Braves to meet with Lowe
by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 8, 2009 10:12 AM EST
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Braves to Meet With Lowe: MLBTradeRumors.com
If Smoltz leaving forces Wren to sign the pitcher he should've been after all along, then good luck Smoltzie and welcome home Derek.
To hash out a bit of rosterbating, and going along with the official site that says we want Kawakami AND Lowe, I think this rotation has real potential:
Lowe
Vazquez
Jurrjens
Kawakami
Glavine/Campillo/Morton/Hanson/Reyes
There might not be an "Ace" but it is a rotation that could go toe-to-toe with any other in the NL
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Sign Lowe today
And let’s get over the Smoltz fiasco.
And then sign Dunn and Kawakami to make the offseason a success.
by Bobby Cocks on Jan 8, 2009 10:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
any offseason
in which we lose John Smoltz cannot be looked at as a success.
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill -
by justincredubil02 on Jan 8, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Funny thing
When everyone was rosterbating their theoretical 2009 rotations and rosters, how many factored in Smoltz? Very few.
So, losing him in general isn’t going to alter a whole lot of peoples’ expectations for 2009. But from the sentimental, fan point of view, I see what you are saying, and agree.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Jan 8, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think most Braves fans picture Smoltz whey they rosterbate
At least I do.
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
by buzzdeadwax on Jan 8, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute…
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 8, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was talking about the rotation!
Wait, that doesn’t clarify things either…
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
by buzzdeadwax on Jan 8, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I make my wife wear a cardboard Smoltz cutout when I rosterbate
While the Ryan Klesko cutout watches from the corner.
by Land-Man on Jan 8, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“You wanna quiet down over there? We’re trying to make love here!”
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 8, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
By the way
the title of this fanpost is quite mis-leading…
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill -
by justincredubil02 on Jan 8, 2009 10:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
You should’ve clicked the link before you said that. It’s the exact title of the MLBTR post AND the boston globe report reported on from mlbtr
The link is a little small, I’ll make it stand out more :)
by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 8, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ooops...
missed that. sorry!
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill -
by justincredubil02 on Jan 8, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares
He’s not gonna sign cause we aren’t gonna pay him. 120 losses here we come!
by jjcollins on Jan 8, 2009 10:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's the spirit!
Way to keep it posi
But I can’t say I blame you…
by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 8, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This. Is. Classic.
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 8, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
how's this for positive
maybe we won’t lose 100+ games, but who can honestly say they expect us to COMPETE this year. I was quite optimistic last year. We had some bad breaks and a few guys had down years.
This year, who can honestly say that this team is COMPETITIVE? We have some good ballplayers that deserve to win. How can Frank Wren not put the pieces around them to give them a chance?
FIRE FRANK WREN!!!!!!
by Lee-Roy Jenkins on Jan 8, 2009 10:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
we weren’t going to compete no matter what, you stupid shit
BIG JOE SUCK ONE
by bigjoe on Jan 8, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously…the amount of people that have recently started posting on this site who honestly thought we were going to contend in 2009 is alarming.
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 8, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Like farting during a tornado, most will vanish by the time the season begins, let alone next week.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Jan 8, 2009 12:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is that how it works…. if u fart enough does the tornado smell?
thats kinda like if a tree falls in the woods kinds question isnt it
"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."
by Swo12bv on Jan 8, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude calm down.
Sign (2) Lowe, Sheets, or Kenshin
Sign Dunn and Andruw Jones
or trade for Swisher or Nady and sign Andruw Jones
Lowe
Kenshin
Vazquez
JJ
Campillo/Morton/Pharr/Reyes
vs. righties
Kelly Johnson
Yunel
Chipper
Dunn or McCann here with Swisher or Nady at 2,,6 hole move escobar to 5 hole.
McCann
Kotchman
Frenchy
Anderson/Blanco/Schafer
vs. lefties
Kelly Johnson
Yunel
Chipper
McCann
Kotchman
Andruw Jones/Matt Diaz or Swisher/Nady with
Frenchy
Anderson/Blanco/Schafer
That’s not horrible at all and stop acting like a fucking queen bitch.
by Charmin519 on Jan 8, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not at all horrible and I’d even argue that it’s solid as hell.
Look at last year? Some picked them to go to the WS. A few injuries (and Frenchy) later, they’re fighting to stay out of the cellar.
It’s fucking baseball. Nobody knows what’s going to happen. I’d take the above lineup any day of the week.
by Bobby Cocks on Jan 8, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank god your not another Dr. Doom.
Your right. It’s baseball!!!!!! The mets and phillies could both have major injuries. Marlins prospects could flop. Braves could actually perform to their talent level. Were o.k. if we sign 2 more legit pitchers and a viable OF option. You can also throw some league minimums at Andruw Jones and Freddy Garcia. Take a chance. If they don’t make the sqaud o well. You lost 1 million in a bet that could have brought you alot more. Must sign others first.
by Charmin519 on Jan 8, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is totally going to work.
by get swoll yunel on Jan 8, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure Terry Mcguirk and Scheurholtz will go to this website, and say “Boy, look at all these posts using all caps and bold lettering! They must be serious! They do have a point. Frank does suck and i do kinda wish he would die. Get Frank on the phone.”
by 10-4 on Jan 8, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You made me chuckle…which I needed today. Thank you.
by sddbaker on Jan 8, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you maan, can go to hell.
BIG JOE SUCK ONE
by bigjoe on Jan 8, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i believe big joe is a ravens fan so yeah he's talking to you.
by Charmin519 on Jan 8, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well....
…I really just wrote it to bother the OP, who also apparently dwells on the dark side….
I just wondered if he really thinks I’m of the male gender.
by sddbaker on Jan 8, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that was supposed to say maam, but i typoed
BIG JOE SUCK ONE
by bigjoe on Jan 8, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I can take the “go to hell”…it’s being called “man” that got to me…
by sddbaker on Jan 8, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m still in the anger phase of grief right now, so I don’t know if I care about a meeting. But I suppose its better than nothing.
by soup du jour on Jan 8, 2009 11:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Do not sign Derek Lowe. He’s old, his stuff isn’t great and he wants too much damn money.
by iLukeisamazing on Jan 8, 2009 11:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Don’t spend the money, we’re not going to compete any more with Lowe than our other roster options.
by iLukeisamazing on Jan 8, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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