Yeah great job on sliding into second on a sure third out

That's why you're Rod Barajas

7/10/2010 5:03:18 PM

I keep reading that as losemets.com.

7/10/2010 5:03:27 PM

lol @ bobby putting that big chunk of tobacco in his lip on camera

7/10/2010 5:20:56 PM

Fuck cameras I just dip

7/10/2010 5:22:42 PM

Nice one, Ike.

7/10/2010 5:22:45 PM

crash davis

7/10/2010 5:23:36 PM

Expected runs scored with bases loaded and no out out: 2.26

7/10/2010 5:31:08 PM

Mets fan talks about not meeting expectations

hilarious

7/10/2010 5:32:19 PM

Turrible Skip Carey impersonation.

7/10/2010 5:39:41 PM

Kevin Millar is unbearable

He's my white Joe Morgan

I'm watching the rest of this on mute

7/10/2010 5:41:32 PM

RORY HOLLIDAY

[Edited on July 10, 2010 at 5:48 PM. Reason : I think the 5.52 we'll score here will make up for last inning]

7/10/2010 5:45:07 PM

Caray doing play by play via telephone ahahaha

7/11/2010 2:11:20 PM

well, one things for sure, infante has been PISSED by all the hate he's gotten for being an allstar

7/11/2010 2:34:05 PM

Two Braves in tonight's Futures Game on ESPN2 are both pitchers: Julio Teheran (top pitching prospect) and Mike Minor

[Edited on July 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM. Reason : GORKYS is playing too]

7/11/2010 3:33:19 PM

i guess i can tolerate the best record in the NL going into the break

7/11/2010 4:03:51 PM

Great series for the Braves this past weekend and week overall. Took 4 out of 6 against the teams chasing them. Santana was great yesterday, but the Mets moved him up just so they could get a win. Braves dominated that series otherwise. Braves pitching > Mets pitching.

Mets will get Beltran back after the break. Here's hoping he re-injures himself and that Reyes is out for a while. Even if those guys are both back healthy for the Mets, the Braves still have a better team top to bottom.





[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 8:10 AM. Reason : s]

7/12/2010 8:10:33 AM

just heard Yunel Escobar and Jojo Reyes to Toronto for Alex Gonzales

7/14/2010 12:23:25 PM

^^ yeah, that is pretty uncool. And Santana wasn't bumped up. He was on regular rest like he has been all year long when we have a day off in a week.

Also, lol at all the Braves fans who used to argue with me about Yunel >> Reyes

[Edited on July 14, 2010 at 12:36 PM. Reason : good deal for the braves -- yunel is a douche]

7/14/2010 12:32:42 PM

hell yeah! good trade Braves! ..atleast for winning this year.

[Edited on July 14, 2010 at 1:11 PM. Reason : .]

7/14/2010 1:04:06 PM

^ yeah Gonzalez is 33... looking a little old in the infield with the exception of Prado, but still a good trade for this year. AND we got rid of Jo-Jo!

[Edited on July 14, 2010 at 1:22 PM. Reason : .]

7/14/2010 1:22:25 PM

Escobar wasn't that young at 27. I'm fine with it, we get a good SS for two years.

They must really like Salcedo. I could see Gonzalez keeping the job until he is ready

7/14/2010 1:49:17 PM

Salcedo or Lipka, now that I think about it

7/14/2010 1:49:52 PM

dont know anything about the minor league guys we got, maybe they like the SS we got in that deal. pulled this from the espn message board:

Quote :

"I just looked at some stats on the two minor leaguers.. Looks like Pastornicky can steal some bases (24 sb 7 cs) and get on base at a decent clip (just under .350). And dont have a clue on the Collins pithcer aside from stats. He is a lefty reliever with a huge strikeout rate (73 ks in 43 innings of work) "

7/14/2010 1:55:29 PM

Quote :

"The Braves have traded shortstop Yunel Escobar and minor-league pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes to the Toronto Blue Jays in a five-player deal that nets shortstop Alex Gonzalez. What do you think of the move? Good trade (82%, 1,445 Votes) Bad trade (18%, 324 Votes) Total Voters: 1,769 Loading ... The Braves began a conference call at 12:30 p.m. to discuss the deal and we’ll provide updates as they occur. Gonzalez, 33, is in the midst of one of his finest offensive seasons. The Braves also got left-handed minor-league pitcher Tim Collins and minor-league shortstop Tyler Pastornicky. Gonzalez entered the All-Star break with a .259 batting average, 17 home runs, 25 doubles and 50 RBIs. Gonzalez currently ranks tied for fifth in the American League with 43 extra-base hits. “This trade improves our club for the second half of the season,” Executive Vice President and General Manager Frank Wren said. “We have been looking at ways to strengthen our club offensively and Alex Gonzalez is a proven veteran player who gives us added power. He is a winner and a solid offensive presence in the lineup as well as a quality defensive shortstop.” Gonzalez began his career with Florida in 1998 and was a National League All-Star in 1999. He was part of the Marlins’ World Series Championship team in 2003. In addition to the Blue Jays, he has also played for Boston (2006 and 2009) and Cincinnati (2007-2009). He missed the entire 2008 season due to a compression fracture in his left knee. In 1,314 career games over his 12-year major league career, Gonzalez has collected 1,172 hits with 131 home runs and 571 RBIs. He is signed through the 2010 season, with a Club option for 2011. Collins, 20, has appeared in 35 games for Double-A New Hampshire this season, with a 2.51 ERA, a .174 opponents’ batting average and 73 strikeouts with just 16 walks in 43.0 innings pitched. Pastornicky, 20, has batted .258 with six home runs, 35 RBIs at 24 stolen bases in 77 games for Class-A Dunedin this season. He was the Blue Jays’ fifth-round selection in the 2008 Draft. Escobar, 27, batted .238 with no home runs and 19 RBIs in 75 games for the Braves this season. Reyes, 25, appeared in one game for the Braves in 2010 and owns a 5-15 career record with a 6.40 ERA in 41 games (37 starts). "

I am kind of meh on this trade. Everyone on the Blue Jays is putting up strong offensize numbers. Vernon Wells, Jose Bautista, John Buck, all of these guys sucked last year. I doubt Gonzalez will keep it up as a Brave. Escobar has been terrible this season, but I still don't like giving up on him. I hope this won't hurt the team chemistry too. I know Escobar is a douche, but this Braves team has had a good rapport and I'd hate to see that messed up by getting rid of one of the everyday starters.

Also gg to McCann last night.

7/14/2010 2:32:04 PM

Tim Collins, barely taller than a trash can

7/14/2010 2:36:45 PM

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=collin004tim

5'7''

7/14/2010 3:08:49 PM

haha how did Wren ever trick someone into taking Jo-Jo

I thought we'd never get rid of that guy

[Edited on July 14, 2010 at 5:11 PM. Reason : ]

7/14/2010 5:09:57 PM

Good trade for Alex Gonzalez and his .296 OBP

Maybe Carlos Lee is available as well

7/15/2010 5:03:04 PM

He leads the team in home runs!

7/15/2010 5:33:25 PM

your team sucks

7/15/2010 5:35:24 PM

The Alex Gonzalez era begins in about 20 minutes

7/15/2010 7:25:27 PM

OBP on the rise.. IBB to bring up Blanco

7/15/2010 7:42:24 PM

add another W

7/15/2010 9:59:42 PM

im really lookin forward to saturday night and sunday! Sad i missed jurrjens and hanson but hopefully will get to see Hudson

7/15/2010 10:03:03 PM

you end up switching from that shit hotel?

7/15/2010 10:18:27 PM

nah, since i'll be there for a total of about 6 hours, i don't really care what its like

7/15/2010 10:32:46 PM

its not the hotel itself goofus... its the god awful traffic you are going to be stuck in getting too and from the game

7/15/2010 10:40:48 PM

well, i figure sitting around some after the game will be good for us anyways, since we will have had a few alcoholic beverages

7/15/2010 10:46:26 PM

getting there is the bad part... either take Marta, or get there really really early

7/15/2010 11:42:53 PM

^yeah, i think we're plannin on taking Marta, but if not, we're gonna get there a couple hours before game time, so i think we'll be ok either way.

7/15/2010 11:44:36 PM

lost one, but so did the mess and fils, so still 5 games up

7/17/2010 1:06:49 AM

hell yes mccann

7/18/2010 3:06:54 PM

Mccann showing everyone why he's an all star
Nice play to close out the game. Lol at good bye escobar.

7/18/2010 5:18:46 PM

Yunel hit his first homer of the season today, a grand slam

3/4, 5 RBI on the day

That sandbaggin son of a bitch

7/18/2010 11:31:11 PM

^ But he did that against the Orioles so it doesn't really count.

Braves have a tough series against the Padres to start this week. Need to keep that 4-5 game cushion on the Mess.

7/19/2010 1:22:55 PM

Another HR for Yunel

7/19/2010 10:22:33 PM

that just tells me that yunel was half assing his way into a trade...f'n headcase

7/19/2010 11:24:52 PM

So he's still.. what... 15 behind AGonz?

7/19/2010 11:27:15 PM

Venters suspended for four games, Cox for one, for Prince Fielder getting beaned

Fucking ridiculous

7/20/2010 12:48:56 PM

He'll probably appeal and get it down to 2 or 3 games, but yeah either way it is a little excessive. In defense of MLB though it did look bad that Venters sailed one over Fielder's head, got warned, and then hit him in the back.

What is really shitty is that Dave Riske got warned the next day and two pitches later beaned Glaus and did not get thrown out the of game or suspended.

I guess MLB and the umpires feel bad for the Brewers. With the talent in that lineup they should be right there with the Reds and Cardinals if not for Hoffman and the horrible starting pitching.

7/20/2010 3:49:44 PM