Talking Chop

i’m not hip enough to know what that means.

10-4 - March 26, 2010 reply

That’s what she said.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

10-4 - March 27, 2010 reply

+1

I was just thinking about Bubb Rubb the other day. “It’s like an alarm clock!”

Smoltz's Beard - March 26, 2010 reply

They should of been up cooking breakfast or something anyways..

bwellnjonesco - March 26, 2010 reply

my gamertag was inspired by that first gif…my cat goes woo

bwellnjonesco - March 26, 2010 reply

So stoked...

With all the crap that’s hit the fan lately in my life, beinga able to be so excited about the team this year really softens the blow

HansonManCrush - March 26, 2010 via mobile reply

Lifes a roller coaster, you will be back on top before you know it..

bwellnjonesco - March 26, 2010 reply

Hoping so

HansonManCrush - March 26, 2010 via mobile reply

YESSSSS

this just made opening day that much better

lingsched - March 26, 2010 reply

So what happens to some of these Milky Melky Cabrera types? In other words, who’s the odd man out and where does he go?

Sweatsack - March 26, 2010 reply

I’d say Marek is off the 40-man.

Or FUMA.

Either way, Melky is on the roster and playing quite a bit, I imagine.

Nah

Diory Hernandez is going on the DL, to clear a spot for Heyward. I think CB (sorry of it was someone else) had a post about it a while back

eaheckman10 - March 26, 2010 reply

Has Diory been DL’d yet? If it hasn’t happened yet, I don’t see it happening soon.

CBs post was speculative (not that it was bad or anything – it was a great read), but he was making the point that IF Diory got DL’d it could be a really good thing for Atlanta.

I imagine he would be…isn’t he going to be out until mid-season

eaheckman10 - March 26, 2010 reply

I know that he had surgery, but according to this, he was never put on the DL: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/transactions/ATL

Of course he wasn't yet.

There is no need. He’ll go on the DL when Heyward is added, which won’t be until right before the start of the season.

cavebird - March 26, 2010 reply

Apparently, Redmond is the odd man out – unless they plan on keeping Thurston AND Conrad, and using Diory’s spot for Heyward.

They actually took Todd Redmond off yesterday, and he cleared waivers and goes to Gwinnett. So i’m sure Heyward takes Redmond’s spot.

10-4 - March 26, 2010 reply

Ah, there we go. Gracias, senor.

McGriff the Crime Dog - March 26, 2010 reply

ahhhhhhh!!!!!

just texted 5 friends and posted it to my facebook twice hahaha. So excited!

Sections 125 - 143...

may never have a vacant seat ever again.

Lizziebeth - March 26, 2010 reply

AHHHHHH

Let’s start this season right now!

JKowalek - March 26, 2010 via mobile reply

Torn.

Very excited to see him out there from Opening Day forward but would like to have that extra year two weeks in Gwinnett would have bought us.

blairblink - March 26, 2010 reply

What would it matter if he signs a long-term deal before he’s eligible for arbitration? I wouldn’t be surprised to see him sign a long-term deal before the end of this season. Use Longoria’s contract as an example.

And by the time that happens, we’ll be done with Chipper and Lowe’s contracts, which frees up $30 million right there. Plus count in Billy Wagner and Saito and there is another $10+ million gone. Now I know others will have received raises, etc. But we’ll have the money for him.

I’m all for this move, regardless of any financial implications.

dunnytwogloves - March 26, 2010 reply

it matters in terms of bargaining power…Heyward’s FA will start in 2015 opposed to 2016 now…most players only sign long term deals through thier arb years…well we just lost one year of control…so even if he signs that dela through arbitration (which is more than likely going to happen, it seems) we still have him fro one less year.

Swo12bv - March 26, 2010 reply

The bargaining position isn't that much different.

It is just that he would be bargaining on a free agent year instead of a fourth arbitration year, and there just isn’t that much difference there. If we had held him down for two months, it would have made a difference, but not two weeks.

cavebird - March 26, 2010 reply

That is IF he walks as a free agent...

for all you know, he’s another Chipper, McCann, etc about to spend his entire career with a tomahawk on his chest.

Im optimistic, but I def. see that happening.

ur absolutely right…as we have stated before we don’t know what he wants…i just happen to think its prudent to plan for the worse and rejoice when you’re wrong

Swo12bv - March 26, 2010 reply

Wouldn't "the worse"...

be Nick Adenhart, at which point he never reaches free agency (cold, I know)? Basically, worse is he busts like French, or suffers a debilitating injury early in his career, at which point service time means nothing.

This

In fact, I think this show of good faith on the Braves part could be part of the negotiations:

FW: “Jase, we don’t want to screw around, whadya say we buy out your arb years and go $50m/12. We’re not trying to screw you, after all we could have held you down until June but didn’t.”

JH: “Hmm…good point. Eric, what do you think?”

EH: “Never turn down your first million.”

Although maybe I’m just living in denial.

Yakker - March 26, 2010 reply

Heyward for America

Glad to see Wren & Co. made the right choice in these turbulent political times. A vote for J-Hey is a vote for freedom.

King 9 - March 26, 2010 reply

+1

eaheckman10 - March 26, 2010 reply

I just bought opening day tickets because of this.

BigG1392 - March 26, 2010 reply

and that is what Wren and the FO are hoping for,

by making this announcement, they are hoping “he” will boost ticket sells!

HEYJUDE - March 26, 2010 reply

it was f*cking emberassing last year when we were making our crazy run in September and they were giving away tickets to put fans in the stands.

You think that was embarrassing? Try being a Jaguars fan.

haha, from what i’ve heard they don;t have any?

No, we have a lot, just not many go to the games.

I would have been there every game if I could have. The 2 hour drive from Chattanooga is annoying though.

BigG1392 - March 28, 2010 reply

Sweet!!!

3 words….Rookie of the Year!

DolphinNation - March 26, 2010 reply

Counting Fail...

…4 words

bACEballstud - March 26, 2010 via mobile reply

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

lmao!!

Sparhawk - March 26, 2010 reply

Son of a....

Epic fail…I knew it as soon as I hit the post button…LMAO

DolphinNation - March 26, 2010 reply

Maybe....

unless Wash brings up Strasburg.

homerlanding - March 26, 2010 reply

Heyward ought to get some PAs against snazzy Strazzy… that’ll be fun to watch.

VivaLosBravos - March 26, 2010 reply

He did is the AFL. I think he walked him.

They never faced each other in the AFL.

Trust me, my brother is a Nats fan. There is a bet involved regarding their first meeting. They have never faced each other.

cavebird - March 26, 2010 reply

correct

they didn’t face eachother. trust me…if they were gonna face eachother in the AFL i would’ve been up in Phoenix before you could say “i wanna have jason heyward’s babies”

I know Stras pitched against Peoria, i thought JHey was still there then. My bad.

your brother is a Nats fan?

eeeewwwwww! Glad my brother is a Braves fan, don’t have to deal with that fight.

kreese555 - March 27, 2010 reply

Strasburg

won’t be called up until June in all likelihood. A full year of J-Hey will beat that out for sure.

Jacob Peterson - March 26, 2010 reply

How bout 5 words?

World Series Most Valuable Player

bravos1984 - March 26, 2010 reply

This

GeneParmesan - March 26, 2010 reply

3 words

Cure for Cancer.

Bronn - March 26, 2010 reply

+1

Gage23 - March 26, 2010 reply

Congrats to Jay Hey!

As if this is a surprise to any of us die hard fans. Congrats to Jay Hey for his performance and Frank Wren for his willingness to ignore the financial element and put the best team possible on the field. Looking forward to seeing Jason in right field for many years to come!

Ace_of_Braves - March 26, 2010 reply

they NEVER "ignore" financial elements

Baseball-wise, it’s an obvious choice.

Wren et al must have also concluded that financially they gain more from having him in big boy pants (i.e., ticket sales, significant boost to win pctg, etc.) than whatever they would gain from contract timing games.

skymuse - March 26, 2010 reply

Or, they just plan on buying him out of arb and a few FA years, and think this will show some good faith.

Yakker - March 26, 2010 reply

So Awesome!

That’s what I am talking bout!

mikesatx - March 26, 2010 reply

Consequences be damned…I’m stoked!

Great news!

(And I say that regardless of the fact that he’s on my fantasy team!)

carpengui - March 26, 2010 reply

lol

Hopefully he is everything that you expect him to be!

Sid Bream's Moustache - March 26, 2010 reply

I will be sacrifcing much whiskey

Unto my liver tonight, in honor of J-Hey.

Great news!!!

I love it. NSYNC loves it. Everybody dance!

I like how

Timberlake is shaking his buns for J-Hey.

Jacob Peterson - March 26, 2010 reply

haha

probably not the first time he’s shaken his buns for another guy

I Saw Buzz Beaned - March 26, 2010 reply

Zing

bravesguy311 - March 26, 2010 reply

A Great Time to Live in the ATL

I wish I did, but i’ll see him in PHX for sure! Congratzzzzzzzzzz Jason!

We'll be rollin' come April 5th

Please be going downhill. :P

bravos1984 - March 26, 2010 reply

Oh god, lance it, lance it!

That really was unnecessary.

NCChopper - March 26, 2010 reply

But Chino approves...

McCann and McWill - March 26, 2010 reply

Alright

I can already hear the fantasy points rolling in.

I got him, too.

you must have some special ears if you can hear fantasy points.

McCann and McWill - March 26, 2010 reply

Just heightened senses.

I can smell them too. I just prefer hearing them.

I can taste them

Bobby put his foot down!

He said, “If this is going to be my last year, give me the horses to win it all!”

Love it!

Hopefully he can put his other foot down in August and get a CF like Grady Sizemore! LOL

HalleyGator - March 26, 2010 reply

What about Jordan Schafer?

I think Freddie Freeman is a perfect example of how a busted wrist can really stop your development.

Give the kid time.

+1 Schafer is going to be good

Let’s not get carried away now.

McCann and McWill - March 26, 2010 reply

PUT HIS FOOTDOWN!!

Bobby says, “Pujols or I retire now!”

Jason Heyward and Josh Smith are justifiying my decision to go to school in Atlanta only for the Braves and Hawks.

a hooter's baby - March 26, 2010 reply

Matty D should be on that list as well.

musicman - March 26, 2010 reply

Hey Everyone...

Turn on ESPN. ZOMG! They’re actually gonna talk about us and Jason Heyward! But I thought baseball wasn’t played outside of the northeast??? Weird.

I’m not exactly sure when it’ll come on, but probably after their ARod segment.

SHIT. i can’t find the CLICKER

hahahahaha

Lizziebeth - March 26, 2010 reply

I don’t know where the clicker is, but the remote is probably in between the cushions of your couch.

Bad call. No one will remember the first two weeks of this season in 6 years when Heyward is signing his monster deal with the Yankees. When we could have had him for another year.

Perrinbar - March 26, 2010 reply

Debbie downer. This is a celebration thread.

no. no. no.

in 3 seasons, Chipper’s, Huddy’s, DLowe’s, KK’s, Wagner’s and McLouth’s contracts will be off the books. Just adding it up in my head…that’s about $55-$60MM.

We’ll have money to pay him. There’s no doubt about it.

Agreed.

Chipper, DLowe, and Wagner will both be retired by then. I can potentially see Huddy still being there but that’s all from that list.

This will work out.

musicman - March 26, 2010 reply

Correction..

ALL be retired

musicman - March 26, 2010 reply

Theres a reason we haven’t dished out bigger offers lately. We have to lock up Hanson, JHey, maybe JJ. Esco and Prado are hitting arb soon. The kid is a Brave.

Dude, Heyward would never even consider signing long term with the Braves. You’re just as stoopid as Wren and Cox, and everyone knows they are complete moranes.

fandave - March 26, 2010 reply

yeah

and Frank Wren is a Yankees fan too cause he didn’t trade DLowe and traded out BEST PITCHER Javier Vasguez for Melky Cabrera and 2 other guys!!

Just like they got Mauer...

and Maddux, and will ultimately get Lincecum and Lee and Braun.

This.

Smoltz's Beard - March 26, 2010 reply

Bad call. No one will remember the first two weeks of this season in 6 years when Heyward is signing his monster deal with the Yankees. When we could have had him for another year.

by Perrinbar

Frenchy, is that you.

adc62 - March 26, 2010 reply

El Soro - March 26, 2010 reply

“my wife make this cheese with the milk from her tits”

“May George Bush drink the blood of every man, woman, and child in Iraq!”

bravos1984 - March 26, 2010 reply

I’m excited… but in all seriousness, is anyone concerned with his recent “slump”?

GoBravesNY - March 26, 2010 reply

I know. What happens if he has an 0-8 slump during the year and he gets booed out of town….. this might be a big mistake.

I’m not saying it’s a mistake to bring him up. It’s a great idea

GoBravesNY - March 26, 2010 reply

oh I know, I thought you were joking.

I’m serious

GoBravesNY - March 26, 2010 reply

I’m not. Maybe if it strings to 0-20 or so (which it won’t, because he got a hit already today), but 0-10s happen with regularity.