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TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:00 am
minus the Rev part, of course.
Why not? Hit .325/.343/.427/.770 vs lefties in the minors… his low MLB average against lefties comes from a low BABIP.
Reed works too though…
DAP
December 11th, 2012
11:01 am
here is a link to the 1987 MVP voting results. i can understand murph not winning it, but 11th? he probably should have been at least 2nd, and dawson should have been the one finishing 11th.
P'cola Brave
December 11th, 2012
11:04 am
I agree with TOBF. Time to settle Prado into a position. I know he bounced around some last year but he wasn’t moving between two positions on a daily basis. If Wren can’t find a player suitable to handle most of the everyday needs in LF then find a LH platoon partner for Johnson.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:04 am
An acquisition of Bonifacio would be a waste of resources at this point.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
11:04 am
“A supoer utility speedster who can lead off.” Like Constanza, Durango, SChafer and Pie. More of the same with a tad more success at the big league level.
Murph – Not hate, just a realization that Andruw is no ,longer close to being the player he once was and were he still in Atlanta, everyone would expect him to be.
And exactly why would moving Prado back and forth between two positions be bad? Has he complained – ever? Has it ever affected his play? Is his ability to play multiple positions not one of his strengths? Much ado about nothing, IMO.
DAP
December 11th, 2012
11:07 am
oops, heres the link http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1987.shtml#NLmvp
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:07 am
We have quite a few options right now. Juan at 3rd, Gattis, Cunningham and Schafer.. and I’m sure a few more. Let’s not waste any resources on someone that may or may not improve this team and even then, we’re only talking marginally at best anyways.
ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
11:09 am
And exactly why would moving Prado back and forth between two positions be bad? Has he complained – ever?
Let’s see if he has the same stoic demeanor about it during his walk year. I’d wager his agent is discussing with him the state of 3B in the bigs, even as we speak. Will he make more money as a LF who hits 10 dingers, or as a near-.800 3B? It’s no contest.
Rick C
December 11th, 2012
11:12 am
“And exactly why would moving Prado back and forth between two positions be bad? Has he complained – ever? Has it ever affected his play? Is his ability to play multiple positions not one of his strengths? Much ado about nothing, IMO.”
I think it’s understandable that some might think it affected his play in 2011. He was constantly switching between LF and 3B that year. Though his 2012 season may have lessened some of those concerns.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:13 am
scoots beat me…. but more eloquently. He’s such a wordsmith!
Real Talk
December 11th, 2012
11:16 am
@Ncscoots totally agree!!!! martin wants the 3B job so he can make his contract that he deserves!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:17 am
Mark Simon @msimonespn
Got 20 responses to q asking where James Shields ranked among MLB starting pitcher right now. As high as 7th, as low as 25th. Avg: around 17
Ben Duronio @Ben_Duronio
@msimonespn Shields ranks 16 in fWAR since 2008
Very strong #2… Shields has 19.0 fWAR since 2008, Greinke has 28.5 fWAR and is ranked 5th. Two guys on the threshold of ace-hood.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
11:17 am
Prado’s 2011 problems were the result of a stapg infection in his leg and had nothing whatsoever to do with his moving between two poistions. Last year pretty well coinfirmed that – and the couple of years prior to moving to LF when he moved around.
scoots – Let’s see if he ever even hits Free Agency before we start projecting him as the next 3B star to cash in.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
11:18 am
staph infection – at least I was within a key of being right.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:20 am
Shields is 50th in ERA, 17th in xFIP. Greinke is 23rd in ERA, 4th in xFIP
ccrider
December 11th, 2012
11:22 am
Although, I applaud Frank Wren resigning Paul Janish, I wish he could be stashed at AAA( even at a cost of $900,000). He takes up a bench spot, day after day, that could go to a better hitter.
Prado proved to be an competent SS in the case of injury and short term( just until Janish could get on a plane and get to where ever the team is player).
It would open up a spot for another LHed Pinch hitter. I wonder how Lance Berkman’s legs on doing? He would have to come cheap and would be a good DH in interleague games( keep him as strictly a pinch hitter and DH for his legs health). Pagnozzi ( to start the season), Reed Johnson, Francisco, Meija, Berkman.
After McCann comes back, Berkman, Johnson, Meija, Laird,, Francisco
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:25 am
Wonder what type of deal Delmon Young is looking for? He might be an alternative if he came at a very low asking price with little commit.. he’s been pretty good as a career against left handed pitching.
Rick C
December 11th, 2012
11:25 am
If memory serves, Prado wasn’t playing too well before the infection though either. And if you look at 2010 for example, he played the vast majority of his time at 2B until Chipper tore his ACL. Then he basically spent all of his time at 3B. So he wasn’t constantly switching between two positions every other game. I can’t say with certainty if it was a factor or not, but I definitely think he put a lot of pressure on himself trying to learn LF while switching between several positions. Not unreasonable at all to think it may have been part of the reason for his poor performance that year IMO.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
11:25 am
It’s one thing to pencil Prado in for a LF/3B platoon, but as back up shortstop? I don’t think so.
ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
11:26 am
Let’s see if he ever even hits Free Agency before we start projecting him as the next 3B star to cash in.
Hey, if they can extend him at some team-friendly terms, I’m all for it. I’m only saying that his agent’s eyes are already wide, whether Prado’s are or not.
George_George
December 11th, 2012
11:26 am
Good morning all
AGREE 100% with below post. MARTEN has earned the right to know where he will be playing this year. He should be our 3RD BASEMAN. BTW FRANK please extend his contract now, don’t let him slip away.
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P’cola Brave
December 11th, 2012
11:04 am
I agree with TOBF. Time to settle Prado into a position. I know he bounced around some last year but he wasn’t moving between two positions on a daily basis. If Wren can’t find a player suitable to handle most of the everyday needs in LF then find a LH platoon partner for Johnson.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
11:28 am
So he put pressure on himself to learn to play LF (actually, he had prior experience). I would expect nothing less from Prado. However, that is a totally moot point considering he could have(and maybe should have) won a Gold Glove playing out there last year. I’d say that the learning curve was no longer an issue.
Again, I fail to see a problem.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
Problem with Berkman at this time, not so sure he could be used outside of DH and possibly a very limited time at first. He’d probably still come at pretty high price to only serve in those capacities.
Tumbledown
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
On the issue of integrity, how do top members of a university look themselves in a mirror after hiring Bobby Puketrino as their football coach? Likewise, how can parents trust Puketrino to guide their boys into becoming men at Western Kentucky?
Jumping off my soapbox, maybe we should ressurrect the pipedream discussion of acquiring Stanton. Much more exciting than considering Bonifacio.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
scoots – All agents are born with wide eyes. That’s why they have Opthalmalogists.
ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
then find a LH platoon partner for Johnson.
I think you guys really want to abandon the idea of giving Reed Johnson 400 ABs. A solution that includes that is no solution.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
Although, I applaud Frank Wren resigning Paul Janish, I wish he could be stashed at AAA( even at a cost of $900,000). He takes up a bench spot, day after day, that could go to a better hitter.
Don’t say that… Janish will be used to pinch-defend… and Laird will pinch-bench
I agree with ya.
Murph
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
Wonder what type of deal Delmon Young is looking for? He might be an alternative if he came at a very low asking price with little commit.. he’s been pretty good as a career against left handed pitching.
I’d sign him just so he could take out Holbrook… if he’s cheap enough it wouldn’t matter if he got bozo’d for the rest of the season.
Sweet, sweet revenge.
ccrider
December 11th, 2012
11:33 am
Lew, It would only be for the rest of the game that Simmons might be injured in. Where as, Janish on the bench instead of a good hitter is for the other 160 games. I see Prado playing 3 or 4 innings at SS once or twice a year, as small price to pay for a deeper bench the whole season.
Rick C
December 11th, 2012
11:33 am
Like I said, his 2012 probably lessened those concerns. Just making conversation man.
ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
11:33 am
Problem with Berkman at this time, not so sure he could be used outside of DH and possibly a very limited time at first.
So? Johnson covers all three OF spots and Janish covers middle IF. Berkman might be a little pricey (as might be all the FA guys who could be considered for the bench), but his defensive deficiencies don’t come into play for this particular bench.
raleighbravefan
December 11th, 2012
11:35 am
TOBF – Greinke also got an absurdly rediculous contract from a team with so much money, they don’t care.
ccrider
December 11th, 2012
11:39 am
Arkansas Transplant, I did say he would have to come cheaply, probably a AL team will sign him to a DH contract, but he would be VERY valuable as a DH, and Switch hitting pinch hitter to the Braves.
old man
December 11th, 2012
11:41 am
I’m sure these have been re-hashed before, but what have been the verdicts on these:
Corey Hart
David Murphy
I’m told Hart is a plus fielder, but don’t see that in stats. Murphy is a LHB, but he has reversed splits, and L versus R is very close.
What say you on these two, yeah or nay? Assume the trade price would be an appropriate level below Choo.
DAP
December 11th, 2012
11:41 am
scoots Will he make more money as a LF who hits 10 dingers, or as a near-.800 3B? It’s no contest.
i think its obvious to anyone in baseball by now that prado can play all of these positions. its not gonna change anything that he gets time at both 3rd and LF. in fact, it might help in free agency, if he also gets some games in at SS, 1st and 2nd base. no one is going to think prado is “just a left fielder” when he goes to free agency, no matter what.
Peter Beardsley
December 11th, 2012
11:42 am
The best statistical argument for Murphy I can think of is this: he has a career WAR above 40 (between 42.5 and 46.9, depending on your preferred method of calculation) and 2 MVPs. Show me another player who is (1) out of the game long enough to be eligible, (2) not linked to steroids or gambling, and (3) has an MVP who isn’t in the HOF.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:42 am
if he’s cheap enough it wouldn’t matter if he got bozo’d for the rest of the season.
My thoughts exactly.
So? Johnson covers all three OF spots and Janish covers middle IF
Two part timers and not to mention the one being well below average at the plate making up 2/5th of your bench, then add in Laird as catcher taking one of the last 3 spots leaving you with basically 2 spots to fill with guys that could take over full time in case of injury or an extended time as day to day and you want to add someone else that couldn’t be use in an extended time frame? I’m even a big Berkman supporter but at this point or at least the construction of this club right now leaves very little room for what he’d bring on the defensive side.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:44 am
VERY valuable as a DH, and Switch hitting pinch hitter to the Braves.
That I would not argue if we had an everyday LF or 3rd baseman depending on where Prado slotted.
George_George
December 11th, 2012
11:46 am
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:30 am
Although, I applaud Frank Wren resigning Paul Janish, I wish he could be stashed at AAA( even at a cost of $900,000). He takes up a bench spot, day after day, that could go to a better hitter.
Don’t say that… Janish will be used to pinch-defend… and Laird will pinch-bench
I agree with ya.
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LAIRD could PH if GATTIS is added to roster.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:46 am
I just think Delmon would have more value at this point. He’d supply the power from the right side plus if need be, could take over full time if there was an injury.
Efrim
December 11th, 2012
11:46 am
Prado puts up an .800 year at 3rd base and he will get a five year, $60 million dollar deal from some team even if he has a draft pick tied to him. 3rd base stinks around the entire MLB.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:46 am
Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS
justin upton looks like he’s staying in arizona for now. no progress in trade talks. http://cbsprt.co/URVlhH
Maybe next year he’ll be traded…midseason, maybe? Dude’s been shopped for what, the last 3 years?
DAP
December 11th, 2012
11:47 am
AT Wonder what type of deal Delmon Young is looking for? He might be an alternative if he came at a very low asking price with little commit.. he’s been pretty good as a career against left handed pitching.
delmon young caeer vs. LHP: .307/.341/.483.
cody ross career vs. LHP: .284/.353/.575
cody ross is better overall, and better vs lefties. if thats what you are looking for you are much better off with ross than young. maybe young would come cheaper, but youd get what you pay for, there.
ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
11:50 am
no one is going to think prado is “just a left fielder” when he goes to free agency, no matter what.
No one is going to want to give him monster 3B money when he’s played 60 games there in two-plus years. Just doesn’t work that way. His flexibility is not, repeat not, an asset when negotiating a FA contract.
TennesseePaul
December 11th, 2012
11:52 am
Will he make more money as a LF who hits 10 dingers, or as a near-.800 3B? It’s no contest.
That’s something he can negotiate in a contract. And he’ll have the added value of many positional skills. He’ll make his money based on all of that.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:52 am
TOBF – Greinke also got an absurdly rediculous contract from a team with so much money, they don’t care.
I know…. just some interesting to see how he compared to Shields, a pitcher that seemed to be much more wanted than Zack. He’s considered a near #1, Greinke was called a 3.
old man- I’d take Corey Hart over Murphy… and I’d trade Teheran if necessary. (don’t kill me guys!) .279/.343/.514.857 (128 OPS+) over the last 3 years and near .900 against lefties. Premium player.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:53 am
DAP, thing is.. Delmon might come on a one year with options for another There’s no way Ross would do a contract like that. I just don’t want to be tied down to multible years on a player that would basically serve as a bandaid. I say it would be much more logical to sign Delmon.
TennesseePaul
December 11th, 2012
11:56 am
His flexibility is not, repeat not, an asset when negotiating a FA contract.
Sure it is. And I don’t think there is a GM out there that doesn’t believe he can handle 3B on an every day basis because the Braves playing him everywhere. His agent would be negligent to scrub from his profile during negotiations the All-Star selection for his work at 2B.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
11:56 am
Pass on Young… Ross is better against lefties, and can actually defend a little. Young was worth -1.6 dWAR last season, played 226 innings in LF
ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
11:56 am
And he’ll have the added value of many positional skills
Teams do not often have a need to fill that requires “many positional skills”. Unless a team does have that need, there is no “added value” for that player characteristic.
unbelievable
December 11th, 2012
11:58 am
Delmon is 27 and will want multiple years. His problem is that he cant get on base and he is awful defensively. His new destination needs to be somwhere other than Atlanta.
BravePack(FreeFan)
December 11th, 2012
11:59 am
Got a tweet from the Braves yesterday saying they just received the Upton #2 player t-shirt at the CNN Braves clubhouse store. Called right away and ordered one to be sent to Illinois so I’ll be one of the 1st to be proudly representing outside of Atlanta. TOBF you want one?
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
11:59 am
TOBF, not looking for an everyday player nor a long term commitment that Ross would expect.
TennesseePaul
December 11th, 2012
12:01 pm
Teams do not often have a need to fill that requires “many positional skills”.
That isn’t the negotiating point…. that a team “needs” a player with “many positional skills”… it’s that they get a good 3B who also has many positional skills… i.e. All-Star ability no matter where he stands.
George_George
December 11th, 2012
12:01 pm
I just don’t get it, yesterday blog speed was good, today again it is as slow as Lew’s Vermont syrup.
DAP
December 11th, 2012
12:05 pm
scoots No one is going to want to give him monster 3B money when he’s played 60 games there in two-plus years.
i think youre wrong. im also not thinking he plays that few games at 3rd in 2012.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
12:07 pm
And Ross is notorious for starting the season hot and quickly cooling as the season progresses.
brian
December 11th, 2012
12:08 pm
What ever happened to the extending Prado talk?
George_George
December 11th, 2012
12:09 pm
BravePack(FreeFan)
December 11th, 2012
11:59 am
Got a tweet from the Braves yesterday saying they just received the Upton #2 player t-shirt at the CNN Braves clubhouse store. Called right away and ordered one to be sent to Illinois so I’ll be one of the 1st to be proudly representing outside of Atlanta. TOBF you want one?
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I think you might be a sick person to spend money on something like that.
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Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:09 pm
George_George – Nothing slow about Vermont Maple Syrup – it goes fast. Just ask richbrave and DBack Mac.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
12:11 pm
Personally on Prado, I’d like to see him everyday at 2nd.
George_George
December 11th, 2012
12:11 pm
Lew I ment pours slow, it is thick.
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
12:13 pm
Nothing slow about Vermont Maple Syrup
I can attest to that.. between the boy and wife.. I hardly got to enjoy much of it.
DAP
December 11th, 2012
12:14 pm
AT And Ross is notorious for starting the season hot and quickly cooling as the season progresses.
as opposed to young, who is notorious for being bad the whole time. :- )
i get your point, man. i suppose the braves could do worse than young if they are going to get a total non impact player for LF.
Peter R.
December 11th, 2012
12:15 pm
Eh, I disagree with you about Murphy and the HOF. If you let him in, then you might wind up trivializing it. 2100 hits just isn’t enough.
I really don’t like Ross enough to give him a 3 year contract. Swisher probably wants 60 million, which is too much money for him. A smart trade might work. The Braves were probably right not to take the bait on Revere and Span. The Braves must want more for Delgado and Teheran. They’re both valuable. One of them might wind up rotting the minors, but such is life. There’s really no one else out there in free agency unless they want Young. If they think Big Juan is ready, then they might as well give him a shot. Save some big bucks there. Plus, you never know with injuries in baseball.
CB
December 11th, 2012
12:15 pm
brian,I believe Wren stated he would not worry about extensions until after New Year.
Efrim
December 11th, 2012
12:15 pm
What ever happened to the extending Prado talk?
They will try, but a year away from free agency and it is going to cost the Braves a lot to extend him. Much more than I ever thought, I’ll admit.
O.M.G.
December 11th, 2012
12:16 pm
Lew do you have Scrapple up there to or are you to far north?
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
12:16 pm
TOBF you want one?
Not now
Prado and Mac probably more likely to hit FA, brian. With the contracts being handed out, plus the likelihood that both will be the best options at their position (Prado, if 3B) it’d be in their best interests to hit the market. Just have to decide who to give the big money to… I vote Prado.
I think that Prado would want to be 3B… the more I think about it. Sure, he’s a good LF, but so are Pence, Hart, Morse, Kubel, etc… There’s no one else to compete with him at 3B. No one.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
haha George at 12:09
CB
December 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
Lew, how does George George know how thick your syrup is? Could be letting it slip what his real moniker is.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
George_George – NO, actully it isn’t thick. You’re thinking of molasses. If it was thick, the sap wouldn’t run when there was still two feet of snow on the ground and the weather hovering around ten degrees.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:21 pm
CB – Nah, if he was someone I’d sent it to, he’d know it wasn’t think. He must be thinking of Mrs. Butterworth’s or Karo syrup.
George_George
December 11th, 2012
12:21 pm
O.M.G.
December 11th, 2012
12:16 pm
Lew do you have Scrapple up there to or are you to far north?
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Scrapple is so good, but fat content could kill you.
old man
December 11th, 2012
12:21 pm
Here’s Murphy Career and 2012:
carreer .285/.348/ .453/ .801
2012 .304/ .380/ .479/ .859
Corey Hart:
career .276/.334/ .491/ .824
2012 .270/ .334/ .507/ .841
TOBF, Teheran for Hart is not ridiculous (I might not do it) but were you saying you would deal Teheran for Choo. Who would you prefer, Choo or Hart?
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:21 pm
Thick, not think.
George_George
December 11th, 2012
12:23 pm
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
You are right Lew.
O.M.G.
December 11th, 2012
12:24 pm
George, I could live with that.
BlogMonitor
December 11th, 2012
12:25 pm
2:18am 2:22am 2:25am 2:36am 2:40am 2:59am………Ward must have been talking to himself Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
12:25 pm
Choo or Hart? Not really a wrong decision there! I’d probably prefer… umm… this is hard, umm Hart. Power bat to hit cleanup.
Prado,Uggla, Heyward, Hart, Freeman, Upton, Mac, Simmons
raffy
December 11th, 2012
12:28 pm
let’s bring Murph back and let him hit two more dingers so he has 400 – then he’ll get in
ccrider
December 11th, 2012
12:29 pm
TOBF, You really need to get off the trading Teheran bandwagon. He will get a chance in spring training to win the 5th starter spot, along with Delgado. I could even see Maholm getting traded in a trade for a LHer or a good prospect, if both show the progress the Braves have been waiting for.
That would leave even more money to go after multiple upgrades at the trade deadline(Shoo, Hart,), or going toward extensions to Prado and McCann(if he recovers to the old McCann)
Murph
December 11th, 2012
12:30 pm
let’s bring Murph back and let him hit two more dingers so he has 400 – then he’ll get in
Better plan than bringing in Bonifacio…
Arkansas Transplant
December 11th, 2012
12:33 pm
DAP, yeah I wasn’t looking at him as a difference maker, just more as insurance and serviceable as a LF. Plus, someone that we may not have to be commited to long term.
ccrider
December 11th, 2012
12:33 pm
Peter R. , Then Sandy Koufax wouldn’t belong either?
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 11th, 2012
12:38 pm
He will get a chance in spring training to win the 5th starter spot
Why? It appears that he still has some problems to fix, so I don’t see why he would be anywhere else but AAA. Delgado is our 5th starter, he was on a roll for early this season, then got sent down. He should be back as our 5th guy, imo. If we can get a premium piece for LF (we were promised premium players, haven’t gotten 1 yet) and the price is Teheran, I don’t see why we can’t pay that. For a premium player, who will likely net us a top40 pick at the end of the season, it seems like a pretty fair deal to me. Graham, Gilmartin, Wood are pitchers all getting ready and will be knocking on the door soon.
Murph
December 11th, 2012
12:38 pm
Anyone seen the new Superman trailer? Looks pretty awesome.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:41 pm
No Scrapple in VT, but being from Philly, I’ve had it frequently over the years. Good stuff, but like someone said – not great for your cholestoral.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:44 pm
TOBF – That’s just it – there’s a lot you just don’t see. Not everything is defined by WAR, xFIP or UZR.
Murph
December 11th, 2012
12:52 pm
I had scrapple for the first time this summer… pretty awesome.
Lew, where abouts in Philly are you from? My wife’s family is from out near Downingtown/Malvern. The Main Line.
Lew
December 11th, 2012
12:55 pm
Murph – I’m from Central Bucks, Co. – between Willow Gorve and Doylestown – little place called Jamison, though I went to school in the city.
amorelle
December 11th, 2012
12:59 pm
Maybe it’s because I discovered the Braves in 1981 on the SUPERSTATION while living in a tiny town in Kentucky and they were in the middle of their opening 13 game winning streak, but the very idea that Dale wouldn’t be in the HOF is ludicrous to most Atlanta fans. We had some crummy years while he was playing and he carried the team. We had some GREAT years, too, and he carried the team.
I watched every game for years – I mean EVERY game. I can remember the amazing duels with the Dodgers; I remember one when we were trying to win the division and it had been pouring rain and before the game, Ted Turner had a helicopter out on the field to dry it out.
I live in a tiny town in Illinois now and there are no Superstation games so I’m lucky if I get to see them on TV five times a year. It makes them a lot harder to follow, but I do. I love our recent teams, but no team will ever mean as much to me as those 80’s teams. I ALSO agree about our announcers. When it was Skip and Ernie and Pete they were nearly as popular as the players!
If Baseball is the All American game, and the All American player doesn’t receive its highest honor, something is wrong. And if by chance any of the Bondsroid group gets in, Baseball should be ashamed of itself.
NORRIS CHUCK
December 11th, 2012
12:59 pm
Rakuten Eagles To Sign Andruw Jones
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [December 11 at 8:49am CST]
Andruw Jones has agreed to play in Japan for the Rakuten Eagles, according to an Associated Press report (via ESPN.com). Nikkan Sports reported the agreement four days ago (via Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker). Jones, a client of the Boras Corporation, will earn $3.5MM or so assuming he passes his physical, according to Nikkan Sports.
Jones played for the Yankees in 2012, hitting 14 home runs and posting a .197/.294/.408 batting line in 269 plate appearances. The 35-year-old played both corner outfield positions and earned a $2MM salary. A right-handed hitter known for his success against left-handed pitching (.258/.357/.496 career batting line), Jones hit ten of his 14 home runs against southpaws in 2012.
The 17-year MLB veteran has 434 career home runs, ten Gold Gloves and five All-Star appearances. Though his production declined after he turned 30, Jones has still been worth 59.5 wins above replacement and could be considered a Hall of Fame candidate.
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ncscoots
December 11th, 2012
1:03 pm
i think youre wrong.
That’s cool, I can live with it.
im also not thinking he plays that few games at 3rd in 2012.
Mama Prado hopes you’re right, I bet, LOL.
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December 11th, 2012
1:06 pm
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George_George
December 11th, 2012
1:07 pm
amorelle
December 11th, 2012
12:59 pm
I do not agree with DALE and HOF, but the above is a true fan, a GREAT POST.
ccrider
December 11th, 2012
1:14 pm
TOBF, As Lew knows, the Braves believe in Teheran( as does Baseball America). They believe in Delgado. That is a combined 12 years of possibly two top 3 starters. WAYYY more value than any 2 one season players
Dan Schafer
December 11th, 2012
1:15 pm
DOB, HELP!! I just downloaded an update of the AJC App for my Iphone and you’re not accessible on it at all!!! Your not under “sports” and there is no more “blog” catagory. Could you look into this and possibly respond by e-mail?
keyLargo
December 11th, 2012
1:15 pm
(we were promised premium players, haven’t gotten 1 yet) and the price is Teheran, I don’t see why we can’t pay that.
You think we should give our best pitching prospect for the last 3 years for one year of Choo? Just isn’t what a cash strapped middle market team does to stay competitive.
You need to get a job to help you adjust to the real world. I bet Santa has an opening for Elves at the mall that would help you out.