Jason Heyward will be the Atlanta Braves Opening Day Right Fielder
by gondeee on Mar 26, 2010 10:26 AM EDT
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PrintFrom an Tweet by AJC beat writer Carroll Rogers:
Cox announced today that Jason Heyward has made the team and will be Braves opening day right fielder.
There you have it! Financial considerations be damned, and for good reason, Heyward is the best option for the Braves in right field. Congratulation to Jay-Hey... let the new era of Braves baseball begin.
UPDATE 12:45pm
According to the Braves twitter feed, Heyward will wear uniform number 22.
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"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 26, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, haha
...still waiting for Minaya to sign Brad Hawpe as a defensive replacement...
by VivaLosBravos on Mar 26, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Funny that her name is Haithcock...
and she could be the inspiration for Ms. Chokesondick
by Mr. Sanchez on Mar 26, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
*Vomits uncontrollably everywhere
"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 26, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I know what you’re reading.
"SIGN PUJOLS OR FIRE WREN" ~ Swo12bv
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 26, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
"SIGN PUJOLS OR FIRE WREN" ~ Swo12bv
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 26, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
To quote the Great One...
Who in the BLUE HELL is that?
"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 may as well be asking who Chipper Jones is.
"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 26, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m a newbie, I don’t know who that is either…but I’m getting the feeling I should HATE her. Am I right?
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Mar 26, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I dare you to say that to her face.
"When all is said and done, more is said than done." - Lou Holtz
LOL
nah…I think she’s got a bigger jaw than I do
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Mar 26, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.talkingchop.com/2009/2/21/766994/a-request-for-braves-fans#12406794
A little background info from back in the day.
by soup du jour on Mar 26, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm
Most distressing
"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."
LOL
Since when is the identity of a HS athletic director common knowledge?
"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."
K...
So far I know she’s a HS athletic director. Anything else? Lemme guess, did Chipper play there?
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Mar 26, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
She's just a special woman.
"(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 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Next thing you know
We’re going to start wondering why Randy Gress isn’t on the team.
Randy Gress hits homers off Jason Heyward’s homers from the previous day.
The kids call this
a “forced meme”
Unfortunately, far too many have accepted it.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
+1
"SIGN PUJOLS OR FIRE WREN" ~ Swo12bv
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 26, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Lots of celebrating will be happening around the TC today.
"When all is said and done, more is said than done." - Lou Holtz
To The TC family, JHey, FW, the Atlanta Braves and the run the phillies HAD
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
“THE WHISTLES GO WOOOOOOO WOOOOOOO…That’s only in the the moanin’, you should be up cooking breakfast or sumthin’, its like an alarm clock…”
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.
“Iz jus fer decerashun yall, jus fer decerashun”
"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 26, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
My cousin actually bought some whistle tips off the internet, and put one in the tailpipe of my truck over Christmas when i wasn’t home. He didn’t weld them thank goodness, but when i cranked my truck up and i heard whistling, i just kep revving it until it stopped. I had no idea what he had done, but found out shortly after that i had blown my whistle tips out the tailpipe.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
i had blown my whistle tips out the tailpipe
TWSS
"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 26, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s what she said.
"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 26, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
I was just thinking about Bubb Rubb the other day. “It’s like an alarm clock!”
"SIGN PUJOLS OR FIRE WREN" ~ Swo12bv
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 26, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
They should of been up cooking breakfast or something anyways..
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Mar 26, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
my gamertag was inspired by that first gif…my cat goes woo
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Mar 26, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So stoked...
With all the crap that’s hit the fan lately in my life, beinga able to be so excited about the team this year really softens the blow
HansonManCrush
by HansonManCrush on Mar 26, 2010 10:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Lifes a roller coaster, you will be back on top before you know it..
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Mar 26, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
YESSSSS
this just made opening day that much better
So what happens to some of these Milky Melky Cabrera types? In other words, who’s the odd man out and where does he go?
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Fan Blog of the Alaska Baseball League
I’d say Marek is off the 40-man.
"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 26, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Or FUMA.
"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 26, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Either way, Melky is on the roster and playing quite a bit, I imagine.
"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 26, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah
Diory Hernandez is going on the DL, to clear a spot for Heyward. I think CB (sorry of it was someone else) had a post about it a while back
by eaheckman10 on Mar 26, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Has Diory been DL’d yet? If it hasn’t happened yet, I don’t see it happening soon.
CBs post was speculative (not that it was bad or anything – it was a great read), but he was making the point that IF Diory got DL’d it could be a really good thing for Atlanta.
"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 26, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I imagine he would be…isn’t he going to be out until mid-season
by eaheckman10 on Mar 26, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I know that he had surgery, but according to this, he was never put on the DL: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/transactions/ATL
"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 26, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course he wasn't yet.
There is no need. He’ll go on the DL when Heyward is added, which won’t be until right before the start of the season.
Apparently, Redmond is the odd man out – unless they plan on keeping Thurston AND Conrad, and using Diory’s spot for Heyward.
"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 26, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
They actually took Todd Redmond off yesterday, and he cleared waivers and goes to Gwinnett. So i’m sure Heyward takes Redmond’s spot.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
Ah, there we go. Gracias, senor.
"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 26, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
ahhhhhhh!!!!!
just texted 5 friends and posted it to my facebook twice hahaha. So excited!
by McGriff the Crime Dog on Mar 26, 2010 10:37 AM EDT reply actions
AHHHHHH
Let’s start this season right now!
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
by JKowalek on Mar 26, 2010 10:45 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Torn.
Very excited to see him out there from Opening Day forward but would like to have that extra year two weeks in Gwinnett would have bought us.
What would it matter if he signs a long-term deal before he’s eligible for arbitration? I wouldn’t be surprised to see him sign a long-term deal before the end of this season. Use Longoria’s contract as an example.
And by the time that happens, we’ll be done with Chipper and Lowe’s contracts, which frees up $30 million right there. Plus count in Billy Wagner and Saito and there is another $10+ million gone. Now I know others will have received raises, etc. But we’ll have the money for him.
I’m all for this move, regardless of any financial implications.
by dunnytwogloves on Mar 26, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
it matters in terms of bargaining power…Heyward’s FA will start in 2015 opposed to 2016 now…most players only sign long term deals through thier arb years…well we just lost one year of control…so even if he signs that dela through arbitration (which is more than likely going to happen, it seems) we still have him fro one less year.
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
The bargaining position isn't that much different.
It is just that he would be bargaining on a free agent year instead of a fourth arbitration year, and there just isn’t that much difference there. If we had held him down for two months, it would have made a difference, but not two weeks.
That is IF he walks as a free agent...
for all you know, he’s another Chipper, McCann, etc about to spend his entire career with a tomahawk on his chest.
by Mr. Sanchez on Mar 26, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
ur absolutely right…as we have stated before we don’t know what he wants…i just happen to think its prudent to plan for the worse and rejoice when you’re wrong
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
Wouldn't "the worse"...
be Nick Adenhart, at which point he never reaches free agency (cold, I know)? Basically, worse is he busts like French, or suffers a debilitating injury early in his career, at which point service time means nothing.
This
In fact, I think this show of good faith on the Braves part could be part of the negotiations:
FW: “Jase, we don’t want to screw around, whadya say we buy out your arb years and go $50m/12. We’re not trying to screw you, after all we could have held you down until June but didn’t.”
JH: “Hmm…good point. Eric, what do you think?”
EH: “Never turn down your first million.”
Although maybe I’m just living in denial.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Heyward for America
Glad to see Wren & Co. made the right choice in these turbulent political times. A vote for J-Hey is a vote for freedom.
and that is what Wren and the FO are hoping for,
by making this announcement, they are hoping “he” will boost ticket sells!
it was f*cking emberassing last year when we were making our crazy run in September and they were giving away tickets to put fans in the stands.
"(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 26, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
You think that was embarrassing? Try being a Jaguars fan.
"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 26, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, from what i’ve heard they don;t have any?
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
No, we have a lot, just not many go to the games.
"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 26, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
"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 26, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Son of a....
Epic fail…I knew it as soon as I hit the post button…LMAO
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Mar 26, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe....
unless Wash brings up Strasburg.
by homerlanding on Mar 26, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Heyward ought to get some PAs against snazzy Strazzy… that’ll be fun to watch.
...still waiting for Minaya to sign Brad Hawpe as a defensive replacement...
by VivaLosBravos on Mar 26, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
He did is the AFL. I think he walked him.
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
They never faced each other in the AFL.
Trust me, my brother is a Nats fan. There is a bet involved regarding their first meeting. They have never faced each other.
correct
they didn’t face eachother. trust me…if they were gonna face eachother in the AFL i would’ve been up in Phoenix before you could say “i wanna have jason heyward’s babies”
"(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 26, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
your brother is a Nats fan?
eeeewwwwww! Glad my brother is a Braves fan, don’t have to deal with that fight.
Strasburg
won’t be called up until June in all likelihood. A full year of J-Hey will beat that out for sure.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Mar 26, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
How bout 5 words?
World Series Most Valuable Player
"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."
Congrats to Jay Hey!
As if this is a surprise to any of us die hard fans. Congrats to Jay Hey for his performance and Frank Wren for his willingness to ignore the financial element and put the best team possible on the field. Looking forward to seeing Jason in right field for many years to come!
they NEVER "ignore" financial elements
Baseball-wise, it’s an obvious choice.
Wren et al must have also concluded that financially they gain more from having him in big boy pants (i.e., ticket sales, significant boost to win pctg, etc.) than whatever they would gain from contract timing games.
lol
Hopefully he is everything that you expect him to be!
by soup du jour on Mar 26, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I will be sacrifcing much whiskey
Unto my liver tonight, in honor of J-Hey.
Great news!!!
www.takeyourskirtofftombrady.com
by Sid Bream's Moustache on Mar 26, 2010 11:43 AM EDT reply actions
I love it. NSYNC loves it. Everybody dance!
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
I like how
Timberlake is shaking his buns for J-Hey.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Mar 26, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
probably not the first time he’s shaken his buns for another guy
"(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 26, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Zing
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Mar 26, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
A Great Time to Live in the ATL
I wish I did, but i’ll see him in PHX for sure! Congratzzzzzzzzzz Jason!
What manager John Russell thought when Morton hit J-Hey with a pitch, "Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons!"
by I Saw Buzz Beaned on Mar 26, 2010 11:57 AM EDT reply actions
We'll be rollin' come April 5th
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
Alright
I can already hear the fantasy points rolling in.
I don't need the Cat Lady to throw cats at me to let me know she's crazy!
by McCann and McWill on Mar 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT reply actions
you must have some special ears if you can hear fantasy points.
"(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 26, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Just heightened senses.
I can smell them too. I just prefer hearing them.
I don't need the Cat Lady to throw cats at me to let me know she's crazy!
by McCann and McWill on Mar 26, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Bobby put his foot down!
He said, “If this is going to be my last year, give me the horses to win it all!”
Love it!
Hopefully he can put his other foot down in August and get a CF like Grady Sizemore! LOL
What about Jordan Schafer?
I think Freddie Freeman is a perfect example of how a busted wrist can really stop your development.
Give the kid time.
"(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 26, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Let’s not get carried away now.
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
PUT HIS FOOTDOWN!!
Bobby says, “Pujols or I retire now!”
I don't need the Cat Lady to throw cats at me to let me know she's crazy!
by McCann and McWill on Mar 26, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason Heyward and Josh Smith are justifiying my decision to go to school in Atlanta only for the Braves and Hawks.
Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995
by a hooter's baby on Mar 26, 2010 12:22 PM EDT reply actions
that goes without saying
Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995
by a hooter's baby on Mar 26, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Everyone...
Turn on ESPN. ZOMG! They’re actually gonna talk about us and Jason Heyward! But I thought baseball wasn’t played outside of the northeast??? Weird.
I’m not exactly sure when it’ll come on, but probably after their ARod segment.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
SHIT. i can’t find the CLICKER
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
I don’t know where the clicker is, but the remote is probably in between the cushions of your couch.
"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 26, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Bad call. No one will remember the first two weeks of this season in 6 years when Heyward is signing his monster deal with the Yankees. When we could have had him for another year.
no. no. no.
in 3 seasons, Chipper’s, Huddy’s, DLowe’s, KK’s, Wagner’s and McLouth’s contracts will be off the books. Just adding it up in my head…that’s about $55-$60MM.
We’ll have money to pay him. There’s no doubt about it.
"(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 26, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Chipper, DLowe, and Wagner will both be retired by then. I can potentially see Huddy still being there but that’s all from that list.
This will work out.
Dude, Heyward would never even consider signing long term with the Braves. You’re just as stoopid as Wren and Cox, and everyone knows they are complete moranes.
yeah
and Frank Wren is a Yankees fan too cause he didn’t trade DLowe and traded out BEST PITCHER Javier Vasguez for Melky Cabrera and 2 other guys!!
"(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 26, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Just like they got Mauer...
and Maddux, and will ultimately get Lincecum and Lee and Braun.
by Mr. Sanchez on Mar 26, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
"SIGN PUJOLS OR FIRE WREN" ~ Swo12bv
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 26, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
“my wife make this cheese with the milk from her tits”
"(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 26, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m excited… but in all seriousness, is anyone concerned with his recent “slump”?
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
I know. What happens if he has an 0-8 slump during the year and he gets booed out of town….. this might be a big mistake.
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
I’m not saying it’s a mistake to bring him up. It’s a great idea
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
oh I know, I thought you were joking.
"Spring Training is the most exciting time that can't end soon enough" - Me
I’m serious
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
I’m not. Maybe if it strings to 0-20 or so (which it won’t, because he got a hit already today), but 0-10s happen with regularity.
by soup du jour on Mar 26, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes…glad I got my opening weekend tickets for San Francisco!!!
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.
Oh yeah!
May we announce this years NL Rookie of the Year! So excited to see this guy play every day!
This just in....
In light of the announcement of Jason Heyward as the Braves starting right-fielder, every other team in Major League Baseball has decided to forfeit the next 15 seasons, accepting the fact that there is really no point in trying to compete with perfection.
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.
Marcus Giles on Heyward deciding to wear #22
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
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