Talking Chop

And the padres are gonna walk mccann to get diaz welL clearly there thinking….i dont know what the hell there thinking!!

ottie - July 20, 2010 reply

And yes

i know that was the right move by the padres that was still what was going through my mind

ottie - July 20, 2010 reply

Hahaha

So true. I love it. With Diaz’s hot bat you don’t really want to face him right now. Although he’s still better than Big Mac.

Great win.

I love what Heyward and Diaz have been doing lately. JJ seems to be back to his 2009 form, too, which is awesome. Now we can just take tomorrow’s game and win the series.

Biggest division lead in baseball, baby!

Jacob Peterson - July 20, 2010 reply

Getting guys healthy

If you’re a big believer in “getting our guys back from the DL is like making a big trade without giving up anything,” then this was the game for you. None of the guys that were instrumental in winning this game were playing for us a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully McLouth figured things out while he was away also.

FUPA

= 1-0. Manager of the week.

If I admit I’m late to the party, will someone tell me what FUPA stands for?

J-Freak - July 21, 2010 via mobile reply

um

Fat. Upper. Pubic. Area.

10-4 - July 21, 2010 reply

done in your best PSA voice

The only thing that soured me about this game

was DOB saying we had 2 assistants in Florida and most likely have a deal for Cody Ross in place if McLouth doesn’t come back strong.

other than that it’s good to see Heyward bgetting some hits and Diaz back to his old lefty bashing self.

yick.

No. Hell no.

No Cody Ross. Is that clear, Frank Wren?

hawves - July 20, 2010 reply

I read this today concerning the players we are looking at:

. Some of the players they have evaluated include Kansas City’s David DeJesus, Florida’s Cody Ross, Milwaukee’s Corey Hart and Washington’s Josh Willingham.

It goes on to say that all other than Cody Ross, would take very much in return. Do we really want to give up the Farm to get one of the more valued players? I don’t….

If the alternative is Ross, then yes, I do.

I would prefer to sit pat

as to trade the Farm, but that’s just me.

Agreed.

I think we should let the “Healthy Braves” take this team to the pennant and more.
I’d hate to give up any of the guys we’re putting out there right now.

Ugh

I’m actually really, really happy with Diaz/Melky/Heyward right now in outfield, with Hinske and Blanco and McLouth coming off the bench.

i dunno

about the melky part

but i do wish we would give Diaz a full time shot. He’s hitting righties about as good as Hinske in some ways

As someone explained

Last night in one of the other posts, if you take out the April statistics, Melky is actually hitting okay. Not great, but relatively okay since then.

Anyways, I feel like I’d rather have him than Cody Ross, even though Ross has some decent numbers this year.

this

Ben, so glad to see you’ve started the funny/snarky photo comments as well too :)

Zeus12888 - July 20, 2010 reply

Great game

I love seeing Matt Diaz when he’s hot. Gotta be my favorite player. Heyward bouncing back is great news too, if he can regain April/May form, then watch out!

Only concern was seeing Jurrjens give up another long ball. Good thing about that was that he buckled down and pitched solid the rest of the game, albiet some great plays from the defense. I’m talking about Melky’s throw in the first, McCann’s two strikes to Prado to stop two potential stolen bases, and Gonzalez’s great stop/turn in the 8th inning that was this close to being an incredible double play.

Oh, and what is the deal with Blanco? I thought he was being sent down for McLouth? I didn’t have the volume up for the whole game, so not sure if I missed it when they talked about it, but I was surprised to see Blanco come in the 8th inning. Anybody know about this?

mclouth

wasnt called up today…..tommorow blanco will be sent down

d1gram420 - July 20, 2010 reply

Hrm

Sounds like he took BP today though.

I guess you’re allowed to take batting practice and not be on the active roster.

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100720&content_id=12433004¬ebook_id=12433096&vkey=notebook_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

d1gram420 - July 20, 2010 reply

Alright cool

Thanks.

mclouth was in the dugout today

but why is Gregor going down? I mean I understand we have too ma y OF but Blanco has been awesome while he has played

yeah

i wish chavez was going down

d1gram420 - July 20, 2010 reply

ya but 6 OFers is a bit much

i understand it but just wished Gregor didn’t have to go down because he has been great

I agree. I’d rather have Greg White/Glo-worm than McLouse. Grr.

Mr Starks twitter

jaysonst

Indications Phillies are working on major deal for starting pitcher & would move Jayson Werth in a companion trade. More to come on espn.com

Yup

Was just about to post that and you beat me to it.

Seems like the loss tonight (assuming Phillies don’t mount a massive comeback) and the injury to Moyer will make this trade happen ASAP.

Buster_ESPN
Jayson Stark and I hearing a whole lot about the Phillies working hard on a deal for a frontline pitcher. Don’t know for sure, but (more)

Oswalt fits in a lot of ways. They could make the dollars work by moving Jayson Werth’s contract — and they’d have Oswalt for 2011.

rumors here in philly..

im surprised this hasnt gotten any national attention, maybe bc its impossible to know for certain.. but for the last 2-3 weeks its been rumored that werth had an affair with utleys wife and the phills are GAURANTEED to move werth by the deadline.. Im not saying i believe the rumors but its been all over the radio stations and local reporters.. personally i wouldnt want a guy of that character on the braves and he really hasnt hit worth a damn for the past month or so… take it for what its worth but interesting nonetheless

seriously?

wow…

shades of Delonte West or Ashley Cole….

that would explain Utley’s “injury” as he probably punched through a cement wall (he looks like an angry individual)

Ashley Cole?

who is that?

soccer player…don’t worry about it…its the biggest sports wife scandal outside of the US

Soccer player

Whoops,

Reply fail.

no worries i covered it

it wasnt Ashley Cole

It was John Terry with the exgirlfriend of Wayne Bridge (Vanessa Perroncel)

your right Ashley Cole cheated on his wife Tiger style…i always get my english defenders all mixed up….

yikes

Weth with Utleys wife...

i always knew Werth was a ladies man just look at that beard

"Ladies Man"?

I’d use the term slut. Well, maybe a greasy, grimy whorish slut. Got to observe it up close during the “on-field batting experience”. Bleech.

Yay...

I like the description.

sddbaker - July 21, 2010 reply

OMG!!!! I heard about this the other day

I go to school at a community college in Cleveland, TN and some girl that goes there is somehow connected to Chase Utleys wife and told me about this. I thought it was probably all just hearsay until i read this.

From what she told me theres also some risque pictures of JW and Chase’s wife at CBP floating around

ATLBRVS_19 - July 21, 2010 reply

I visited Cleveland when I was looking at colleges and let me just say, entirely non-insultingly, my condolences. I’d go stir-crazy in a place like that.

What is it with the MLB connections down here, though? Huddy has a cousin on the women’s basketball team at my school in Jackson, TN. If I didn’t know better I would’ve thought she was his daughter, the resemblance is pretty strong.

J-Freak - July 21, 2010 via mobile reply

I gotta tell u man I know a girl that goes to school at Freed-Hardeman in Henderson

right next to Jackson and i cant stand that side of the state. I guess you just prefer home best

ATLBRVS_19 - July 21, 2010 reply

I'm with you on this

I attended FHU in Henderson for two years before transferring closer to home. The only good thing I miss is the close friends I made.
I live in Chattanooga now, just a 20 minute drive from Cleveland, I would take this area over W.TN, anytime.
Each to their own……

It’s a rather long story, but I was born and raised in Memphis, and I’m with you folk- I HATE it there. I was accepted to Georgia Tech but couldn’t afford to pay out-of-state rates to attend. I got a great scholarship offer from a school in Jackson, though, which got me out of Memphis without going somewhere as small as Cleveland. I was probably headed to UT Chat if not for that.

Hey Jude when did u graduate from or leave Freed?

ATLBRVS_19 - July 21, 2010 reply

So

Will she be included in any deal for Werth?

One can only hope...

Mmmmmmm.

Utley's wife obviously has lost her taste in men.

Werth? Yuck.

they probably met before he was drafted

and that’s okay

southman - July 21, 2010 reply

what

is a companion trade?

They would trade Werth to a seperate team to clear payroll

So....

Would the team that takes Werth be another contender? In the AL? The teams that the Phils would be willing to trade to that would want a guy in his contract year seems like it would have to be fairly limited.

my guess

is that Werth goes to the Rays.

Who would the Astros get? Davis or Nieman maybe?

i dunno

im not really per-say worried who the Astro’s get more than I am if the Phillies get Oswalt and some BP help.

Really wish we could get Gutierrezz, Adam Jones, or Josh Hamilton.

Josh Hamilton?

…

I think we’d have better odds of trading for Roy Halladay.

Hamilton?

AL MVP front runner…good luck getting him

If we offered out Mississippi team, we might be able to get him

If we wanted Hamilton

They’d prolly want our Myrtle Beach team more because JT, Vizzy, Delgado, Jones blah blah blah…

But if we wanted Hamilton we’d say see ya to Red, JT, Vizzy, Schafer and MORE!

We could try to offer Mississippi, the state.

I dont know if we have that kind of authority but im down

Couldn’t hurt to try.

This.

All my folks’ folks live there, and though I love them, I wouldn’t shed one tear if I never have to see that state again. Yech.

J-Freak - July 21, 2010 via mobile reply

its part of Braves Country.

fandave - July 21, 2010 reply

I would prefer living in a state that wasn't owned by a baseball team

whodat? - July 21, 2010 reply

I don’t know, it could be cool. Every 90 feet you would have to turn left and you could go before the light turns green.

BullManUGA - July 21, 2010 reply

if its a companion trade they are separate deals….thus the Phils will get some prospects from the Rays for Werth

and then in a separate deal the Phils will give up prospects to the Astros for Oswalt….

unless it is a three way trade (but its not being reported as such right now)

ok

I thought a three way trade was being discussed

idk if it is or not…I’ve heard companion trade, which to mean isnt a three way trade, but i could be totally wrong

hmm

would be nice if we could get Ben Zobrist from the Rays.

I feel like Zobrist is the most untouchable position player not named Longoria on that team…he is ridiculously good at baseball

I have a full man crush on Ben Zobrist (no homo)

he's so valuable

he’s like omar infante with power and is an everyday player…to think Infante is valueable this guy is way valueable

lol

just a wish

I mean who wouldn't love to have that guy

20HRs, 80 RBIs, .290 BA and plays every position except Catcher and pitcher… just would be too expensive for my blood

i bet he can catch and pitch…..at the same time!!!!!!!

he's not of jason heyward status tey

*yet

idk

Red sox, Giants, Pads

Pads make sense

for a RP and a prospect

I'm assuming

A multi team trade. Although I really have no clue.

Any odds that Braves get Werth, send prospects to Marlins, and Phillies get a starting pitcher from Florida?

Haha, I can dream, right?

i dont like where this is going

jaysonst

Follow-up on Phillies tweet: Phillies have talked about lots of starters. But hearing they’ve spent a lot of time exploring an Oswalt deal.

Why worry?

we essentially got a FOR starter via Jair Jurrjens and didn’t have to deal any prospects for him.

Eh

Oswalt is overrated in my book, and wayyyy too expensive.

If they trade Werth in order to get Oswalt it’ll come off as a desperate move and a last gasp chance to stop losing ground to the Braves.

Oswalt

would actually make that rotation really good. Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt, Happ and whoever they want for a 5th starter.

yep

I guess

I think the money is the bigger thing to me.And after taking a quick look at his stat line I realized that he’s having a much better year than I thought he did, so I stand corrected.

Wow

From Stark’s article on ESPN:

“While there was no indication the players in any potential trade have been agreed to, the Phillies have shopped last year’s rookie-of-the-year runner-up, J.A. Happ, who is currently pitching in Triple-A to work his way back from a forearm strain.”

I realize this is far from final, but losing Happ in order to get Oswalt seems like a really stupid move to me.

i would be upset if that was all they gave up

regression’s a bitch

Whatddya mean?

I view Happ the same way as I view Hanson. Both have the potential/talent to be top aces in a few years.

Im still not a believer

on account of last year's

4.30 fip, 4.50 xfip, .270 babip

I really

Don’t have a great handle on what all those numbers exactly represent, but Hanson’s numbers for the same categories last year:

3.5 fip, 4.03 xfip, .280 babip.

Is there really that big of a difference?

.5

its pretty big, yeah. especially considering the substantial age gap.

Yeh, it’s a pretty vast difference. It’s even bigger when you look at what Happ had done in his career to that point, it’s a humongous gap in talent levels.

I'll bet $5 right now

that J.A. Happ never again has an ERA below 3.50 in a full season as a starter.

Done

haha

good luck collecting on that one if it does happen!

The variation in ERA’s from season to season is so vast that it may happen again, but it doesn’t mean that he will be the reason for the low ERA. He’s not a very good pitcher and doesn’t do anything particularly well on the mound.

i dont give a shitabout reasons I will just want my $5

I said that he would be out of the rotation by the end of this year – I didn’t count on an injury making that happen though…lol

WHAT! You crazy?

Hanson has 3X’s the potential of Happ…Happ is already 27 and isn’t all that great

this, this

a bajillion times this

Maybe

We’ve really only had one full season from Happ, and he went 12-4 with a 2.9 ERA and 1.2 WHIP. This year he made two starts getting one win while posting a 0 ERA before he got hurt.

All I’m saying is the guy has some real potential. And age doesn’t mean anything, Prado is 26 and having the best year of his career.

you didnt use a single stat that means anything…with the philly offense most pitchers would have a winning record, with the phillies defense most pitchers woud lhave a low ERA, and neither of those are good indicatros of skill…WHIP is semi-useful

you are crazy if you think Happ has the same potential as Hanson…Happ has the potential of a 2 if everything goes perfectly as planned, more likely he is a solid 3 or a good 4…

he could be one of those guys that completely defies all odds and ends up an ace, but those guys are pretty rare.

Hanson on the other hand has everythign you want in an ace and at worst is a nbr 3.

except

a changeup

thats probably true…but he his curve nad slider are good enough to get out lefties…bvut if he doesnt develop a change he will never reach his full potential you are correct.

He has but doesn’t throw it enough

this

2 is his potential. More like an ok 3 and a solid #4

Really? Happ does not have the stuff of Hanson. I see him more of a mid rotation starter

agreed

houston has to demand more than that..
oswalt has been such a great pitcher for so long…last year he wasnt so good, but he has returned to form this year…he is waaaay underrated i think…if he pitched for boston or new york (or philly for that matter) u wouldn’t stop hearing about him…

forgotten_glory - July 20, 2010 reply

they better be

getting Haren if they are trading Happ

Is Happ even back with them yet? Even if he is, why does he scare people? Happ is not that good, neither is Hamels.

And, IIRC, the Braves have pretty much had a good time with Oswalt over the years.

Happ is not that good, neither is Hamels.

Like I told you a long time ago, you and I agree on far more than we don’t. Hamels will never regain his ’08 form and Happ is a # 3 or so, optimum.

Hamels' 08 "form"

was mostly just luck. He’s a good pitcher—about a 4.00 ERA naturally—but he’s no ace.

Happ is a #4—if he’s lucky.

Thyat's pretty much what I meant.

About Hamels. At least her parlayed it into a funny commercial.

I despise Happ and I usually encounteer resistance other places if I tell what I think of him. I need to remember that I’m among sane people here.

For the most part.

He is expensive but a very good pitcher. If, the Phillies get him, I not worried though

The Phils offense is awfully crappy right now, so taking away one of their consistent bats is ok with me.

how can amaro explain trading for a starter

when he let cliff lee go this past offseason, which has to be the dumbest GM move of the year, also doesnt oswalt make more than Lee this year? i just dont see how he can do it without admitting he made a HUGE mistake

d_a_cameron
Can’t wait to see how Ruben Amaro turns Jayson Werth and Clfif Lee into Roy Oswalt. #BadGMsGoneWild

Snark hurts

Especially true snark.

Well

I think that’s so obvious that it doesn’t need to be even said. Not keeping Cliff Lee was one of the worst GM moves of the year.

+125M for howard

No offense to you Philly fan

but that may be one of the worst contracts in the MLB in 2-3 years

PhillyBrave isn't a philly fan

Guess i should've read the 2nd part of his name

i saw philly and automatically though Phillies fan…my bad

thats what i was saying...

It's already the worst contract in MLB

no need to wait. That contract doesn’t even START until after next season. Terrible.

is it really worse than Wells contract?

Yes.

After this year, Wells is owed $86M for 4 years.

After this year, Howard is owed $145M for 6 years plus a buyout.

Wells is probably the better all-around player right now (if this year is for real and not a fluke). At worst, it’s about even. Which contract would you rather have?

i would rather not be stupid and not have either contract…but gun to my head I guess I take Howards…his production isbetter and at least close to his contract… if you havent figured it out i have no faith in Wells…

I guess.

But Wells has been slightly more valuable this year and has a better body type. Howard has “washed up at age 33” written all over him (and he’s already 30).

its really a battle of who has the worst body type….Wells is not suited for CF anymore and he is an average corner at best at this point…which i guess is better than an average 1B….

we can agree both contracts are bad and both GMs are dumb

Paying Raul Ibanez 11.5 million next year is a close second on that team, what a waste of money.

Yes, that is bad...

but it’s only one more year. That just can’t compare, really.

You’re right. The fact that Ryan Howard commanded so money and Adam Dunn commands nothing compared to it is outlandish. They are literally the same player offensively and defensively, yet Howard does subway commercials so he is more valuable. In a sense, he is because people buy more jerseys so he does bring in more money, but from a baseball perspective he is not worth that much, especially when you consider how old he’ll be at the end of the contract.

someone just read the fangraphs article….

i kid, it was interesting in that it confirmed what I always knew….Adam Dunn is cool and Howard isn’t any better

I was actually talking to Jack earlier today when he was tweeting about it, then he wrote it. I haven’t actually read it though.

he does great work… always look forward to his articles

Agreed.

Howard is better (but not good) defensively, but then Dunn has been better with the bat this year.

Really, both of them are American league players, and both deserve to make around $12-15M per year. Instead, Dunn makes $10M and Howard makes $20-25M. Oh, and I wouldn’t sign either guy to a more than 3 year deal.

It is funny the way perceptions color GM’s judgements.

hasnt Jim Hendry done anything stupid this year?

he’s usually my choice for dumbass of the year

the Howard thing was horrendus way worse than anything the LEe deal brings…the Lee deal can be defended, the Howard thign cannot…its crazy no matter how you look at it

i think the idea was they wanted the prospects and thoguth Happ could provide good value this year, unfortunately for Amaro that didnt work out…If Happ is healthy the rotation doesnt look nearly as bad… and they are set with prospects and wouldnt have to give up Dominic Brown

i can understand they needed prospects in the system but they are a team built to win now not the future

this

They should have kept Lee. He said he wanted to rebuild the system, but the prospects aren’t doing too hot right now.

That scratching sound

Is their window of opportunity closing. They’re an object lesson in how you can screw yourself trying to Go For It in the short term.

+100

ed_price

Source: #Astros “may be close to putting the ball in [Oswalt’s] court” re: #Phillies trade. Oswalt has full no-trade clause.

much ado about nothing?

Ken_Rosenthal
Amaro: #Phillies “not close” to trade, talking to “many clubs on many fronts.” #Diamondbacks, #Astros, #A’s also say not close to deal. #MLB

Haha

Well I probably trust Ken Rosental much more than anybody at ESPN.

another reason i love FW

he keeps his mouth shut and doesn’t let these kind of rumors leak until the deal is actually DONE DONE

didn't everyone hate Wren this offseason

but he looks brilliant now and I can’t say im not a Frank Wren fan, although i to didn’t think he did enough this offseason

93 games into the season and a 6+ game lead in the division and Wren is a great GM!

didn’t everyone hate Wren this offseason

Speak for yourself, broski. I’ve been a Wren fan since Day 1.

okay...many people hated Wren

shouldn’t have called out “everyone” because i some people did always like Wren

He doesn’t do so well on trades, but he’s not afraid to fix something that isn’t working.

He also got rid of Jeff Francoeur, so he’s my BFF.

frank wren is your boyfriend?

Erm

BFF = best friend forever in internez speak.

BF = boyfriend
BFF = best friend forever

obviously you were never a middle school girl…duh

No…that’s Prado.

This made me LOL

GwinnettBraves - July 21, 2010 via mobile reply

Made me lol too

but I’ll still fight you for him.

This post

is worthless without pics or YouTube footage.

UMDBHIK - July 21, 2010 reply

Sorry

my publicist said no. But one of his people might leak something later.

I've thought hes done great on trades

Kotchman for LaRoche almost got us to the playoffs, and Gonzalez and prospects for Yunel is too early to tell but i like it even though esco has done well in Canada

Yeah

I’d even throw the Vazquez trade in there too.

Who knows how well he would have done this year in Atlanta, but it looks like we sold him at highest possible value and got some really good prospects (and I guess, Melky) in return.

forgot about melky trade

but yea i wanted JV gone before the trade and we got a good OF(he’s been very strong lately) and one of our best prospects…i though that was a great deal

teixeira for kotchman and marek…
yea he got lucky to find laroche on sale in return for kotchman (good trade) but the initial trade was awful…even looked like it would suck at the time…

i think where wren really struggles is PR…he treated a braves legend (glavine) like shit…i don’t disagree with his move to call up hanson instead, but he didn’t have to lead glavine on like he was going to pitch and then at the last second pull the plug…

Who knows

What really happened with Glavine. From our view it looked really bad, but it might have just been that the Braves were wary of him the whole time and realized (albeit at the last minute) that he was going to hurt them.

I think it was handled poorly, but I wouldn’t lay that all at Wren’s feet. I’m sure John Schuerholz and Cox had plenty of input as well.

here’s the thing and hopefully this wont turn into a drawn out conversation

that was the best offer at the time…Kotchman was cheap and had potential and was already a good ML player (he looked to be at worst a Mark Grace type)….

there was never any reports of anotehr deal and there just werent that many teams looking for a 1B…

Wren knew he wanted to compete the following year and couldnt take the risk we would get the draft picks

Well, at the risk of drawing this out...

That was an unquestioned STEAL for the Angels. If that’s the best possible deal, you laugh, hang up the phone, and collect the picks at the end of the year. There was absolutely NO risk of him accepting arb. With his numbers, 1b vacancies in Boston and New York, and borA$$ as his agent, there was no way he was gonna stay here for a year for a maximum 1.2x his 08 contract instead of cashing in big time.

Even if that was the best available deal for a 1b, which I suspect it was, if you’re selling him you’re punting 08 anyway, we could have let someone like Prado finish that year at first and sold Tex for the best overall available player, regardless of position.

J-Freak - July 21, 2010 via mobile reply

Wait, so Wren is stupid because one trade didn’t work out, and he is lucky because another trade did work out?

no

i’m saying he’s lucky because laroche performed way better than expected…did anyone really expect him to put on the laser show he did? he was unbelievable, and he played way better than he has in the past for the second half of that year…
the trade seemed maybe like a small upgrade at the time…not the huge upgrade that came relatively close to pushing us into the playoffs…

At the same time, Kotchman performed way below what anyone expected up him…see? It’s like Colin Ferrell – it goes both ways.

lol

The people who think Yunel would have hit those homers in Atlanta should also believe that he would have gotten injured as well, and both are ridiculous notions. Nothing Yunel does in Toronto should have any bearing on Wren’s decision to trade him at the time he did.

Very true.

His numbers should improve the 2nd half simply by hitting in a more hitter-friendly environment.

UMDBHIK - July 21, 2010 reply

this

people love him in the regular season, and hate him in the offseason. its a yearly cycle.

Eh

Plenty of people hating him in the last week. Refer to copious arguments about the Escobar trade for evidence.

I can question one of the man’s moves without hating him.

ajcbraves

That’s just speculation regarding which Marlin the #Braves are interested in, but fact is they have two top special assts there. Unusual.

How about Uggla in LF =]

ShawnG - July 20, 2010 reply

can he

play LF?

my only concern is that he would cost more than Ross

A really quick glance

At baseball-refernce shows that he’s spent all five years at 2B. Looking at minor league records he spent about 20 games (out of about 500) in the outfield, so I’d say that’s a big no.

If someone can play 2B, they can play LF.

I agree, but...

Dan Uggla can’t play second base, so that sort of spoils the truth of the point.

Touche’

lol

Great game!

JJ is looking like he is back(which is great cause he’s my fav player)
JHEY also looks like he’s back
Matty D is back…and although we play a RHP tommorow please let Matty D be in the lineup

Also looks like Phillies on verge of getting Oswalt, and I know we have a huge lead on them but Oswalt would really help them so don’t underestimate this trade if Philly makes it

I can't decide which kind of Diaz hit I enjoy watching the most

The no-doubt homers are always fun to see, but then so are the hits where he reaches across the plate to slap an outside pitch or, like tonight’s RBI single, goes upstairs and fights off a pitch to muscle it into the outfield.

And that single was on a 95 mph fastball from a RIGHT hander.

Great to have him back!

I like it

when he steps back only to step back foward to crush a ball into the gap

Yeah, kinda like in that John Wayne movie...

Where the Duke tells a guy “I’m not gonna hit ya, I’m not gonna hit ya… the hell I’m not!”

The Cowboy

i think.

TCfromDubVee - July 20, 2010 reply

Actually, I THINK it's McClintock.

But wouldn’t swear to it.

I like watching our Caveman hit the ball.

There’s an excitement that he brings to this team I’ve been missing with his injury.
It’s like as long as Matty is there and may get an at bat, anything can happen.

Today was a great win!

Jurrjens pitched great, Heyward looks like he’s back, and the Phillies lost again! If the Mets lose, that would be even better!

Well

Mets are on their way to that. Down 3-0, six innings out.

mets down 3-0

Jason Heyward is back

and everything is well.

HE NEEDS TO MOVE TO THE 6TH SPOT BECUASE HE LOOKS MORE COMFORTABLE THERE RAWR

RABBLE RABBLE

Haha, that’s one of the worst arguments I’ve ever heard on TC. The Braves just aren’t the same team when Heyward is hitting in the 2nd spot.

Can anyone get the record of the team with JHEY batting #2 opposed to any other spot

it has to be drastically better when he is #2

it doesnt matter what the record is…its what makes most sense going forward…a majority of the time he spent int he 2 spot he had a hurt thumb…the dropoff between him and the next best 2 hitter is huge….whereas we have capable players to bat 6th…

Heyward needs to get as many ABs as possible and has the skills that make a good 2 hitter

im defending him batting #2

the team has been much better with him there and Martin leading off

I know I’m just saying it doesnt matter what his number or the team’s nbrs suggest, bc there is a variable that cant be accounted for goign forward (how much impact the thumb injury has on his production)…so we need to go with a decision based on his skills…and that is that his skill dictate 2 hitter right now (obviously 3 hitter going forward)

Im cutting off the argument that we do better when he bats 6th before it can be brought up, hopeuflly

#3 going foward?

i was always under the impression Freeman would bat #3 and JHEY #4 for the future

that could work, but Heyward is the better hitter and generally the better hitter bats 3, althought in this case, Freeman’s lack of power (or preceived lack of power, specifically 30HR power) it might make more sense to bat Heyward 4….

But Heyward just seems like a 3 hitter to me…either way we are in tourble…with our three best power hitters all being LH (McCann, Freeman, and Heyward)

we are in trouble?

thats scary to all other teams

i didnt phrase that right….but we will need some RH power at some point… because a good lefty specialist will do well against our 3-5…but we should eat RHP alive.

hopefully, Salcedo

there we go…I’ll take it…

I can’t think of any other RH bats in our system.

myke jooooones

How high are we on him?

i know he’s good but future staring SS good?

possibly

more likely 2b, 3b

mycal jones

he’s a SS in High-A right now

myke jooooooooooooones

dont act like you dont know his name

haha

I guess you don’t understand what was going on

I did. Nice.

rco3 - July 21, 2010 reply

+1

we dont have any power RH bats…i dont think…

that’s what I’m thinking

Maybe Joe Leonard.

He’s a very advanced hitter, and although his power numbers weren’t great in college, he has the physique of a power hitter, and before he “only” hit two singles today, he was 6-17 with 6 XBH in his first few games with Rome.

J-Turn14 - July 21, 2010 reply

yea

but doesn’t he play 3B?

Doesn't matter

LH > RH. You see RHP considerably more than LHP. Right-handed heavy starting pitchers and left-handed heavy lineups are the easiest ways to get the most out of your players. Most lineups and rotations have more righties than lefties.

i know…and at the end of the day I want the best player regardless of what hand they use….so its if this is our biggest problem we are in great shape

I think

A 2011 lineup that is Prado/Heyward/Freeman/McCann is pretty impressive. Assuming Chipper comes back he can go anywhere in that order really.

Chip bats #3

chip never bats anywhere but #3 unless he is batting #4 or pinch hitting

Yeah

That’s why i said he could go anywhere.

But, assuming a three spot, I guess it would be:

1. Prado
2. Heyward
3. Chipper
4. Freeman
5. McCann

no way freeman bats 4th in his rookie year

i'd put FF #6-7 to start the year

much like how we did JHEY this year

Alright

So, one year from now, maybe Freeman is batting 4th.

:-D

doubt it

probably JHEY…if chip comes back of course

2011:

Prado
TBD
Heyward
McCann
Werth
Freeman

Werth...

i love it we get my favorite non-brave

haha

You won’t get off the Werth bandwagon will you?

Why would I?

you realize Werth is only a good idea, its not a good practice….

the amount of money and years he will take wont be a good value

anything over 4 years and its not a good idea

Will he get more than 4? I’m thinking a Jason Bay contract.

werth is wayyy better than jason bay

i bet he gets 5-6…but i really dont know…I’ve been pretty bad with my offseason FA predictions the last couple years (outside the ones I had a bunch of knowledge about, Cameron and Glaus)

that’s what he is looking for. I wouldn’t give him more than three years

More along the lines of Torii hunter

esadb - July 21, 2010 reply

No Jayson Werth is actually good

sorry i have a strong presumption against Torii Hunter

I’ve always loved Hunter and his game. I don’t think you and I have ever agreed on anything.

i love Werth…he has great hair and a wonderful beard

I would love to have hiim on the Braves but i think at best we offer 4 years 14M and that wont be enough..

my distaste for Werth is more of a realistic thing, not necessarily a distaste for Werth himself (he is a great player and if money isnt an issue i want him on my team)

for this reason

He has two good seasons and already 31

Some guys develop later than others. He’s also a physical freak, and in great shape. I remember seeing something on MLBN and it showed how he’s one of the fittest guys in the league.

I don’t not doubt that at all. He looks very fit and is pretty athletic. It’s just I would be very hesistant to give him a Bay type of deal

he’s much more deserving of a Bay deal than say…. um… Jason Bay

definitely

If Chipper retires we can afford Werth.

That depends

If we use Chipper money on Werth, what’s left to find a 3B? Maybe if a SS if Gonfailez continues to not wow everybody the rest of the year and his option is passed up? A closer?

I’m certainly not saying we CAN’T get Werth, and at the end of the day a Braves team with Werth in the OF is an excellent team, I’m just saying with Glausosaur leaving (presumably, but not automatically, being replaced by Freeman), Chipper and Wagner retiring, and potentially having to re-fill the hole we just dug ourselves at short, there’s no guarantee that a metric crap-ton of money is unloaded in the outfield. Winning the whole thing this year in order to convince Liberty to open the pocketbook a little wider would certainly help… ;)

We’re not going to replace Gonzalez at shortstop, I’m about 99% sure they’re going to pickup the option as FW said the option was one of the reasons they pulled the trigger.

Trading Lowe and even eating some of his contract, maybe even half, would clear some extra money as well.

Gonzalez's option

is so cheap, he’s a steal even if he slumps all year. $2.5M for a defense-only shortstop is EASILY worth it. That is a fantastic contract.

I just don’t know if we can afford Werth AND a good-hitting 3B to replace Chipper.

Well, If Werth and Freeman together were to roughly replace what we’ve gotten out of Chipper and Glaus combined, we don’t have to go for a top-tier 3B, which is good because the only one really worth going after is Beltre, which means a bidding war, or overpaying for A-Ram. We might be able to snag a guy like Cantu or Peralta for a decent price though, and either one would be OK hitting low in the order with some combo of Prado, J-Hey, McCann, Freeman, Werth, and probably our CF batting 1-6.

Cantu is horrendus in the field….and gives back everything he gains with his offense….unless he is playing 1B he just isn’t worth it

and why overpay for Werth when we can overpay for Beltre…he is soo much cooler

Swo12bv - July 22, 2010 reply

Yeah, I didn’t look up the UZR numbers before I said that. A-Ram and Beltre are the top two, then there’s a steep drop-off to Juan Uribe, then another steep drop-off to everyone else. Peralta is fourth, because his offensive numbers are at least serviceable and he’s only slightly below average defensively. After those 4, you’re really getting down to dregs. It’s a very thin free agent market this year, so we better bet on either overpaying Werth to take over center or overpaying Beltre to take over third, and finding a way to flip a pitching prospect to someone to fill the other hole. There’s just no depth on the FA market to fix all the holes we’re going to have.

J-Freak - July 22, 2010 reply

Eh

I like Werth as much as the next guy, but he’s going to cost a pretty penny next year. Plus our biggest future hole (I think) is CF and I don’t think Werth can play there.

We’ll have the money to sign him, and will need to sign a power hitter if Chipper leaves.

Also, go looks at MLBTR’s FA list for 2011 center fielders. Try to not LOL.

Wow

That list is depressing.

As for the money, after looking at this: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tujElf32-2d237jk3IzWLsg&output=html I guess its possible, but he’ll be sucking up a lot of our dough.

if we were really to use that much money on one person, wouldn’t u b more in favor of getting crawford?

Nope. I don’t really like Crawford all that much.

agree

we need RH power…

see we agree on everything

INTERNET BFF?

I don’t wanna steal Justin’s role…

he’s a loser he moved to Afghanistan for some stupid job…we are no longer friends

I’m sorry, Will. It’s not your fault, it’s not your fault.

don;t fuck with me Sean, not you

America is about speed. Hot, nasty, bad ass speed.

Oh wait…wrong movie

If you don’t chew Big Red then fuck you

I asked for no onions on my steak

I think I’m gonna have to call it here

unless you want the next line

too be fair I may be drunk

big test tomorrow…so i have a glass of scotch before i ~~fall asleep~~ pass out

I don’t know why teachers and professors tell us when tests are. It just gives you even more of a reason to drink instead of study

Werth Can Play CF

He is their centerfielder when Victorino is out. 18.4 UZR/150, given it was in limited playing time. He is more valuable than Bay due to his ability to play centerfield.

Hot damn

I knew he was an excellent defender over there in right, I did not realize though how good he was in center. Even if he’s a quarter of that UZR/150 over a larger sample size, WE MUST CAN HAZ. He solves our need for right handed pop, a little speed, good defense, and a reliable CF all in one fell swoop. Definitely Werth (see what I did there?) the fat contract it’s going to take to lure him.

Sadly though, I have this feeling in my gut that Wren isn’t going to bother unless he can unload McLouth somewhere. Now I know what I want for Christmas this year.

Speaking of Chipper

Assuming he does NOT come back next year, any real ideas on who would be starting 3rd baseman?

I doubt Braves want to make Infante an everday starter and lose his versatility, so is there anybody in the minor leagues who would come up or would this need to be a FA?

I really hope he gets healthy and starts hitting.

probably a FA or trade

because we dont have anyone in the system who could be an everyday 3B

Adrian Beltre

He’s really the only good FA option. I worry that he’s just playing big for his next contract, but I’d take him for 2-3 years.

even if he hits like he did in SEA…he is still worth almost 10M and Id pay him 4 years at 40M (I’ve already said this, but its worth reiterating)…his defense is soo good he barely needs to hit at all to be valauable…at 10M he basically replaces Chipper’s dollars (and should be a better hitter and defender, obviously we lose having the best Brave on the 90s and 2000s but it is what it is)

I wouldn’t like him on a 4-year deal…I don’t think he’ll last that long, but I’d certainly take Beltre on a 3-year deal in a heartbeat.

An infield of Beltre, Gonzalez, Prado and Freeman would be pretty sick, assuming the reports on Freeman are accurate.

Freddie’s defense is plus from all accounts. I’ve talked to people that have seen him and read scouting reports that love his defense, which is great to hear. I guarantee our 3B will be someone that nobody is thinking about right now, it’s how it always works.

So like, if it’s Beltre, does that mean you’re buying our first round?

yea

I hope Chipper gets healthy and rakes so he can returnn next year. If he doesn’t then, I’d be interested in Beltre but wouldn’t pay ten million a year for him and that’s what he is looking for

since 2002 Beltre has been worth less than 10M twice (2003 he was worth 9.4 and 2005 he was worth 8.4)

so far this year he is worth 15 M….

words cannot express how good he is and how underrated he is…its a shame

easily worth 10M

Ah…i thought Beltre was like 33 or 34. He’s only 31. Interesting.

wow

I know his defense is great, but I'm not sure his bat is good enough for 3B right now. He sure is having a great season though

all you have to do is look at the numbers and once they are park adjusted (he played in a park that severely depresses offense and HR) and then you see he is a fine offensive player and in the top half of all 3B . Then when you see he is the best defender of the position its a no brainer for me.

But maybe Im too optimistic…I loved the signing for Boston and will probably love the deal he gets this offseason (assuming he doesnt exervise his player option, which could reach 10M if he reaches the PA limit)

Your not too optimistic at all. I thought Boston made a great deal when they signed him. How many Hrs would he hit at the Ted?

20 ish would be my guess he consistently hit 20-25 in SEA and thats a good start…

lol @ beltre’s 10 WAR season in 2004.

ridiculous.

get swoll yunel - July 21, 2010 reply

ya he had a good year

cough

steroids + contract year
cough

there is absolutely no evidence of steroids….but ok….

it’s weak to use anecdotel evidence and say “o he must have been on steroids”….back in the day tons of players would hit a bunch of HR in a year and there was no explanation for it…just bc someone does it now doesnt mean he was on the juice….

not to mention why would you only take it for one year.

the contract year thing, I cant disagree with, except to say his one of his worst seasons was 2009 which was also a contract year

Nice

I actually like that a lot.

glaus maybe?

1. He will cost too much for his production, age, and injury risk due to this season.

2. He’s lost a lot of range at 1B, wouldn’t be good enough at 3B to play there.

JHEY

can hit LHP really well though

He hasn’t yet, he can. It’s only been under a half season of healthy at bats. Give him time, he will adjust.

I would switch the two

BUT BUT BUT HE DOESNT LOOK COMFORTABLE (disregarding the thumb injury and whatnot)

I'll admit

I was wrong about wanting to see J-Hey move down, but I admitted that initially too. I also would have no problem with it if we got a player that fit that spot really well and Bobby decided to move him down.

thats another story…if we get a guy who is a good 2 hitter than I would consider changiing my stance…but that is unlikely…

hey arizona bullpen

you know how you suck? well, could you like, not suck, for this game only?

please?

cordially,
your biggest fan XOXOXOXOXO

and the next couple

I’m watching right now and Dickey isn’t doing so well.

7 innings of 3 run ball

??not well… lol im not watching so am i missing something

He’s been lucky all night. Quite a few balls have been hit to the wall that were caught.

oh ok

thats pretty much whaat i figured. nice hes over his head (i think)

3-1 DBacks….Thole just homered.

The first of his career.

damn

Dickey not doing well

Takahashi not doing well
Pelfrey has been awful
niese has been good
and Johan has been very good as always but 3-5 pitchers struggling…nice

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420686-the-new-york-mets-are-team-to-beat-in-nl-east-not-atlanta-braves

This reminds me

Of that post on bleacher report.

I wonder how that author feels now.

haha

i saw that post and just though how rediculous that he thinks Pelfrey is better than JJ!

Not surprising

They had a really weak group of starters headed into the season and then a few pitched really great during their hot streak the last month or so.

Talking about Arizona Mets

Yesterday, One of the play was Francouer groundout to K. Johnson. K. Johnson to A. Laroche

haha

all you need is blaine boyer pitching and you have an ex-braves superparty

Boyer pitched the 6th and 7th innings

Hahahaha

Priceless.

That’s a crapload of ex-braves on the Francoeur ground out.

It's like a Royals game!

Frenchy grounded out to 2nd?

no way!

that is rare, he usually rolls over pitches trying to pull and has a weak grounder to short…him goign the other way even on a groundball is almost unheard of…or at least thats what my memory serves at the moment

Lately

He’s been swinging at pitches over in the left hand batter’s box and popping them up to foul territory behind first. I’ve seen him do it 3-4 times.

Glad that he’s expanding his horizons and finding new ways to make infuriating outs.

Freddie Freeman showing more power...

hit another double tonight, which was number 24 on the season.

He’s also 20-years old, which is pretty cool.

in AAA

also pretty cool

That is pretty cool

But assuming Glaus doesn’t get injured, he probably won’t appear till 2011, right?

Yeah, the only way he’d come up would be if Glaus goes down for the year and the Braves really feel like he’s ready.

No reason to start his clock until we have to.

No reason to start his clock until we have to.

Unless I’ve really got the arb rules screwed up in my own head, we’re past the point where he accumulates enough service time for the arb schedule to be affected. In other words, whether he starts for us tomorrow or Opening Day 2011, his first arb year should be exactly the same. But somebody correct me if my info is off-base.

You're right

But he would still be eligible to be a super-two, which I’m unsure if they are willing to do or not. We’ll find that out if they give him the job in ST.

One of the reasons I’d like Ross is that when we lose Glaus, we’re probably going to be getting Freeman up. Replacing Ross for McLouth would give another right-handed bat and although left-handed bats are better, having a few righties is a good thing.

With you on the Ross-over-McLouth thing. The only thing the Super Two does at this point is add one additional arb year to the end of his service time though, it wouldn’t advance his first one.

yea prolly right

i mean he’s again only 20 so no need to rush him

if FF makes the show next year

we’ll have a FF, a JJ, a KK, and maybe a MM.

mm?

Mike Minor

Assuming he’s not trade bait.

He’ll be up after we trade Lowe at the trade deadline, at least that’s what I’m hoping for

Uhm, really?

I guess if teams get really desperate they’d take Lowe and his contract, I just don’t see it happening.

Anyways, I’m one of the few Talking Chop fans that is pretty content with Lowe this year.

Yea I know

it probably won’t happen. He has been decent this year, but if someone ask me to pay 9-15 million of his contract to trade him and get a good pitching prospect in return, I would jump all over it

Eh,

Maybe. Because in that situation the Braves would probably put Kenshin back in rotation rather than bringing up a prospect.

Lowe has pitched a little bit better than KK but is getting paid twice has much

Yah

I’d say more then a little bit better, but you’re right – it is a fine line.

Either way I’d rather not have either of them eating up $22.5 million of our roster.

yep

I’m not sure how Lowe has been alot better than KK. But anyway what you said about the roster is sad but true

Youngest Player in the International League

BenDuronio - July 20, 2010 reply

2nd youngest

Jay212033 - July 21, 2010 reply

He was the youngest at the start of July, I suppose someone was called up who is younger?

Excluding the Braves/Padres game, the total runs for/against Eastern division Teams Tonight

If you add up the combined runs in all the other games involving Eastern division teams it comes to:

Opponents: 28
Eastern Division: 2

(Mets@Diamondbacks in bottom of 7th, all others games are finals.)

Woops, Washington@Cincinnatti WASNT a final...

I must have made them mad, the Nats scored 6 runs in the 6th.

JohnDrake6 - July 21, 2010 reply

NAts has scored 3

Cool

Butttt…why is this important? :-D

i failed reply to the upper post

This just in:

Albert Pujols seems like one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet in your entire life.

i just watched it to

and that is such a great thing for those kids… if i were a 15 year old kid and was very sick i’d probably ask for JJ, JHEY, or BMAC

Gotta go for Chipper in his last year.

I watched it also,

Pujols impressed me, he appears to have a compassionate and giving heart. He is the type of player the young ones can look up to as role models.
We have a number of good role models on our team also.
Sweet story :)

Buster_ESPN
Jayson Stark and I heard this: Tampa Bay involved in discussions for Jayson Werth. Could be landing spot for his salary, to free up (more)

Buster_ESPN
payroll space for a more expensive commodity — such as Roy Oswalt. The Phillies are working very, very aggressively to move Werth.

jaysonst

One more potentially related Phillies development: J.A. Happ was pulled from his triple-A start tonight after 3 innings.

jaysonst
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. reiterated he’s “not close” to a deal. But our report never said he was, just that he was “working on” big deal.

: )

Phuckers

Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 20, 2010 reply

He was pulled because it was a rehab start

At least that’s what I was reading from all the reports from Phillies writers on twitter…

BenDuronio - July 20, 2010 reply

Juan Gutierrez coming in with a 3-1 lead over NY

FINISH THE F’ING GAME, damn it.

He can’t be any worse than Chad Qualls, can he?

JUAN GUTIERREZ YOU MOTHERFUCKER

FINISH THIS SHIT NAO

3-2

DAMMITDAMMITDAMMITDAMMITDAMMITDAMMITDAMMIT

Solo-HR to Angel Pagan

Sweet.

David Wright just missed a slider

popped out to LF.

Beltran up, 1 out.

Beltran K's

2 outs.

SEND THEM BILLY WAGNER.

1 day trade

god damn their bullpen sucks.

Xshare - July 20, 2010 reply

do it do it do it

Xshare - July 21, 2010 reply

I take it back

they still suck but god bless em. 6.5 up!

Xshare - July 21, 2010 reply

Watching the end of that game took me back in time.

That kid who pitched his ass off standing in the dugout, nervously watching as some schmoe held his win in his sweatly palms. Reminded me of Smoltz and Glavine in ’89 and ’90 and some of the yo yos we had trying to seal the deal for them then.

Read some comments above about the phils

IMHO.. If they trade werth they just lost offense.. Who’s to say utley will come back good? Also trading an offensive piece away and gaining a better starter doesn’t sound like a winning deal to me… The only way i could see this as a win.. Is if they kept werth and made the move for oswalt and they may not be financially able to do so. Jmho.

SidGlaus - July 20, 2010 via mobile reply

they will promote Brown and he is supposed to be pretty damn good…but he wont be as good as Werth (right away at least)

Optimal decision would be to stand pat and play Brown for Ibanez. The 11.5 million owed to Ibanez for next season is awful, and he has been terrible this season as well.

"It’s nerve-wracking not to be able to be a part of it." - Bobby Cox

This season’s for you, Bob.

Fuck the Brewers.

Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 20, 2010 reply

how this guy Josh Thole still hitting .500?? 12-24

It seems this guy is good

SSS SSS SSS SSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

they also said mike pelfrey was good

yea look at him now

He isn't this good,

but he’s their best hitting catcher. Should’ve been the starter from opening day instead of Rod Crapajas.

Truth, good plate discipline plus he is a left-handed hitter.

J-Hey looked great tonight. JJ is back. Bullpen solid. Great win.

ZC1 - July 20, 2010 reply

mets lose

atl192485 - July 21, 2010 reply

METS LOSE! PHILLIES LOSE!

6 game lead baby!

you mean

6.5 and 7 games leads

atl192485 - July 21, 2010 reply

Silly me!

man does that look good

Sure does

In July

Braves: 9-5
Phillies: 7-8
Mets: 5-11

TonyAlmeyda - July 21, 2010 reply

Everyone thought the Mets were gonna be great because they did great in Interleague

one thing THEY PLAYED THE INDIANS AND O’S! Possibly 2-3 worst teams in baseball

and they have not played a lot games on the road where the suck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVSbbEIbWsg

ESPN doesn't approve

Yeah?

Well they can EAT IT.

TonyAlmeyda - July 21, 2010 reply

7-8 should be 7-10.

TonyAlmeyda - July 21, 2010 reply

When was it last year...

that the braves turned it around? That one series where KoJo was hurt and Prado was in there and has started since, Diaz was raking, and it really jump started the braves lineup. It was a little after the break, right? Wondering when’ll be the 1 year anniversary.

Xshare - July 21, 2010 reply

False. They turned it around IMMEDIATELY following the Francoeur trade.

OT: Pablo Francisco...

is a god.

She’s talking to me….like she knows me

You want some shit essay?! Huh puto! Don’t be talking like you know me.

Essay?? Wut da fuck….what is this bitch callin me a term paper for?

he told me you said something about me shaving my huevos or something

Damnit Pable this is my job this is serious

Pablo…i know you have other women over at your house allll the time

i’m sorry baby. you caught me. i’m sorry

do you love her? Do you fucking love her Pablo?!

Yeah it’s my mom…what the fuck!

in the city you must fight to survive he sold tortillas ont eh corner

and the mob wanted in

i dont who this guy is but i wan thim and his toritllas

he had one hchance and he had to fight back

staring arnold swarzanggaer

double the action
triple the excitemnet
“get down”
more excitement
“get down again”

damn you…i was going with that one next.

We’re the Three Best Friends
That Anyone Could Have
We’re the Three Best Friends
That Anyone Could Have

We’re the Three Best Friends
That Anyone Could Have
And We’ll Never ever ever ever
Leave Eachother

We’re the Three Best Friends
That Anyone Could Have
We’re the Three Best Friends
That Anyone Could Have

Jonas Brothers next weekend?

I got a miley cyrus concert i already have tickets for …Justin was supposed to come, but he obviously isnt gonna make it…so if you want

:)

Love that one

Does a fantastic movie voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9pAv-z2ens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-scGHwJO0IY

this is his best one though

Ha ha

Thanks

BREAKING NEWS

AP – In a shocking trade, the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros in a three-way agreement that involved the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta will receive Roy Halladay in the deal, and will ship three "mid-level prospects to be named later " to Houston. When asked why he gave up Halladay, Ruben Amaro, Jr. said to reporters, “Oswalt is an ace. We really need a front-of-the-rotation starter here. Plus, two Roys on the club is one too many.”

atl192485 - July 21, 2010 reply

SWEET!

i hope Doc can really give us a huge boos…oh damn it was a joke? You got me

…perhaps I’m too cynical, but I don’t think I’d be surprised if Philly actually did that.

Fonce - July 21, 2010 reply

Great!

Halladay can take KK’s spot in the pen, and KK can join the rotation again.

Me likey.

UMDBHIK - July 21, 2010 reply

Great game tonight!

I watched the game on my laptop while relaxing on the beach. I love modern technology.
What about MattyD, he is playing some sweet baseball.
Keep the wins coming Bravos!

Relaxing isn’t allowed!

Hush you!
:)

Thanks for the invite to the beach. I see how it is.

Nobody wants to see your white ass on a beach.

that's not what your girlfriend said.

haha

Hope you’re having a great time HeyJude. We’ve been missing you. :-)

Thanks

I’m missing being in the OT’s.They are always Fun when we are playing good baseball :)
Our man MattyD is playing great baseball. I’m thrilled to see him back to playing like he did last season! The perfect time to get the bat going for the second half.

I’ll be heading back home Sunday after watching the Braves Fry the Fish!
Cheers to our Red Hot Bravos!

So I'm in Europe for two weeks...

But I can’t say how happy I am we’ve started to measure our team as lead in the NL instead of NL East

SuperNewb - July 21, 2010 via mobile reply

How sweet it is