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Re: 10 Teams Actually Worse Than the 2008 Atlanta Braves

AtlantaBred — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:22:50 -0000

How about the 2008 Washington Nationals. Oh wait, they have a record of 8-4 against us despite the worst winning percentage in Baseball.

Re: 10 Teams Actually Worse Than the 2008 Atlanta Braves

AtlantaBred — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:22:50 -0000

How about the 2008 Washington Nationals. Oh wait, they have a record of 8-4 against us despite the worst winning percentage in Baseball.

Re: Weighing in on Sumoza and Braves’ Outfield of the Future

AtlantaBred — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:34:42 -0000

I see us going for a free agent Left Fielder, keeping Blanco in center, and Frenchy in right. Free agent talks: If we spend a little coin we could grab an Adam Dunn or Pat the Bat. Nady and Bay are probably out of the question. Raul Ibanez would make sense too. Honestly I'd be thrilled if we grabbed any of the players I mentioned. Frenchy and Blanco have roster spots. Infante and Greg Norton have bench spots. Schafer's a year a away. Jason Heyward is 2 years away. B. Jones and J. Anderson will spend the year back and forth from AAA.

I think we did well with the Kotsay trade. We get our youngsters more AB's, we get a mid-level prospect, and we don't lose anything as Kotsay won't command a type B free agent status. If we want him again, we can still sign him. We'll lose more games and get a higher draft pick. If Sumoza blossoms, great. If he doesn't, we didn't lose anything for him. I don't think we lost anything. I think we gained our youngsters some experience. I don't really care if Sumoza blossoms because he probably won't have a place in our starting outfield because our farm is loaded, and I mean loaded, with outfield talent.

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Re: Weighing in on Sumoza and Braves’ Outfield of the Future

AtlantaBred — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:34:42 -0000

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Re: 10 Teams Actually Worse Than the 2008 Atlanta Braves

AtlantaBred — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:30:58 -0000

How about that game today. I can't get over it. At least nobody was in Dolphin Stadium to watch it.

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Re: 10 Teams Actually Worse Than the 2008 Atlanta Braves

AtlantaBred — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:30:58 -0000

How about that game today. I can't get over it. At least nobody was in Dolphin Stadium to watch it.

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Re: Norton, Braves Close Out Shea on a High Note

AtlantaBred — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:31:02 -0000

Greg Norton earned a 3-year 6 Million dollar deal as a pinch-hitter yesterday. I really hope the Braves keep him in their plans for the next few years. Francoeur will be back. Prado is starting at 2nd and we're trading Kelly Johnson. Check out my latest entries, you'll enjoy them.

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Re: Norton, Braves Close Out Shea on a High Note

AtlantaBred — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:31:02 -0000

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Re: Off to See the Yellow Jackets

AtlantaBred — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:02:03 -0000

Hey JB. Thanks for supporting my Jackets. That was a great game and a great win. Maybe one Atlanta team can come home with some silverware this season.

Re: Off to See the Yellow Jackets

AtlantaBred — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:02:03 -0000

Hey JB. Thanks for supporting my Jackets. That was a great game and a great win. Maybe one Atlanta team can come home with some silverware this season.

Re: Welcome to October Baseball

AtlantaBred — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:08 -0000

I have some content for you. I'll be blogging about the post season all of this month, from a Braves point of view of course. Here's my latest on the Phillies and the decision to use Brad Lidge for the 9th.

http://atlantabred.mlblogs....

Re: Welcome to October Baseball

AtlantaBred — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:08 -0000

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Re: Ohman Does Caray

AtlantaBred — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:32:45 -0000

Says here he weighs 210 pounds, I'm not buyin' it!

Re: Ohman Does Caray

AtlantaBred — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:23:30 -0000

Batting 2nd and playing shortstop, he's Cuban, Pablo Es, no excuse me, Yunel Escobar.
Batting 3rd and playing Third Base, Chipper Jones. WHAT? He's not playing?!?!

Re: Confessions of a Braves Fan Pulling for the Phillies

AtlantaBred — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:08:23 -0000

I hope Cole Hamels throws a Perfect Game tonight. If not, I hope he gets knocked around early and the series goes back to Tampa.

Re: It’s Just So Beautiful

AtlantaBred — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:48:21 -0000

Incredible day for GT sports.

Re: Braves Still in the Hunt for Pitching

AtlantaBred — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:48:08 -0000

FYI, Rich Harden is not a free agent. I think the rotation probably looks like:
Peavy, Jurrjens, Japanese Guy, Mike Hampton, Jorge Campillo, though I hope we replace that Peavy name with AJ Burnett. He's my favorite free agent pitcher. Huge power pitcher with electric stuff. He's what the Braves are needing.

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Re: Edgy Braves Blogger Is Sick of Waiting on Peavy

AtlantaBred — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:26:13 -0000

Your contingency plan is nearly identical to mine except we differ on 1 point. I prefer AJ Burnett you prefer Derek Lowe. The main reason I prefer Burnett is we need a power pitcher, I'm sick of watching these junk pitchers like Jorge Campillo throw 22 mile an hour curveballs to make their 51 mile an hour fastball look good. Jurrjens can be a power pitcher at times, but his best pitch is his change-up and he doesn't seem like a strike-out type guy. Mike Hampton is just straight junk, cutter after cutter after cutter. Derek Lowe sits on the mound and throws sinkers, sliders, and moving low 90's fastballs. Good, just not quite what we need. We're in the hunt for more of a high-90's fastball guy that can blow the opposition away. That way our junk pitcher looks better the next day. I did an article on building a rotation awhile back, here it is:http://atlantabred.mlblogs....

Re: Why Jurrjens Didn’t Win the ROY

Leah — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:57:43 -0000

McCann came in second in the voting a good bit ahead of Russell Martin and was put in last behind Martin in extra innings. He said he was told by Martin that he wasn't the back up catcher, that Martin was. That's not right. Clearly, McCann is the better of the three catchers at this point. If he doesn't win Silver Slugger, that will be yet another shaft that he gets.

Re: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

grantmc — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:51:26 -0000

I would boil it all down to one word: injuries.

This season has turned into a regular train wreck, and it's like I can't help but keep looking. Here's to retooling and reloading if it can be done this off-season. Could be a slow build to get back to October.

Check out my latest blog for more thoughts like yours.

Good stuff as always,
G-Mc

Re: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

grantmc — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:51:26 -0000

I would boil it all down to one word: injuries.

Check out my latest blog for more thoughts like yours.

Good stuff as always,
G-Mc

Re: Tears of Joy

grantmc — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:52:55 -0000

I guess after seven years, everyone deserves a day in the sun. Now can we get back to our regularly scheduled Braves baseball fun?

Re: Lets Play a Little Game of “What If?”

grantmc — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:57:00 -0000

Looking forward to your posts here, so I will try to keep up. Winter Meetings should be a plenty to write about... let's hope.

Re: Braves Set to Pick Up Vazquez

grantmc — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:32:40 -0000

Looks like the Braves will be keeping Reyes, giving up Flowers, Lillibridge, Jon Gilmore and pitcher Santos Rodriguez.

Re: Braves Set to Pick Up Vazquez

grantmc — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:58:56 -0000

It was a perfect time for the Braves to sell high on Flowers, as he was never a big part of the future plans. He has some power, but a decent season in the mid-minors and a good showing in the AFL are hardly cause to make him an untouchable. Vazquez = innings. His run in the NL represented the best years of his career, and the Braves have coveted him since 2003 when he was dealt to New York. This is not the impact move, but it puts the club in a place to assemble a much more sound rotation for 2009.