SB Nation User Blog: 10-4

LaRoche seeking 3 year, $31.5 M deal

10-4 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:21 -0000

LaRoche seeking 3 year, $31.5 M deal

Don't expect Adam to accept that one year deal in the next few days.

Phillies eyeing Smoltz

10-4 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:45:53 -0000

Phillies eyeing Smoltz

"Heard Smoltz's agent told them "no problem" w Citizens Bank Park"

Royhobb's Karl Malone comparison is becoming truer by the day.

Free Agency Arbitration Explained

10-4 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:18:51 -0000

Free Agency Arbitration Explained

mlbtraderumors has a nice little explaination for the arbitration process for free agency.

Braves Sign Juan Abreu

10-4 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:04:48 -0000

Braves Sign Juan Abreu

We sign an ex-Royal for a change of pace.

Trades of the Decade: Teixiera to the Braves

10-4 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:15 -0000

Trades of the Decade: Teixiera to the Braves

Some days you just feel like stirring up trouble. Here's a link to a mlbtraderumors review of the always hot button topic of the Mark Teixeira trade. Discuss.

"He (Prado)plays right field on a regular basis in Venezuela [in winter ball], has for the last few...

10-4 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:20:21 -0000

"He (Prado)plays right field on a regular basis in Venezuela [in winter ball], has for the last few years," Cox said. "He's a possible candidate, depending on what we do with Kelly. We just can't give up on Kelly. He had too good of a solid year last year."

Johnson Decision, Other Loom for Braves

I'm not sure if this is classic Cox spin, but this seems like a 180 from what we saw for the second half of the season.

The Bish Strikes Again

10-4 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:17:04 -0000

The Bish Strikes Again

Another gem from Bisher. State a theory,give background info, do nothing to argue your case, and then ramble about unrelated subjects to close out the article.

The premise this time: The Wainwright and Texeira trades cost us our shot at the postseason. Enjoy.

Train Line Discussed For Turner Field

10-4 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:39:51 -0000

Train Line Discussed For Turner Field

An old idea is being looked into again. Hopefully something gets done, but there's not much sunshine in this article.

Braves vs Phillies: 9/18/09 Minor League Players of the Year

10-4 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:03:18 -0000

I went on down to Turner Field on the 18th to see what I had thought would be a big game back when i picked out my tickets in the spring. Thanks to Vladimir Nunez, I was wuh-rong. But this night was also to celebrate the Braves Organizational Players of the Year. Depending on your Fan Confidence Vote, you may or may not enjoy these pictures. They had an autograph session beforehand, and I got there around 5:30 to make sure that I got some good autographs. I took some pictures of the guys, and to avoid banning from Talking Chop, I will post them along with a few anecdotes from the game.

We'll start by going through the line. I didn't get pictures of Andy Otero or Edinson Sanchez, who were both from the Dominican Summer League. It was funny to watch them, they've obviously got a long ways to go in signing for people. It took them a while to sign, and they seemed to speak little to no english. They responded to "thank you" by nodding and smiling.

Cory Gearrin and Matt Crim:

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I had one ball for everyone to sign except Heyward. So i decided that i wanted RSF's on the sweet spot, just to see how he would sign. I handed him the ball, and said "sweet spot", and he just looked at me like "Really?" Also note the guy with the Chino jersey. I really really hope this was a Jersey Off Our Backs winner.

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Yoel Campusano, JJ Hoover and Cory Gearrin

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Matt Young, Kyle Cofield, and Campusano trying to figure out why this man has a Chino Cadahia jersey.

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Heyward, Kimbrel, and Barbaro. Kimbrel's ladyfriend was at the end of the line observing everything, and my wife saw her look at him and say: "I'm so proud of you!"

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The fruits of my labor:

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So that was it for that session. Before the game, all the guys were to be honored on the field. They waited in the dugout, and were talking with some of the players. One guy who really seemed to be enjoying himself was Tommy Hanson, who was chatting it up with all the guys, and kept straightening their ties for them. Unfortunately, my seats in 401 did not permit me to catch it on film. Nor did it catch Kris Medlen catching the first pitch with his backpack on. The pics below are just shots of the guys as seen on Bravesvision:

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And Dan Aykroyd sang "Take Me Out to The Ballgame"! I was a little disapointed they left out "Ghostbuster" in his accolades.

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So in closing, i hope you enjoyed these pictures. Here's one more of our congenial Number One Prosepct:

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Mark Bradley Criticizes Cox

10-4 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:54:28 -0000

Mark Bradley Criticizes Cox

Its about time in my opinion. Nothing groundbreaking or scathing here, but I wondered if Bobby gets a lifetime free pass from the Atlanta media.