If you thought there was nothing to talk about in the baseball off-season, then this must be your first year hanging out at Talking Chop. The off-season is generally one of the busiest times for baseball blogs, and this baseball blog in particular. We'll cover the hot stove league when it heats up, but before that gets going we will have a thorough review of the 2009 season with an eye towards looking ahead to 2010. The on-going season recap will also be interspersed with lots of prospect talk.
There will be at least one post up on Talking Chop everyday this off-season, so make sure you make this a daily stop this fall and winter.
Here is this week's schedule:
Monday: Season MVP & LVP
Tuesday: Top-5 Off-season Questions
Wednesday: Braves Catcher Brian McCann: 2009 Season in Review
Thursday: Braves Catcher David Ross: 2009 Season in Review
Friday: Top-5 Braves Minor League Catchers
Saturday: Braves First Baseman Adam LaRoche: 2009 Season in Review; LaRoche-Kotchman Trade Review
Sunday: Top-5 Braves Minor League First Basemen
And of course if any other news pops up we'll have that here too.
0 recs | 21 comments
Again, NAHWAL yearly results will be done by NEXT TUESDAY latest
GoBravesNY - October 5, 2009
You are a better man than I. I do not envy you at all!
justincredubil02 - October 5, 2009
hahaha
GoBravesNY - October 5, 2009
I am going out on a limb and predicting Greg Norton for LVP.
redwards95 - October 5, 2009
Gotta be Faily.
41-44 With.
45-32 Without.
timmy3 - October 5, 2009
Yeah, I agree with you there timmy3.
Sparhawk - October 5, 2009
I actually love TC during the offseason
There so much discussion and debate…i actually like it more than during the season..a definite must read.
Doghnut - October 5, 2009
My favorite part about TC in the offseason is that the knee jerk “FIRE_____! TRADE_______! ________SUCKS” fanposts after a loss are gone until spring.
10-4 - October 5, 2009
Rec’d!
justincredubil02 - October 5, 2009
As did I. :-)
NCChopper - October 5, 2009
me too
GoBravesNY - October 5, 2009
Thats what you think
esadb - October 5, 2009
So you prefer...
the knee jerk “SIGN ___________ !!! CUT ___________ !!! __________________ MUST BE TRADED BECAUSE HE SUCKS !!! !” fanposts?
MichaelProcton - October 7, 2009
I’m going to need it.
I’m a huge basketball fan, but I haven’t found a decent Pacers blog yet. Most have just a handful of people posting and not as good as TC. Maybe I’m just spoiled here.
Sparhawk - October 5, 2009
MVP: Yunel-most consistent postition player all year, offensively and defensivley
LVP: would say Norton but he really didnt have a big enough role…so i’d say either Chip or FUGA…probably FUGA, inconsistent all year and a defensive liability, didnt’ hustle and just looked like he didnt give a shit
Hcgadawgs - October 5, 2009
I still don’t understand this…Just about every game I watched where FUGA failed, he looked pissed.
Where did this “he doesn’t care” perception come from?
justincredubil02 - October 5, 2009
MVP: Yunel, Prado, Jurjiens, or Vazquez
LVP: Chipper, Norton, Franceour, or Lowe
BravesFanScout - October 5, 2009
Chipper had a higher OPS than Escobar. I don’t see how he can even be under consideration for the LEAST valuable player. He wasn’t his usual self, but he there were many players worse (Johnson, Francoeur, Schafer, Anderson, Bennett, Kotchman, Norton, Reyes, Acosta, Gorecki, Lowe).
redwards95 - October 5, 2009
I was just going to ask if things were going to close up here now that the season’s over (and as far as I’m concerned there’s no baseball until February).
My MVP is Vazquez, who was simply magnificent on the mound this past year. Jair Jurrjens is running a very close second.
LVP…Lowe, who is shaping up to be an expensive disappointment. But there are a few dishonorable mentions: Acosta, Norton, Francoeur, Schafer, etc.
John Holton - October 5, 2009
MVP (tie) – Javy/Yunel
LVP – Norton……..he can’t come back next year. just can’t.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - October 5, 2009
MVP: Javy
LVP: Norton, Acosta
adc62 - October 5, 2009
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