gone!

5/1/2007 7:51:28 PM

reasons i love skip caray:

on chipper's homer, "A prodigious poke... and the Mets are losing, life is sweet."

--

Hamels is getting beat on worse than brett myers' wife

[Edited on May 1, 2007 at 7:53 PM. Reason : insert NYM bobby cox jab here]

[Edited on May 1, 2007 at 7:55 PM. Reason : ahah drew carey maybe]

5/1/2007 7:52:45 PM

caray

[Edited on May 1, 2007 at 7:54 PM. Reason : .]

5/1/2007 7:54:45 PM

Pena in to catch for Mccann

5/1/2007 8:10:20 PM

I hope McCann is okay

5/1/2007 8:11:31 PM

do u know why?

5/1/2007 8:11:45 PM

mcann was hit on the hand on a swing, he tried to stay in but let a ball roll to the backstop

it's the same hand he hurt a few weeks ago

hopefully it isn't too serious

(mark redman is still fucking horrible)

5/1/2007 8:13:09 PM

Hand got hit on a catchers interference play....then he looked like he couldn't turn his glove over(hand that got hit), and a runner scored on a past ball, so Bobby pulled him.

5/1/2007 8:13:16 PM

mark redman will be released this week

5/1/2007 8:14:07 PM

^one can only hope

5/1/2007 8:18:07 PM

well he walked howard to load the bases on four pitches

then walked burrell on a full count

now we trail 4-3, this is worse than his start in florida

there is no way we can keep this guy

5/1/2007 8:20:58 PM

yank him

5/1/2007 8:21:15 PM

I think Oscar Villarreal prepares likes its his start when Redman is announced as the starter

5/1/2007 8:26:50 PM

we need cormier to hurry up and heal so we had send redman to the minors

5/1/2007 8:27:30 PM

damn, chipper was coming up too, poor base running

5/1/2007 8:33:40 PM

fuck. lousy base running

5/1/2007 8:34:11 PM

redman has 7+ years of service time which means he can't be designated for assignment without his approval (players with >5 years of service have to approve demotions to the minors)

so the braves would likely release him, although i can't see anyone else wanting to sign him so maybe he'll accept assignment

fun fact: mark redman's baseball reference id is redmama01

[Edited on May 1, 2007 at 8:46 PM. Reason : how sad is it that we're eagerly awaiting the return of lance cormier? :\]

5/1/2007 8:38:21 PM

ugh

5/1/2007 8:47:31 PM

Bruised left ring finger for Mccann, listed as day to day.

5/1/2007 9:44:42 PM

chipper pwns, homer #2 tonight

5/1/2007 10:18:31 PM

Quote :

"so the braves would likely release him,"

we call this, the Mark Wholers move


and i dont care what i spelled wrong

if you dont get that you suck as a braves fan

5/1/2007 10:25:00 PM

redman is hardly going wholers

redman has always sucked

5/1/2007 10:40:18 PM

What is really sad is that Redman was an all star with the Royals last year (I think). How shitty were the Royals!?

Watching him pitch though makes me think I could hit his old ass. I think Villareal should be put into the rotation and Redman used in long relief blow out type games. The back end of the Braves rotation with Davies, Redman, and eventually Cormier =

5/2/2007 11:56:33 AM

They said during the game last night that Villareal could make it to a starting position.

5/2/2007 12:18:03 PM

Quote :

"What is really sad is that Redman was an all star with the Royals last year (I think)."

WE GET KOLB'D AGAIN!


2004 - Dan Kolb, all-star closer for the Milwaukee Brewers
2005 - Dan Kolb, used in positions where saves must be blown by the Atlanta Braves.

5/2/2007 12:29:16 PM

Salty is in Atlanta, and will be activated before tonights game.

5/2/2007 3:45:01 PM

I guess McCann and Pena are both still hurting from last night's game. Did either go on the DL or did they send someone else down?

5/2/2007 3:46:36 PM

wow... McCann, you're a beast... but I hear Salty is too... better hold on tight...

5/2/2007 3:46:45 PM

Salty is not ready for the bigs yet, but it sounds like the Braves don't have any choice. McCann's job is secure regardless of what Salty can do while he's out.

5/2/2007 3:55:31 PM

yeah I know... McCann is a beast... but I have high hopes for salty.

5/2/2007 3:59:21 PM

You should trade him before his value drops. The guy could have brought back a pretty good 2 or 3 last year for a team that needs a C.

5/2/2007 4:11:53 PM

doubt it last year.. he really struggled batting .230 with 9 HR's and 39 RBI
.. if we trade him I bet it will be this year, as he's batting .309 with 6 HR's and 13 RBI already

5/2/2007 4:25:49 PM

^yes... after last year, his stock can almost only go up given his natural talent level.

5/2/2007 4:32:52 PM

up 1-0 on the phils in the third

saltalamacchia starting for mccann

5/2/2007 8:16:27 PM

surprised I didn't see this topic at the top.

how about salty throwing out the first runner who tried to steal on him to end an inning....and then he almost hit a homerun...came about a few feet short in just about straight away center field

5/2/2007 8:17:41 PM

yep

trade him

5/2/2007 8:19:17 PM

traaaaaaaaaaaaaade bait

i didn't know redman went on the DL today

[Edited on May 2, 2007 at 9:05 PM. Reason : ]

5/2/2007 8:41:15 PM

and strangely bobby cox was seen with his arms thrust towards heaven immediately after

5/2/2007 9:54:47 PM

well, you can't blame him on a play where the tag comes at the shoulder

5/2/2007 9:55:33 PM

it didnt look like he tagged him to me, but the baserunner didnt dispute so i guess he got him

5/2/2007 9:55:56 PM

yeah, he got him, just looked a little late was all...ump didn't look like he was in the best position to see the feet and tag

5/2/2007 9:58:34 PM

salty ftw!!!!!!!!

5/3/2007 12:48:55 AM

Willie Harris ftw.......an improvement over langerhans already. I believe in 3 games he already has more hits than Langerhans had all year

5/3/2007 12:59:18 AM

salty, meh
willie, yea

trade salty for something significant

also of note...langerhans was in oakland for all of 2 days. he's with washington now.

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 8:33 AM. Reason : ]

5/3/2007 8:25:07 AM

Quote :

""At that moment, I didn't know it was going to be the game-winner," said Harris, who was promoted from Triple-A Richmond on Monday. "But towards the eighth and ninth innings, I was like man, 'I just had an RBI and if nothing happens here, I kind of did something.'""

lol awesome quote.

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 9:14 AM. Reason : .]

5/3/2007 9:14:08 AM

Quote :

"salty, meh willie, yea"

As I was saying back during spring training (see previous pages), the Braves should have kept Harris on the roster all along. He tore it up during spring training, has speed, and can play 5 positions. Langerhans is going to wind up without a team soon.

Salty meh?? He looked pretty good last night. He almost had a HR, smoked a pitch just-foul with two on later in the game before getting hit by a pitch, and also took a walk. That right there is better than 75% of the catchers in baseball (granted it was one game).

McCann is the future at C, but I think Salt could make a good first baseman. If we do try to move him, we better get a solid arm in return.





[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 11:53 AM. Reason : g]

5/3/2007 11:52:38 AM

what i meant by meh was more like, for all the hype, i wasn't crazy impressed. i did like the walk and the throw to second to get that one dude. i could see him going to first if he's willing. looks like he could handle it. beats the platoon.

5/3/2007 2:15:43 PM

how long til Wickman's fat ass is back as the closer?

5/3/2007 2:17:02 PM

are you really sizing him up after 4 career ab's?

5/3/2007 3:19:06 PM

no, not sizing him up. i just thought it was funny lil willie outplayed him last night, seeing as the whole world lit up when he was called up for the game. i like him, have seen him play a few times in person, just wasn't impressed last night

5/3/2007 3:23:42 PM