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bflobraves

Jun 10, 2010 Jul 19, 2010 10 512

I love the Braves. Jair Jurrjens is my favorite player but this Jason Heyward kid is pretty damn close to being my favorite player as well

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Freddie Freeman ETA...when will he come up? What to expect from him right away? Will he be more of a power hitter or a contact/average hitter? What do you expect him to hit (batting order) in 5 years?

My friend asked me this so I thought i'd get your opinions

almost 2 years ago Jj_tiny bflobraves 21 comments

Freddie Freeman ETA...when will he come up? What to expect from him right away? Will he be more of a power hitter or a contact/average hitter? What do you expect him to hit (batting order) in 5 years?

My friend emailed me this question so i thought i'd get your opinion

almost 2 years ago Jj_tiny bflobraves 9 comments

Fear The Sword LeBron Back in Cleveland

Hello Cavs fans i am an Atlanta sports fan and had a big question

What is reaction of Cavs fan gonna be when LBJ comes to Cleveland?

I know he left you guys to win the rings and he was a hometown boy. But in reality he owed you guys nothing, he is a freeman so he can sign with whoever he wants. I'm not backing LBJ up i'm just saying he was a free agent and free agents are allowed to sign whereever they want. He also gave you guys the best basketball you have ever seen.

So when LBJ comes back will he recieve a terrible welcome, boos and cheers, or all cheers? It's also not gonna be for a while so keep in mind maybe you have cooled down since leaving town

Poll
Whats LeBron gonna get when he comes back?
BOOS, BOOS, and all BOOS
767 votes
Boos/cheers 1/2 and 1/2
82 votes
CHEERS! WE LOVE YOU LBJ!
80 votes

929 votes | Poll has closed

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Why couldn't he do anything like this for us?

almost 2 years ago Jj_tiny bflobraves 11 comments

"Any chance we still make a deal for an OF? Or does this mean we have confidence in McLouth, following trading for a SS rather than OF...Just wondering if we still may make a move to follow getting a new SS"

my buddy asked me and i had no answer, it baffled me so i thought i'd get your opinion

almost 2 years ago Jj_tiny bflobraves 16 comments

"does anyone know if/when Julio Teheran will pitch in the Futures game? Same question for Mike Minor"

just wondering

almost 2 years ago Jj_tiny bflobraves 7 comments

Minor League Ball Andy Marte Discussion

I thought this would be an intresting discussion topic. Andy Marte, once a highly regaurded prospect, is now a below average 3B man. He is batting .180 with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs this season, bot quite top of the line stats

Marte signed with the Braves in 2000 and was very successful in every minor league level. Although his very impressive stats the Braves needed a SS after the departure of Rafeal Furcal. They traded Marte for Edgar Renteria and Marte was a member of the Red Sox

Later that offseason the Red Soc traded him along with Kelly Shoppach Guillermo Mota, and Randy Newsom to Cleveland for Coco Crisp, Josh Bard, and David Riske

He started out getting very little playing time, but when Casey Blake was traded he got the job. He played very poor and the Indians traded for Mark DeRosa to replace him.

Marte has continued poor performance in the MLB and has been a "failure" up to now.

His MLB stat line

729 AB/ 17 HR/ 86 RBI/ 154 SO/ 58 BB/ .213 BA/ and .350 Slugging Percentage

What do you guys think went wrong with him?

Do you think he can still be successful MLB player?

Whose fault other than his own fault could it be?

Any other question you guys want to talk about with Marte can go here

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Minor League Ball Edward Salcedo Help

Hello i am a huge Braves fan and am pumped about our new prospect SS Edward Salcedo.

Problem is, i've never seen the guy play and i dont know what he is capable of. If someone could inform me on what this guy is all about i'd be very happy.

Is he the speedy SS-Jose Reyes

Is he the contact SS- Jeter

Is he the Power SS- A-Rod

Is he the Speed/Contact mixture- Furcal

Is he the Power/Contact player- Tulo or Hanley

Is he all about defense- Vizquel

SO please any  help on this guy would be great for me, thanks for your time

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Talking Chop Prado Jersey/Shirt Help

Hello I've been trying to find a Martin Prado Jersey/Shirt. I know you can customize the player tee or jerseys but that cost about $20 more a shirt and $50 for a jersey to get a custom one.

But I would like to know if there is anywhere to get a Prado jersey or shirt anywhere w/o having to customizing it. I got my favorite players shirt(Jurrjens) and as much as JHEY is my favorite player now I would like to be unique and get a Prado jersey/shirt.

I am a college student at Vandy so all money I can save is very important, thanks and any suggestions are very appreciated

Thanks for your time and any help here would be very great thanks

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Minor League Ball The Next Great Rotation

Hello I will admit right now I am an Atlanta Braves fan, but this isn't at all biased. I'm gonna talk about the Atlanta Braves young MLB pitchers and their incredible pitching prospects.

The list is gonna start off with the young MLB pitchers

Jair Jurrjens- I love this kid. He had a 3.68 ERA in his first year and when many scouts said he'll regress his next year he threw up a 2.60 ERA. He has had an injury this season but when he returns from that he'll be right back on top. He is a Boras client so I don't know if the Braves will be able to re-sign him but he will be a solid pitcher with the Braves until atleast 2012.

Tommy Hanson- Nasty. Big tall pitcher with mid 90's fastball and just plain filthy sliders and curveballs. He'll be the Braves ace until 2013 when he'll leave the team to go play for the Yankees(another Boras client). But for the time being I will just sit back and admire Big Red be the ace of my Bravos pitching squad.

Kris Medlen- After a shacky 2009 season, Medlen has been fantastic in 2010. Filling in for the injured Jurrjens, Medlen has let in few runs and strukeout many. Although Medlen is a little guy(5"11) he has a nice fastball(low 90's) with a awesome changeup. Medlen will be an extremely solid Long Relief Pitcher/Spot Starter his entire career and can be a very valuable player wherever he plays.

Now The Prospects...

Julio Teheran- Maybe the best prospect in the minors right now. If not he is a top 5 prospect and a top 3 pitching prospect. He throw high 90's with a great breakingball and changeup. He is only 19 so he'll be in the minors for another 2 years at least. Teheran has dominated Low and High Class A this season with a below 1.50 ERA and has many strikeouts. Teheran will become the Braves ace when/if Tommy Hanson leaves. He will likely be the #1 prospect by the time he gets called up in 2011-2012 if he keeps up the pace.

Randal Delgado- Very Fluid motion that will likely keep his arm healthy and strong. He has been fantastic for Myrtle Beach this year and will be a strong middle rotation starter. He throws mid 90's with nice offspeed stuff and will likely come a year after Teheran

Aroydys Vizcaino- One of the players Atlanta got from the Vazquez deal. I've loved this trade the second we made it(unlike many Braves fans who wanted to keep Vazquez, i wanted JV gone) and Vizcaino has been very good in Low Class A this year. He also throws mid 90's with plus breakingball, needs to work on his changeup though.

Mike Minor- Nothing like the other 3 prospects as he is American, 3 years older than them, ready for the MLB, a draft pick, and he isn't a power pitcher. Minor could be up by late season, but early 2011 is more likely. He has been shakey in AA, sometimes going 7IP with 12 K's and 0 runs, other game going 4IP with 6 runs. Minor isn't a power pitcher but he is a well needed LHP for the Braves

Everyone of these prospects will likely be a top 50 prospect next year and Teheran has a good chance to be a top 5 prospect.

If I had to rank them i'd put them...

1. Teheran

2. Vizcaino

3. Delgado

4. Minor

Along with Jason Heyward to build the team around, these pitchers will make all Atlanta Fans like me very very happy in up coming years

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