anybody think salty will be seein some time at first here soon with Thorman struggling of late?

6/5/2007 2:35:23 AM

yeah, considering he has already played there, i would say i could see him playing more first base.

6/5/2007 10:52:54 AM

Escobar was killin it last night

6/5/2007 11:03:29 AM

yeah i'd say salty is gonna see a lot more time here soon at 1b. after seeing him play it the other day i'd venture to say his defense at 1st would probably be suspect for a while... oh well... necessary trade off for his offense.

6/5/2007 11:47:37 AM

What do you think of Kelly Johnson? Is he going to be a legit leadoff hitter or is he still riding the really hot April?

I just looked at his minor league numbers and his current ML numbers seem to be way above them (he was a VERY high strikeout guy in the minors). That in itself isn't unusual for top prospects who are based a lot more on natural talent and potential, but Johnson really wasn't a top prospect by outside sources...

6/5/2007 12:33:01 PM

^hard to really know whats goin on, seein as we've still only seen him for two months.

He looks like a streak hitter to me....which i don't know if thats what you're really lookin for at the #1 spot. He'll go a few games hittin the SHIT outta the ball....and then he'll go a few games like last night: 0-5 with 3 K's. So i dunno...

6/5/2007 12:38:07 PM

^^ I am assuming you are asking based on fantasy value. He hasn't been playing much lately against lefties and definitely has cooled since April. He did have a recent hot streak though so his overall numbers are still good and he still has fanstasy value. A good person to trade away IMO.

The Braves definitely need him getting on base regularly if they hope to keep the Mets from running away with the division. The Braves are playing like shit right now and the starting pitching is horribly inconsistent. I wish the Mets would lose a few series so the Braves could actually make up a game or two

[Edited on June 5, 2007 at 12:38 PM. Reason : ^]

6/5/2007 12:38:27 PM

saltalamacchia makes it 2-1 braves

woodwards makes it 3-1

[Edited on June 5, 2007 at 4:22 PM. Reason : ]

6/5/2007 4:20:36 PM

sweeeeeeeeeet

Props to Carlyle too....im glad the Braves finally gave him some run support. 7 Innings of 1 hit ball....too bad that 1 hit was a homer....but still, very impressive outing

6/5/2007 4:31:24 PM

Heck yes we finally beat the shithole Marlins. Need to take tonight's game as well. Offense is still a joke, but Carlye's start was very encouraging. Andruw still looks lost I am going to have to bench him soon on my fantasy team.

6/5/2007 5:33:21 PM

now some Vanderwtfever is holding us hitless through 5. Just like that piece of shit from the nationals held us hitless through 7 or 8 or w/e it was earlier in the year

6/5/2007 8:46:03 PM

good thing yunel escobar can hit...

6/5/2007 9:12:35 PM

fuck andruw jones. and ppl were worryin about resigning him after this year. Nobody else is gonna want his ass. Hes done popped up in the infield twice and left two on base this game

6/5/2007 9:21:20 PM

and frenchy k's for the 3rd time

6/5/2007 9:22:22 PM

wtf is up with losing to these shitty teams

6/5/2007 9:25:06 PM

it's what teams playing over their heads do

and there goes any shot we had of getting back in this

[Edited on June 5, 2007 at 9:35 PM. Reason : ]

6/5/2007 9:28:20 PM

The Braves are lucky that the Mets have lost 3 out of 4 because otherwise we could be sitting almost 6 back. This recent shit streak, I think we have lost 14 of the last 22, has also cost us the lead in the wild card. The NL West is shaping up to be strong division with a lot of good starting pitching. About the only good thing the Braves have right now is Soriano.

Also Chipper will not be ready to come off the DL on Friday when he is eligible. He will likely miss next week too. Chipper needs to start some yoga and intensive stretching program and lay off the weights in the offseason so he can actually play 150 games in a year.

6/6/2007 9:41:54 AM

It sounds like Chipper is going to be out for a lot longer than you think. Did you hear what he said yesterday? That he can't even pick up his kid and he wants to have a cast put on his hand because everyday things like writing and opening doorknobs hurt a lot right now.

Anyway, the Mets are sort of lucky too that the NL East hasn't been winning since our offense has been pretty bad recently. Luckily we are getting Green and Valentin back this week and Alou next week. Once we're whole again I'm sure we'll go on a nice little 8 or 9 out of 10 winning streak. I can't really expect a lineup with Gotay, Gomez, Johnson (all 3 are nice young players but just not ready yet for regular ML ABs), Chavez and Easley to light up the scoreboard... luckily our pitching has been amazing so far.

6/6/2007 2:20:28 PM

I'm less concerned about Chipper than I am about this horrible display of both starting and relief pitching... it's fucking awful.


I hope scheurholz decides to go back to what worked for the braves: dominant pitching...

6/6/2007 3:20:56 PM

remember last june?

HERE WE GO AGAIN

6/6/2007 8:14:50 PM

all fucking over again

6/6/2007 8:19:32 PM

sure is nice of the mets to follow suit and play like crap to keep the braves in it despite the recent skid

6/6/2007 11:09:17 PM

Without some big trade to bring in another starter, the Braves are going to disappear this season. It's amazing though because just a few weeks ago, it looked like we could hang with the Mets and would be a lock for the wild card.

The Braves are now 9-15 without Chipper in the lineup and with Smoltz not 100% and Hudson pitching like the Hudson of 05 and 06, the Braves = suck.

Kyle Davies is like a worse, less energetic version of Kevin Millwood. That is fucking sad.






[Edited on June 7, 2007 at 10:49 AM. Reason : df]

6/7/2007 10:47:54 AM

Quote :

"Braves = suck."

yet they are still in it

6/7/2007 10:31:30 PM

wow, cormier is blowin

6/8/2007 7:49:33 PM

go CUBS!

6/8/2007 8:39:52 PM

mother of god.......pitching, hitting, u name it, we're blowin chunks at it

6/8/2007 10:46:28 PM

definitely need to send Cormier down to the minors for a little while. I get that Cox thinks he's still just a little rusty...but dear god...let him knock the dust off his arm in the minors where it doesn't really matter. I'm sure he's probably got a lot of potential...but obviously he's not ready to pitch at this level just yet.

6/9/2007 1:37:15 AM

yay Andruw with #11 and 3 rbi so far

6/9/2007 8:25:14 PM

Where did the Huddy of early-mid april go?

6/9/2007 8:26:35 PM

Piniella is a fucking idiot. Did he REALLY think moylan intentionally hit that kid when it was his first at bat in the majors, hes a fucking PITCHER.....and alfonso soriano is up next???

Piniella is a fuckin tard

OTOH......wtf moylan, how do u hit the pitcher

6/9/2007 8:36:06 PM

big game tonight, a win puts us back within 2 of the mess

6/10/2007 5:30:53 PM

its possible the mets are playin worse than us here lately

6/10/2007 6:45:54 PM

throw lilly out the fucking game

6/10/2007 8:24:23 PM

hahahaha, jesus christ....how obvious do u wanna make your retaliation???? stupid cubs....jesus.

Renteria is the fuckin man....he just clocked fontenot's ass

too bad this is game 4 of the series, lol

6/10/2007 8:33:05 PM

Thats right, Renteria takes a cheap shot at a player who wasn't involoved, but Lilly is the one thats tossed... Fuck the Braves!

6/10/2007 8:36:34 PM

can't say i like the cheap shot on fontenot. i never really thought of edgar as anything but unassuming

6/10/2007 8:40:33 PM

^^haha, gtfo

nobody gives a shit what ya think. I can't remember the last time anyone on the braves got an attitude with another team.....i like it

6/10/2007 8:45:46 PM

^

Robert Fick.

6/10/2007 8:52:33 PM

1-0 HR by KJ

6/10/2007 8:58:55 PM

i love the umpires reasoning to Lou on the espn microphone thing

"i knew it was coming.."

"What?!"

6/10/2007 9:01:15 PM

JOE MORGAN QUOTE OF THE NIGHT

in reference to andruw:

"We'll always remember when he hit the two homeruns in the 1997 World Series against the Mets."

6/10/2007 9:05:45 PM

^

If i had to call games with Jon Miller I'd drink alot too.

6/10/2007 9:08:39 PM

^^^^haha, i dont know if i remember that.....and it was STILL over 4 years ago that he was even on the team

and hell yeah, that Joe Morgan quote was classic....

6/10/2007 9:09:29 PM

that quote reminded me of the best website ever

http://www.firejoemorgan.com

6/10/2007 9:09:38 PM

god i wish i were watchin this game...sounds fun

renteria out? for his hand to the face stuff at second?

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 9:30 PM. Reason : ]

6/10/2007 9:17:55 PM

^i dunno...he was still in after that....so i don't know the reason

6/10/2007 9:44:47 PM

contusion to the left hand for Edgar.

6/10/2007 9:48:13 PM

willie harris should play every game.

6/10/2007 11:06:26 PM

my god does francoeur ever NOT swing at the first pitch?

6/10/2007 11:09:54 PM