Show #210: The Braves Land Justin Upton
Was losing Prado worth it? Is the team better now? Worries about leadership void? And what to do at 3rd?
111 Responses to “Show #210: The Braves Land Justin Upton”
Pages: « 1 [2] 3 4 5 » Show All
Pages: « 1 [2] 3 4 5 » Show All
January 29th, 2013 at 12:50 am
I just hope Minor can repeat success. I just don’t want him to get Horacio Ramirez syndrome. I confident he will continue success.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:02 am
What’s the Twitter follower count now, gentlemen?
January 29th, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Anne – Yesterday was one of our biggest days ever. A combination of listeners asking for follows and a lot of retweets of the Infield Fly hat picture resulted in a gain of 59 followers to bring us to 1,899.
January 29th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
So close…
January 29th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
Observations: JUp can dress, he’s nervous which shows humility, he bends his cap instead of wearing it gangster style.
January 29th, 2013 at 4:17 pm
He feels lucky to play with his brother in the ATL. They seem to have a healthy well rounded relationship.
January 29th, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Mostly he seems really honest and well spoken. Dammit if I don’t like him.
January 29th, 2013 at 4:22 pm
…watching clips…his swing doesn’t suck.
January 29th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
@32 – all true, Leah. But would his Mama make him stay late at the stadium to work on his swing if he was in a slump?
January 29th, 2013 at 4:43 pm
@34 such a great question. More importantly, would his entire game be thrown off if his Mama’s visa runs out and she has to go back to Venezuela? Time will tell.
January 29th, 2013 at 4:51 pm
im #1900 on twitter!
January 29th, 2013 at 5:08 pm
@36 – Good work, DAP. Thanks for the follow.
January 29th, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Thanks DAP
January 29th, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Here is a prop bet that could be interesting. Which Brave will be the first one to call a “players-only” meeting? Assuming, of course, we have one. Obviously it used to be Chipper . . . who grabs that responsibility?
January 29th, 2013 at 5:43 pm
Ham, its McCann, all the way.
@ Leah, if I’m sure it will mess JUpton up pretty bad if his mom gets shipped off to Venezuela, since they are from Va Beach! :- )
January 29th, 2013 at 6:35 pm
Any validity to this Gio Gonzalez HGH buzz, or is it just nonsense? There seems to be a lot of HGH PED stories coming from the media today with the NFL and MLB.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:12 pm
First players only meeting will be called by Constanza. Only Fredi will show up.
“Maybe they thought it was tomorrow?”
“Yeah….
…
…
… say, coach, can I bat clean up?”
“I thought you’d never ask.”
January 29th, 2013 at 7:20 pm
@40 Were I clever enough I’d come up with a Va Beach comparison to Prado’s Venezuela trauma. Alas….
@42 Oh how I’ve missed you.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:05 pm
@40 – Agreed that it’s McCann. All the way.
@41 – I hope so. I’ll admit it. I don’t wish injuries on guys, but I’d very happily take a suspension brought upon oneself.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:17 pm
@44, I do too. I don’t buy his dad saying he saw the doctor, not Gio, seeking help to lose weight, and it was he, not Gio, that spent $1,000 on “weight loss” drugs. Doesn’t really explain why Gio Gonzalez’s name would be in the doctor’s notes, unless they share the same name. I honestly don’t know if they do.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:55 pm
Gangster Style? Well Spoken? Ok
January 29th, 2013 at 11:43 pm
@46 Not flat like Medlin. Sounded well educated and didn’t mumble. Just an opinion.
January 30th, 2013 at 1:58 am
Leah, if you really don’t know, the story goes that any white person using the epithet “well-spoken” for a black person must mean “I was surprised that black guy could speak well.” It’s a really tiring debate that I can see both sides of, and have no desire to crank up here, but rather than let it linger, there it is.
Or maybe you knew that and I totally misread what’s going on here.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:34 am
I assume Leah meant no harm in her comments. Just honest opininon on a professional athlete. I think her posting history speaks for itself. Not saying you’re calling her out, Bub, just saying others shouldn’t try to call her out.
January 30th, 2013 at 7:37 am
Good grief. @46 Man up and use your name.
@48 I know you’re not calling me out. Never thought about it once. Never do. Never crosses my playing field. Just thought the kid didn’t sound like an idiot as some athlete tend to. For example, a very nice and i might add a very pale Josh Hamilton. The kid used full sentences, didn’t mumble and had a good sense of humor even though he was clearly a bit nervous. With good reason.
@49 Thanks for the credit.