Tomahawk Chops: Daily Atlanta Braves News Clippings For Thursday, March 1st

by gondeee on Mar 1, 2012 8:37 AM EST in Tomahawk Chops

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Freeman’s injured knee better a day later | Atlanta Braves
Freddie Freeman and the Braves breathed a little easier Wednesday after he woke feeling better a day after partially dislocating his right kneecap. The Braves didn’t think the big first baseman would be sidelined more than a week, and Freeman said he would try to get back to practice Friday and talk his way into the lineup for Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener against Detroit.

Hanson happy following first bullpen session | braves.com: News
Reacquainting himself with the altered delivery he developed in January, Hanson experienced no problems during a 30-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday. "I think I threw a little better than I had expected," Hanson said. "I've had some time to think about some mechanical stuff. I was surprised by how well I threw."

Minor starts Grapefruit opener; Hanson nearing return | Atlanta Braves
Mike Minor will start Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener against Detroit, but Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez wasn’t ready to announce the rest of his pitching plans for the first week of spring training games. That delay could stem from Tommy Hanson’s situation, as the Braves wait to get a better idea when Hanson will be ready to pitch in games after recovering from a concussion.

Braves slugger Gattis has a story. Man, does he ever | Atlanta Braves
"Normally guys are late on your heater this time of year, but he was turning on it, pulling it," O’Flaherty said. "He hit a deep foul, took a couple deep to left field and I was like, who is this guy" A lot of guys come in taking pitches and feeling their way; he swung at everything I threw and just crushed it."

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Do yourself a favor

and read the Gattis article. Great stuff.

by blairblink on Mar 1, 2012 8:47 AM EST reply actions

Sounds like a movie I would enjoy watching…Fear and Loathing Part II: Drugs, Janitorial Services, and Baseball.

I feel like SWAT right now..Colin Farrell GET AT ME! GET AT ME! LL Cool J GET AT ME!

by bwellnjonesco on Mar 1, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions

Cool story. Would be really cool if he makes it to the bigs.

- ChillyMutt

by ChillyMutt on Mar 1, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions

amazing article

"I didn’t find anything," he said, smiling. "But I don’t have to look anymore."

by willlinn on Mar 1, 2012 6:54 PM EST up reply actions

Somewhat similar to the Josh Hamilton story

But obviously Gattis wasn’t as big of a name coming out of high school as Hamilton. Really pulling for this guy. Interested to see if he goes to AA or if Bethancourt does.

by bbaker68 on Mar 1, 2012 9:32 AM EST reply actions

He seems to be pretty well recovered now

and I didn’t know Bethancourt had those issues.

'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban

by J Tadpole on Mar 1, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

clever

by kcev on Mar 2, 2012 12:39 AM EST up reply actions

Jayson Stark picked up on the Gattis story too

… and tweeted out DOB’s link.

"Sir Stealth, Stay stealth.. Your a moron" (jrod1142), 12/15/11 (the epic FWren Fortitude FanPost)

by carpengui on Mar 1, 2012 9:35 AM EST reply actions

Did Everybody Miss this last night???

(Or are we all ‘meh’ on topics about next year?):

Jim Bowden/via MLBTR: The Braves will make Nick Swisher their top free agent target next offseason, according to ESPN’s Jim Bowden. Bowden suggests the Yankees could make an all-out push for Andre Ethier if Swisher does head to Atlanta.

"Sir Stealth, Stay stealth.. Your a moron" (jrod1142), 12/15/11 (the epic FWren Fortitude FanPost)

by carpengui on Mar 1, 2012 9:36 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it.

If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02

by king of games on Mar 1, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions

I would love to know his source for that… if it were going to happen, it would have made more sense (I think) to have done that for this year – at least from the Yankees’ side given their evident desire to ‘control’ (that word is still funny when talking about New York) the payroll. Obviously, there would have been significant implications on the Braves’ side, but certainly Swisher was one of the guys we were discussing.

"Sir Stealth, Stay stealth.. Your a moron" (jrod1142), 12/15/11 (the epic FWren Fortitude FanPost)

by carpengui on Mar 1, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions

i think it would make more sense next year

since then we (probably) wont have chipper there and prado would move to 3rd meaning we have a vacant outfield spot

Chopmaster: my link is my dad who has watched the braves since I don’t know. he’s 56.

by austinhb on Mar 1, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t think there are any plans to make Prado the long term 3B, at least from what I’ve been hearing.

If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02

by king of games on Mar 1, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

Prado seems like the kind of guy they would want to keep around, but they certainly don’t seem to be taking that path. Maybe he’ll turn their heads with a rebound season this year, I hope so anyway. He strikes me as an affordable luxury to have around. Pretty versatile, humble, hard-working player.

"An insult is an insult either way you fucked up freaked out wierd people want to spin it"

PhillyBrave Jan 18, 2012

by bighop on Mar 1, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

^ this

by WeStillHaveBobby on Mar 1, 2012 12:28 PM EST up reply actions

no we just saw that it was Bowden

Chopmaster: my link is my dad who has watched the braves since I don’t know. he’s 56.

by austinhb on Mar 1, 2012 11:03 AM EST up reply actions

Ah, Jim Bowden

The #1 source for information pulled out of his own ass.

“This just in!” ….Pooop…. “Braves are talking to the Nationals about Alex Gordon!”

Braves will be fine. I'm not worried.

by Bronn on Sep 18, 2011 4:26 PM EDT

by Bronn on Mar 1, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

Is it me or does Gattis look kind of like Javy?

by saipol on Mar 1, 2012 9:46 AM EST via Android app reply actions

Minor gets the first start.

It’s the Braves way of saying “put up or shut up.”

I have a feeling he might be traded before the season starts.

by WeStillHaveBobby on Mar 1, 2012 11:46 AM EST reply actions

Funny, I see it as their way of saying, we are going with you if you just pitch your game

by willlinn on Mar 1, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

then again, it would give him a maximum showing during spring training

I think we would pull the trigger in a trade for minor if we were getting back a 3B or CF prospect with a good track record, higher ceiling, and a year away.

Or, if Pastornicky or Diaz suck in ST, we could look to see them traded as well.

If there was an injury, Minor is who would go. Not Teheran, Vizcaino or Delgado. Espescially with the LH pitcher coming up behind him.

by willlinn on Mar 1, 2012 7:08 PM EST up reply actions