Braves Quote For The Day
by gondeee on Mar 22, 2010 1:48 PM EDT
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PrintFrom a must-read blog post by David O'Brien:
Braves who’ve been on the team a while say it’s not just their most balanced team in recent years, but already perhaps the most cohesive.
Another good piece of off-day reading. The whole thing will make you smile and feel even more confident about this 2010 Braves team.
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Nice jab at who I presume to be Francoeur there by Chipper.
by Bobby Cocks on Mar 22, 2010 2:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
lol. probably Frenchy. it wouldn;t have been at Kelly
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Mar 22, 2010 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t it be more aimed at Wickman and ilk like him?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Great article,
if these numbers carry over into the regular season, it’s going to be a fun year to be a Braves fan!
"This is the most confident Braves club I've ever been on in spring training."
—OF Matt Diaz.
i mean
3 players batting over .400 it sure would lol
by drumzalicious on Mar 22, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh, these fluff pieces come out often in the spring and are fairly cliche. Spring brings out optimism, and we also heard the same thing about the 2007 team; we know how that turned out.
However, thanks for sharing, and its just one more thing to get us itching towards baseball starting again.
lol
the team with this opening day lineup?
Matt Diaz
Jeff Francoeur
Andruw Jones
Chipper Jones
Brian McCann
Mark Redman
Edgar Renteria
Craig Wilson
Chris Woodward
by drumzalicious on Mar 22, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
D’oh, I meant the 2008 Braves. The one that was stoned by injuries to Glavine, Smoltz, Chipper, Hudson, Soriano, Moylan, Hampton, and Kotsay. Oh, and the incompetence of Jeff Francoeur.
by soup du jour on Mar 22, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The influx of new personalities is the psychological equivalent of of P90X.
"Now, here's a fellow attempting to ride a bicycle. But he's having some trouble, isn't he? And do you know why? "
~sighs~ "Why?"
"Because he's a Scot!"
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Mar 22, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think team chemistry, while intangible, is an important aspect of overall production. The season being 162 games (and hopefully at least 11 more in the post-season) how well the players mesh both on and off the field is important.
I agree. When a player steps up to the plate or fields a ball, there is more than talent involved. Intangible is as good a word as any. Comfort, not letting the team down, stepping up for your teammates, bearing down, all come from good team chemistry. It is huge for underdogs. The Yankees can afford a clubhouse cancer, lesser teams can’t get past one. Has Milton Bradley ever made the playoffs? Reggie Jackson/Thurmond Munson made it while at war with one another, but it seems pretty rare. I’m a golfer, golf is an individual sport. But every other year they play a team match, the Ryder Cup. Every player at some point talks about “not letting the team down”. Watching a Ryder Cup, you see how good those guys can be, and it’s a lot better than you see week in and week out. And there is no money on the line, they play for a trophy.
Gary Sheffield
Bary Bonds
Ricky Henderson
Alex Rodriguez
Roger Clemens
John Rocker
Those are just off the top of my head that disprove your point. I am sure that there are dozens of others, if I wanted to look them up.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
lol.......
"Hitting is a funny thing. It can wear on you, even in spring training when numbers don’t matter—because they do."
-- McLouth
I’m just saying that the “intangible” that you speak of really does not exist. Sure, team chemistry is great, and it is nice if everyone likes each other. It has little to do with winning records though.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, nobody “steps up for their teamates”. They step up for their paycheck and for wins and championships.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Spoke like a true “airman” :P
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
You know it.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Obviously, that isn’t what I was saying.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
some of these names are quite questionable to be called clubhouse cancers, annoying yes, cancers maybe not. also you have a few yankees on there whom he exempted from his argument
Sheffield was pretty well-liked by Bobby Cox and players
If i remember correctly
[only built for cuban linx]
by Mighty Healthy on Mar 22, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Except for the fact that he lied to us fans and to the city of Atlanta, by saying,
he loved Atlanta, and playing for the Braves, and had no plans to leave us in the off-season, then he left for a little more $. I really liked the guy and was taking him at his word. I was disappointed when he left.
"Hitting is a funny thing. It can wear on you, even in spring training when numbers don’t matter—because they do."
-- McLouth
I hear you there, but..
business is business. It’s not as if the Braves scouted, drafted, and groomed him. This is the Free Agency Era, baseball players more or less are Mercenaries to the highest bidder. Sheffield had just got the shaft from the Dodgers before that when they opted to pay what they did to Shawn Green and not him.
[only built for cuban linx]
by Mighty Healthy on Mar 22, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Has Milton Bradley ever made the playoffs?
Yes, and he’s hit well.
I have always thought chemistry is overrated, but I love Eric Hinske’s comment from an earlier video at the Braves web site, something along the lines of “we got white dudes, black dudes, latin dudes, Japanese dudes…” Priceless line.
not to mention a God too.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Mar 22, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that with the voice of Bubba from Forrest Gump.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 22, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha yea, Chip is def talkin bout Francouer…I don’t know how much more of this anticipation I can take, can’t wait to be sittin in right field April 5th!!!
Adios Pelota!
by ClemsonBrave on Mar 22, 2010 6:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Kind of a slow day on the blog...
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Mar 22, 2010 10:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Atlanta Braves, Armed and Dangerous. Read up. It says it’s written by some ’fella named Martin Gandy. I think he writes pretty well.
Actually, great job gondeee, I really liked it. Although I’m going to respectfully disagree and say that this rotation is just below the ’90s rotation
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
Nice read
I feel it’s a little optimistic about Saito and our bullpen in general, but most know I’m not as crazy about our bullpen as others.
I also think it’s a little out there to compare Glaus to Tex, but if he stays healthy and his hitting, Glaus will certainly help the middle of our lineup.
Besides that, I agree 100%
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Mar 22, 2010 11:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I poorly wrote that 2nd part
MG didn’t compare Tex and Glaus, but the role each guy will play in the lineup. And while I really like how Glaus has swung the bat in Spring Training, I’m a little worried about how his surgically repaired shoulder and 34 year old body will hold up for 162 games. That’s all.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Mar 22, 2010 11:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Considering the article linked here the other day...
showing those 90s rotation as so much better than the rest of the league, this year’s staff is nowhere close. It could still be the best in the division or even all of MLB, but those 90s rotations were routinely the best of the past 50 years.
Yeah…when the likes of Denny Neagle and Kevin Millwood are your 5th starters you know you’re doing something right.
by soup du jour on Mar 23, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
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