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Jeff R
November 4th, 2012
10:50 am
On a different note, I am watching the Astros uniform unveiling, so my thought provoking topic of the day is … what do you guys and gals think of them and with them moving to the AL West, what are your thoughts on the new era of baseball coming next year starting with the change in the inter league schedule because of the move?
I’ve never liked inter-league play. Used to enjoy the anticipation of two teams matched up in the World Series that hadn’t played each other in the regular season (could happen, if if not much yet). Also think that not having inter-league play makes the All Star game more interesting.
The Astros began as a NL franchise in 1962 (as the Colt .45s). That’s 50 years in the NL. That’s a lot of tradition the MLB is chucking to align the leagues.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
10:51 am
If Bourjos could be had for Salcedo, then that’s all the more reason we wouldn’t want him.
He’s an extra OF. THey already got their LH reliever. No need for EOF or JV
Greinke a flake…. sigh
And Grienke isn’t coming to Atlanta. Thankfully.
Yea. Our rotation is good enough. Which begs the question, why would we need to add some pitchers from outside the org next year? If Medlen (with all of 30 starts), Minor (with 1 good half-season), a 38yr old Huddy and 2 backend starters in Maholm and Hanson/Delgado are good enough for next season, why would we need to bring in a good pitcher for 2014? The 2 main guys (Medlen, Minor) should be better, and the 5th starter should be decent enough. Why not just add in Gilmartin or Graham and run with it? Why would we need to overpay one of those lousy SP on the market that winter or try to make a trade for one (though I doubt we could pull that off with our farm)
Bravedan
November 4th, 2012
10:54 am
Wonder which team makes a move first on the free agents available and which makes the first meaningful trade?
Jeff R
November 4th, 2012
10:54 am
Yea. Our rotation is good enough. Which begs the question, why would we need to add some pitchers from outside the org next year? If Medlen (with all of 30 starts), Minor (with 1 good half-season), a 38yr old Huddy and 2 backend starters in Maholm and Hanson/Delgado are good enough for next season, why would we need to bring in a good pitcher for 2014? The 2 main guys (Medlen, Minor) should be better, and the 5th starter should be decent enough. Why not just add in Gilmartin or Graham and run with it? Why would we need to overpay one of those lousy SP on the market that winter or try to make a trade for one (though I doubt we could pull that off with our farm)
Well, Wren may promote from within. I’d think that’s one of the key reasons for a farm system.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
10:54 am
Greinke is just way overhyped and will be way too expensive. Don’t even understand why you can’t see that. But I’ll give you oine thing – you aren’t a flip flopper. You decided Brienke and Bourjos were who you wanted and despite all indications that both are not what we need (for one reason or another) you dug your heels in and are steadfast as you can be – albeit totally wrong.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
10:55 am
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
Holy cow RT @si_mlb: Report: Josh Hamilton wants 7 years, $175 million http://on.si.com/YElLDV
Why did Rosenthal say he’d come to the Braves?
Jeff R
November 4th, 2012
10:58 am
Josh Hamilton will be a Brave when Greinke is one.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
10:58 am
Since Braves made exactly the qualifying offer to Bourn, that signals to me that he won’t be back.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:01 am
Just because they offered the qualifying offer doesn’t mean that they couldn’t work out a ong term deal with Bourn – that move merely guarantees us the pick if he leaves. It’s not a statement of how much they want him back.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:02 am
Basically to land any notable free agent were gonna have to pay more than we would like. We really are better off trying to fill needs threw trade. The free agent class is pretty weak, so the players who are just above average or good will be paid like there great.
A few guys we’ve mentioned many times are viewed as 4th OFers or just average everyday players by Keith Law. Angel Pagan, Shane Victorino, and Cody Ross.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:02 am
I strongly suspect that the Braves will sit back as the FA market shapes up and either pick up the last guy standing or trade with someone who signed a guy up the list and who no longer needs the CF they are replacing.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:06 am
Lew … if I understand the rules, the qualifying offer will cost the Braves their first round pick if they sign Bourn after he becomes a FA (which should happen next week).
If the Braves don’t ink him during the exclusive negotiating window (unlikely) they’re not going to sign him.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:08 am
Ken Davidoff of The New York Post ranked the top 30 free agents by value, with Michael Bourn topping the list. Davidoff predicts the outfielder will sign a five-year, $85MM deal with the Nationals. Here’s the latest from the only league Bourn has known as a big leaguer, the NL…
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#xSgrLewpJJhzYOg4.99
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:09 am
I see. from the over nights that BAS is starting to prototype his blog entrance schtick.
BAS … “F’ you everyone. What’s going on.”
I wish I’d have thought of it first.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:10 am
abeeeewright
teams don’t lose there draft pick when they sign there own free agent, that would be silly. The RedSox offered David Ortiz it, but then hammered out a 2 year deal after and didn’t lose there pick.
JoeFan
November 4th, 2012
11:11 am
Prediction Gattis will be in LF enabling Wren to make a major investment in CF or Wren continues along the same lines and opts for Cunningham in CF saving Libert Media millions.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:11 am
Keith Law on Josh Hamilton #3 Free Agent on his list.
Hamilton has the bat speed, the eye at the plate and the raw power to hit the way he did two years ago, when he won the AL MVP award. But while his bat is willing, his body is weak. He shouldn’t be counted on for more than 120-130 games per year, perhaps a little less if he is asked to play center field and a little more if he is allowed to play left or even DH part time to save the wear and tear on his body.
He could be an above-average defender if he plays left full time, but his bat is less valuable there than it would be up the middle. At the plate, he has 80 raw power (on the 20-80 scouting scale) with tremendous bat speed, although his approach has started to deteriorate the past two years. He looked particularly vulnerable to lefties who can spin something away from him in that span.
Hamilton should have been in line for a monster deal this winter, but major league scouts who went in to see him in September had to come away with reservations. His power was there, but he looked like more of a mistake hitter. He has some more 2010-like stretches in him, but I doubt he plays 150 games in any one season again. Since he’s an old 31 already, I’d be loath to go beyond three years.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:13 am
Cody Ross told WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford that he and the Red Sox never got close to a new deal during the exclusive negotiating period this week. “They had a ton of opportunities,” said the outfielder. “We talked about this back in July and we couldn’t work anything out up until the deadline. Now it only makes sense to listen to other teams.”
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:13 am
Keith Law on Nick Swisher #10 Free Agent on his list.
Swisher was very consistent over his four years in New York, posting WAR totals (FanGraphs’ version) between 3.2 and 4.1 in each season, with his OBP — his greatest asset as a hitter — also sitting in a narrow range. He is a patient, almost passive hitter who tries to get himself into fastball counts whenever possible and remains very good at laying off breaking stuff outside the zone. He is a legitimate switch-hitter, with more power when hitting from the left side but enough production from the right side to remain viable as a full-time regular.
On defense, Swisher is a solid-average glove in right field with an enough arm and can fill in on an emergency basis in center, although given his age, his defense will likely decline over the life of any contract. Players with this passive approach tend not to age well into their 30s, but his power and ability to hit from both sides make him attractive on a three-year deal, where he’d probably still be a league-average right fielder when it’s over.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:14 am
vabravesfan … once the guy becomes a FA, the Braves would be no different regarding draft pick than any other team (at least as I read the summary of the CBA).
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:15 am
Since he’s an old 31 already, I’d be loath to go beyond three years.
Agree. 3years, 16-17mil a year, maybe with a 4th year team option. Can’t see him doing that though. The Dodgers or Red Sox will overpay.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:18 am
abeeewright – I thought that thing about us losing a draft pick if he was a FA was not true.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:19 am
And if it is true, that’s just really stupid.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:20 am
I’m glad the nats are spending money and getting competitive, but they’re likely to regret the big contracts when their free agents approach obsolescence.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:21 am
abeeeewright
So for example your saying the must get a deal done with Bourn before the exclusive time runs out? But if not and he can talk to other teams if we still are able to resign him we’ll lose our draft pick, even tho he’s our free agent?
Cause the RedSox offered the qualifying offer to David Ortiz, which he declined… Then signed a 2 year deal to stay with the Red Sox and they did not lose a draft pick.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:22 am
abeeeewright
I really think your mistaken, it makes zero sense that signing your own free agent would cost a pick at any time.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:22 am
Lew … there was some discussion on the blog after Carroll posted this a few weeks ago. All evidence pointed towards my interpretation being correct. We’ll really know when it actually happens.
abeeeewright
November 4th, 2012
11:25 am
vabravesfan … It actually makes sense that the penalty for signing a free agent on the open market be the same for all teams. Otherwise, the home team continues to have an advantage in the open negotiation over the away teams.
ncgary
November 4th, 2012
11:27 am
i see we are in the future now
ooops
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:27 am
I can’t find anything about the Red Sox losing a draft pick.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:32 am
So now if Wren really does want to keep Bourn it doesn’t make any sense…. LOL Let’s overpay him and surrender draft choice at the same…
Efrim
November 4th, 2012
11:32 am
Red Sox don’t lose a draft pick for resigning Ortiz.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:34 am
Efrim
Is that only because he signed within that exclusive window?
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:35 am
Wow, I didn’t know that the Twins had a larger payroll than our Braves…
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:44 am
Just saw the new Nate Silver numbers for the election on Tuesday. Might have to go watch Fox News and see how bad the meltdown is.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:48 am
VaBraves – I wonder if Silver factors that into his model.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:49 am
I’d ove to see the schedule makers have the week prior to the election a By Week. Woiuldn’t that screw with them?
Lew
November 4th, 2012
11:50 am
By Week For the Skins that is.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:54 am
Lew
That would definitely screw things up, maybe it would get a victory for the 3rd party… LOL
Venice Jim
November 4th, 2012
11:54 am
From the Washington Post, Adam Kilgore’s take on the Nats’ off-season needs and desires (largely revolving around LaRoche):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/nationals-to-enter-a-whole-new-brand-of-free-agency/2012/11/03/5a34b8e4-25ed-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
11:56 am
Dang… I was hoping to root for the Skins today
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:07 pm
The actual Redskins game will effect me more, the whole election doesn’t matter either way we’re screwed. Well I don’t know, One thing I know for a fact is the only reason I’m working is cause of Obama.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
12:08 pm
OnlyBraves – This offseason is out to get you and destroy all of your dreams, isn’t it?
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:20 pm
Sure seems like it. Falcons (and Dawgs) are making it bearable.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
November 4th, 2012
12:22 pm
I was sorry to see that someone went berserk with his political commentary overnight, and that others can’t resist chiming in. I’ve seen other non-political blogs fouled up when the moderator didn’t nip this stuff in the bud. Hope things don’t go that way here.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:23 pm
I don’t know about yall but I tend to agree with what Keith Law says about all these free agents.
Webster
November 4th, 2012
12:25 pm
Does Jeff Baker have a future as a bench/role player next season? He can play LF, RF 2ND 3RD
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:33 pm
Webster
He’s pretty good vs LHP as well. But I doubt will invest in 3 players for the bench. David Ross is already gonna cost quite a bit for a back up. Have to figure Reed Johnson will be atop our bench list as well. I would expect it would take around 5 million total to bring both of them back. So I doubt will add another Million+ bench player.
Washington Nationals
November 4th, 2012
12:34 pm
The Braves signed Jordan Schafer? Well, there goes our 2013 season.
It’s over.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:37 pm
I don’t think Baker really helped his cause down the stretch. Plus with DRoss and Reed Johnson likely coming back (at a cost of 4-5mil I’d bet), I can’t see Frank adding him for another mil, as somewhat of a question mark.
Bench probably looks like this
Ross
Johnson
Mejia
Betemit/Francisco
Pastornicky/Janish/Theriot
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:41 pm
But this bench would be damn good.
Ross, Francisco, Johnson, Janish, Baker
Ross arguably the best backup catcher in baseball. Very good defense and bat for a backup, much better vs LHP
Francisco has the ability to play Corner Outfield and 3rd base and has monster power which is useful for the bench.
Johnson has the ability to play all 3 OF spots, solid bat with little power. Gritty player with solid speed and baserunning skills, and key pinch hitter.
Janish provides great defense at SS, and can play 3B and 2B as well. Primarily a defensive 1st player with offensive challenges. But important fill in if Simmons was to go down.
Baker is a lifetime bench player. Solid defender at 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF which is valuable. Good pinch hitter with solid pop. Has been really good vs LHP over his career.
George_George
November 4th, 2012
12:44 pm
Washington Nationals
November 4th, 2012
12:34 pm
The Braves signed Jordan Schafer? Well, there goes our 2013 season.
It’s over.
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AWW COME ON. JORDANS a good guy
kenhotlanta
November 4th, 2012
12:44 pm
Lew: I hope you are right about The Flyin’ Hawaiian, but more than one pundit or so-called expert has said the same thing, that his bat speed slowed and he’s now a 4th OF. I have always liked and respected him as an opponent.
Maybe Wren will go after somebody who is not even on the radar. That kid from Detroit, Little Miggy Garcia, looks like a keeper, but I seriously doubt he is available.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:45 pm
George
I hope my Redskins win. For what it’s worth the only reason I’m working and have a good job is cause of Obama. I got a job working at on the Portsmouth Navel Hospital project which is 3-4 year project. Stimulus Job, huge lift for me and my family. I actually can save money again.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:49 pm
I know those Falcons better not kick back today, they need to beat the Cowboys!!! I’d love to see Atlanta blow em out.
kenhotlanta
November 4th, 2012
12:49 pm
Hugo: I think it’s due to this being the most important election in our lifetime and, for once, many people really care and are passionate about who they put their hopes in. I don’t dicuss politics with anyone but my family, because it can ruin friendships, especially in these times. I just let my vote speak for me.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:50 pm
Francisco has the ability to play Corner Outfield and 3rd base and has monster power which is useful for the bench.
I’m not sure he could play corner OF… heck, can he play 1B? Janish is good for defensive purposes, I guess, but if Pastornicky can do anything at all with the bat (.250/.300/.340), I would probably go with him instead. Janish wouldn’t play SS more than every 15-20 games if Simmons stays healthy. Pastornicky can do that just fine. He’s a good player at 2B also.
If Simmons ever did get hurt, Janish would be a short flight away. Plus, I believe he won’t be back until mid April, so Pastornicky or another SS may get the job on opening Day.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:52 pm
I know those Falcons better not kick back today, they need to beat the Cowboys!!! I’d love to see Atlanta blow em out.
I hope so too… national stage tonight, we need to keep the winning streak going
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:52 pm
TOBF
I bet Pastornicky is the 5th bench man. I think we resign Ross and Johnson. Baker isn’t coming back.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
12:54 pm
I’m a diehard Skins fan, but a Braves fan only cause of TBS when i discovered the Braves around 10 years old. Good thing for TBS, if not for them I would have been a O’s fan LOL then probably switching to the Nats…
Mixxo
November 4th, 2012
12:57 pm
Atlanta teams are notorious for choking on the “national stage.”
Hope tonight is an exception.
Webster
November 4th, 2012
1:02 pm
Personally, I like Baker. Good to have to versatility. Rather have him than Fransisco. What kind of $$ wll Baker cammand?
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
1:04 pm
Mixxo
Well I definitely see game for the Cowboys as a must win. I could see em knocking off the Falcons, but I hope not.
George_George
November 4th, 2012
1:05 pm
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY MIXXO
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
1:07 pm
Webster
I rather have Francisco and his power. Baker has struggled the past 2 seasons but I still think he’ll get around 1 million cause of his vs LHP and his ability to play 5 positions. Baker made 1.37 million last season. I say he get’s between 800k and 1.1 million. Francisco is gonna make around 550k
Russell Bell
November 4th, 2012
1:08 pm
I was sorry to see that someone went berserk with his political commentary overnight, and that others can’t resist chiming in. I’ve seen other non-political blogs fouled up when the moderator didn’t nip this stuff in the bud. Hope things don’t go that way here.
For better or worse, the nation is infected with election fever.
I can’t tell if this election is really as important as the pundits say, or whether the media has simply convinced us that doomsday will follow the election if (fill in the blank candidate) wins.
Ratings matter more than facts.
There are other things going on in the world, but you wouldn’t know it if you only kept up with American news sources.
Couch Tater
November 4th, 2012
1:15 pm
uga, Bat – Had ‘em all the way. Just like when Chipper hit the walkoff against the Phillies…
a comeback from down six runs, topped off by the franchise legend. Then, he went silent and let the crowd take over, a talent that most broadcasters don’t seem to possess.
8 – 7. Listen to the call here…
http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/september/chipper-jones-walks-off-and-jim-powell-goes-nuts.html
and, Eli Gold’s call, last night..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0uCfZ98vf4
Disgusted
November 4th, 2012
1:23 pm
DS-1 @ 12:34 a,m.
How true. The truth hurts but it is what it is.
As for the Braves CF issues, I’d rather stay away from platoon types there is a reason guys are platoon guys. They are not that good or they would be MLB vs RH and LH.
Colvin and Rasmus have not been as good as they were supposed to be. Can they be better here???? What could our coaching staff do to fulfil the potential many though was there.
Now you could do worse, but can we coach these guys up??????
kenhotlanta
November 4th, 2012
1:25 pm
George_George: I agree, but FDR, Harry, Ike, JFK, and Reagan are not around anymore.
kenhotlanta
November 4th, 2012
1:29 pm
Couch Tater: I think UGA would have beaten Alabama last night but I guess we’ll find out at the Dome.
I used to love Eli Gold and Barney Hall (?) call the races on the radio eons ago.
Disgusted
November 4th, 2012
1:31 pm
I am a big Swisher fan but at the right price.
I cannot see us getting him. He is a good glove and is clutch.
I really could live with Torri Hunter for 2 yrs reasonable price.
George_George
November 4th, 2012
1:31 pm
Bat Masterson
November 4th, 2012
12:54 am
Yeah, well now you know how I felt in 2000/2004
I don’t need waking up. I’ve been paying attention all my adult life.
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
John F. Kennedy
35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 – 1963)
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Wish he were here now. The country needs someone like JFK.
Disgusted
November 4th, 2012
1:33 pm
I would not mind having Scott Baker back — say NO to Overbay.
Disgusted
November 4th, 2012
1:34 pm
We also have to point out that we need both Ross and Reed Johnson back too this off season.
They were important guys down the stretch.
George_George
November 4th, 2012
1:36 pm
Wish he were here now. The country needs someone like JFK
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Or any of those named by Ken AT 1:25 [really 12:25]
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:36 pm
I’d be surprised if Wren put an all Glove no Hit bench player on the 25 man. Prado proved in 2012 he was more adequate to backup SS in a pinch so why carry a Glove on the bench that would rarely get into a game. Certainly sending Janish up as a pinch hitter is a shade above sending Hanson up to pinch hit.
Hoping Wren fills bench with some bats, not gloves. Set the starting 8 correctly with versatile players and a couple of outfielders that can fill in at all 3 OF spots that are a defensive whiz and go from there.
Ross
Fransisco
Meija or Gattis
Shafer
Johnson
Lew
November 4th, 2012
1:37 pm
Re: The Election – I;ve been voting since the days of Nixon and never once have I felt that the choice was anything but the lesser of two evils – except fopr Carter and that sure didn’t go very well.
ken – Re: Victorino – I don’t know iif I’m right or not and am wish washy at best on signing him – however……I just don’t see that precipitous a drop off (though it could just be abd year – it happens) at age 31 unless there is an injury we didn’t know about. It;s not as if this was a trend we saw coming or that he’s 35 or 36. He could quite possibly have a come back year and should be good for a several year extension
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:41 pm
Put Prado at 3rd and let him be backup infield and outfield when needed and get a LF that can play the corner infield spots in a pinch and now the bench needs fewer defensive parts
Lew
November 4th, 2012
1:43 pm
You still would need a back up because Prado just can’t play two positions at the same time (though I have little doubt he’d at least try to and get ticked off at himself when he couldn’t do it as well as he’d like to). No way can he be the back up LF/3B, 1B, 2B, SS and still play 3B/LF full time.
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:45 pm
Your missing my point. There would still be other backups on bench, but those would not need to be gold gloves
Russell Bell
November 4th, 2012
1:45 pm
I;ve been voting since the days of Nixon and never once have I felt that the choice was anything but the lesser of two evils
Nicely put Lew.
If you watch TV news networks for 30+ seconds, you’d think the ‘end times’ are intimately linked with this election and that sweeping changes will commence when (who ever) is elected.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
The only reason it worked in September was due to having several extra players they could plug into the equation and the fact that with Simmons and Janish and Wilson out, we needed someone every now and then to play SS. But it would not have been possible without extra Outfielders available asnd Francisco to play 3B.
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
And Gwinnett is just down the road for bigger emergencies
Lew
November 4th, 2012
1:49 pm
Russell – Well, if nothing else there’s been a lot (moreso than usual) of the “If I say it loud enough and repeat it interminably then it will be true even if it really isn’t”, going around.
jeffrey d
November 4th, 2012
1:50 pm
Well thankfully the Braves picked up McCann’s option so George George won’t blow up Gwinnett.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
1:50 pm
Yeah – Gwinnett. Look how well that straegy has worked with outfield substitutes.
Sorry, but you need a strong bench IN ATLANTA. Anything else is just not going to work out.
George_George
November 4th, 2012
1:51 pm
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
And Gwinnett is just down the road for bigger emergencies
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Up the road. GWINNETT is northeast of ATL.
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:51 pm
You must have missed the bench I posted moments ago so I will post it again and maybe it will become more clear. I’m pretty old so I might not be as clear as when I was in my sixties
Ross
Fransisco
Schafer
Johnson
Meija or Gattis
Prado can fill in 1 or 2 innings a week or a month if needed. If someone gets hurt hurt pick up the phone and get someone to drive over to fill in longer
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:52 pm
November 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
And Gwinnett is just down the road for bigger emergencies
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Up the road. GWINNETT is northeast of ATL.
Down the road is a figure of speech sonny
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
1:53 pm
Maybe we could count on Prado and Pastornicky as the backups at Shortstop. But I rather just have Janish on the bench. He’s a great defender and is pretty close to the hitter Pastor is. But this is where spring training comes into play.
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:54 pm
George George thanks for being obnoxious anyway. Take your dog for a walk
George_George
November 4th, 2012
1:56 pm
Well outta here, Peanut needs walk then football. I picked ATS CAR, CIN, PIT, ATL. Have a good one y’all.
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
1:56 pm
I wouldn’t count on Jordan Schafer making the 25 man roster. I expect Wren to resign Reed Johnson, and it’s safe to say the Constanza is ahead of Jordan as well. Alot can change depending on how everything shapes out. But the closer Jordan is to the MLB roster the worse we are in my opinion. He’s just a speedy outfielder who can play defense but can’t hit a lick.
Lew
November 4th, 2012
1:57 pm
Well, Ross will get some time in – just like he always does and more than usual since he’ll likely be starting the first month.
Francisco can’t hit LHP, so not sure what good that does for a longer period of time like the month you mentioned.
Johnson only plays outfield. Mejia only plays firstbase so that wouldn’t make any difference with where Prado plays (unless Prado ends up being our LF) and Schafer? Lord, I hope we do much better than Schafer and certainly for extended periods of time.
You’re just going to need a middle infielder on the bench and that’s all there is to it.
jeffrey d
November 4th, 2012
1:58 pm
Bye George!
PuddyCat
November 4th, 2012
1:58 pm
I like Janish. He is a vacuum cleaner but would hit 8th on a girls slow pitch softball team
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
2:03 pm
Ross, Francisco, Janish, Johnson, Pastornicky is what will likely have on the bench. Of course I’m sure we’ll have a new catcher getting some time in during the 1st month, and our fly Jose Constanza who always seems to find his way on the roster during the season.
TheOnlyBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
2:09 pm
Janish on the bench…. could be okay, especially if Rev isn’t a good enough hitter. But, having Janish on the bench basically gives us a 4-man bench, and actually 3man since Fredi doesn’t use Ross frequently.
That’s why I’d rather have Rev or some other hitting middle IF
VaBravesFan
November 4th, 2012
2:12 pm
TOBF
Valid point, but lets see what Wren does first. Could change that opinion.
old man
November 4th, 2012
2:18 pm
You guys making veiled (and not-so-veiled) commentary on the election need to stop. Don’t you realize that whenever you–alone, in your infinite wisdom–say something even slightly opinionated (on either side), you are pissing off 30 or 40 people who have to bite their tongue and abide by the rules by not responding? It seems sort of selfish and thoughtless on your part. This is a highly charged time. Maybe a few months from now it will be OK.