I continue to love MLB.com for broadcasting all of these press conferences live on the interwebs. With that, I bring you news and pictures fresh from the Atlanta Braves press conference to announce Troy Glaus as the club's new first baseman.
Here are some rough quotes of what Glaus said in the PC:
- He's been a fan of the Braves organization for a long long time
- He thinks the team is very close to going back to the playoffs
- He was focused more on the city and organization and their chance of getting to the playoffs when he made his decision to choose the Braves, the positional move was not that much of a consideration
- He's been fully healthy and working out with no restrictions since last August
- On playing first base: "catching a ground ball is the same no matter where you're playing"
- He went on to say, he'll have to think about more things at first as opposed to third
- He said he "might end up in the wrong spot" early on, "bare with me in early spring," that drew laughs from Glaus and Cox
- The chance to play for Bobby is something he's always wanted to do
Frank Wren also commented about the club's remaining off-season plans, saying that "our club is primarily in place," and there might only be a "few smaller minor additions." He alluded greatly to Jason Heyward starting in right saying the club will be "open minded about the young player in right field."
I wonder how much not having Bobby around next year will affect us for this very reason.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
Personally...
I think our budget limitations will always be a bigger hindrance than who is coaching. In general, the player will always choose the bigger contract no matter who is writing the lineups. Bobby might be able to get us the veteran who is trying to resurrect his career, but he’s not inspiring anyone to take 15-20% below market value (well, except maybe Chipper and Smoltz for a couple years, but that doesn’t seem to work on outsiders).
BahamaBrave - January 5, 2010
I think another big part is winning
He also kept saying that Atlanta was a good place to make it to the playoffs.
bravesforever16 - January 5, 2010
Personally i dont think it matters
Going forward in 2011 we wont really be needing to sign anyone except some bench bats. We will have the basic team nucleus for many years to come. We will have Freeman and Minor knocking on the door in 2011 and Schafer if he doesnt get called up before september. Meaning we will prob be looking to trade Lowe AGAIN and maybe McLouth if we have someone else ready to play LF (Maybe Diaz if we can resign him).
So that right there has us at
McCann C
Freeman 1B
Prado 2B
Escobar SS
Chip 3B
Heyward RF
Schafer CF
McLouth LF
Hudson
Jurrjens
Hanson
Kawakami
Minor
As far as the BP goes we will still have the option to keep Wagner around and if he puts up a great season we should definitely do so and give Kimbrel some more time to mature. Saito wont really be needed if Kimbrel matures as a relief pitcher and proves himself in late game situations. We also will still have Moylan, EoF, Chavez, Dunn, Medlen and a slew of other pitchers ready to fill in BP spots.
Like I said we will have our core team for years to come going into 2011. All we need to do is look for a RH 3B to put behind Heyward.
Here’s to a 2011 lineup of
Schafer CF
Prado 2B
Heyward RF
Chip 3B
McLouth/McCann
Escobar SS
McLouth/McCann
Freeman 1B
w00t!
drumzalicious - January 6, 2010
Wow. That’s a lot of homegrown players. I like it.
BahamaBrave - January 6, 2010
Homegrown players
2011 and 2012 WILL see a lot of homegrown talent. The hidden beauty to me is the money coming off the books in the next few years. Kawakami, Hudson, Lowe and Chipper will drop nearly $45 mil/year in 3 years or less. We will have the money to re-sign/extend our young guys and keep the team together for a while. The future looks really bright.
bighop - January 6, 2010
yea man
2012 gets better. Basically the whole top 25 prospect list should be knocking on the door lol
drumzalicious - January 6, 2010
There will always be holes.
I love the idea, but obviously, the odds of everyone panning out are small. Whether it be regression from Prado or a failure to develop of Schafer, Freeman, Minor or Heyward, or a major injury to someone, it is incredibly likely that there will be at least one hole to fill somewhere. Fortunately, if it is only one or two holes, we’ll have plenty of money to do it and the free agent crop next year is very strong.
One other note: if Wagner puts up a great season, we won’t just have the option to keep him around, we will be compelled to keep him around because his option will vest. It will be cheaper than 2010 as well.
cavebird - January 6, 2010
The only person that kinda has questions around them is Freeman because he hasnt seen anything above AA ball because of his injury. Out of almost 15 pitchers as our top prospects we should be able to get at least 3 league average ones out of there.
drumzalicious - January 6, 2010
I did a fan post of this too, but figured it was better fit here...
I just watched the Troy Glaus Press conference and he looked very pleased to be there. As Wagner did, he also said he has been a long time fan of the organization. A reporter asked him if the history, playing for Bobby and him being a fan had anything to do with the signing because he heard he had offers for more money. Glaus said he has always wanted to play for Bobby and he thought, in Atlanta, he had the best chance of winning.
Other tidbits was FW was asked basically what’s next and he said the main parts of the team is pretty much set and they are ready to go to spring training. Maybe we are done and Melky is going to do battle with JayHey. Also, when Troy held the jersey up, Bobby stared at it for a while before looking to the cameras as if someone else should still be wearing the Braves #25……
I still think this is a very good signing and if he can bounce back to he 2007 numbers, which in turn rejuvenates Chip, we can have a very good offense, even with Melky. I don’t expect Chipper to have a career year or anything close, but he should, at the very least, be approaching .300BA. If all that happens, our pitching staff is still the best in the NL East, if not the NL, and the bats can be good enough to take the division back.I think BMac, Esco, (rejuvenated)Chipper and an ‘07 Glaus = Bay, Wright, Beltran and Reyes and falls alittle short to Howard, Utley, Victoriano, Werth/Ibanez(we’re either going to see Werth come back to earth or Ibanez play like he did in the 2nd half last year when the NL caught up) I think the staff will push us over the edge against both teams.
I also, think we see Brad Lidge banned from the Philadelphia city limits this year.
Another interesting thing I saw on ESPN ( for all of you who aren’t fantasy players) they had their top 11 fantasy analysts predict 2010. They each did NFL and MLB. mixed in with a ton of other predictions they each predicted NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year. This was not a fantasy baseball vote, because there was a separate one for that, but just baseball award. Out of the 11, 5 NL ROY votes went to Jason Heyward, 3 to Strasburg, and 3 to Buster Posey. Along with Heyward for ROY, Tristan Cockcroft selected Tommy Hanson for NL Cy Young, saying “Linecum is the best pitcher but I’ll will go with the darkhorse.”
They all guessed on Javy’s numbers as well and on avg. came out to around 15W, 4.25 ERA and 1.20 WHIP.
JKowalek - January 5, 2010
BMac, Escobar, Chipper, and Glaus is by no means equal to Wright, Reyes, Beltran, and Bay.
Francoeur, Molina, Murphy, and Castillo, however, wouldn’t be greater than the bottom half of Gwinnett’s lineup (although Prado, Diaz, Cabrera, and Mclouth only gets the nod by a bit). The Mets are as strong with that 4 man group as any team in baseball, the issue is the other 4 guys they’ll run out there and whomever is pitching if it isn’t Johan.
Stephen Schmidt - January 5, 2010
Even if it is Johan sometimes…
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
The Johan days are usually fairly sure to be competitive.
I think the bullpen now is much better than it was two years ago. Those other four days can be no fun to watch though.
Stephen Schmidt - January 5, 2010
Oh, I agree. I am just saying that Johan’s best days are behind him and he is finding himself sliding down the proverbial ladder of dominant pitchers in the NL.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
This This This.
The Keith Lockhart Era - January 5, 2010
I don't know, he's still pretty damn good.
He certainly lost some wins from shitty bullpens the Mets have run out there for him, and the Mets put a historically bad defense behind him last year. Without the bullpen blowing games for him in 08, there’s a very good chance he’d have won the cy young. I think he’s still very close to the top of his game, and I don’t think people would see him as in a decline if he even had an average defense behind him and a somewhat decent bullpen. These things have to add extra pressure, and Omar has left him out on a limb alone.
Stephen Schmidt - January 5, 2010
He was good in ‘08, but not as good in ’09 and I suspect won’t be as good in ’10 as he was last year. It comes with age. I am not talking about wins and losses either. He is coming off of an injury-season too.
Look at his periphs. His WHIP has increased each year for the past 6 years, as has his HR/9 and BB/9. His K/9 has also decreased, but not for each of the past 6 years. His K:BB ratio has declined for the past 6 years too.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that he sucks or anything, but he is going from “The best pitcher” to “Just another above average pitcher” fairly quickly.
If the Mets are expecting 05 numbers from the ’10 Santana, they will be disappointed.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
He started to complain about his arm in early June though, so I think alot of what he did was while injured last year.
His first 11 starts were probably only behind Grienke as far as quality, and they kind of fell off a cliff after that. The Mets mismanaged his injury and made him pitch through it (they probably have the worst injury management of any team in pro sports, possibly even amateur sports), which is likely why he started to look more average as the season progressed. If he comes back with no ill effects from the surgery (a big if), I’d expect to see a more similar Joahn to the ’08 version.
Stephen Schmidt - January 5, 2010
*Johan*
Sorry…25 cent PBR’s tonight. That will kill your spelling.
Stephen Schmidt - January 5, 2010
It is reasonable to expect 2008 Johan...
…but unless the Mets have changed their medical staff, there could be more problems—-they didn’t just mismanage Johan’s injury, they did it to a bunch of guys (most notably Jose Reyes). And who knows if they created lasting damage with Johan. Don’t get me wrong, I agree Johan is a stud, but there could still be medical questions, and the defense behind him is not likely to be particularly improved given that the main acquisition by the Mets so far is Jason Bay.
cavebird - January 6, 2010
Check out Johan’s baseball reference page, Phillies Nation sponsors it, hahahaha….
bwellnjonesco - January 6, 2010
yeah, i saw the “Mets suck!” at the top. Classic.
justincredubil02 - January 6, 2010
those ESPN predictions turn me on…even if it is from those ESPN illiterates.
bwellnjonesco - January 5, 2010 via mobile
Hear about Peter Gammons going to MLB Network?
The Keith Lockhart Era - January 5, 2010
I thought he retired? Was he just moving?
ATLforlife - January 5, 2010
yep, just moving
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
Eventually, ESPN baseball is just going to be Joe Morgan on a desert island clutching his tattered Derek Jeter jersey.
The Keith Lockhart Era - January 6, 2010
lol
soup du jour - January 6, 2010
fail
he won’t have to clutch it. His eyes can see it
GoBravesNY - January 6, 2010
HAHA fair enough.
The Keith Lockhart Era - January 6, 2010
mlbnetwork was already better
if only bc harold reynolds > john kruk..tho i do have a soft spot for kurkjian and stark
Doghnut - January 6, 2010
I think Kruky is hilarious though. I cannot hate on that guy, no matter how dumb he sounds sometimes.
justincredubil02 - January 6, 2010
ugh i cant stand him
plus it still irks me that reynolds got shafted by espn
Doghnut - January 6, 2010
I like the Kruk
commercial about the egg salad sandwich and the flies on Joba. I’ve always liked Kruk as a player too.
vooodooo - January 6, 2010
“our club is primarily in place,” and there might only be a “few smaller minor additions.”
Man it makes me think that the JV trade looks even worst if all we did is to clear payroll for Glaus….Ugh not something I wanted to hear from FW though it is clear Liberty is cutting payroll and we should atleast have 4-5M for a mid season trade to improve the club if injuries and Glaus/Melky don’t produce…..Not a good feeling to have right now
Hanson-Ace - January 5, 2010
I’d rather save the money for something that we KNOW is a problem (like in June or July) than spend it now on something that is an unknown.
Not spending the money on the current crop of FAs is the smart choice.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
Very True
and at least we have plenty of trade bait piece on the farm for a big bat type depending the current need 1B/OF…..We will have wait and see how things plays out
Hanson-Ace - January 5, 2010
Exactly. I love that Wren is not over-reacting to all of the moves the Mets are making/trying to make. Patience will take you a long way in this game.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
Yes.
I remember last year at the Trade Deadline people kept saying we couldn’t add payroll.
I also feel that we shouldn’t splurge on any free agents and focus on locking up our young guys like we did on McCann (Jurrjens, Escobar, Hanson, etc.). IF they continue to produce like I’m sure they will.
bravesforever16 - January 5, 2010
I'd have no problem using the money to lock up...
Esco, JJ, or Heyward if he comes up strong, to long term deals using the extra money now to make them cheaper on the back end.
Mr. Sanchez - January 5, 2010
That too.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
I’ve said it plenty before but I really don’t think the primary purpose was to clear or cut payroll. We just had an extra starter and JV was the most tradeable. No one else left out there really worth tying up a lot of money in when we have young players coming up. It will be nice to have some payroll flexibility at midseason and hopefully down the line though.
Sir Stealth - January 5, 2010
to be honest
If they start Heyward in RF opening day we are still a better club than we were opening day 2009.
Wagner + Saito > Soriano + Gonzo
The reason I say that is mainly because of Gonzo’s control. Wagner and Saito are both guys that have excellent control, Gonzo however is someone that is a little more wild with his control. If his slider was off he couldn’t get the job done. Soriano was a guy that could get the job done with just his FB because he has that control. Same with Wagner and Saito.
Nate McLouth > Injured Schafer
A guy playing with a wrist injury for a month is no good to any team and therefore he created a black hole in the bottom of our lineup. In the future however i full expect Schafer to be greater than Nate in every way. However opening day Nate should be doing better than Schafer was.
Prado > Injured Kelly Johnson
This will start arguments of course but there is no getting over that a healthy Prado will be better than KJ who started the season in a slump then was injured making him just deplorable at the bottom of the lineup some times the top of the lineup. You could also argue that Prado is better than KJ due to his streaky hitting. However this year will tell the truth as KJ should be getting bats full-time in Arizona and Prado in Atlanta.
Melky = Garrett Anderson
I mean to be honest they both are kinda terrible. I say they equal because GA out performs Melky offensively and Melky outperforms GA defensively. Also if Melky is traded and we have Diaz out there instead then that is a big upgrade.
Heyward > FYF
For some reason i just feel at Heywards worst as a rookie he would still put up better numbers than FYF did.
Glaus > Kotchman and LaRoche
What we lose from Kotchman and LaRoche is stellar defense. However what we gain is consistency and power. Kotchman showed hardly any power with us. He can hit doubles just not HR’s that you want out of your 1B. LaRoche supplies more power than Kotchman however you have to wait until the 2nd half of the season to get it. Glaus is someone who can supply that power consistently and more of it. We will lose a bit on the defensive side but we gain a strong RH bat to put behind chipper.
Just compare
Kelly Johnson 2B
Escobar SS
Chipper 3B
McCann C
Anderson LF
Francoeur RF
Kotchman 1B
Schafer CF
Lowe P
to
McLouth CF
Prado 2B
Chipper 3B
Glaus 1B
McCann C
Escobar SS
Melky/Diaz LF
Heyward RF
The only thing that would make us better is a lead off hitter so we can drop McLouth down. We could always just swap Melky/Diaz and McLouth in the line up =^)
drumzalicious - January 5, 2010
I agree for the most part...
except:
I don’t think Johnson was ever hurt he just sucked
I think Melky will be better than GA
and that Glaus was a pretty good 3rd Baseman so I think he’ll do just fine at 1st.
But I definitely think Melky/Diaz should lead off and McLouth lower
bravesforever16 - January 5, 2010
Someone doesn’t get corizone shots just because they suck.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
shhhhh lol
drumzalicious - January 5, 2010
I agree for the most part also, but
Melky HAS to be better than FUGA (damn I kinda miss him, in a teddy bear kinda way (is that just me? am i weird like that?)) because Melky hustles (and smiles)
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
On what planet does Garrett Anderson from 2009...
…outperform Melky offensively? GA’s 2009 slash line was: .268/.303/.401 .705 OPS, 86 OPS+. That’s horrible. Other than the one horrible season he put up in 2008, Melky’s numbers have been consistently better than that.
Also, I am not sure I get the comparison—-Melky will likely be the fourth OF for most of the season (once Heyward is up) and Diaz will start in left, making the comparison Diaz vs. Garrett Anderson, not Melky vs. Garrett Anderson. Seems like a gratuitous hit job on Melky.
cavebird - January 6, 2010
well
its more like a if the team uses Melky in LF instead of Diaz then its along the same level. GA was also injured for the first half of the season and had minor stuff through out the entire season. so yes Garrett Anderson at his career average is better than Cabrera.
drumzalicious - January 6, 2010
I dont even understand the point of press conferences anymore. They all say the same tired cliches. They’re all so damned generic. As much as some people hate certain atheletes, you gotta admit they are much more entertaining.
I would love to hear a Chad Ochocinco press conference. I’ll bet Rickey Henderson had some pretty good ones.
Nothing against Glaus, just wanted to rant a little bit.
!Vive la Francoeur! - January 5, 2010
Chad
OchocincoJohnsonAt least, if he sticks to his pregame promise…
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
You know…
Chief Noc-A-Homa - January 5, 2010
Here's hoping
That the “young player in right field” about which they’re keeping an open mind isn’t Melky Cabrera.
Speaking of which, it occurred me that the chances of Heyward NOT already being an upgrade over Melky are really, really slim.
Bronn - January 5, 2010
...and...
I expect that:
Chipper summer 2010 > Chipper summer 2009 and
McCann’s Spring 2010 > McCann’s Spring 2009 (since eyes are already fixed)
carpengui - January 5, 2010
dang – forgot to hit the reply. sorry.
carpengui - January 5, 2010
I hope
We do the same thing with Heyward that we did with Hanson. It determines whether we get to keep him another year through arbitration or not.
I don’t know if he would want to stay in Atlanta (I hope he does) since he’s from around here, but even if he does it won’t be cheap and I hope they will be prepared to pay him.
bravesforever16 - January 5, 2010
OK, We NEED to lock up Yunel.
McCann, Yunel, Hanson, Freeman, Heyward, Jurrjens, Schafer (Hopefully) would be a great young core. But it looks a lot worse without Esco.
nick9314 - January 5, 2010
this!
Scott Coleman - January 5, 2010 via mobile
pretty much.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - January 5, 2010
We need a real owner...
We’ve been in a steady decline since Turner sold out to Time Warner. Our ownership doesn’t care if we win or lose.
mdhenshaw - January 5, 2010
Based on what? I think our ownership has been pretty good, considering it is a business and not some individual, a la George.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
I think of Liberty Media as Skynet… a faceless, heartless corporation whose only concern is survival and crunching mathmatic equations.
BahamaBrave - January 5, 2010
But they have given the Braves a decent payroll (one of the tops in baseball) while allowing them to pursue some of the bigger names in the game.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
They’ve kept the payroll relatively the same. The Braves are breaking even and that’s all they care about. They’re not trying to grow the brand or invest in the team. The status quo is alright with them.
mdhenshaw - January 5, 2010
Last year’s payroll topped $100M and was the 5th highest in all of baseball.
I am not saying that they are breaking the bank to give the Braves a good team, but I am saying that to say that they limit our budget to where we cannot compete is inaccurate.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
you sure about the 5th highest?
Cot’s lists the Braves as 12th for 2009.
fandave - January 5, 2010
Yeah. It was an end of the season list (final payroll) that I was referring to. Someone posted it on here the other day, and it completely surprised me.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
That was our ranking for total salary over the last 10 years combined, we were 13th last season.
Lennox - January 5, 2010
No, there was a column for last season alone, and we were over $100M.
Trust me, I was arguing that we hadn’t had a payroll that high in a few years, but I couldn’t prove the guy wrong. I was wrong.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
You’re not reading it right, that’s our total combined rank since ’99 as of the end of last season. Just look at the actual numbers, there are 12 other teams with an EOY salary over $100 MM.
Lennox - January 5, 2010
Yeah, I corrected below.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
NVM…I see what you mean. I thought those columns were in order for some reason…we WERE over $100M, but were not the 5th highest.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
I think the issue is that that list...
Was the forty-man roster payroll. Adding 15 players at major league minimum to a payroll of $95 million will get you over $100 million.
cavebird - January 6, 2010
True. Skynet is probably harsh. They could have slashed payroll, but they’ve kept it pretty status quo. They’re probably more like the stepdad who gives the kids an allowance to keep mom happy, but doesn’t really want to be involved.
BahamaBrave - January 5, 2010
lol. Fair enough.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
I wouldn't say "one of the tops"....
Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Red Sox, Phillies, Tigers, Angels, among others. Our sub-$100m payroll is starting to slide into the middle ground.
Mr. Sanchez - January 5, 2010
Well, we are in the top half of the league, so that is what I meant. But, like I said, by the time we finished last season, we had a payroll over $100M and were 5th in the league.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
I thought those teams had payrolls higher than 120
Mr. Sanchez - January 5, 2010
That is correct. I misread the thing. We were over 100, but not in the top 5.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
Here’s the link:
http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3874:end-of-year-salary-totals-for-mlb-over-11-years-1999-2009&catid=26:editorials&Itemid=39
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
It looks like this year's will be a little over 90 million.
Projected.
AJC:
ATLforlife - January 5, 2010
Out of context, that could be alluding to Heyward, Schafer, or even Melky.
Let’s all be honest, no GM is going to come out and say that a stud prospect doesn’t have a chance to make the team because they want to delay his salary arbitration by a year, but everyone knows that’s part of the business of baseball.
Also, last year Wren said we were going with an internal option in LF, then went out and signed Garret Anderson days later.
Lennox - January 5, 2010
Exactly.
Remember, when asked about the possibility of Hanson making the club out of Spring Training, Cox said the same thing (“We aren’t going to rule anything out”). I really doubt Heyward makes it out of ST.
nick9314 - January 5, 2010
But Schafer DID make the club out of spring
And we didn’t really expect that.
Remember last year, we already had 5 starters, because Tom Glavine had signed. Jo-Jo Reyes was supposed to be a holdover until Glavine came off the DL, but Hanson was ripping apart the international league.
Bronn - January 5, 2010
If Heyward plays like people expect him to play, come arbitration time he’ll be getting absolutely huge money in arbitration, similar to what guys like Howard and Fielder were supposed to be getting.
If Schafer plays like people were expecting then we’d probably have had a guy who was getting paid similar to Nate McLouth in arbitration.
Lennox - January 5, 2010
Lots of folk here, at least, have apparently convinced themselves this is business as usual. I, for one, am not so sure.
No question, it could be a factor that any given club weighs, but ultimately my opinion and belief is that it has to be a decision that turns on multiple factors. For the Braves, the critical factor – assuming the baseball people deem him ready – is that we need his bat in the lineup and his defense and arm in RF from opening day to win as many games as possible and maximize our shot at post-season play.
We should be entirely too close to the golden ring to screw around and let down-the-line budgetary considerations thwart our young star’s emergence.
fandave - January 5, 2010
And I think the Braves get that.
Since we appear to be done with the Hinske signing, I think the front office is being honest in saying that Heyward will be given the opportunity to compete for a starting job in spring training—-they only brought in Melky to compete with him. If they weren’t serious, they would have brought in another starting OF and had him compete with Diaz, which would be difficult even if he has a better spring due to Diaz’s results last year. Melky is the right kind of guy for that role—-he can man right field for a month or two if Heyward is not ready, but can move aside whenever Heyward is ready. I think Heyward’s arrival is really going to be based upon Heyward’s performance.
cavebird - January 6, 2010
In other news, Holliday just inked with the Cards for 7 years…wow!!!
Also, Kotchman is about to be a starting 1B again – for the Mariners.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
The Mariners defense is going to be insanely good.
blitzerlover - January 5, 2010
If they give him enough at bats...
will he challenge Rafael Belliard for HR power there?
Mr. Sanchez - January 5, 2010
Per Dob a couple of hours ago:
“By the way, Glaus is a big dude with powerful handshake, and appears to be in outstanding shape. I was expecting some chunkiness, from the pictures, but he looks to be in great shape, and looks a few years younger than the photo I used in a previous blog. He says he’s had absolutely no constraints or restrictions on what he can do this winter, been lifting hard, throwing, etc. He’ll start hitting this week, but said he had no problems with his swing when he finally made it back in September.”
Bravely going forward - January 5, 2010
did he happen to say what kind of underwear Glaus had too? lol
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
yeah, no kidding…i got a chuckle out of it, but the bit about him having “absolutely no constraints” was good to hear
Bravely going forward - January 5, 2010
This team is really going to be awful next season.
tennesseejed - January 5, 2010
You sold me!
buzzdeadwax - January 5, 2010
persuasive.
fandave - January 5, 2010
I think we should follow suit of something I saw on the Phils’ SBN site: rec comments like this!
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
haha. how long have you been trolling (or at least strolling through) TGP?
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
although i will join you in rec’ing this
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
I have flashed in there once or twice…I was in there for a bit today, just looking around to see if they had anything to say about our moves this offseason.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
haha. only you would go looking to the worst baseball fans ever in existence for commentary on our moves
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
They were actually a lot better than the Yanks or even most of the Mets posters that I have seen.
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
really?!? wow. I was checking out the least favorite team thread and they were pretty bad.
Although since I’ve stopped reading the comments of AA and PA b/c they were just that bad I guess i can’t make a good call
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
I thought those comments on that thread were pretty funny…uh-oh. Does this make me the same level of a Philly fan???
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
no doubt they were funny.. just real bothersome, like a little brother. Kind of like you wanna have the same view, but can’t
GoBravesNY - January 5, 2010
yes! let's make it greeen
ATLforlife - January 5, 2010
yes! let's make it greeen
ATLforlife - January 5, 2010
YES!
Well done, everyone!
:)
justincredubil02 - January 5, 2010
i know
One of the top Rotations and Bullpens in the league and only one guy making 15+mil a year.
Then that offense. I mean all the players are so terrible that we would only get horrible prospects back if we dealt each one of them. No team wants Chipper, McCann, Escobar, McLouth, or Heyward.
drumzalicious - January 5, 2010
Eric Hinske
You guys seeing the Hinske signing?
www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270335/19392542
Maybe I missed it here, but I haven’t seen a post on it.
CharlotteChop18 - January 6, 2010
It was fanshotted and there is a fanpost talking about it too.
justincredubil02 - January 6, 2010
Ah, ok…hadn’t seen much talk about it other than at mlbtr.
CharlotteChop18 - January 6, 2010
“It’s just, you know, obviously, you know, obvious, you know?” – Troy Glaus
Fatvirus - January 6, 2010
in other words
his nickname is Captain Obvious?
Didnt there use to be a regular poster here with that name? Or am I thinking of some other place?
Doghnut - January 6, 2010
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