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Lew
August 14th, 2012
10:51 am
Efrim – Yeah, I sincerely hope Beachy IS ready to go at mid season as he’d be a great boost to the rotation, but I’d plan as if he was going to be out all year and then anything he provides is just icing on the cake. You can always use good pitching – especially the second half of the season when pitchers are dinged and dented.
Efrim
August 14th, 2012
10:51 am
I’m wondering if Wren feels more willing to trade one of those 2… we already have a “surplus” of young, struggling pitching.
If Dempster agrees to the deal, Delgado is already gone.
I think Wren will be forced to trade one of the two if he wants an impact player in one of the three positions of need(CF, LF, SP).
phil
August 14th, 2012
10:55 am
Hinske may be planning to hang em up, but he owed it to the team to keep his fat backside in shape so that he could contribute something other than outs this year. I love the guy, but his usefulness appears to be at an end unfortunately.
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
10:56 am
richbrave,
Or Johnson wrangles a really nice 2-year deal coming off the bench? I’m not sure there’s a strong market for a 35 year-old bench guy wanting to transition to a starting role.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
10:57 am
VaBraves – I could see them getting a RH hitting Lfer and mving Prado back and forth between LF and 3B and platooning at third with Francisco and in LF with whoever they get..
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
10:58 am
Reed Johnson and David Ross need to be resigned.
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
10:59 am
Speaking of Dempster, he was crushed again last night by the Yankees.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
10:59 am
Ross, Janish, Pastornicky, Francisco, Johnson would be a good bench for next season.
TennesseePaul
August 14th, 2012
11:00 am
except for the fact that he wasn’t good early on.
It’s the case with most pitchers, even when young. When they first come back, they aren’t as good as they were. Some regain all their mojo and carry on. But just because he’s healthy enough to pitch doesn’t mean he’s going to be dominate right away.
Some notable pitchers who came back fairly “early” and what they did in their first 10 starts (7 for Zimmerman, the season ended before he got 10 starts)
_________________age_W-L__ERA_IP/GS
AJ Burnett....... 27 1-5 4.53 005.2
Erik Bedard...... 25 1-2 4.60 004.2
Edinson Volquez.. 26 3-3 4.99 004.2
Jordan Zimmerman* 24 1-2 4.94 004.1
Adam Wainwright.. 30 4-5 4.45 005.2
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
11:01 am
Lew, I’m sure Prado wants to stay put in one position or the other (preferably third). I think he’d like to re-establish himself in the infield, and I think that’s where he has greater value to the club. But Wren may have other thoughts, of course.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:02 am
Speaking of Dempster, he was crushed again last night by the Yankees.
And I’m loving every bit of it.
Ross, Janish, Pastornicky, Francisco, Johnson would be a good bench for next season.
It would be… however, some would say that another LH bat is needed, even though our lineup is predominantly LH.
Efrim
August 14th, 2012
11:03 am
When they first come back, they aren’t as good as they were. Some regain all their mojo and carry on. But just because he’s healthy enough to pitch doesn’t mean he’s going to be dominate right away.
Exactly. Which, as we have all been saying, means Wren shouldn’t count on Beachy for 2013.
DS1
August 14th, 2012
11:09 am
Heyward, David Wright, FF, Uggla, Mac
A modern day murderers row!
Efrim
August 14th, 2012
11:10 am
Heyward, David Wright, FF, Uggla, Mac
Hah! I can’t imagine Sandy Alderson not re-signing Wright. He is the Mets right now. There is nothing else to get excited about position player wise. Wright, the starting rotation and a sprinkle of Ruben Tejada and Ike Davis.
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
11:12 am
My (optimistic, as usual) opinion:
Hudson – Comes back strong after bone spur cleanout – pretty solid #1
Maholm – good #2
Hanson – Who knows?…good mid to lower rotation guy, OR continues to gain strength in shoulder and learn to adjust style, OR coould be traded or disabled.
Minor – Continues to learn and develope – solid #3
Delgado – Continues to develop – Good #4/5, maybe #3, OR traded
Teheran – Developes into #1 we hope…or doesn’t…or is traded.
Sheets – May fade, may or may not be re-signed for another year.
Medlen – Continues to be valuable as starter or in BP.
Beachy – Back around mid-year…effectiveness unknown.
I also believe Wren will make at least 1 significant acquisition, which could be an ace/#1 starter.
May be an outfielder (Bourn or otherwise) or possibly 3B.
jeffrey d
August 14th, 2012
11:13 am
Maholm – good #2
hee hee
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
11:14 am
Dempster and Greinke have both been pretty ugly with new teams…just saying…
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
11:16 am
jeffrey d – Maybe a bit optimistic on projection of Maholm by me…Hopefully we pick up a true ace/#1, making Maholm our #3 at best.
richbrave
August 14th, 2012
11:16 am
Jeff R;
REED would be better as MATTY D’s replacement. I just don’t know if he’ll go for it. He should be resigned though. We need him.
richbrave
August 14th, 2012
11:19 am
Efrim
August 14th, 2012
11:03 am
When they first come back, they aren’t as good as they were. Some regain all their mojo and carry on. But just because he’s healthy enough to pitch doesn’t mean he’s going to be dominate right away.
Exactly. Which, as we have all been saying, means Wren shouldn’t count on Beachy for 2013.
Like MEDLEN this season, I don’t think BEACHY is fully himself until the 2014 season. However, he can be effective in the second half of 2013.
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
11:19 am
Exactly richbrave we need good benchpeople
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
11:19 am
richbrave,
I think Wren really wants to keep Johnson. I’m sure he’ll make a serious play to keep him.
DAP
August 14th, 2012
11:20 am
juan fransisco is trade bait.
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
11:22 am
Dempster and Greinke have both been pretty ugly with new teams…just saying…
I’d rather not see either in a Braves’ uniform next season. Dempster, because he’s not as good as this season’s numbers (until recently). And Greinke because I still think that his price tag will be far over his value.
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
11:23 am
As per the list above……re: Raleighbrave…….could one infer you are suggesting Mr. Hanson could or should be dealt?
George
August 14th, 2012
11:24 am
Good morning all
SD is a no good team, the kind of team we need to beat, not need to beat must beat. MINOR has been so good lately, WHAT HAPPENED? FREDI just doesn’t get it, we are running out of games to catch the NATS. To bad you can’t fire a guy who is 66-49. FREDI will lose the play-in game. We need to win division.
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
11:25 am
George, please. You’re giving me a headache.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:25 am
Hudson – Comes back strong after bone spur cleanout – pretty solid #1
Maholm – good #2
Hah! Huddy is a #2 right now… and aging. Maholm is pitching like a #2 right now, but I think he’s more of a #3/4.
Teheran – Developes into #1 we hope…or doesn’t…or is traded.
Don’t think he’s traded. To do so would be admitting that he was overhyped.
juan fransisco is trade bait.
Don’t think he’s that valuable… though I wouldn’t mind him being traded.
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
11:27 am
Dare I mention Derek Lowe’s relief work for NYY last night? Four scoreless and one year ago…..lol
Lew
August 14th, 2012
11:29 am
JeffR — You think Prado wants that based on what? Have you heard Martin say he wanted tyo only play infield (or third base)? Have you ever seen him refuse to move somewhere else when needed?
Nope, you see Martin doing everything he can to help the team and if that means learning a new position, he’s not only been willing, but puts in the time to become pretty damned good whereever he plays .
If they decide that’s the best move for him, what you’ll see is Marttin with two gloves in his locker and doing one hell of a good job at both positions.
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
11:31 am
Lew,
It was reported a while ago that Prado said he wanted to return to the infield at some point. I think Prado is a gamer and will play wherever. But I think he wants to return to the infield, if possible.
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
11:32 am
As you have testified Lew…..Martin, by all accounts is the consumate pro.
Juan
August 14th, 2012
11:32 am
Jekyll and Hyde Offense is the problem for this team snce April…here the definition:
tale of a Baseball Players who takes a potion which turns him from a mild-mannered hitter to a Baseball Players into a homicidal maniac Hitter.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
11:33 am
JeffR – And platooning at third would put him in the infield – at least when LHP starts the game.
I think many here need to realize that Martin’s versatiltiy os an asset and an assett that the Braves will continue to exploit when they need to. Martin is never going to play one position and one position only. Bank on it.
Jeff R
August 14th, 2012
11:34 am
Lew, you may be right.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:36 am
What sucks about our lineup going forward is life without Chipper. Our best 3 hitters are all left handed. Uggla needs to earn his paycheck going forward and do what was expected. Next season it looks like we’ll have Heyward, Freeman, and McCann all bunched up. Unless we add another RH middle of the order bat who actually produces to break them up.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:42 am
It’s pretty sad that Uggla doesn’t even have a 400. SLG%
phil
August 14th, 2012
11:44 am
At the present rate, Francisco will be number three on that list of the three best left handed hitters….Mac can be 4th.
and this assumes they’re not facing a worn out, retread lefthander who will dominate us with ease most nights…..
MFin04
August 14th, 2012
11:45 am
Not looking good for Braves fans after last night, still struggling against lefties and on Mondays. It does make you wonder why in the world you would trade for Reed Johnson? I mean no point in getting a guy to hit lefties…if you don’t play him against lefties. Someone in the lineup has got to suck against lefties where you can plug RJ into the lineup, right?
Lew
August 14th, 2012
11:45 am
JeffR – What it does is to give Frank Wren options – always a good thing. Makes it possible for him to add any number of pieces depending on who is available in whatever deal he can best make.
DAP
August 14th, 2012
11:46 am
“jekyll and hyde offense” can describe every major league baseball team, except maybe the ones who always suck.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:46 am
Dan Uggla makes Alfonso Soriano look like a beast. ONly reason Soriano is considered horrible and so on is cause of his salary, but hey he’s 36 years making 18 million a year but atleast he’s slugging 490 and hitting over 260 with 20+ homers right now.
phil
August 14th, 2012
11:46 am
Uggla, much like a Francoueur, won’t make adjustments because of a pea-sized brain….
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:48 am
I defended Uggla for most of the season but gave up on that about a month ago. His solid OBP isn’t enough to try and defend him anymore.
MFin04
August 14th, 2012
11:48 am
Gotta win the next 3 to keep this thing close. And for the love play Reed Johnson. Heck play Matt Diaz too, can’t do any worse than last nights performance.
Efrim
August 14th, 2012
11:50 am
Next season it looks like we’ll have Heyward, Freeman, and McCann all bunched up. Unless we add another RH middle of the order bat who actually produces to break them up.
I think the plan will be to add another RH hitter with power. We’ll see what happens.
It does make you wonder why in the world you would trade for Reed Johnson?
He should get a start tonight, and it should be for Heyward and not Chipper Jones. Chipper can rest tomorrow night vs. Volquez with Francisco playing 3rd base. We need Chipper in the lineup vs. LHP.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
11:53 am
Actually Soriano has more homers than any Brave right now, and only Freeman has more RBIs and Chipper has a higher Slugging. Pretty surprising that the Cubs still can’t trade this guy even when there willing to eat over 90% of the money.
It would be safe to say that the Braves would have a handful more wins if Prado was at 2nd base and Soriano was in LF. If you would have told me this beore the season I would have said your on drugs. It still sounds silly but the stats don’t lie.
Juan
August 14th, 2012
11:54 am
LeftyRighty offense is not the Problem….Look at that game saturday agains the Mets & Santana…in two inning we score 9 run and then Nada, zipp the next 7 inning agains Righty….wow
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
11:55 am
It’s OK George…..most of what you said above is just a common refrain and, even “tipping the hat,” in the opponents favor has lost much….if not all its lustre. It’s just about winning games now and I am sure this is what the Braves ‘Brain Trust’ endeavors along with all the other sane protocols necessary…..rock on George, just use earplugs on occasion.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
11:58 am
Soriano is also hitting in Wrigley Field with 36 games (about 20% of their games) against such stalwart as the Stros and the Brewers. And as to his “resurgent” season? Bout time. Only took him several years and tens of millions of lost dollars to get to that point.
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
11:59 am
Capt.Mudd – Hanson COULD be traded, although I feel it is less than 50% chance this off season. Should he be? Not sure. Pretty good arguments both ways. I’ll be satisfied with whatever Wren decides, as he has much more real information than I do.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
12:00 pm
Lew
I know, I’m half kidding. I was just kinda amazed at the numbers Soriano has produced when I looked.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
12:02 pm
Actually, Soriano (aside from salary in Chicago) really hasn’t been all that bad offensively. Not nearly as many HR as prior to Wrigley, but he’s had fairly solid offensive numbers. He probably takes a lot of shots because fo the Cubs continued futility and his outrageous contract.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
12:05 pm
Does anyone feel like Hanson is following the path of Jurrjens? Cause it would seem like we might try and trade him this offseason. While the Braves probably view him as a top of rotation guy still and him being young our price will be high. We will say no to all offers and then watch Hanson get worse in 2013 leading to possibly becoming a non tender guy after the season.
Hanson is looking at a estimated salary around 3 million in 2013 and then another salary jump in 2014 with his track record from earlier year likely to be around 5-6 million.
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
12:09 pm
Let Sheets walk, non-tender Jurrjens, and trade Hanson. Hanson at this point just seems like a ticking time bomb.
Then we have Hudson, Maholm, Minor, Delgado, Melden, Teheran. But we can go after a top of the rotation pitcher in the offseason which most consider a need. Hanson still could land us a decent package, 2-3 solid prospects to help trade for a #1/2 pitcher.
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
12:14 pm
Man….what a thought….If things work out ideally tomorrow’s Powerball drawing……that is, my ticket contains ‘em all…..yeah, “The Kahuna,” I shall purchase Sorianos’ complete set of home ‘hitting’ videos for Uggs. Later!
Veer
August 14th, 2012
12:15 pm
Today will be a key start of Hudson. It will give us an indication as to where he is. We will know today if the guy is really finished or not
Capt.Mudd
August 14th, 2012
12:17 pm
@raleighbravefan…..thanks for your reply….agree
Veer
August 14th, 2012
12:18 pm
Some her pointed out that Beachy is the hardest working out person in the ballclub well I have to disagree and say that Dan Uggla is the hardest working out guy we have on our club. Beachy’s thighs even can’t match Uggla’s Biceps thats how dedicated of a worker Uggla is.
Jimmy
August 14th, 2012
12:20 pm
Efrim – Yeah I was looking at the Wild Card standings wrong. You were right. Thanks for pointing that out.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
12:20 pm
I might have missed this earlier, but with DLowe being signed by the Yanks, are we still paying the pro-rated portion of his salary til years end? Or do we get to keep it?
2-3 solid prospects to help trade for a #1/2 pitcher.
Don’t need to trade for our #1/2… just sign him from FA. Zack Greinke.
DAM
August 14th, 2012
12:22 pm
If Sheets is healthy and pitching well, I’d sign him to an incentives-laden deal. He’s dominant when he’s healthy.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
12:22 pm
veer with yet more cutting edge observations.
keylargo
August 14th, 2012
12:28 pm
It’s hard to deny a .235 AVG/.308 OBP/.434 SLG. He’s gotten robbed plenty, sure, but you can’t blame everything on that…Just hasn’t been a good year for him, but I’ve really got no reason to think he can’t bounce back next year…
And I’ll tell you—you’re not as annoying as keylargo when it comes to the weight thing… McFann
Let’s see, I so tough on McCann because he has declined every year since 2008. If you really wanted to be tough on him you could say he had his best year in 2006 and everything since has been in declinel
And you agree he has been horrible this year and all he needs to do is to get his numbers back up to his career averages, which have declined every year since 2008.
So, as of today all big mac needs to do in the remaining 47 games is:
pick up 46 points on his Batting Average
pick up 45 points on his OBP
pick up 47 points on his sLG
Pick up 92 points on his OPS
And he’ll be back up to his career AVERAGE, not career highs.
And for the record I’ve never said he needs to lose weight. He needs to lose body fat. I could care less if he weighs 240 as long as it is not 25% fat.
Waffle House or Bust
August 14th, 2012
12:30 pm
This is why I don’t get too excited for the Braves. How do you lose to the Padres in August? Hope everyone is ready for another Atlanta Braves fall of failure.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
12:33 pm
keylargo – and I’m certain that neither Mac nor anyone else cares what you think of BMI. You’ve approached (and threaten to exceed) Robertian levels with your obsession on Mac’s conditioning.
I seriously dounbt that you could even vaguely cope with the rigors Mac deals with daily no matter what your BMI..
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 14th, 2012
12:37 pm
I could care less if he weighs 240 as long as it is not 25% fat.
Couldn’t care less…
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
12:41 pm
Veer – (are you and lower case veer the same person. If so, are you schitzophrenic…or maybe bipolar? just wondering)….RE Huddy…Option #3…Maybe the bone spurs, which he will get corrected this winter, are bothering the dickens out of him…HUM
TennesseePaul
August 14th, 2012
12:41 pm
This is the kind of range Freeman needs…
“[Former Cincinnati scout Tyler] Jennings’ most enduring memory came during a state playoff game, when [Billy] Hamilton raced across the diamond from his shortstop position and made a diving catch on the foul side of the right-field line. The ball was located about midway between the first-base bag and the foul pole.”
–Jerry Crasnick
Arkansas Transplant
August 14th, 2012
12:42 pm
This off season moves…
Let JJ walk
Sign Greinke
Trade Hanson, Gilmartin and Salcedo for Justin Upton.
Move Prado to 3rd
Rotation before Beachy return would be;
Greinke, Hudson, Malhom, Minor and Delgado/Medlen/Teheran
And after return;
Greinke, Beachy, Hudson, Malhom and Minor/Medlen/Delgado/Teheran
Sign or trade for a CF.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
12:42 pm
This obsession with weight in this society is starting to get out of hand. Pretty soon, if it continues in this direction, they will use BMI and weight to decide if you should live, die or get medical help. Just like the lines in a Coheed and Cambria song – “Line em up against the wall – they are of no use to you and it’s time for the curing”.
Brave New World my fat ass. It’s getting scary out there.
UKUGA
August 14th, 2012
12:43 pm
So, who are we mad at today?
Arkansas Transplant
August 14th, 2012
12:43 pm
Maybe replace Myers’ name in place of Upton..
brian
August 14th, 2012
12:47 pm
I still do not think you can call Teheran overhyped at this point. Has he had a big setback this year and a disappointing season? YES. The hype though comes from his ceiling and what he did at AAA last year at such a young age. He is in a funk and will greet the offseason with relief. Some time o clear his head and then he needs to work with a Braves pitching instructor to nail down his mechanics making the subtle adjustments to hide the ball better, get better movement and control of his fastball, etc. Next year will be a huge year one way or the other for Teheran.
Murph
August 14th, 2012
12:48 pm
So, who are we mad at today?
Seems to be mainly an anti-Uggla kind of Tuesday thus far, with a sprinkling of BMac-hatred mixed in.
Lew
August 14th, 2012
12:49 pm
Yes, replace Upton with Myers – Santa doesn’t mind you changing your wish list – especially this early in the season.
brian
August 14th, 2012
12:51 pm
Cunningham will not be the BRaves starting CF next spring unless everything else falls through
Juan
August 14th, 2012
12:51 pm
LOL… Lew….good one
brian
August 14th, 2012
12:53 pm
Braves will acquire an ace or a #1 pitcher at the least in the offseason
Arkansas Transplant
August 14th, 2012
12:55 pm
preferably through FA.
George
August 14th, 2012
12:56 pm
Should we start a pool as to when DOB will work again?
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
12:56 pm
I like our chances at adding a top pitcher threw trade, signing Zack Grienke would be like signing Michael Bourn, very unlikely.
Doesn’t matter how much Zack likes Atlanta, money talks. I’m willing to bet our top offer will easily be outbid by a team with deeper pockets. If the Brewers have already offered a contract over 100 million with a 20+ mil yearly salary imagine what the richer teams might offer. Were a dark horse at best in this situation.
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
12:56 pm
Waffle – You may or may not know a lot about football…Baseball, not so much.
Arkansas Transplant
August 14th, 2012
1:00 pm
Were a dark horse at best in this situation.
I’ll take that over no involvement what so ever.. which has been the case way too often the last few years.
raleighbravefan
August 14th, 2012
1:02 pm
I’m not in love with Greinke…I’m just not. Minority opinion, I’m sure.
Venice Jim
August 14th, 2012
1:03 pm
Ooh, ooh…
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Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on ‘Welcome Back, Kotter,’ dies at 63, friends say
Tomahawkin
August 14th, 2012
1:03 pm
VaBravesFan
“We will have a worse team on paper next season”
You can’t make that statement with 8 months left til Next April…No telling what will happen in the offseason….
George
August 14th, 2012
1:04 pm
Waffle House or Bust
August 14th, 2012
12:30 pm
This is why I don’t get too excited for the Braves. How do you lose to the Padres in August?
**********************
This a good question. We should have beaten this team easely it should have been a sweep. You gotta beat the bad teams.
George
August 14th, 2012
1:04 pm
Waffle House or Bust
August 14th, 2012
12:30 pm
This is why I don’t get too excited for the Braves. How do you lose to the Padres in August?
**********************
This a good question. We should have beaten this team easely it should have been a sweep. You gotta beat the bad teams.
DAM
August 14th, 2012
1:04 pm
raleigh — I would also prefer not to spend a ton of money on Greinke.
brian
August 14th, 2012
1:04 pm
I agree with the thinking that the pitcher will be acquired through a trade. LF will likely be a platoon of Reed Johnson and Francisco. CF will be more difficult to address – either through a trade such as Bourjos or Span, etc. or a free agent such as Victorino. I do not see the Braves going for the often injury Ellsbury for 1 year then watching him walk in free agency.
I still would love to see the Braves acquire Jon Lester to head up our rotation – a 1/2 of Lester and a healthy Beachy would be incredible next September. Minor and Maholm 3/5 or 5/3 then we have Hudson, Hanson, Teheran, Delgado, and Medlin to fill the 4th spot – whoever is not traded
George
August 14th, 2012
1:04 pm
sorry double post
Veer
August 14th, 2012
1:04 pm
Can’t belive we lost to the lowely Padres. The 7 game set over the 2 week period i thought was like gold mine where we would go 6-1. Division is probably out of the question now. If we can’t take care of San Diego then the Dodgers/Giants/Nationals stretch might kill us
VaBravesFan
August 14th, 2012
1:08 pm
Regardless of how well Sheets I wouldn’t be a fan of resigning him. Of course I wouldn’t mind if it was a incentive based contract with very little gaurenteed, so I’m sure another team will risk more. Also don;t we have enough starters?
We are pretty dead set on adding a top of the rotation pitcher still, and Hanson looks to be trade bait. If we were to keep Sheets we’d have these options still.
Hudson, Maholm, Sheets, Hanson, Minor, Delgado, Medlen, Teheran
We’ll try and trade Hanson for prospects and then maybe flip those prospects plus Delgado for someone like James Shields. That’s just an example, but something like that could happen. I think Maholm’s option is a no-brainer at 6.5 million unless they need that money for a different move. Regardless we still have alot of depth going forward even if most of our options are young and considered backend rotation guys.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 14th, 2012
1:09 pm
Lew Pretty soon, if it continues in this direction, they will use BMI and weight to decide if you should live, die or get medical help.
Ain’t that the truth…
Murph Seems to be mainly an anti-Uggla kind of Tuesday thus far, with a sprinkling of BMac-hatred mixed in.
So, basically just a typical day…
DAP
August 14th, 2012
1:10 pm
ralieghbravefan I’m not in love with Greinke…I’m just not. Minority opinion, I’m sure
maybe, maybe not. im with you. actually, im not interested in trying to sign any ace pitcher, period. its fine to try and trade for a top of the rotation arm, but dont waste free agent money on an ace. teams like the braves dont sign aces, they make them. we need to focus on making an ace, making star position players, and use free agency to compliment.
Tomahawkin
August 14th, 2012
1:11 pm
Veer
“Can’t belive we lost to the lowely Padres. The 7 game set over the 2 week period i thought was like gold mine where we would go 6-1. Division is probably out of the question now. If we can’t take care of San Diego then the Dodgers/Giants/Nationals stretch might kill us”
We Are Not Catching The Curley W’s…Only way that happens is if we lose 1 game to them in our head to head matchups the rest of the way, and we all know that since 2009, The Nats have owned us in August and September games…
Get ready for that loss in that stupid 1 game WC elimination
And The Padres almost took the Pirates to the Woodshed, they are not as bad as they look and cant be overlooked
Tomahawkin
August 14th, 2012
1:13 pm
Something needs to be Sacrificed to get Struggla going again! For real this time…Maybe a whole chicken bucket from KFC?
Where are all the People at who were Ooohhhhing and Awwwwing over Struggla’s Monster S. Training hitting Homers against AA pitchers, thinking it would last the whole season???
kenhotlanta
August 14th, 2012
1:14 pm
Speaking of Horshack, whatever happened to Gabe Kaplan? He kinda disappeared after Kotter ended.
Arkansas Transplant
August 14th, 2012
1:14 pm
but dont waste free agent money on an ace.
That money will be spent and I hardly see it being a waste if you sign an ace and still are able to hang onto your top prospects. I mean, if you sign an ace, odds are, he’ll retain his worth for the entire length of his contract. As far as making an ace, I doubt we’ll be able to accomplish that by next season, and as far as trading for one.. well then making one is even going to be harder given the fact you just traded a future one to acquire a present one.