imagine. Not so sure we’d see the Giants fork over that kind of cash, though.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:19 am
I think there will be plenty of teams with money to make a strong offer for Votto. Reds don’t have a chance to keep him, imo. But they are doing the right thing in going for a World Series title over the next two years.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:25 am
I still can’t believe Ellsbury hit 30+ home runs in 2011. Never thought he’d have a chance to hit even 20 homers.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:30 am
And I can’t imagine that V-Mart has a future with the Tigers beyond 2012. He’s owed 26 million 2013-2014, and he can’t catch at this stage of his career. I don’t see Miggy Cabrera being able to handle 3rd base long term, so it’ll probably mean they will be selling off V-Mart next offseason and probably having to eat some of that dough to get any sort of value back.
coach joe
January 25th, 2012
9:38 am
With what Boras got Fielder, trhe Braves will never sign Bourne to a long term deal.. Never happen.
No player is worth 214 million Garanteed over 9 years..; NO One.
Tough to compete with no money..Wren does well with what he has to work with.
richbrave
January 25th, 2012
9:46 am
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:25 am
I still can’t believe Ellsbury hit 30+ home runs in 2011. Never thought he’d have a chance to hit even 20 homers.
NOW you see why I was so hot to sign a twice injured FA last spring! Oops, too late.
richbrave
January 25th, 2012
9:47 am
coach joe
January 25th, 2012
9:38 am
With what Boras got Fielder, trhe Braves will never sign Bourne to a long term deal.. Never happen.
No player is worth 214 million Garanteed over 9 years..; NO One.
Tough to compete with no money..Wren does well with what he has to work with.
AGREED!
coach joe
January 25th, 2012
9:50 am
Welp: All baseball is predominantely caucasian..(as are the fans)..
Tim
January 25th, 2012
9:55 am
Braves front office: Please leave the uniform alone. Take that replica jersey away, along with the red alternate (looks like Dairy Queen) and blue alternate with it. Spend your time putting a competitive team on the field and you’ll have a return of the fans. This slashing of concessions does not reach the average fan, so a lot of smoke and mirrors there. Stop the gimmick approach and get back to fielding a winning team.
nolie
January 25th, 2012
10:00 am
not likely to hit 30 again IMO.
nolie
January 25th, 2012
10:02 am
so Random, DOB fell in love with Ron’s grammar?
Just cause you are adept at writing does not mean your content is worth reading. Two different skills. My take on Ron’s content was less than enthusiastic.
DAP
January 25th, 2012
10:06 am
im wondering if the fans reacted negatively when the braves went to the classic home whites and road greys in the first place?
nothing is better than those uniforms, but the braves didnt always wear them. who knows, maybe the navy road and the red home jerseys will soon become classics?
I like all the alternate jerseys, personally, with the new ones being my least favorite, though i still like them.
jeffrey doo doo
January 25th, 2012
10:08 am
Add the fact that the Braves went from being a multicultural mix in the early 90s to a predominantly caucasian team in recent years, they didn’t appeal to other ethnic groups
As coach joe said, I’d say a lot of teams are predominantly white. But the Braves do have 8 Latinos, 2 African Americans, a Dutchman, an Irishman, and an Australian.
nolie
January 25th, 2012
10:13 am
it’s a cultural thing. . the Latino population of America is growing and the teams are all heavy in Latino players.
It amazes me how much time is spent on this blog discussing attendance.
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
10:16 am
so Random, DOB fell in love with Ron’s grammar?
Just cause you are adept at writing does not mean your content is worth reading. Two different skills. My take on Ron’s content was less than enthusiastic. _ nolie
I thought O’Brien was engaging is some good old fashioned sarcasm. Maybe I miss read him………..
DAP
January 25th, 2012
10:16 am
nolie, many folks tie it directly to payroll. they are frustrated not being able to spend, so they vent on attendance.
jeffrey doo doo
January 25th, 2012
10:17 am
Well one of the topics of the blog is attendance
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
10:17 am
in*
Venice Jim
January 25th, 2012
10:19 am
not likely to hit 30 again IMO.
Nor am I…
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
10:19 am
Who wouldn’t like to see the Braves draw 3 to 4mm………..
None the less 2.5 is nothing to spit on
ncscoots
January 25th, 2012
10:21 am
I don’t see Miggy Cabrera being able to handle 3rd base long term,
Just has to lose 30 pounds, is all.
Cabrera is saying to himself, “Hey, I’m the best RH hitter in the AL, how come I’m the guy who gotta look stupid in spring training? What’s that? You want me to move TO THE OUTFIELD?!? Somebody call my agent and get me the heck outta here.”
Miggy is not exactly known for his equanimity. I’d be interested to know how he’s reacting to the shuffling.
Murph
January 25th, 2012
10:23 am
Bat, stop being rude.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
10:25 am
I’d be interested to know how he’s reacting to the shuffling.
He and Hanley are having a small get together…
abwright
January 25th, 2012
10:28 am
nolie, January 25th, 2012, 10:13 am … “It amazes me how much time is spent on this blog discussing attendance. ”
This is the long awaited “attendance blog.” Maybe folks will spend 50 pages discussing attendance and get it out of their systems for the coming season.
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
10:29 am
Sorry but I just can seem to help myself, Murph.I’ll stop being rude when they pry my keyboard from my cold dead hands.
Murph
January 25th, 2012
10:31 am
The only time attendance matters to me is the one game I get to a year, and I hope attendance is low so I’ll have an easier time getting in and out of the parking lot.
Whether it’s 2mil or 2.25mil, it won’t affect the team or their fortunes much. If they somehow managed to get attendance up to 2.75mil or even 3mil you wouldn’t see a jump in the budget or anything like that. Not with a corporate owner.
So, really, who cares? The team is going to be same if the attendance is average or slightly above average.
abwright
January 25th, 2012
10:31 am
jeffrey doo doo, January 25th, 2012, 10:08 am … “a Dutchman”
Riddle me clueless, but who’s the Dutchman? Jurrjens?
Murph
January 25th, 2012
10:33 am
Bat, did you ever stop to think that your connectivity problems from last year were a direct consequence of your rudeness?
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
10:38 am
Murph_
I concluded that was from my lack of rudeness. If I had called media com, over and over, yelling at them, they might have come here sooner and replaced my modem.
Now I call them every morning, to warn them of what I will do should I have a problem.
jeffrey doo doo
January 25th, 2012
10:39 am
Yeah, Jurrjens. Curacao is still part of the Netherlands, as far as I know.
DAP
January 25th, 2012
10:40 am
are we sure they are moving cabrara to 3rd? the tigers dont have a DH, since v-mart hit the shelf. it would make sense for them to use fielder and cabrera interchangeably at 1st and DH.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
10:45 am
Prospects emerging from winter
Near-big league ready prospects who were helped by a strong offseason showing
By Kevin Goldstein
Baseball Prospectus
Christian Bethancourt, C, Atlanta Braves
Bethancourt is one of the best defensive catchers in the game, if not the best. His arm is a pure 80 with one scout reporting a pop time of 1.68, the best he’s ever recorded in his decade-plus of work. Offensively, the 20-year-old Panamanian has been a mixed bag, hitting for a decent average but showing little in the way of power or patience.
The approach still needs work, but after hitting five home runs in 72 Arizona Fall League at-bats, there’s hope that the raw power might come around, and the Braves hope he can show enough this spring to earn a Double-A assignment.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
10:48 am
I think Bethancourt should of been higher on the Baseball America prospects list. He came in at #9 behind Zeke Spruill….. I’d bet Goldstein and Law, who value upside more, will rate him higher on their lists.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
January 25th, 2012
10:49 am
Pretty big deal with PF headed to the Tigers, not WSH. Good, didn’t need that, though I still don’t think it’d have put them over us. It’d have made them a lot better though. LaRoche just doesn’t scare anybody.
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
10:52 am
Teheran, Vizcaino, Delgado and then 4-8 is probably a toss up – Simmons, Bethancourt, Salcedo, Pastornicky and Gilmartin. Probably a big drop off after that with Lipka, Drury, Ahmed, Milligan, Terdoslavich, Cunningham, My. Jones and La Stella for hitters. Spruill, Hoover, Carlos Perez, J.R. Graham, Cody Martin for pitchers.
Don in TN
January 25th, 2012
10:59 am
There was some talk about the Blues Brothers last night, has anyone seen “The Last of the Blonde Bombshells”? Judi Dench plays an old lady thinking back to her days in a all girl swing band in London during WWII, and decides to “get the band back togerher”. Sort of like the Blues Brothers meet the Golden Girls. I loved it.
Murph
January 25th, 2012
10:59 am
Can’t wait to see Bethancourt in a Braves uni come 2014.
Incoming McFann in 3… 2… 1….
abwright
January 25th, 2012
11:04 am
It’s actually a little sick how many prospects Atlanta has called up in the last three years (counting 2012). Very young ML team.
Also, in order to bring folks over (even on short contracts at the trade deadline), Braves have sent a lot of prospects out the door through trade.
Hopefully, Braves will start restocking their minors this year so that some folks are ready to take over when some of the current Braves are ready to go to Free Agency.
Although, if the Braves lock up McCann, Heyward, Freeman, Hanson, Prado, some of the young pitchers, to extensions, they might not need alot of replacements at those positions for more than six years.
AtTheMike
January 25th, 2012
11:12 am
cheap ass owners forces the organization to rely very heavily on prospects panning out. If they do not you have a mess on your hands. Attendance isn’t as big if a deal as some of you think when it comes to payroll. Must have an owners or owners willing to spend their moneys on the product. Attendance is a small little piece to this issue. I realize somebody needs to point the finger and attendance is an easier target than high up, cheap owners, but those are the facts. So stop with the attendance argument once and for all. MLB attendance is down across the board anyways.
Murph
January 25th, 2012
11:14 am
I used to have a really fast pop time too. Happens to a lot of guys when they are young.
kwajbraves
January 25th, 2012
11:16 am
In addition to the concession discount season tickets holders will receive FW’s official dictionary.
Page 22: FW said: I like my team.
Translation: They are all great guys besides we don’t have money to sign anybody else.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
11:16 am
Incoming McFann in 3… 2… 1….
BethanFan is probably scouring Google images in search of the animal equivalent to Bethancourt…You know, to replace the turtles…
Random
January 25th, 2012
11:21 am
nolie (January 25th, 2012 10:02 am): “so, DOB fell in love with Ron’s grammar?
Just cause you are adept at writing does not mean your content is worth reading. Two different skills. My take on Ron’s content was less than enthusiastic.”
Same here, else I would not have bestirred.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2012
11:23 am
Pujols and Fielder moves to AL and Ryan Howard’s Achilles injury could leave NL All-Star 1B wide open behind Votto.
Guess who was fifth in 2011 voting for NL 1B? Freddie Freeman.
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
11:26 am
If Freeman makes the All Star team, people will finally get their wish for the Braves…………… An All Star at every position
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
11:27 am
whoops ……… I forgot about SS, never mind
McFann O O o
January 25th, 2012
11:33 am
Ease—
How ’bout this?……
It’s got its defense working, anyway…
JRW
January 25th, 2012
11:35 am
Ruben Amaro, Jr. was quoted as saying Howard is abut 6 weeks ahead of schedule with his rehab, and could possibly start opening day. No later than end of April. Regardless, it doesn’t seem like he is going to miss as many games as originally thought.
RC
January 25th, 2012
11:37 am
Ruben Amaro, Jr. was quoted as saying Howard is abut 6 weeks ahead of schedule with his rehab, and could possibly start opening day. No later than end of April. Regardless, it doesn’t seem like he is going to miss as many games as originally thought.
I call shenanigans. Everything I’ve said is that they are drastically underestimating the time that this type of injury takes to recover from, and he could be out till June.
JRW
January 25th, 2012
11:37 am
Also with Puhols and Fielder out of the NL the National Fan Vote will be a lot heavier for Votto and Howard than for Freeman. IMO. He doesn’t have the national press as much as those two do.
RC
January 25th, 2012
11:37 am
Everything I’ve “read” I mean.
Lew
January 25th, 2012
11:39 am
Re: Attendance and salary and the contracts being given out – LIke they just said on XM Home Plate – wait seven or eight years and see if mid level teams are in better shape, or teams like the Tigers and Angels who are paying $30 mil a year for the production of someone who makes $5 mil.
And y’all think Chipper’s pay vs. performance is bad now? Wait until Prionce and Albert are putting up the same numbers (or less) making twice the money. Unless they have four or so WS Titles in thei respective cities by then, there will be some pissed fans.
Lew
January 25th, 2012
11:41 am
RC – And from reports on XM, they’re not certain of getting a full year out of Utley, either.
Of course many (myself included) thought such would be the cae last year and Utley came back and played almost the entire year. Guess we’ll see.
Murph
January 25th, 2012
11:41 am
Opening day and end of April… that’s a big gap in their estimation.
Missing 1/6th of the season may not sound like much, but it’s kind of a big deal. Knowing that he’s trying to spin this to make it sound like Howard is strong like bull, go ahead and add another couple of weeks and you’re looking at mid May before Howard is back in the lineup and performing with any consistency.
Every little bit helps, but if the Phillies play like they did last year when they had guys go down to injury, 6 weeks without Howard won’t impact them much.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
11:44 am
BethanFan, NICE! Now you have to try to figure out how to get the character into HTML…
Sopheee
January 25th, 2012
11:46 am
I don’t condone violence…well, maybe I do but feel free to put this to use, McF.
http://i44.tinypic.com/2hem1a9.jpg
DAP
January 25th, 2012
11:48 am
this isnt the 2009 phillies. these guys win because they pitch, not because they hit.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2012
11:48 am
Saw Braves minor league CF Todd Cunningham double and make a great catch in an Arizona Fall League game, came away impressed. Now I see he has other talents: Check out this video the would-be rapper and some friends put out a couple of days ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2L8jGQx4a0
Ease
January 25th, 2012
11:51 am
4 Life means until Mac is traded to the Yankees and Bethancourt is called up?
McFann O O o
January 25th, 2012
11:58 am
Ease—
Don’t call me that…
Now you have to try to figure out how to get the character into HTML…
Yeah, right…least I have a long time to figger that, right…?
Sopheee—
Thanks! You’re not promoting violence, just…protection!…
Ease
January 25th, 2012
12:04 pm
4 Life means until Mac is traded to the Yankees and Bethancourt is called up?Totally uncalled for fake Ease…
Sopheee
January 25th, 2012
12:05 pm
Just don’t kill the petrel, McFann. I can’t be an accessory to a crime. That’s why I won’t give cab anymore bricks for now.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2012
12:05 pm
Also with Puhols and Fielder out of the NL the National Fan Vote will be a lot heavier for Votto and Howard than for Freeman. IMO. He doesn’t have the national press as much as those two do. — JRW
Fact remains, Freeman finished fifth last year with relatively little exposure to national fanbase. Now he’s had a full season and finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year ballot, so you’d expect more people to know about him. Votto is a given, but if Howard misses first month or more of season, it’ll severely reduce the number of votes he gets from fans for the “Midsummer Classic.”
Berkman moving to 1B this year with Cardinals is another big potential vote-getter, however.
Sopheee
January 25th, 2012
12:10 pm
I blame Ease.
http://blogs.ajc.com/news-to-me/2012/01/25/magazine-rudely-ranks-atlanta-as-7th-rudest-u-s-city/?cxntlid=thbz_hm
AtTheMike
January 25th, 2012
12:12 pm
FF is better than Heyward. He seems to also have a greater passion for the game. Jason is a big mess at the plate and I was disappointed in his defense, I thought he was a better defender with a better arm. Not hatin’ on JHey, I just think FF is more polished and is blessed with that durability thing.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
12:12 pm
Hey now…Bat is the rude one round here.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2012
12:12 pm
It seems as if a handful of folks here have constructed a circle so tight around your clique, you get offended when the old blog moderator even offers modest approval to someone from outside it. Feels a bit like high school. Oh, well.
Sopheee
January 25th, 2012
12:15 pm
Ew.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/drone-pilot-finds-river-blood-outside-dallas-meatpacking-155450010.html
AtTheMike
January 25th, 2012
12:18 pm
DOB,
This place is really silly at times. I read a lot and some of these “adults” are so territorial and fight you to the death if you even remotely come close to disagreeing with them. They know who they are and all I can say is they need to get a life, or grow up. Probably both.
TommyP
January 25th, 2012
12:22 pm
Saw Ides of March last night….thought it was overrated. Solid but not one I’ll see again.
I don’t get the constant looking ahead of who will be a free agent in 2013. It’s not like the Braves will spend big on free agents. If they did, they’d lock Bourn up now before he hits free agency.
Just not the philosophy this regime uses. If you cite Lowe as a guy they signed, remember that Wren was taking over and that staff HAD to be re-made. Lowe was all that was left.
DAP
January 25th, 2012
12:27 pm
DOB, im sensing some disdain for blog regulars lately. what gives?
i have never ever seen you beg someone to stay. why this guy?
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
12:28 pm
Enter your comments here
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
12:30 pm
Thats odd ……….. That shows up but my comment did not
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
12:30 pm
I don’t get the constant looking ahead of who will be a free agent in 2013. It’s not like the Braves will spend big on free agents. If they did, they’d lock Bourn up now before he hits free agency.
Because I’m also a baseball fan, and not just solely a Braves fan that could care less about the happenings of other teams like some here do.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
12:31 pm
Geez Bat…You need an attitude adjustment for real!
Bat Masterson
January 25th, 2012
12:33 pm
Well anyway, I’m not in Atlanta, Ease.
DAP
January 25th, 2012
12:34 pm
tommyp It’s not like the Braves will spend big on free agents. If they did, they’d lock Bourn up now before he hits free agency.
i dont get you logic. youre saying if the braves spent on free agents, they would sign bourn before he was a free agent? huh?
i think there is a good chance the braves will make one significant free agent signing next offseason. there are lots of free agents, many needs for the team, and plenty of money (presumably)
the braves sign free agents when they have a need and the money. derek lowe is an example.
If you cite Lowe as a guy they signed, remember that Wren was taking over and that staff HAD to be re-made. Lowe was all that was left.
thats not really correct. Lowe was the best among several free agent pitchers that offseason, and he wasnt the last one available. at the time, wren had already traded for vazquez and sign kawakami, so i also think its false to assume he was desperate to get lowe. Lowe IS an example of the braves getting the best available free agent at a given position.
Lemke's Knuckler
January 25th, 2012
12:34 pm
“I don’t get the constant looking ahead of who will be a free agent in 2013.”
Because it’s January and there’s no baseball yet.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
12:36 pm
But you are posting on an ATL paper blog. So who is to say what the criteria for the poll was…dunno.
MFin04
January 25th, 2012
12:36 pm
“I don’t get the constant looking ahead of who will be a free agent in 2013. It’s not like the Braves will spend big on free agents. If they did, they’d lock Bourn up now before he hits free agency.”
Yep, free agency is really just a time to dream for Braves fans. Nothing really ever becomes a reality. Too cheap…and too content to be a mid-level team to wild card caliber team.
Murph
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
Feels a bit like high school.
If this were high school Shaun would still have hair… and play the clarinet in the marching band.
Ease
January 25th, 2012
12:39 pm
and play the clarinet in the marching band.
I picture him as more of the baton twirler type…
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
12:49 pm
There were only 15 hitters with an OPS of over .850 in the National League last year. 2 of them(Fielder and Pujols) have moved to the American League and another may be suspended for 50 games to start the season(Ryan Braun).
DAP
January 25th, 2012
12:53 pm
when it comes to free agency next offseason, i think the braves will get at least one. i would expect it to be a 2nd tier guy, not hamilton. swisher, ethier, upton, quentin all seem like possibilities.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2012
12:54 pm
i have never ever seen you beg someone to stay. why this guy? — DAP
Didn’t beg him to stay, but if that’s how you want to characterize it that’s fine.
There were a few I would’ve actually begged to stay in the past, but they left without warning.
George
January 25th, 2012
12:57 pm
Efrim
January 25th, 2012
9:25 am
I still can’t believe Ellsbury hit 30+ home runs in 2011. Never thought he’d have a chance to hit even 20 homers.
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I also wonder how he got all that power all of a sudden, sure wish we had grabed him last spring when we could have gotten him cheap, comming off a injurey.