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I wish I wrote this

VegasAces — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:02:19 -0000

I wish I wrote this

Jeff Pearlman of si.com sums it up. I wish my writing "talent" was sufficient enough to put how I feel as strongly and effectively as this piece. Very well done.

World Baseball Classic

VegasAces — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:55:42 -0000

A couple of thoughts here for this post: One, I am wondering what everyone thinks of the WBC. I have my own feelings on it, but I'll keep them to myself for now. I'm more interested in seeing what everyone here thinks, than spreading my own opinion.

Two, I am also looking for thoughts on who from our organization may be considered for Team USA (and other countries as well). Some are a given (ex., Thorman for Canada). Something tells me FYF won't be a big part of Team USA's plans this time around.

Spiezio?

VegasAces — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:52:35 -0000

MLBTR quotes DOB saying the Braves have signed Spiezio to a minor league deal. Is this the bench bat Wren has been looking for, once he plays himself into shape? I'd like to think he has a chance to be a good asset off the bench, but overcoming the types of problems he has is never easy.

Baseball thoughts aside, I hope he can get his life back in order. Obviously, someone in the Braves' organization thinks he can.

Ryan's Comments

VegasAces — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:33:29 -0000

si.com has a story about St. Louis pitchers batting 8th in their lineup. Here is the closing paragraph, quoting Brendan Ryan, who last year hit 9th (ie, behind the pitcher), a number of times:

"Some of the (Braves) got on me, (Brian) McCann and some of the other guys," Ryan said. "You're going to hear that. Hitting after the pitcher you know it comes with the territory. I didn't really care."

Here is the link for the full article:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/02/26/larussa.pitchers.ap/index.html

Any thoughts as to why he would call out Heap and the Braves? There HAD to be other cases where it was happening when the Cards played other teams.

Andruw in John Donovan's Article

VegasAces — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:23:21 -0000

This is from an article on si.com regarding the free agent class. Andruw is quoted several times, but I found this part to be the most interesting for two different reasons:

""I wish I could bring back the season from last year. But I can't. It just didn't work out," he said. "I think I have a really good idea of what went wrong. About a week after the season, I think I figured it out. I wish I could have fixed it during the season, but I didn't. So we'll see what happens."

Jones, who says a faulty stance led to his poor numbers, including 138 strikeouts and a .169 batting average with two outs and runners in scoring position, said all he wants out of free agency is to sign with a team that has a chance to win."

Part one - is it wrong that I'm angry that he couldn't figure it out at SOME POINT during the season? I mean, 162 games is a long time to take to realize that your stance is messed up.

Part two (re: free agency) - we shall see.

No FA CF

VegasAces — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:40:55 -0000

This from the ajc today:

"The Braves don't plan to make offers to free-agent center fielders Torii Hunter, Aaron Rowand or Mike Cameron, all of whom would require longer-term commitments than the Braves prefer.

Wren said they don't want to block the path of their prospects."

What does everyone think? The article mentions DeJesus as a trade possibility, but there must be others. I think Crisp is an option, as long as we don't give up too much. Throw him in the 8 spot and don't expect too much with the bat.

Also, what about other FA CF's that might be had on a shorter deal?

Kelly Johnson for Coco Crisp?

VegasAces — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:56:38 -0000

mlbtraderumors.com has a post about a rumor being floated, Kelly Johnson to Boston for Coco Crisp. Personally I think KJ would be too much for Crisp, especially considering the cost difference.

The post deals with the possibility of keeping Renteria if KJ is traded. It makes no mention of Lillibridge, who could theoretically step in to the lineup, resulting in he at SS and Yunel at 2B.

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Would you pull the trigger on this deal?

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