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	<title>Comments on: Countdown swaps: Braves, Falcons, MeAngelo and Marge</title>
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		<title>By: wilsonspersonalblog</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/10/20/countdown-swaps-braves-falcons-meangelo-and-marge/comment-page-2/#comment-73120</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] midnite . October 20th, 2009 4:42 pm. Jeff, you must nailed your head with a ball “peen” hammer. The secret weapon of choice of most outlaw biker gangs(because it&#8217;s not considered a weapon). Link; Report this comment. Suck it Nerd &#8230;.. Medlin could become the closer if he can cut down on walks or trade with Kansas city sending Kelly Johnson,Medlin and Minor league dh Cody Johnson and his Dave Kingman power to the royals for their closer Soria.pick up a journeyman middle &#8230;More Here [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] midnite . October 20th, 2009 4:42 pm. Jeff, you must nailed your head with a ball “peen” hammer. The secret weapon of choice of most outlaw biker gangs(because it&#8217;s not considered a weapon). Link; Report this comment. Suck it Nerd &#8230;.. Medlin could become the closer if he can cut down on walks or trade with Kansas city sending Kelly Johnson,Medlin and Minor league dh Cody Johnson and his Dave Kingman power to the royals for their closer Soria.pick up a journeyman middle &#8230;More Here [...]</p>
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		<title>By: LuisG</title>
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		<dc:creator>LuisG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Jeff Schultz. I just watched a video on youtube which shows you scoring a goal against the Atlanta Trashers. That was a pretty nice goal (the video says it was a 190foot goal). Other than being your first goal of the season, that was an amazing feat!

Just kidding, I knew it wasn&#039;t you. I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szwjh4ogCkM</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Jeff Schultz. I just watched a video on youtube which shows you scoring a goal against the Atlanta Trashers. That was a pretty nice goal (the video says it was a 190foot goal). Other than being your first goal of the season, that was an amazing feat!</p>
<p>Just kidding, I knew it wasn&#8217;t you. I hope you enjoy it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szwjh4ogCkM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szwjh4ogCkM</a></p>
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		<title>By: ugg boots</title>
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		<dc:creator>ugg boots</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>he pen will have Moylan and either or neither Soriano and Gonzalez.Medlin could become the closer if he can cut down on walks or trade with Kansas city sending Kelly Johnson,Medlin and Minor league dh Cody Johnson and his Dave Kingman power to the royals for their closer Soria.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>he pen will have Moylan and either or neither Soriano and Gonzalez.Medlin could become the closer if he can cut down on walks or trade with Kansas city sending Kelly Johnson,Medlin and Minor league dh Cody Johnson and his Dave Kingman power to the royals for their closer Soria.</p>
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		<title>By: mike mangan</title>
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		<dc:creator>mike mangan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Heres my hot stove prospective for the 2010 braves.First a money trade Derek Lowe to the bluejays for Vernon wells The scenario looks this way wells steps right into your 2010 outfield with Wells,McClouth,and Heyward and Diaz sharing right field in Heywards initial Braves season.Wells returns to the five tool player he was in the past.The jays get Lowe who then allows them to trade Lowe or Halladay possibly to the Cardinals for a boatload of prospects.Imagine the redbirds with Carpenter,Wainwright and Lowe or halladay in their rotation.Back to the Braves The money swap Lowe?wells leaves the Braves with a solid starting rotation as they lock in Huddy with a three year hometown discount.Lets look at our Bobby swan song year infield Chipper at Third,Escobar ,short,Prado second and resign Laroche to a three year deal with a mutual trade/money option for Laroche.This solidifys the infield and gives freddie freeman the season start at Pearl,Miss then onto Gwinette for 2010/McCann takes his spot behind the dish with Ross who signed thru 2010 as his backup.Clint sammons who is rapidly running out of options turns in a solid year at Gwinette plus he,s great insurance in case of injuries.Trade Kelly Johnson as youll have Infante as utility backup.Release Norton why because he is awful and pick up a Matt Stairs type of free agent to come in and swing off the bench.Lets go to the mound a starting rotation of Hanson,Hudson,Kawakami and Vasquez with Kenshin learning to pitch more agressive inside as he is no longer in the Japanese finese,windmill windup Japanese leagues.The pen will have Moylan and either or neither Soriano and Gonzalez.Medlin could become the closer if he can cut down on walks or trade with Kansas city sending Kelly Johnson,Medlin and Minor league dh Cody Johnson and his Dave Kingman power to the royals for their closer Soria.pick up a journeyman middle releiver preferably a southpaw and dont forget mike minor who was the number one pick and could make the team as a possible left handed starter after starting the season in gwinette.Do I hear aerosmith singing Dream on in the background?Suggestions????</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heres my hot stove prospective for the 2010 braves.First a money trade Derek Lowe to the bluejays for Vernon wells The scenario looks this way wells steps right into your 2010 outfield with Wells,McClouth,and Heyward and Diaz sharing right field in Heywards initial Braves season.Wells returns to the five tool player he was in the past.The jays get Lowe who then allows them to trade Lowe or Halladay possibly to the Cardinals for a boatload of prospects.Imagine the redbirds with Carpenter,Wainwright and Lowe or halladay in their rotation.Back to the Braves The money swap Lowe?wells leaves the Braves with a solid starting rotation as they lock in Huddy with a three year hometown discount.Lets look at our Bobby swan song year infield Chipper at Third,Escobar ,short,Prado second and resign Laroche to a three year deal with a mutual trade/money option for Laroche.This solidifys the infield and gives freddie freeman the season start at Pearl,Miss then onto Gwinette for 2010/McCann takes his spot behind the dish with Ross who signed thru 2010 as his backup.Clint sammons who is rapidly running out of options turns in a solid year at Gwinette plus he,s great insurance in case of injuries.Trade Kelly Johnson as youll have Infante as utility backup.Release Norton why because he is awful and pick up a Matt Stairs type of free agent to come in and swing off the bench.Lets go to the mound a starting rotation of Hanson,Hudson,Kawakami and Vasquez with Kenshin learning to pitch more agressive inside as he is no longer in the Japanese finese,windmill windup Japanese leagues.The pen will have Moylan and either or neither Soriano and Gonzalez.Medlin could become the closer if he can cut down on walks or trade with Kansas city sending Kelly Johnson,Medlin and Minor league dh Cody Johnson and his Dave Kingman power to the royals for their closer Soria.pick up a journeyman middle releiver preferably a southpaw and dont forget mike minor who was the number one pick and could make the team as a possible left handed starter after starting the season in gwinette.Do I hear aerosmith singing Dream on in the background?Suggestions????</p>
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		<title>By: Round 'em Up: Thursday 10.22.09 - Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie&#39;s Crew</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/10/20/countdown-swaps-braves-falcons-meangelo-and-marge/comment-page-2/#comment-54737</link>
		<dc:creator>Round 'em Up: Thursday 10.22.09 - Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie&#39;s Crew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the streets to celebrate. The Atlanta Braves are looking for offensive help this season.&#160; They could be interested in trading Derek Lowe or Kenshin Kawakami this winter, and you will likely hear Corey Hart&#039;s [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the streets to celebrate. The Atlanta Braves are looking for offensive help this season.&nbsp; They could be interested in trading Derek Lowe or Kenshin Kawakami this winter, and you will likely hear Corey Hart&#39;s [...]</p>
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		<title>By: braveshoo</title>
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		<dc:creator>braveshoo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Formula for offseason: dont resign Soriano-sign Hudson-relatively same money.Trade KK or Lowe+KJ+Freeman for a RH power bat for the OF and save enough money to sign LaRoche for 3 yrs at 7million per year. Easy to say-probably tough to do. Lets hope.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Formula for offseason: dont resign Soriano-sign Hudson-relatively same money.Trade KK or Lowe+KJ+Freeman for a RH power bat for the OF and save enough money to sign LaRoche for 3 yrs at 7million per year. Easy to say-probably tough to do. Lets hope.</p>
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		<title>By: Scottbravesfan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scottbravesfan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe if the &quot;sports fans&quot; in Atlanta attended their sporting events their teams would actually spend money to make the teams better.  

And Matt Holiday is not worth the money. He couldn&#039;t hit in the American league and then he choked in the playoffs this year. There are rumors that the Red Sox, Yankees, and Angels will make a run at him but that would be stupid because he can&#039;t hit AL pitching. There is also a rumor that the Mets will waste some more of their money and over spend on him to make their fan base happy after the terrible 2008 season.  

And the Phillies won the pennant again. Must be nice. Now who do you root for the Phillies or the Yankees?  Hate both teams with a passion but I don&#039;t see myself rooting for a Philadelphia team ever.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe if the &#8220;sports fans&#8221; in Atlanta attended their sporting events their teams would actually spend money to make the teams better.  </p>
<p>And Matt Holiday is not worth the money. He couldn&#8217;t hit in the American league and then he choked in the playoffs this year. There are rumors that the Red Sox, Yankees, and Angels will make a run at him but that would be stupid because he can&#8217;t hit AL pitching. There is also a rumor that the Mets will waste some more of their money and over spend on him to make their fan base happy after the terrible 2008 season.  </p>
<p>And the Phillies won the pennant again. Must be nice. Now who do you root for the Phillies or the Yankees?  Hate both teams with a passion but I don&#8217;t see myself rooting for a Philadelphia team ever.</p>
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		<title>By: Shot Thru the Lockhart</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shot Thru the Lockhart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Coach, I&#039;m not sure why you put Looper and Pavano on that list since they&#039;re both not even that good on the rare occasions that they&#039;re healthy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coach, I&#8217;m not sure why you put Looper and Pavano on that list since they&#8217;re both not even that good on the rare occasions that they&#8217;re healthy.</p>
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		<title>By: Coach (2010- Mr. Overrated retires)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Coach (2010- Mr. Overrated retires)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yep, our resident GM (goat herder) is in a pickle. He overspent for Derek Lowe, gave Chipper a contract extension instead of a bus ticket out of town and imported a Japanese pitcher who may not be be able to justify the trouble. Javier Vazquez was lightning in a bottle, so Wren did something right.

Here are some free agents from last year, judge for yourselves whether or not Wren spent correctly:

Randy Wolf: 11-7 3.23 ERA 5 Mill.

Braden Looper: 14-7 5.22 ERA 4.75 M

Adam Dunn: 38 HR’s, 105 RBI, 8 M

Orlando Hudson: 9 HR’s, 62 RBI, .283 BA, 3.38 M

Carl Pavano: 14-12 5.12 ERA, 1.5 M

Juan Rivera: 25 HR’s, 88 RBI, .287 BA, 3.25 M

Bobby Abreu: 15 HR’s , 103 RBI, 30 stolen bases, .293 BA, 5 M

By the way, Randy Wolf, Adam Dunn, Braden Looper, Bobby Abreu, Orlando Hudson, Carl Pavano and Juan Rivera all made just under 31 million combined this year after signing as free agents this past off season. Derek Lowe, Kenshin Kawakami and Chipper Jones were paid 34.6 million.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yep, our resident GM (goat herder) is in a pickle. He overspent for Derek Lowe, gave Chipper a contract extension instead of a bus ticket out of town and imported a Japanese pitcher who may not be be able to justify the trouble. Javier Vazquez was lightning in a bottle, so Wren did something right.</p>
<p>Here are some free agents from last year, judge for yourselves whether or not Wren spent correctly:</p>
<p>Randy Wolf: 11-7 3.23 ERA 5 Mill.</p>
<p>Braden Looper: 14-7 5.22 ERA 4.75 M</p>
<p>Adam Dunn: 38 HR’s, 105 RBI, 8 M</p>
<p>Orlando Hudson: 9 HR’s, 62 RBI, .283 BA, 3.38 M</p>
<p>Carl Pavano: 14-12 5.12 ERA, 1.5 M</p>
<p>Juan Rivera: 25 HR’s, 88 RBI, .287 BA, 3.25 M</p>
<p>Bobby Abreu: 15 HR’s , 103 RBI, 30 stolen bases, .293 BA, 5 M</p>
<p>By the way, Randy Wolf, Adam Dunn, Braden Looper, Bobby Abreu, Orlando Hudson, Carl Pavano and Juan Rivera all made just under 31 million combined this year after signing as free agents this past off season. Derek Lowe, Kenshin Kawakami and Chipper Jones were paid 34.6 million.</p>
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		<title>By: Redwave73</title>
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		<dc:creator>Redwave73</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey F105--did you fly that rocket?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey F105&#8211;did you fly that rocket?</p>
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