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jim
July 30th, 2012
3:39 pm
Morris Code,
Assuming the original deal was Dempster for Delgado, then why would the Cubs add to that package Soriano for a mid-level prospect PLUS eat his salary? What do they get in return? Essentially paying Soriano money for a player not likely to make the major leagues. A Soriano Uggla trade might make sense for both teams. By the way, Soriano was moved off 2B years ago when he still had his legs — he was not a good infielder. How much worse would he be now when his legs have deteriorated and he hasn’t played the infield in 5 years?
Buzz 2011
July 30th, 2012
3:43 pm
So! Fish swim upstream…
Morris Code
July 30th, 2012
3:47 pm
@Jim, they would do that to sweetin the deal since they missed the boat earlier by Dempster not signing off on it. Now that we have pulled out, they have to do something to move Dempster or they only get a compensary pick once he walks next year. At least this way they get a future number 1 starter.
PEPr
July 30th, 2012
3:49 pm
No Josh Beckett. There is not enough chickens in Hall County to feed his appetite.
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
3:50 pm
For once I will try agin. I am not SAMANTHA. I am Amber. I am not perfect. I love God, I love my Mother. I love the world. If that is what this person has against me,There is nothing I can do. I am going to pray that this will STOP. It is not helping me. I WANT THE PAIN TO GO AWAY PLEASE.
JNick
July 30th, 2012
3:51 pm
So by doing that, they’ll be paying $17mil a year for the next what, 3 years, for a young pitcher (Delgado) who would normally be making the league minimum, and may NOT pan out to anything better than a #3 (what he currently projects as) starter…
Epstein has lost his mind…
Bench Uggla
July 30th, 2012
3:58 pm
I know there is no way they bench Uggla or send him to AAA. But that doesn’t mean I cant want it to happen. Maybe if he starts wearing womens undergaments he will forget how bad he sucks and start hitting. maybe the team breaks the monday losing streak tonight but starts losing all the other days of the week!
Memphis
July 30th, 2012
4:05 pm
Say what you want about Uggla and not hitting, but the guys is a team player. He plays hard, and doesn’t loaf on routine groundouts. He’s had 2 pretty bad years in Atlanta, and it would be easy for the guy to loaf. I’m glad he’s a Braves although I’m sure I’m in the minority.
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
4:12 pm
I come on here to talk Braves baseball and make new friends and some people think I am fake. WHAT DID I DO TO HURT ANYONE?
Tralfaz
July 30th, 2012
4:17 pm
“Beckett is 5-9 with a 4.57 ERA in 17 starts this season”
–isn’t that about the same ERA as KK had with us his last season?
atl_bravo
July 30th, 2012
4:17 pm
Uggla needs to start contributing. He is not a team player by being 210 hitter when his team expects him to produce.
Monday, Monday, Can't Trust That Day
July 30th, 2012
4:20 pm
Pray for Rain!!!!
Tralfaz
July 30th, 2012
4:22 pm
Amber–just ignore certain people, alot of people get very “brave” and lose all their manners while they’re hiding behind an anonymous keyboard,
JNick
July 30th, 2012
4:22 pm
Beckett is on a team with no leadership and a manager who fights with his players and dimes them out to the media. I think he’d have a huge turnaround with the Braves…
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
4:28 pm
Thank you Mr Tralfaz. I appreciate it but it doesn’t make my pain go away to ignore peple. I love people and I need them more than ever at this time of sorrow.
JNick
July 30th, 2012
4:35 pm
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/07/cubs-dodgers-still-discussing-dempster.html
I don’t see anything about the Braves being mentioned as a destination for Dempster/Soriano….thank goodness.
kevkat
July 30th, 2012
4:43 pm
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
4:28 pm
Thank you Mr Tralfaz. I appreciate it but it doesn’t make my pain go away to ignore peple. I love people and I need them more than ever at this time of sorrow.
Not to be even more hurtful, but I would suggest you stay away from the blog for a minute if that’s the case. You can’t control what people say and I agree with Tralfaz. If you’re not strong engough to ignore what people say on this blog then maybe you just need sometime off the blog and around people you can talk too and who care about you until you are strong engough to return to the blog and pay attention to those who are on here to talk baseball and not bash or criticize folks.
MikeBrave
July 30th, 2012
4:43 pm
Just another “Manic Monday” for the Braves…
bostonbravo
July 30th, 2012
4:46 pm
I understand that most fellow players LIKE Uggla as a “pal”…but this may be called a game & it’s not…it is a business. The customers are getting a little mad at a worker who makes $14 mill & cannot perform. Simple.
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
4:47 pm
I want some advice from someone. Since these people think I am Samantha. Should I post as Samantha. Maybe it will make them happy. Good advice kevkat. What do you think about my idea?
MikeBrave
July 30th, 2012
4:49 pm
@Amber Girl….don’t know. I am not on her a lot. I would say it wouldn’t hurt
the solution
July 30th, 2012
4:49 pm
Bring in a hypnotist to make the Braves think it’s Friday.
MikeBrave
July 30th, 2012
4:52 pm
@Amber Girl…meant to say “I am not on here a lot”….
Geno
July 30th, 2012
4:52 pm
Lets hope we stay clear of any KK, D Lowe type of deals that call for huge $$$ commitments for years to come. It would be nice to have at least a shot at resigning Bourn. About time to get that Monday monkey off of our backs…
Scuba Steve
July 30th, 2012
4:53 pm
Outscored 65 to 18 on Mondays this year!!! Our luck has got to turn. We are over-due for a blowout win tonight. C’mon Bravos! Lets turn this thing around starting tonight and catch those pesky Nats. Our post-season run starts NOW!!! Peace
MikeBrave
July 30th, 2012
4:53 pm
@Geno…just heard the Brave landed Lowe and KK for 15 million each
Jim Pierce
July 30th, 2012
4:57 pm
It doesn’t help that Chipper is taking tonight off.
Jim Pierce
July 30th, 2012
4:58 pm
Amber girl: Just be “you”
Bob Horner's Blonde Mullet
July 30th, 2012
4:59 pm
It’s not a Monday thing, it’s a “following a day game” thing. Would like to see the stats on games that follow a 1:00 game.
Jim Pierce
July 30th, 2012
5:01 pm
16 in a row and it isn’t a Monday thing? All Monday games follow a day game on Sunday. (for every team)
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
5:03 pm
Thank you everyone. I am going to take kevkat advice. Boyfriend are going rolerskating and ice cream. Hope I did not offend anyone. So God Bless you and thank you for your prayers. Go in Peace. Love Y’all. Good nite Go Braves!!! I hope this helps me.
JNick
July 30th, 2012
5:07 pm
Not sure where you saw that Chipper is taking the night off…facing Buehrle, they wouldn’t put Francisco in there at third, or Hinske in left…
According to the box for the game, Chipper is in there.
TuffShhhtuff
July 30th, 2012
5:24 pm
DOB, you’re Braves baseball blog is turning into another Facebook, and you need to stop it. Think somebody is just making up names and spinning a “soap opera”.
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2012
5:26 pm
Marlins have moved Zambrano to bullpen and will start left Wade LeBlanc on Wednesday (Big Z had been scheduled to start that day)
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2012
5:27 pm
BRAVES LINEUP: Bourn CF, Prado LF, Heyward RF, Chipper 3B, Freeman 1B, McCann C, Uggla 2B, Janish SS, Hanson P
Amber Girl
July 30th, 2012
5:46 pm
Enter your comments here
Joel
July 30th, 2012
6:08 pm
Hey DOB: Any chatter out there about the Braves looking at Reed Johnson from the Cubs to be a RH bat off the bench?
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2012
6:08 pm
Fredi G said he wants to give Bourn a day off soon, doesn’t want to run him and Prado into the ground, but that it’s hard to give a day off against, say, a tough lefty when Diaz isn’t available. Not having a RH bench bat is hurting them right now, and they’re trying to trade for one but pickings are slim. If he puts in Constanza to give Bourn a day off against a lefty, it’s another lefty bat in lineup against a lefty.
When Bourn does get a day off, it’ll likely be Heyward moving to CF, he said.
CRMAC300
July 30th, 2012
6:11 pm
Everyone can stop wishing Uggla off the team. He is not going anywhere. Who wants a .210 hitter making 12 million a year? Just have to hope that he will start putting the ball in play. Braves should sweep the Marlins and Astros. We’ll see what happens.
Jim Pierce
July 30th, 2012
6:24 pm
Uggla is a class act, and he WILL hit. He’s helping this team in other ways and is an example to anyone going through adversity. I want Dan to hit badly, but hit or not, Im an Uggla fan.
Jim Pierce
July 30th, 2012
6:26 pm
Jnick: You are right…Chippers in the lineup… He had said he would take the day off….im glad he’s in the lineup .
DaleMurphytothehall!!!
July 30th, 2012
6:26 pm
tonights the night!!!!
DaleMurphytothehall!!!
July 30th, 2012
6:31 pm
the Braves are a better team with Uggla than without
CRMAC300
July 30th, 2012
6:37 pm
Checking FoxSports and ESPN .. nothing on any potential trade by the Braves. I think that is a good thing. Can’t understand Delgado to AAA and JJ still on major league team unless Braves expect to use JJ to eat innings in a blow out.
CRMAC300
July 30th, 2012
6:39 pm
Can’t understand the need for a day off for any of these players, DO. They work a three hour day and spend half of that sitting in the dugout. Give me that job for 12 million a year!
The Dude Abides... Still
July 30th, 2012
6:40 pm
145th…. YES!
The Dude Abides... Still
July 30th, 2012
6:45 pm
The best the that has happened to the braves this season is how disorgantized that the Marlins are. I am certain that Pujols is so glad the Angels were there to swoop him out of that pergutory.
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2012
7:04 pm
Looks like Braves are trying anything to beat the Monday curse — every player came onto field wearing uniform pants old-school style, bottoms rolled up just below knee.
Cal Ripken
July 30th, 2012
7:13 pm
What does a day off look like?
A day with no game.
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2012
7:14 pm
Marlins were successful in 7 of 8 stolen-base attempts last Wednesday vs. Hanson/McCann. They’re 0-for-1 tonight.
The Dude Abides... Still
July 30th, 2012
7:25 pm
The Brits are so funny. What is up with the bicycle riders in the background of the Rowing competition?
Supreme Grand Poobah
July 30th, 2012
7:37 pm
Yogi, I thought I might offer a suggestion that would be in line with your deep thinking. I think if the Braves can score more runs than their opponents on Mondays, they have a good chance of winning.
moboman
July 30th, 2012
8:11 pm
Hansons delivery hasn’t changed an iota. He’s still all arm. About time for him to burn out for this season.
Braves in last palce by Sept fist
July 30th, 2012
8:44 pm
Braves wining on Monday is like geting a Chikfila on a Sunday! LOLOLO!!!
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2012
8:54 pm
Hanson: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 47 strikes in 85 pitches
By the way, Red Sox have one of their top scouts here tonight, and I’m told he’s not here to see Marlins.
Tom
July 30th, 2012
9:34 pm
8-1 lead in the 7th, will the pen have an epic collapse?
No More Monday Blues
July 30th, 2012
10:20 pm
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U-sN2sf7nLU
Bravesfan101
September 26th, 2012
4:12 pm
the braves didn’t verse Miami in 2011
Bravesfan101
September 26th, 2012
4:12 pm
the braves didn’t verse Miami in 2011
icons designs
November 2nd, 2012
9:34 pm
Yes, really. So happens. Let’s discuss this question.