Show #89: The 2010 Braves? Welcoming Melky and Glaus
Breaking down the Javier Vazquez trade and the Troy Glaus signing. And hoping more’s on the way.
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January 3rd, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Speaking of which:
Tcc, are you WNCBraves?
January 3rd, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Alright, g’night, Leah. As my niece says, “HAPPILY BUFFDAY!!”
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Here’s some Glaus:
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7146449
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 pm
One more. Here’s Wags fresh back from sugery.
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6202979
January 4th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Glaus looks good in those clips. It seems he’s tall enough that if he just falls the right way he should shag at least some balls at first. I remember watching Wags pitch in that game against ATL. I thought, “now there’s a closer.”
January 4th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Leah, I’m in the mood to talk a little more about Pride & Prejudice, but I can’t keep hijacking the comments section. (Not with this subject, anyway. I’m sure I’ll hijack it with something else later.)
Would the Reverend mind an email exchange? I’m at unpaintedhuffheins@yahoo.com
*warming up orange & brown 1978 Dodge Van*
January 4th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Now, this comment and answer from the DOB blog is a little discouraging.
“But here’s the thing. Has anybody considered the fact that perhaps Wren and Vazquez’s agent started negotiating on a long-term contract which Wren to realize that they weren’t very close in terms of the money?” N8
DOB answers:
“Nope, didn’t happen. I texted with Javy several times in weeks leading up to trade, including once a few days before the deal. He had heard nothing from Braves, either about an extension or being traded. His agent would not begin negotiations with the Braves without telling Javy, who had hoped Braves would approach him about an extension (he told me that late in season and again early in offseason).”
January 4th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I’m really, really close to tentatively changing my mind about Frank Wren.
Here you have a veteran pitcher who Bobby reportedly always loved and coveted, and who comes here and outpitches expectations by miles, is comfortable, and wants to talk extension, and you send him to New York without so much as a phone call?
I mean, I don’t expect that buying into a Javy extension based on his career year would have been smart, but to not even see what the starting $$ figures are? To not even gauge what his comfort in Atlanta is worth to him? A Javy/ Hudson veteran anchor, if affordable+ Hanson, Jurrjens & company??, … sheesh, what a pitching staff.
I’m this close. If he makes another boneheaded move, I’m dropping him to about a C+ GM (not that anyone cares how I grade a GM). The Renteria trade is starting to fade in the rearview.
January 4th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Sometimes, you gotta like the DOBster:
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Just got off the phone with D. Lowe, talked quite a bit. He’s got no hard feelings, has talked to Wren, etc. Said his frustration was just about possibly going to a city he had no desire to go to with three years left on his contract and having to leave Atlanta, where he thought he’d be for four years. But when I asked him if it was all water under the bridge now, he said, “There never really was water on the bridge to begin with.”
He sounds perfectly fine, same as always, funny and sarcastic. Said he thought I might be the one traded. I said I’m getting old and my salary and declining performance last year prevented any such deal — much like with him. He replied with a “f*** you” and laughed.
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January 4th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
I guess maybe Lowe’s just a straight forward kinda guy with no filter. I actually respect that. I still think FW has something spectacular up his sleeve. Although I hate to think Javy wasn’t even approached and I hope he isn’t bummed to be in NY. Speaking of “the evil empire”, I thought they were going to keep Damon. You know, dig around and collect the proverbial pocket change for his salary.
January 4th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
I like it.
Though… “Print Says Leah” is … well, a pun. And I’m allllll about the puns…
But I like Princess Leah, which is still a minor pun, considering Luke’s sister spells hers differently.
January 4th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Thanks Bub. It might just stick. You will all have to bow in October when we meet in the A-T-L.
January 4th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
llabesab Leah, I told you many posts ago…you weren’t paying attention? I’m crushed!
buB, no, I’m not that guy.
Go Braves!
January 4th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Did you Tcc? I thought you just said it was a long story. Please don’t be crushed. I REALLY want to know. Remind me.
January 4th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Braves’ AL opponents this year, if anybody didn’t know:
Twins, Rays, Royals, White Sox, Tigers. June 11th – 27th
Not TOO bad.
No Yanksox, at least. Played the Yanksox NINE damn games in ’09.
January 4th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
You know, I’m doubting that post I just made about the A.L. I thought we had some kind of “natural rivalry” thing going with Boston.
I got it from the 2010 schedule posted at MLB.com, so…
Can anyone confirm?
January 4th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
The Phils drew:
Redsox, Yanks, Twins, Indians, Bluejays
Shoot. No Mariners.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Question for you northerners: when you leave your faucet on a trickle so the pipes won’t freeze up, how much of a trickle are we talking?
Just a drip-drip-drip?
Or more of a skinny stream?
January 4th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Bub, do you remember Tcc’s real name? It’s bugging me and he’s “crushed”. I’m not from the north but I say a drip…drip…drip to the point of great annoyance. I hope you’re right about the AL schedule.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
lalalalalala
January 4th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Bub, can’t speak for those in the Frozen North, but depending on expected low temps, somewhere between a drip-drip and a skinny stream should do it if you’re below the MDL.
Yes, very good news about the “cursed interleague” business. Let the pHillies choke on the yAnksOx! Don’t know about ABT’s opinion of interleague play, maybe it was covered in a PC before I started listening. White Sox vs Cubbies? Interesting. mEts vs yAnks? Subway S**t, sure, but very appealing to the nEtworks. Personally I don’t like it. New and Different is almost never better, just more money in somebody’s pocket.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Bub, also depends on if you have any exposed pipes. When I lived in Charleston, SC there were many older houses built before indoor plumbing. Pipes were literally added outside the house. Fine for most winters in the Sunny South but a disaster when Ole Man Winter crept in. You live where?
January 4th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Princess Leah, Tcc’s real name is Reginald Badillion Traherne. I think.
Okay, one vote for a drip and one for a tweener. Thanks kindly. I’ll play it safe and go with the middle. Ridiculous to be this cold in Alabama. I swore when I was in Montana I’d never curse another Alabama cold snap again. But I curse it all to heck.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
It’s an apartment, Reginald. No exposed pipes. I also opened the sink cabinets to let the room heat in, as I heard that helps.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Tcc…I know your trying to tell me something. I’m trying! I need a little more help.
“It’s like he’s trying to speak to me, I know it!” Who said it Bub?