^^^^ anything in midtown will work. don't let jaybee convince you to stay in buckhead, it ain't what it used to be!

6/25/2009 9:44:22 AM

well, never said its what it used to be... it still looks like Beirut with all the construction... but I still think its a better option than Midtown unless...well haha, you are a Mets fan, maybe you will like Midtown.

6/25/2009 10:55:41 AM

Thanks for the hospitality eljaybee, but I'm gonna have to sit this one out due to financial concerns.

6/25/2009 4:23:46 PM

wtf guys. at least Smoltz looks like shit tonight

6/26/2009 1:12:21 AM

Kelly Johnson sucks.

6/28/2009 4:22:17 PM

Thanks for avoiding the sweep I guess...

6/28/2009 10:23:15 PM

PRADO PRADO!

7/1/2009 7:57:09 PM

5th inning has been berry berry good to the braves today. a walk plus 4 hits in a row to score 5 runs capped by a matty diaz homer

7/1/2009 8:42:29 PM

and now a HR to the man in the Tennessee shirt

7/1/2009 8:45:45 PM

Diory Hernandez' first career HR. nice. save some offense for the next couple games

7/1/2009 8:46:21 PM

^That was funny they gave him the silent treatment

7/1/2009 9:20:03 PM

Garrett Anderson always looks bored as shit, like the ballpark is the last place he wants to be...

7/2/2009 10:10:50 PM

If bored as shit gives u 2R HR's, maybe the rest of the club needs to get a life.

7/2/2009 10:18:07 PM

prado with the catch in foul territory. Can you say sweep and a 4 game win streak!!!

7/2/2009 10:19:36 PM

^ lol, its the phil's. They've lost like a bazillion in a row

J Rol Started hitting tonight. IDK if it'll last, but its not a good sign for anyone else in the east.

Good news: 2GB of 1st

7/2/2009 10:22:52 PM

^Next up we got the Natinols. We haven't always played them well, but i look for us to continue this streak for a couple more games

7/2/2009 11:02:06 PM

and it looks like Hudson will be back soon.

Quote :

"“He’s ready to go,” Cox said of Hudson, who is 10 months into what is typically a 12-month rehabilitation from ligament-transplant elbow surgery. “He’s really come along. He’s got major-league stuff right now, his normal stuff.”"

Looks like he's gonna throw a Rehab start on July 19th at Myrtle Beach if anyone will be in the area.

http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/07/02/tim_hudson_braves.html

7/3/2009 12:13:22 AM

good. now never start kelly johnson, and trade like Vazquez for Ty Wigginton (pretty solid hitter who can play everywhere) and I'll be happy.

7/3/2009 12:26:41 AM

I think we should make a run at Juan Pierre. Now that Manny's back, the dodgers dont need him and I bet we could get him at a decent price if three isnt to much competition for him.

7/3/2009 8:44:58 AM

Juan Pierre is a 31-year old with a career OPS of .720 who is making $10,000,000 this year. I have my doubts about that strategy.

7/3/2009 9:56:57 AM

yeah we don't need pierre for that price, and we could get alot more for vaz than wigginton, IMO.

7/3/2009 6:03:50 PM

why would we want to trade Javier Vazquez? I don't get this deal Vazquez parade thats going on. His contract is high so we wouldn't really get anything for him value wise. Hudson isn't exactly healthy now. We've gone the last 4 years with crap at the end of the rotation, it wouldn't hurt to have depth

7/3/2009 7:10:53 PM

and God no, no Juan Pierre. Only if the Dodgers pay a chunk of his salary. Matt Holliday maybe, but we aren't in a very good position to trade for a one year rental right now.

7/3/2009 7:14:11 PM

5 game streak, how long can we go!?

7/3/2009 10:29:08 PM

^great job ass hole. kiss the streak goodbye.

7/4/2009 12:21:10 AM

Mike Gonzalez just fucked my 11 game Streak for the Cash streak right in the ass

7/4/2009 3:52:16 PM

way to go, once I come on here to check on the thread the braves lose because the bullpen implodes. Please never talk about any winning streak again. 2.5 back need the phillies to lose today.

7/4/2009 4:32:57 PM

why the fuck cant the braves beat the fuckin nationals

7/6/2009 1:05:15 AM

turning the channel in the bottom of the 2nd

7/6/2009 7:42:02 PM

Not looking so hot already vs the cub's

7/6/2009 7:43:26 PM

tonight on WGN for all you cable TV guys

7/7/2009 8:02:36 PM

there we go. nice start

7/7/2009 8:10:35 PM

BMcc getting it done again

7/7/2009 8:17:04 PM

wooo a win.

7/7/2009 10:50:47 PM

2/3 from the Cubs, only 2 games under .500. A couple more wins and they'll be almost exactly where I thought they would be going into the AS break... but they'll probably blow these next 3.

Apparently all you need to do is bench KJ

[Edited on July 8, 2009 at 6:08 PM. Reason : ~]

7/8/2009 6:07:43 PM

^well, in KJ's defense, we're still not producing any runs. Thank god our pitching was dominant these past two games. We just don't have any power. We're a singles team

7/8/2009 6:12:53 PM

i was gonna say 4 is decent, but they did score those last two on an error and wild pitch right? so that kinda sucks still.

But yeah, I know we're not a good offensive team (and not having Chipper for the weekend probably sure isn't gonna help anything) but they should be able to score runs. There's no bad hitter out there, but I hope the pitching can carry them into a wild card spot. Oh well, I'm sure they'll hang on just long enough to get my hopes up and then crumble late.

7/8/2009 6:25:28 PM

^i agree that when you look at our Batting Averages....they're not terrible or bad even. But when our leadoff hitter is leading the team in HR's......thats why we're not scoring many runs. You can have a lineup full of .300 guys, but if they're all singles/doubles hitters....they're not gonna score as many runs

7/8/2009 6:44:58 PM

Problem:

Quote :

"We just don't have any power. We're a singles team"

Solution: Trade Francoeur and a starting pitcher for Adam Dunn.

7/8/2009 9:35:42 PM

I don't dislike it. We'd be worse defensively, but that would have to help the offense a lot. Maybe it would help Chipper and McCann hit a little better too. Depending on which pitcher, it might hurt a little, but Hudson coming back soon could help ease the pain.

Whatever they do... they should get somebody.

7/8/2009 9:54:02 PM

yeah thats assuming huddy is on his way and which pitcher to trade is the big question... thats why they dont pay me the big bucks to make these decisions.

7/8/2009 9:57:44 PM

well the deadline is july 31, so hudson will pitch in MB next sunday. they might have an idea of how sharp he is. he could throw 3 times before the deadline and be ready to join the team.

I'm sure nobody would want to trade for Lowe since he's like 36, and he hasn't really been that great anyways. Although he would be better than anybody on the Nats. Kawakami is 34, and probably would be better than most Nats but I dunno if anybody would want him. And I don't think theres any way you can trade Vazquez, Medlen, Hanson, Jurrjens, Hudson..

But maybe somebody would take Francoeur and one of Lowe/Kawakami for a good power hitter. Maybe Luke Scott, Adam Dunn... sign Barry Bonds..

[Edited on July 8, 2009 at 10:29 PM. Reason : ~]

7/8/2009 10:17:36 PM

What the hell has gotten in to Andruw Jones? He's hit 3 HR tonight against the Angels.

7/8/2009 11:35:45 PM

^that gives him what, 14 or 15 on the year right??

Hes definitely been hitting better as of late. Not THAT surprising though, it seems everyone that goes to Texas hits well

7/8/2009 11:45:43 PM

Nats have said they are not trading Dunn.

I am really happy that Prado has stepped up. It is great that he can pratically be in the lineup daily since he can play at least 3 positions. Maybe even put him leadoff and move McClouth down to 2nd.

What to do about our pitching??? Our pitching has been great and we would have more wins if we could score more runs. However we will have a glutton of starting pitchers when Hudson returns. We won't be able to trade Lowe and I do not think trading Kawakami will be possible since it keeps the doors to Japan open to get future talent. JJ and Hanson are untouchable. So that leaves Vasquez the only possible SP that we could even think about trading. He has a no-trade clause for AL/NL west teams though.

Now that Prado has stepped up and Diaz is playing RF well we could try to trade KJ and JF. We could throw in one of our relievers with one of them and possibly get a decently powered bat. However the braves can't take on any more salary.

Going to go see them next week against the Mets. Got really good seats too

7/9/2009 11:10:28 AM

Congratulations on being relevant past July 1 this year. I'm sure that feels good.

7/9/2009 11:15:44 AM

Congratulations on tanking before the last 2 weeks of the season. I'm sure you appreciate it.

[Edited on July 9, 2009 at 11:19 AM. Reason : .]

7/9/2009 11:17:47 AM

the joke is on NyM now... enjoy Francoeur... not that church is much better

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 6:46 PM. Reason : ]

7/10/2009 6:45:26 PM

I feel like throwing a party... I wouldn't have cared if we got a sack of shit for him... and to get someone serviceable like Church, a lefty is really nice.

7/10/2009 7:21:51 PM

This will light a fire under Frenchy. I don't mind trading him... But DO NOT trade him to a division rivalary

7/10/2009 8:41:18 PM