Comments on: Bradley’s Buzz: Another young arm for the Atlanta Braves?

By: The Braves' No. 1 pick: A Minor addition or a major reach? | Mark Bradley

The Braves' No. 1 pick: A Minor addition or a major reach? | Mark Bradley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:17:47 +0000

[...] Their track record tells us so. Another stipulation: Zack Wheeler of East Paulding, considered the apple of the Braves’ eye, was taken sixth overall by San Francisco. That said, Minor was still an odd [...]

By: About McLouth: Yeah, the Braves gave up a lot, but ... | Mark Bradley

About McLouth: Yeah, the Braves gave up a lot, but ... | Mark Bradley — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:01:53 +0000

[...] seasoned in a year or so, and the Braves could select the Cartersville center fielder Donavan Tate in next week’s draft. Or they could take pitcher Zack Wheeler of East Paulding to help offset the losses of Morton and [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:21:57 +0000

Some more (Braves)Minor League stuff-

http://minorsandmajors.com/2009/729/braves-beat-romero-ironpigs-43

By: TennesseePaul

TennesseePaul — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:09:23 +0000

“That same package — or something similar, even something less — might have brought a power-hitting left fielder in return”

There in lies the gamble. That package brought in a power hitting clean up man and the team didn’t win. It is what it is. But it didn’t hurt the team in terms of depth at the positions traded which is why I have a hard time buying into that deal as being the worst thing and the reason for the Braves current woes. A deal of “something less” was made for Nancy Drew and even still there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:55:04 +0000

Yes, Paul, but that’s the thing: That same package — or something similar, even something less — might have brought a power-hitting left fielder in return. Instead the Braves shipped out four good prospects and essentially wound up with Casey Kotchman, who’s on pace to drive in 66 runs.

By: TennesseePaul

TennesseePaul — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:44:56 +0000

“The thing about the Teixeira trade was that so many good ones left in one fell swoop, as it were”

I get the argument that it was a lot to include in a trade. But that is about the only way I could view that trade as bad. As much as everyone wants to try to make losing Elvis Andrus a big deal, the team still has Yunel Escobar. As much as everyone wants to make a big deal out of dealing Salty, the team still has Brian McCann. And the pitching… the Braves are fine on pitching. Had the team traded away a power hitting LF in that deal….

By: Coach (2010 or Bust)

Coach (2010 or Bust) — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:01:46 +0000

Hindsight is 50/50. The problem is, the second I heard that the Braves had traded Wainwright and Marquis for one outfielder I wanted to puke. We got the nice metal division banner stapled in the outfield, the Cardinals ended up with a World Series trophy.

The Tex trade was WS or bust and I said as much the moment that trade went down. We know how it ended up, our Braves got abused like those boys in the movie “Deliverance”.

Elvis Andrus would be our starting SS, Escobar would be at 3B and Chipper would have to play 1B whether he wanted to or not. Salty would be McCann’s understudy. But Neftali Felix may be the biggest prospect of them all. His bazooka right arm produces 100 mph fastball’s like bee’s make honey. He’s as a good a prospect as Tommy Hanson is, maybe better.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/prospects/y2009/profile.jsp?t=p_top&pid=491703

The idea that the Texas Rangers could eventually end up with two starting pitchers, a starting SS and C is just ridiculous. The Tex trade will go down as one of the worst trades in ML history.

By: Ted Striker

Ted Striker — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:33:36 +0000

Darned if you aren’t an art aficionado. I was right next to the Starry Night collection in Neiman Marcus. Or K-Mart. (It’s happy hours, I gets confused).

I ain’t sure it was the tag that was sticking up when you were next to CT.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:03:40 +0000

Ted Striker — bon vivant, raconteur, boulevardier. Thanks again.

“Starry Night,” eh? Even I know that one. I’m impressed. (By LeRoy Neiman, as I recall.)

And my claim to fame? I once stood beside Cheryl Tiegs in a buffet line at the official Derby media party — and the tag on her blouse was sticking up in the back.

By: Ted Striker

Ted Striker — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:42:42 +0000

I’ve been close enough to Starry Night to be ‘cautioned’ by the security guard, I saw Tom Jones in Vegas (and failed to get a date with one of his female backup singers), I’ve had a meal prepared by Emeril in Buckhead (I didn’t know he was a professional chef till I saw him on a magazine cover a month or so later) and I’ve read Lewis Grizzard and Mark Bradley. I wouldn’t trade any experience for any of the other. They all stand on their own. Keep up the good work, keep the faith. (And let me know if Elizabeth branches out from making final four picks into making lottery picks)

Ted Striker, esq., bringing it in at slightly higher than usual altitude and as usual — way too fast.