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G. Anderson to DL

 Anderson headed to the DL. So far this has not been the good hire that I hoped it would be. Granted hindsight is 20/20 and it is early in the season, but I wonder if the money spent on Anderson wouldn't have been used better in resigning Ohman (especially with all the lefty hitters in our division). I am fairly confident that B. Jones and Diaz would have been just as good and Jones probably better defensively (can't be any worse). Hopefully we see some return on our investment in Anderson this yr.

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Swagga bitch!

by Bmacbandwagon on Apr 24, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's Ohman's own fault that he didn't sign with the Braves

I wonder if Infante will see more playing time in LF or if it’s just going to Matty D full time? Or will it be BJones? How exciting

by VictorW on Apr 24, 2009 5:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He didn’t take the money that we offered him? I mean, it was his decision, or his wife’s. Either way, he decided not to take the contract.

I hope we don’t see Infante in LF. He’s not bad out there, but his bat is so much more valuable anywhere else…

by Weldon on Apr 25, 2009 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm, mustve missed that

didnt realize we made a contract offer…i mean, iirc, he signed a minor league deal with the dodgers, so i just assumed that if we really wanted him, he could have been had.

by Doghnut on Apr 25, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, you missed that

we offered him a good deal and it sat on the table for a few weeks…this was back in December, I think.

Penis

by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ahh ok

well now he looks like a tool for signing a minor league deal

by Doghnut on Apr 26, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course we pulled the offer after getting Logan (yuck), and didn’t put an offer out there after it became obvious that the bottom had fallen out of the market and players like Ohman were going to have to settle for less than they were originally expecting.

by Lennox on Apr 26, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

To steal a little something from my finance term project…

Return on equity = net income / total equity
Anderson net income (loss) = (1.1 million)
Anderson total equity = 2 million
Anderson return on equity = (1.1 million) / 2 million
Anderson total return on equity = -55%

As a comparison, Citigroup’s return on equity for the 2008 fiscal year was -19%.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 24, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Did he spell ‘hire’ as ‘higher’?

"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com

by cbwilk on Apr 24, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i think so

-10 for him

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Apr 24, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, yes he did. The Anderson signing was never going to be much more than a wash, he’s fading fast and he sure as hell can’t field.

by Perrinbar on Apr 24, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, and it’s not like a typo of emission – he had to go out of his way to spell that wrong.

by Weldon on Apr 24, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

quit

bitching. its just a typo and you got the point. no wonder this websight sucks as of late.

Be quick, but don't hurry.

by bravesfansc on Apr 24, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

*website

4/24/09 NEVER FORGET THE SWAGGA IS BACK BABY
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 24, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Apr 24, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

very nicely done.

by Sparhawk on Apr 25, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

edited

jus for you. You must hav bean and english teacher in an fourmer liphe.

by Shaggy3391 on Apr 24, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1 for maturity

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Apr 24, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

=]

Be quick, but don't hurry.

by bravesfansc on Apr 25, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m actually perfectly qualified to be an English teacher…

"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com

by cbwilk on Apr 24, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmmmmm…that wasn’t even on the list of possible jobs that I created for you the other day.

People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.

by mvandonsel on Apr 25, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I’ll maintain that it’s still one I could be doing concurrently with about 5 of the others ones.

"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com

by cbwilk on Apr 25, 2009 5:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Very true.

People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.

by mvandonsel on Apr 25, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Granted hindsight is 20/20 and it is early in the season, but I wonder if the money spent on Anderson wouldn’t have been used better in resigning Ohman (especially with all the lefty hitters in our division).

No need to “wonder” now! If I recall correctly, many of us said this was a bad deal from the start and the money would have been better spent on anyone, including Ohman. If I have my way we’ll activate and cut GA the day he comes off the DL!

You aren’t the czar of typographic emphasis

by scstrato on Apr 24, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This is the greatest thing I have seen on these message boards yet. The most useless piece of the braves roster is now hurt and we all get to see if B. Jones can put up some numbers. Personally I am excited to see if he can put up enough to keep GA out of the lineup, on the flip side i dont get to see him when Gwinnet takes on norfolk tuesday and wednesday.

by Dlass008 on Apr 25, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Glavine has actually done something in a Braves uniform before.

by BullManUGA on Apr 25, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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