The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap

by gondeee on Nov 9, 2009 9:25 AM EST

Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on November 8th:

In the Press...

Baseball America released their top-10 Braves prospects for 2010.
SI.com reported that the Braves might make a play for Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, but then Frank Wren shot down that rumor.
Talking Chop was one of the first to report that the Braves signed reliever Scott Proctor to a very affordable minor league contract.
Tim Hudson says his contract extension is essentially done, but we are still waiting on the MRI result on his right elbow before the Braves officially announce the deal.
Four Braves players filed for free agency.
Mike Minor got roughed up big-time in his start in the AFL Rising Stars game.
The blog, Stadium Journey, reviewed their visit to Turner Field.

At Talking Chop...

The Atlanta Braves Fan Confidence continued to rise this off-season.
We reviewed the 2009 seasons of the Braves starting pitchers, Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens, Tommy Hanson, and Kenshin Kawakami.
Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg was named the Topps Appy League Player of the Year.
I asked if J.J. Putz could be an option at closer for next year.

Notable FanPosts and FanShots...

jmorris811 shared a bunch of his Braves photos with us.
ryan c thinks Chipper Jones should be moved into the number-2 spot in the batting order.
arnec reprints a nice story about Ralph Garr and the Richmond Braves.
rbravesfan shares some pictures of the Rome Braves.
justincredubil02 cannot bring himself to believe that the Braves would trade Javier Vazquez.
mvhsball takes issue with columnist Mark Bradley's suggestion to make Tommy Hanson a closer.
PWHjort passes along a comment about Mike Minor from BA's Jim Callis.

Upcoming Events...

The first ever Brian McCann Celebrity Softball Game is set for November 13th... details here. We're making this a bit of a Talking Chop outing, so everyone get your tickets!
The Gwinnett Braves have a whole slate of off-season events planned at their ballpark, the list is here.

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So do we have a plan for the meetup at the McCann softball event? I’ll have 4 people with me, so my current plan is simply get there on time.

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by 10-4 on Nov 9, 2009 9:58 AM EST reply actions

I was thinking of wearing my “It’s still 755” shirt so that everyone can find me.

by gondeee on Nov 9, 2009 2:51 PM EST reply actions

Won’t you be the guy stumbling around piss drunk before the thing even starts? You shouldn’t be hard to spot.

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by cbwilk on Nov 9, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions

College campus

Say what you want about how he’d accomplish it otherwise, but being on a college campus, I have to question the accessibility of (legal) alcohol.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Nov 9, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions

Alcoholics hide booze everywhere. He has some stashed on both you and I right now and we’re not even aware of it.

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by cbwilk on Nov 9, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions

So intuitive...

we would’ve been a perfect couple. Sigh.

I’m planning to be there. Not sure if as a volunteer or just an attendee – is it GA or assigned seats?

by Lizziebeth on Nov 10, 2009 1:09 AM EST up reply actions

i think its general admission. My father in law reminded us last night about the armed robberies at Ga Tech, so everyone be careful and try to travel in groups. Apparently they like to pull up to you in their car and do it quickly, so watch out.

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Nov 10, 2009 8:32 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks for the info. Finally got informed yesterday that they have enough volunteers so me and my big ass
camera will be able to wander around as an audience member. Hopefully my massive backside and disfiguring present face will dissuade those robber cowards from preying on me on the way in. So, I’m sure I’ll smell Listerine & gin way before I see gondee’s 755 shirt, and looking for a dude with a crooked smile and either a Dash or camo cap. I’ll probably just have to wave at royhobbs from afar since it’s so structurally unsound for two massive people like us to be in close proximity.

by Lizziebeth on Nov 11, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions