If it's Friday, then it's the Atlanta Braves fan confidence poll. This poll and therefore your confidence level should encompasses several areas of the team. These areas include, but are not limited to, the team’s ownership, current management, talent, minor-league system, and general playing ability on the field. The poll will stay open for 48 hours, and then the results will be posted and graphed against the previous weeks.
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I had to drop down to 7 this week due to the team flopping vs the Padres, Bobby refusing to give Chipper a rest despite him begging for one in the media, and the probability that the Braves will miss the playoffs this year because Wren overpaid for Derek Lowe instead of using the money to sign one of the big free agent bats.
redwards95 - August 28, 2009
I had to ramp up to a 10 this week… to make up for all the emo kids.
sddbaker - August 28, 2009
HAHAHAHA!!!
+ 1
justincredubil02 - August 28, 2009
Nice
Yakker - August 29, 2009
Why would someone vote 1?
blitzerlover - August 28, 2009
Phillie Phans?
Chief Noc-A-Homa - August 28, 2009
Stupid ass trolls…they are everywhere. No poll is safe from them.
I went down to a 6 this week from a 7. Just not sure this team can make the playoffs. There are plenty of games, but there is no chance if they keep losing games they shouldn’t to the likes of the Padres.
The Braves could be scary good if they can reach the playoffs. Damn fine starting pitching.
Sparhawk - August 28, 2009
Because
There is always someone who feels the need to Twelve Angry Men the polls so that nothing is unanimous. It doesn’t matter if it is a yes or no poll saying “Is murder okay?,” there will always be some jackass to say NO. I mean YES.
royhobbs - August 28, 2009
I had a teacher
in junior high who would not give anyone a 100 on test, because she said “nobody’s perfect”. We would have a spelling test, I would spell the words correctly, I would get a 99. We would have a test with 20 true or false question, I would get them all right, I would get a 99. I HATED that woman.
This probably has nothing to do with what you wrote, but I feel better.
sddbaker - August 28, 2009
wow…what a tool she seems to be! Did anyone ever try to report that?
justincredubil02 - August 29, 2009
10 all the way!
musicman - August 28, 2009
Something tells me we’re going back down in fan confidence this wekk…
SuperNewb - August 28, 2009
Holding at an 8. It would be a 10, but team merchandise is too high.
10-4 - August 28, 2009
Holding at 8…. The team is headed in the right direction. Our chances of making the playoffs are slim, but we’re only a couple pieces away from having a great team.
mdhenshaw - August 28, 2009
I’m sticking with 8 also. At one point this season, all we were worried about was being a .500 club. Now we have a fighting chance to squeeze into the playoffs. I’m confident our FO will make good decisions for the team, and even if we don’t think they are good, they seem to have enough luck to turn out in our favor. I’m looking forward to the success we’ll have next season.
Gage23 - August 28, 2009
I’m hanging at 7. Their chances of making the playoffs are slimmer than last week, but they’re still a lot better than last year. Last year was just depressing. I’m anxious to see how Hudson does on Monday.
John Holton - August 28, 2009
I voted an 8
Originally I was thinking 7. But then the Pitching Gods gave me a vision of Tommy Hanson dropping the ever loving hammer on the Phil’s tonight.
It might be a 9 by monday if we whoop them like I think we will.
Sid Bream's Moustache - August 28, 2009
tommy hanson
is going to be pedro’s daddy after tonight.
Scott Coleman - August 28, 2009 via mobile
he already is....
sddbaker - August 28, 2009
true
but after tonight the entire city of Philly will know it too..
Scott Coleman - August 28, 2009 via mobile
6
We can’t afford to lose games like we did to the Padres – we can’t make the playoffs if we lose to last place teams. Then again, the Phillies DID lose to the Pirates, and the Rockies lost to the Dodgers too, so we’re still in the same spot we were. That being said, it’s crucial that we win these games against the Phillies. I’m excite to see how Tommy Hanson will do in such a crucial game tonight!! There’s still hope, but we have to keep winning series!! LETS GO BRAVES
BigG1392 - August 28, 2009
Voted a 9
It sounds from that paragraph that this poll is measuring confidence in ATL long-term, not simply whether they make the playoffs or not (in all likelihood, the latter is going to be the case). Thus, I graded the team a 9, based on the up-and-coming guys in our system like Heyward and Freeman as well as the ones already on the MLB roster like Jurrjens and Hanson. Going into ‘09 (I’m not sure who’s up for FA after this year so bear with me), Atlanta will have one of the deepest rotations in the NL, really-good-but-not-great bats behind the plate and all around the infield, and possibly Heyward moving up to improve the OF hitting. I’d say Wren has done a good job taking over for Schuerholz (even though J.S. still probably has his hands on the puppet strings).
Moving forward, Atlanta’s going to get very good over the next 1-2 years at best, and stay stagnant at worst. The talent on the roster is too good for them to play 70-win ball anytime soon. Maybe I just have my biased goggles on…who knows.
Rob4Braves - August 28, 2009
Nyjer Morgan broke his hand. If you were about to vote 7, you can vote 8 now.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - August 28, 2009
Must. Sweep. Phillies.
Then my confidence will go back up from a 6 to an 8 or 9
Jareth Cutestory - August 28, 2009
81 homers voted 10...
wow what are these people smolking? A 10? Really? Long term we aren’t even guarennted to get into the playoffs let along win the World Series
taney71 - August 29, 2009
I’d rather that than the 87 idiots who voted 1-4.
besides, this poll isn’t about “how confident are you that the Braves will make the playoffs.”
It is “how confident are you in the organization as a whole, the FO, the farm team, the scouting and the players that they will produce a competitive team capable of winning”
justincredubil02 - August 29, 2009
You really do live in your own little world.
taney71 - August 31, 2009
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