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Ward
June 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
Hello everyone! Have today off, and going to a fund raiser dinner tonight. I was looking all over for info, and on the trade rumors. Greinke isn’t even linked to the Braves.
1.Carlos Quentin
2. Joe Saunders
3. Garza
4. Dempster
5. Houston Street. These were linked to the Braves on trade rumors.
Greinke might be too much money?
Skeezix
June 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
Oh, did the Phils lose again? Too bad, ha ha.
I don’t miss the commentary from the Philly fans at all. If the Phils go on a roll, watch out, they’ll be back.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
Heyward should be in the 3-hole after the all star break if he keeps playing well.
Tumbledown
June 28th, 2012
4:45 pm
Wait, I see why you used “enquiring.” Nevermind.
timthebrave
June 28th, 2012
4:46 pm
The Rockies were up 7-0 on the nats at the end of 2 and almost gave up the lead by the 3rd…7-5 rockies…No lead is safe in that ballpark….Go Braves!
cricket
June 28th, 2012
4:46 pm
Reds and Pirates are going to fold and Cards will win the division. Giants will win their division.
Credit Union on it.
Ralph
June 28th, 2012
4:46 pm
Uggla is almost where he belongs in the batting order, he is now 6th, he belongs in the 10 hole.
reckingball
June 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
Tumbledown @4:42…….You’ve heard of the National Enquirer, I’m sure.
google Enquiring Minds Want To Know.
haha
richbrave
June 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
PRADO plugs away…..yes I get it steady with the stick.
I would prefer a different analogy, He’s the energizer bunny. He just keeps going, and going, and going………
But i understand how officials of the AJC can’t use such terminology…..copywrite’s and all.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
4:48 pm
Hello everyone! Have today off, and going to a fund raiser dinner tonight.
Ward_
Tell The Donald I like his hair.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
4:48 pm
I don’t think Wren will get Josh Willingham, because he wasn’t even linked either. I think Wren will get us a good player, but within budget. That’s the way it’s looking.
richbrave
June 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
I see HARPER is currently at .278 BA. Looks like the ‘book,’ first edition, is out around the league.
timthebrave
June 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
Phillies lost again…..That’s always a good thing
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
Heyward should be in the 3-hole after the all star break if he keeps playing well.
And a month ago, Freeman was the fair-haired blog-darling 3 of the future.
I can’t keep up.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
4:50 pm
Bat – funning, but it’s for some one who got into a car accident. I’m voting for Romney though.
cricket
June 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
looser manager explained by DOB tweet –
#Braves Chipper on his pregame hop and spin thing to entertain the fellas: “The looser these guys are, the better they’ll play.”
(Rob from SC)
June 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
RC
If the strike never happened, The Expos may have been able to keep Grissom… He was a huge part of us winning
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
4:52 pm
104.4 million over 12 years for Crosby. He’s worth it, if he’s healthy…
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
4:52 pm
Chipper is hopping and spinning? Yowsah.
DAP
June 28th, 2012
4:53 pm
Ward, im sure he appreciates your endorsement.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
4:53 pm
Ward _
Sounds like a good cause, I hope its a huge success.
Go Braves!
June 28th, 2012
4:55 pm
Wow, what’s going on with Pittsburgh? Baltimore was nice surprise of the bottom feeders. And Washington was due for a while. It was always a matter of could they win consistently. Unfortunately for the Braves, they currently are winning consistently.
But, this may be the year of the rising of the bottom feeders.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
4:55 pm
Is Wren going to get us a bat, or starting pitcher, or is he just teasing us again?
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
4:55 pm
Ward, im sure he appreciates your endorsement.
and certainly, the President does.
Filming the ads as we speak.
bravesgrl4life
June 28th, 2012
4:55 pm
Rockies get one back.
RC
June 28th, 2012
4:56 pm
I see HARPER is currently at .278 BA. Looks like the ‘book,’ first edition, is out around the league.
For the month of June he’s batting .289/.360/.456, compared to .271/.355/.505 in May. He’s actually been fairly consistent (so far).
Mixxo
June 28th, 2012
4:56 pm
“Wow. Didn’t take the Nats long. 7-5″ – Jimmy
No surprise there. The Nats are just flat-out GOOD.
They want this.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
4:56 pm
Pittsburge, Dodgers, are interested in Jeff Francouer.
Hillbilly
June 28th, 2012
4:57 pm
Chipper is hopping and spinning? Yowsah.
Giving the official scorer the one-finger salute is sure to come next. Get Anthopoulus on the phone, quick!
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
4:57 pm
But, this may be the year of the rising of the bottom feeders.
Dog days of August and the pressure of September has crushed the soul of many a pretender.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
4:57 pm
Heyward has the best overall skill set to be our long term 3-hole hitter soon.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
4:58 pm
I’d watch Ward if I were you guys. I think he might be a double agent, or a double double agent. Could be he’s so deep undercover he’s no longer sure who he works for.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
4:58 pm
What about a Frenchy return to Atlanta in LF?
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo
Braves/D-backs 2nite.. ARI is 37-37, which ends Atlanta’s streak of 42 games in a row played vs teams w/ winning records (went 21-21)
Brutal schedule this year.
bravesgrl4life
June 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
Okay, all. Leaving work now
Go Rockies! Go BRAVES!!!!
bobbymahlon
June 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
COME On Freddi 3:29pm and 3:44pm. I agree with everything you have said.
Ralph
June 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
Mixxo
Nats losing 8-5
Mixxo
June 28th, 2012
5:01 pm
-
Oh….:oops:
reckingball
June 28th, 2012
5:01 pm
go rockers!
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:01 pm
Mixxo…Nats losing 8-5
Don’t go confusing that guy with facts. He’s bumfuddled enough, as is.
bobbymahlon
June 28th, 2012
5:02 pm
WARD 4:58pm I agree but with Frency’s arm put him in right and Heyward in left. Remember Frenchy won a gold glove award before runners stopped running with him out there.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
5:02 pm
Braves wouldn’t have to trade much to get Frenchy, and he would fit the budget, and he can hit 18 to 20 HR, which is more than Hinske,or Diaz.
RC
June 28th, 2012
5:02 pm
(Rob from SC),
It’s certainly possible that they could have kept Grissom. But they likely couldn’t have kept him and Larry Walker, and Cliff Floyd turning terrible in 95 wouldn’t have helped them any. And while it’s easy to point out that they lost Ken Hill, the 1995 version wasn’t going to help them as much.
Ralph
June 28th, 2012
5:02 pm
Heyward should be in the 3-hole after the all star break if he keeps playing well.
Agree so long as they don’t put Prado back in the 2 hole, Simmons should be in the 2 hole.
Mixxo
June 28th, 2012
5:03 pm
ncscoots -
Hadn’t checked the scores yet “chief.”
Deal widdit or STFU.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:04 pm
You’re dealt with, chief. That’s the easiest part of the day.
Ralph
June 28th, 2012
5:05 pm
Nats losing 9-5 http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/mlb/scoreboard/index.jsp?c_id=atl
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:05 pm
Ty (Silver Spring, MD)
Jerry,Andrelton Simmons’ Fangraph’s WAR is 1.3 in 22 game games compares favorably to Bryce Harper’s WAR of 1.5 in 53 games. Do we officially have a Rookie of the Year race brewing in the NL for the best hitter?
Jerry Crasnick (1:04 PM)
Ty, Simmons is an amazing defender, but he has a ways to go before an NL ROY race begins brewing. Or percolating. Harper has a major headstart on him.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:06 pm
Frankur (Atlanta)
Is Teheran, Delgado, Minor and Pastornicky enough for Greinke (if Liberty loosens up the purse strings to get him to agree on an extension?)
Jerry Crasnick (1:19 PM)
Frankur, Wow, I can’t see the Braves trading three young starters (even if they’ve yet to break through as hoped) for 2-3 months of Zack Greinke. Don’t see that one happening.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
5:06 pm
I’ll start a small chant…..Bring back Frenchy…….. Bring back Frenchy……
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:06 pm
Julio (Dominican Republic)
Hi Jerry. Can we Braves fans expect a big deadline addition given the state of the pitching staff and the offense? Which players do you see trading for?
Jerry Crasnick (1:25 PM)
Julio, I don’t think the Braves have made a firm decision what they want to do yet. If they can develop a little more consistency with the kids in the rotation, maybe they’ll target a bat. If McCann gets rolling and Chipper can stay healthy and productive, maybe they lean more toward pitching. Frank Wren seems to be looking at a moving target at the moment.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:08 pm
John (Green Bay)
Have the Braves ever made a big trade deadline move? I seriously can’t think of one.
Jerry Crasnick (1:35 PM)
John, That’s the other thing: The Braves are always hamstrung financially, so an incoming player’s salary is always going to be an issue.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
5:08 pm
Mixxo is so angry. You need a Braves World Series to cheer up. How about rooting for the home team?
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:09 pm
Rod (Atlanta)
Jerry, is it possible for the Braves to have 3 outfielders in the all star game?
Jerry Crasnick (1:45 PM)
Rod, I don’t see it. You have Beltran, Braun, Melky, CarGo, McCutchen and Stanton in the mix for spots, along with the Atlanta guys. No way all three Braves go.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:09 pm
AJ (NJ)
Didn’t the Braves trade for Teixeira at the deadline a few years ago?
Jerry Crasnick (1:49 PM)
AJ, They did, but that was a while ago. They also gave away Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz and Matt Harrison (not to mention Jarrod Saltalamacchia). The Teixeira trade has been the gift that keeps on giving for the Rangers.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:09 pm
Rockies need to try a pitcher not named “Josh”, I think.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
5:10 pm
Is Teheran, Delgado, Minor and Pastornicky enough for Greinke (if Liberty loosens up the purse strings to get him to agree on an extension?)
Really just a lack of understanding of baseball right there.
Darryl Blackberry
June 28th, 2012
5:10 pm
That photo of Chipper from last night makes him look like a 90-year old man running the bases.
[Insert pithy comment here.]
Jaded Braves Fan
June 28th, 2012
5:10 pm
“Braves/D-backs 2nite.. ARI is 37-37, which ends Atlanta’s streak of 42 games in a row played vs teams w/ winning records (went 21-21)”
That is an incredible stat.
The Braves might be set up for a huge second half. I’ll be honest, after that 8-game losing streak, I wasn’t sure we’d still be in contention after we got done with the AL East, but here we are.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
5:11 pm
The Teixeira trade has been the gift that keeps on giving for the Rangers.
Yeah, yeah. Who cares. Andrus hasn’t hit at al….oh wait a minute.
Darryl Blackberry
June 28th, 2012
5:12 pm
Liberty Media just won over 900 million dollars in a lawsuit. So, after 850 million dollars in corporate pay raises and legal fees, perhaps we’ll have a few mil to throw around in the free agent market this season…
Ward
June 28th, 2012
5:12 pm
Guy’s Francisco Fernia was mentioned,and the Braves do have interest in him, as well. I hope I spelled his name right.
Brave New World
June 28th, 2012
5:13 pm
Rockies are doing their best to let Nats back in game. Outman (poor name for starting pitcher with ERA of 9+) only lasts 3 unnings.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
5:13 pm
Andrus away from the Ballpark in Arlington: .309/.391/.414
Finally starting to contribute offensively at age 23. Seems like he’s been in the league for a while, and he has.
DawgDad
June 28th, 2012
5:13 pm
If McCann and Uggla were 22 they’d be at the bottom of the batting order, on the bench, or in Gwinnett. I was hoping Dan had turned a corner earlier this year, now I’m fearing the Braves won’t get anything at all from him the rest of the year (he had ONE productive month last year).
Brave New World
June 28th, 2012
5:13 pm
That’s innings!
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:14 pm
Yeah, yeah. Who cares. Andrus hasn’t hit at al….oh wait a minute
What-evah. Folks who still moan about that trade at this point ain’t ever gonna get it or get over it. It’s become Holy Writ to ‘em, by now.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
5:17 pm
What-evah.
Five years. Been a long, long time and many Top 5 Organizational rankings later, we are all still here.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:17 pm
If McCann and Uggla were 22 they’d be at the bottom of the batting order, on the bench, or in Gwinnett.
Except that they aren’t 22. They’re ML vets with 3000 ABs and track records of hitting.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
5:18 pm
Frankur (Atlanta)
Is Teheran, Delgado, Minor and Pastornicky enough for Greinke (if Liberty loosens up the purse strings to get him to agree on an extension?)
And readers are left to wonder, if this is a serious question, how did the questioner ever learn to turn on the device that let him ask it.
FireFrediot!!!
June 28th, 2012
5:19 pm
Will someone PLEASE tell this idiot of a manager that McCann & Uggla should be hitting 7 & 8?! They’re the butthole of the lineup so put them at the bottom where buttholes belong!! Try this one out FREDI. 1.Bourn 2.Prado 3.Heyward 4.Chipper 5.Simmons 6.Freeman 7.McCann 8.Uggla 9. P
Simmons needs to be at a spot where he can drive in runs!! He has clearly shown he is capable of hitting with RISP. Chipper & Freeman could be flip-flopped at 4 & 6 I wouldn’t mind David Ross taking over catching duties, or give Gattis or Bethancourt a shot!! McCann clearly STILL can’t see, does anyone else notice how he still squints at the pitcher every time he’s up to bat? The only thing Uggla is good for is walks. He can’t hit with RISP, he only HRs when it DOESNT matter. solo shots, when the braves are either getting blown out or are blowing someone out. Same with McCann all his HRs are solo shots, with the exception of a lucky Grand slam. Trade for a real 2B, or stick Prado back there & bring back Constanza or bring up Ernesto Mejia!! Give em a shot! He’s tearing up AAA, & his original position was LF. Have no CLUE why this idiot management has moved him to 1B when we’ve got a solid 1Bmen already. Clean house in management!! Ditch Wren & Gonzo!! Let ME run the damn team!!
Ward
June 28th, 2012
5:19 pm
We need to put the Tex trade in the past, and be bold agian, and make some more trades.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 28th, 2012
5:20 pm
If McCann and Uggla were 22 they’d be at the bottom of the batting order, on the bench, or in Gwinnett.
I had a dream last night that the Braves acquired some semi-big-name catcher and optioned BMac to Class-A Rome…
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:23 pm
And readers are left to wonder, if this is a serious question, how did the questioner ever learn to turn on the device that let him ask it.
This is the end-result of 140-character expression, LOL. Your mind is never stretched, thus, you cannot formulate thoughts in the abstract. You are instead reduced to thinking that such a trade as the one proposed is a “good” one.
The Mayans are right, just wrong about the reason. The poles won’t reverse and cause us to fly off into space; social media will make everyone so air-headed that they’ll float off naturally.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 28th, 2012
5:23 pm
FireFrediot Same with McCann all his HRs are solo shots, with the exception of a lucky Grand slam.
Only 4 of BMac’s 9 homers are solo-shots. Please hang up and try again…
Kat
June 28th, 2012
5:24 pm
David thanks for the new DOB blog. A great read as I’m driving across NY from Rochester back to Albany. Caught the Gwinnett game last night. The triple A Yankees have no home so the Braves played them in Rochester. There was about 1000 people there. Saddest attendance I’ve ever seen at a ballgame, even short season single A near where I live has more people attend.
Ward
June 28th, 2012
5:25 pm
“I Had A Dream” ……..Wren got us that starting pitching , and bat, and I saw the post season in our sights…….. All, have a good one! Talk later tonight, and Peace my friends…….”Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!” I Had A Dream………………
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
5:26 pm
You need a Cray to count up all the bizarrely wrong things in that 5:19, man. Have mercy.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:27 pm
I see the post season in our our sights with the current team.
CB
June 28th, 2012
5:28 pm
Watch the roads when you drive,folks. Texters are going to kill us all!
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
5:29 pm
Funny, scoots.
Kat_
Reading and driving?
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:29 pm
Ok I see Mac 4th uggla sixth. Me no like. hit uggs 4th imo I see I was first on old blog. Cool. Will. be @ home soon guys. Peace. (sorry about typing, on iPhone)
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:31 pm
McCann how many home hr for Mac? Any things I missed on blog ( I left around noon est)
nuh uh
June 28th, 2012
5:32 pm
the rockies are tuurrrabuulll. let’s see if they blow this lead too.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
5:32 pm
Let ME run the damn team!!
I would pay to see that, especially if you can book Taters monkeys riding dogs, too.
Arkansas Transplant
June 28th, 2012
5:34 pm
Uggla should be in the 6th spot, no reason in the world for him to touch the 4th or 5th spot right now.
Arkansas Transplant
June 28th, 2012
5:38 pm
Don’t know why everyone defends Uggla by stating he’s streaky and when he’s hot, he’s hot. Here’s the probably with that thinking, if he’s hot for 8 or so games at a time but cold (I mean freezing cold) for 19 or so at a time where’s the benefit? So he produces for 30 percent of the year? Where do you get your production the other 70 when he’s the one expected to supply it?
Uggla needs a day off
June 28th, 2012
5:39 pm
Grienke is good, but not good enough to give a 5 year deal to, IMO. He could very well have arm problems down the road or could abruptly retire. He has had anxiety problems before and might have again. He does want to play for either Atl, Miami, or TB though, so we will see.
Uggla needs a day off
June 28th, 2012
5:41 pm
Uggla is what he is, a .230 hitter who K’s a lot, and hits some homers. He never should have been a cleanup hitter and never should have batted in front of Hoss, period. He may be the worst 2B since Frank Bolling in Atlanta.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:43 pm
AT: why not? The guy is a cleanup hitter. He’s slumped for 3 weeks. He hit for 2 months before that.
Uggla needs a day off
June 28th, 2012
5:44 pm
Let’s tip our cap to J Hey. He deserves to be on the AS team but won’t be. Braves reps will be Kimbrel and Uggly.
NickB
June 28th, 2012
5:45 pm
Ward
Frenchy sucks
that is all
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:45 pm
Some homers. Geez. The guy lead the team and was top 10 ( IIRC) in the league.
ncbravesfan90
June 28th, 2012
5:45 pm
Good thing theres only 30% humidity in Atlanta right now. That’s not bad at all.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:46 pm
Bourne and Prado should make the AS team but the NL is stacked with outfielders.
Kat
June 28th, 2012
5:47 pm
Bat haha, do I.. yes, am I right now no…riding shotgun.
One Big Dummy
June 28th, 2012
5:49 pm
Until Chipper goes cold again or McCann/Uggla heat up:
Bourn
Prado
Heyward
Chipper
Freeman
Uggla
McCann
Simmons
Pitcher
NickB
June 28th, 2012
5:49 pm
you Uggla haters seem to have no concept of time, before his recent skid, he was hitting really well AND was getting on base at nice pace, he was good for 2 months and a week, now has struggled for 3 weeks and you think this means that he just sucks and only hits 1/3rd of the year?
I think perhaps football might be more your intelligence level
Arkansas Transplant
June 28th, 2012
5:49 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan, Uggla is not a cleanup hitter just cause he has power, I’d bet you that Prado would be more productive in the 4 hole over a season then Uggla would be. He’s been off more than he’s been on, that’s just plain and simple and the bad thing is.. he’s not just off, he’s in another world off.
VaBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
5:50 pm
The Braves would only be interested in trading for Greinke if they could sign him to a new long-term contract, writes MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. The Braves could, as rumored, use some of the money budgeted for their 2013 payroll to accommodate adding Greinke or another pitcher. As Bowman points out, the Braves will have almost $36MM (Chipper Jones, Derek Lowe and Michael Bourn’s contract) coming off the books this winter, though the club will need some of those funds to re-sign Bourn or spend on another outfielder.
Besides Greinke, Bowman lists Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster and Edinson Volquez as “potential targets” for Atlanta.