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I’m in LA right now. The local sportscast starts with “good news for Dodgers’ fans. You won’t have to watch Andruw Jones for 4-6 weeks.” Dodgers lose 4-0, but they are billing it as a win and a loss.
I don’t think you give up Schafer for two guys who won’t be around in 2009. At least not at this point. Wait a month or two and see how Campillo, James, and JoJo are doing. See if/how much Diaz bounces back. These are the two biggest issues for the Braves right now, but I’m not convinced giving up Schafer is worth it unless it gets the Braves a ring.
I would guess some of that decision would depend on what the Braves think about Gorkys… Personally, I don’t like deals for 5 inning pitchers and overpriced, diminishing outfielders in exchange for high-ceiling prospects. And I say this with all of the respect in the world for Maddox–he was simply great for so many years and I’d love to have him back on the bench with the Braves, but not at a high price.
To be fair, Giles isn’t overpriced at all if he’s producing like he has this year. But if this year is has him over his head a bit and 2006/2007 are better indicators of Giles’s performance the rest of the way, then he’d probably be a bit over-priced.
The real issue is Diaz. If he’d just stop sucking, there wouldn’t be a huge need here.
Frankly, I think both players would be a good addition to the team, but not at the cost of Schafer. Maybe, MAYBE I’d do it for Gorkys Hernandez (who has been doing VERY well in Myrtle Beach this year; he’s got 11 XBH in 90 PA; his season is actually looking not unlike Schafer’s), but even then I’d have reservations. Maddux is likely retiring, so no draft pick compensation there. I think if we’d offer Giles arbitration he’d take it, which probably means we wouldn’t offer it to him, either.
So I dunno. Both players would improve the team, but I just don’t know if we could do it.
Man, cleaning out my room today. I am finding so many baseball cards. I think I have the entire 2001 Myrtle Beach team and the Nick Green, Wilson Betemit, and Jeff Rodriguez cards are autographed. This is wild. Man, theres Orr, Laroche, and Langerhans in here. And Troy Cameron. Wasn’t he supposed to be the next stud for the Braves?
Alex, I’m glad you met Gary Carter and liked him, and that was a good story. It wasn’t my intent to offend you or anyone else with my characterization of him, but neither am I shamed by your denunciation of my comments. I reserve the right to express an honestly held negative opinion. We all do it here, all the time.
DAMN YOU TBS !!!…………………here we have a big game in Atlanta but we get get the last place, dog-ass yankees. i bet ol’ Ted is as pissed off as i am. on the other hand, i bet all six Seattle fans nationwide are thrilled.
Well, those particular times I don’t think the runners should have been sent. McCann was the first runner and the second runner, Francoeur, probably would have been a dead duck.
And this score isn’t going to stick. The home plate ump has a small K zone. And Glav was jawing with when batting.
Think we might see Bobby ejected soon.
Thank God. It was an obvious error, but the misplay was one of those that was so bad that they usually call it a hit. I guess he managed to tip the ball.
This one is on Bobby again. I can’t count the amount of games this year Bobby has tried to squeeze an extra inning or just an extra hitter out of a pitcher and it kills them every time.
Funny thing- I live in Michigan and switched the channel back over to the Braves from the Tigers and about 30 seconds before Byrnes hit his slam Jason Kubel hit one against the Tigers.
I don’t blame Bobby on leaving him in. I think it’d do more harm pissing off Glavine pulling him one out from a win than trying to let a future HOF pitcher get out of a jam he’s done hundreds of times. It just didn’t work this time. We’re only down three we’re still in it.
Cox’ responsibility is to get the team a win. It was pretty obvious Glavine was gassed, didn’t have his best stuff, and was getting nothing from the ump. Why not get a righty-righty matchup and try to keep the game close. i would think he’d manage it a little more smartly considering we face Webb tomorrow.
Cox managed that situation right. He got the first two outs really quickly. There wasn’t really time to get anybody up. You’ve gotta have confidence in your starter to get you out of that situation, especially Glavine. It was the right move to let him try to get out of it.
He has a killer breaking ball, but that fastball scares me. He is pretty wild with it and it is VERY straight. Too slow to throw it straight unless he can hit his spots. But I don’t know too much about the kid, it was the first time I had seen his stuff. Maybe he was just off with it today.
The Marlins were rained out last night, so the Braves moved to within one game of first.
May 25th, 2008 at 9:04 amI’m in LA right now. The local sportscast starts with “good news for Dodgers’ fans. You won’t have to watch Andruw Jones for 4-6 weeks.” Dodgers lose 4-0, but they are billing it as a win and a loss.
You stay classy LA.
May 25th, 2008 at 9:31 amDayn Perry thinks the Braves should trade Schafer for Greg Maddux and Brian Giles.
http://tinyurl.com/3myq4x
I don’t think you give up Schafer for two guys who won’t be around in 2009. At least not at this point. Wait a month or two and see how Campillo, James, and JoJo are doing. See if/how much Diaz bounces back. These are the two biggest issues for the Braves right now, but I’m not convinced giving up Schafer is worth it unless it gets the Braves a ring.
May 25th, 2008 at 10:44 ammraver,
I would guess some of that decision would depend on what the Braves think about Gorkys… Personally, I don’t like deals for 5 inning pitchers and overpriced, diminishing outfielders in exchange for high-ceiling prospects. And I say this with all of the respect in the world for Maddox–he was simply great for so many years and I’d love to have him back on the bench with the Braves, but not at a high price.
May 25th, 2008 at 10:50 amI have a “one Giles per decade” policy. Pass.
May 25th, 2008 at 11:08 amTo be fair, Giles isn’t overpriced at all if he’s producing like he has this year. But if this year is has him over his head a bit and 2006/2007 are better indicators of Giles’s performance the rest of the way, then he’d probably be a bit over-priced.
The real issue is Diaz. If he’d just stop sucking, there wouldn’t be a huge need here.
Frankly, I think both players would be a good addition to the team, but not at the cost of Schafer. Maybe, MAYBE I’d do it for Gorkys Hernandez (who has been doing VERY well in Myrtle Beach this year; he’s got 11 XBH in 90 PA; his season is actually looking not unlike Schafer’s), but even then I’d have reservations. Maddux is likely retiring, so no draft pick compensation there. I think if we’d offer Giles arbitration he’d take it, which probably means we wouldn’t offer it to him, either.
So I dunno. Both players would improve the team, but I just don’t know if we could do it.
May 25th, 2008 at 11:09 amDoes anyone know why Chipper is not in the line up today?
May 25th, 2008 at 11:29 amHung over…
May 25th, 2008 at 11:31 amWhy is Infante playing 3B? FREE Gotay!
May 25th, 2008 at 11:43 amBack spasms.
May 25th, 2008 at 12:12 pmmaybe chipper is out to start a platoon with him and Infante at third? jk
May 25th, 2008 at 12:27 pmDOB says Soriano is likely to be activated tomorrow.
May 25th, 2008 at 12:34 pmwow that is HUGE, its like a trade without giving anything up!
May 25th, 2008 at 12:36 pmMan, cleaning out my room today. I am finding so many baseball cards. I think I have the entire 2001 Myrtle Beach team and the Nick Green, Wilson Betemit, and Jeff Rodriguez cards are autographed. This is wild. Man, theres Orr, Laroche, and Langerhans in here. And Troy Cameron. Wasn’t he supposed to be the next stud for the Braves?
May 25th, 2008 at 12:39 pmAlex, I’m glad you met Gary Carter and liked him, and that was a good story. It wasn’t my intent to offend you or anyone else with my characterization of him, but neither am I shamed by your denunciation of my comments. I reserve the right to express an honestly held negative opinion. We all do it here, all the time.
May 25th, 2008 at 12:45 pmTommy giving us the start we needed, ugh
May 25th, 2008 at 12:45 pmDAMN YOU TBS !!!…………………here we have a big game in Atlanta but we get get the last place, dog-ass yankees. i bet ol’ Ted is as pissed off as i am. on the other hand, i bet all six Seattle fans nationwide are thrilled.
May 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pmHopefully Tommy’s figured it out now that he’s past the first inning.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:02 pmI’m inclined to give Frenchy a break today after his late heroics yesterday. Barring the extraordinarily stupid, I’ll cut him some slack.
Joe Simpson will get no such break as he idiotically prattles on about Francoeur’s rbi production. Sciambi deserves better.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:10 pmI just love the floating strike zone.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:12 pmI just love the singles.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:14 pmI just love Brian Snitker.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:15 pmnice AB by Glavine–didn’t get a run in but he made Owings work and didn’t hit into a DP
May 25th, 2008 at 1:20 pmDid Glavine swing at a strike?
May 25th, 2008 at 1:21 pmIs it Snitker or slow runners? If it’s Snitker, it’s about time he get fired. Our inability to score from second on singles is maddening.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:22 pmRadio said it was in on the hands, so I’m not sure. Esco walked though so we tied it up.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:22 pm5 hits and a walk in two innings. Seems like we should have more than 1 run.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pmIs anyone else getting a blackout from MLB.tv?
May 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pmInside corner. moved late, inside and down for Glav.
Grr, Kotsay chasing the first pitch when he is labouring.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pmWell, those particular times I don’t think the runners should have been sent. McCann was the first runner and the second runner, Francoeur, probably would have been a dead duck.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pmAnd this score isn’t going to stick. The home plate ump has a small K zone. And Glav was jawing with when batting.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pmThink we might see Bobby ejected soon.
Thanks, braves14. I’m following online, so I have no idea what the “line drive to LF” and “line drive to CF” actually looked like. Who’s hurt?
May 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pmThanks, guys, for describing Glavine’s AB.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:28 pmI agree with braves14. As annoying as it is not scoring from second ever, I think both would have been outs in this inning.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:28 pmDrew hit his knee with the bat. Nothing serious.
And yea, the OFs were shallow. Mac would have been dead, and Frenchy close enough not to risk it this early
May 25th, 2008 at 1:28 pmTommy’s walking a dangerous tightrope today.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pmHeh, Sciambi hasn’t run into Dial.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm35 of his 66(!) pitches have been out of the strike zone.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pmThat was the Pradoest Prado I have ever seen.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:45 pmSeems like Francouer getting a day off really helped him out.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pmOwings isn’t really fooling anyone.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:47 pmLooks like they scored the Upton miscue an error.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:48 pmEach pitcher averaging 22 pitches per inning. We got a bullpen battle coming.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pmThank God. It was an obvious error, but the misplay was one of those that was so bad that they usually call it a hit. I guess he managed to tip the ball.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pmI have no idea how he missed it, but I’ll take it!
May 25th, 2008 at 1:51 pmGlavine really needed that easy inning.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pmSo did Blaine Boyer.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pmSo, the Gameday in-game video highlights are no longer accessible without payment?
May 25th, 2008 at 1:53 pmThe trivia question. Joe guessed Canseco. I guess Eric Davis..
May 25th, 2008 at 1:54 pmWay to take some pitches, guys.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:57 pmI forgot Nomar had that much power.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:58 pmArgh, they give Owings a quick inning.
Take a pitch to give Glav some time , Yunel!
And Nomar?! wow, those were the days.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pmStu, I can see the in-game highlights fine, what kind of error/response are you getting?
May 25th, 2008 at 2:04 pmI guess Acosta isn’t the closer, since he’s warming up now. Maybe he’s the new Gryboski.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:09 pmDOB said Soriano might be activated tomorrow.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pmoh sh!t
May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmOuch!
May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmYou have to be kidding me.
Recap’s going to be delayed today, I have to leave at 3.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmHow do you do THAT?
May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmWell, 6 walks will eventually come back to haunt you.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmThat’s no good.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmDiaz would have had that.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:14 pmThis one is on Bobby again. I can’t count the amount of games this year Bobby has tried to squeeze an extra inning or just an extra hitter out of a pitcher and it kills them every time.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pmStockman sighting
May 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pmGlavine gave in to him. Bobby should have gone and gotten him one batter earlier
May 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pmAll of that with two outs.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pmGlavine walked the tightrope one hitter too many. You walk all those dudes eventually someone will score.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:16 pmFunny thing- I live in Michigan and switched the channel back over to the Braves from the Tigers and about 30 seconds before Byrnes hit his slam Jason Kubel hit one against the Tigers.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:16 pmBobby was trying to get him a win. Blame the pitcher who was all over the place all day and grooved a fastball down the middle.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pmgood play Infante!
May 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pmI understand what Bobby was trying to do, but let’s get the team the win
May 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pmI think it was a slidder that didn’t slide
May 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pmI don’t blame Bobby on leaving him in. I think it’d do more harm pissing off Glavine pulling him one out from a win than trying to let a future HOF pitcher get out of a jam he’s done hundreds of times. It just didn’t work this time. We’re only down three we’re still in it.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:20 pmThey only got the bullpen up when he walked Upton. There wasn’t time to get them ready before Byrnes came to the plate.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:20 pmCox’ responsibility is to get the team a win. It was pretty obvious Glavine was gassed, didn’t have his best stuff, and was getting nothing from the ump. Why not get a righty-righty matchup and try to keep the game close. i would think he’d manage it a little more smartly considering we face Webb tomorrow.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:22 pmI am going to check out the new Busch stadium this week. I’ll give a full report
May 25th, 2008 at 2:24 pmWhat is it about playing the Dbacks at Turner Field? They have the Braves number here the last couple of years.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:30 pmDamn.. Teixeira Sucks… And we supposed to pay 100.000.000 $ for that ????… Good luck Yankees with your steroid free Teixeira next year
May 25th, 2008 at 2:30 pm…or blame the Chipper-less offense, which is in hibernation once again.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:41 pm3 innings for Stockman?
May 25th, 2008 at 2:43 pmBlanco sucks!
May 25th, 2008 at 2:45 pmWe need a taller LF.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:45 pmCox managed that situation right. He got the first two outs really quickly. There wasn’t really time to get anybody up. You’ve gotta have confidence in your starter to get you out of that situation, especially Glavine. It was the right move to let him try to get out of it.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:46 pmPersonally, I think I would rather Glavine be out there in that situation than either Stockman or Acosta regardless.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:48 pmI officially proclaim this the crappiest umpiring crew in all of baseball.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:50 pmStockman got squeezed on 2-1.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:51 pmGood job by Stockman
May 25th, 2008 at 2:53 pmYES!
May 25th, 2008 at 2:54 pmIf that performance doesn’t get Stockman more innings, I don’t know what could.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:54 pmImpressive breaking ball!
May 25th, 2008 at 2:55 pmSix hits and only ONE walk off cruddy Owings just serves to prove once again how pathetic the offense can be without Chipper.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:58 pmHe has a killer breaking ball, but that fastball scares me. He is pretty wild with it and it is VERY straight. Too slow to throw it straight unless he can hit his spots. But I don’t know too much about the kid, it was the first time I had seen his stuff. Maybe he was just off with it today.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:58 pmLeadoff walk for Yesco.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pmHaven’t been watching all day; didn’t see glavine pitch at all, but it seems like you guys are right and this ump has a tiny strike zone.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pmNot just tiny, but very random.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:01 pmNot Yesco, but Infante.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:02 pmGlavine’s ERA ballooned to 4.76 today.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:07 pmCruz was throwing 95 mph right down the middle and not one of our hitters could hit it. Is that right? Ouch.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:14 pmThat’s correct.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pmRecap is up.
May 25th, 2008 at 4:12 pm