Braves

[msstate7]

I am glad that you stick up for your team. Hopefully my Giants can get their heads outta their asses here real soon and we can meet you in the playoffs. Not looking good though. I think the two wild cards are coming out of the central this year.

I think giants and cards. Braves at home if I had to bet

[War Machine Dawg]

So is his k rate that is very close to bj misleading? How bout his .295 obp? Cj's obp % is .017 better than bj's (.278). How come bj is just awful, but cj is above reproach? Bj's offensive war is -0.9. Cj's is -1.1

http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXplayersXXjX..._value_batting

War... You are exactly right about me needing to quit watching daily though. I need the 12 steps I think. I'm entirely too passionate over my braves. Haha

If you're bitching about strikeouts, you might as well bitch about everyone on the team not named LaStella and Simmons. Everyone in this lineup strikes out like a champ.

Haha, it's no biggie. I feel your frustration too. It helps me that it's Shark Week on Discovery, so I pretty much can lose the remote for the week. Plus, I get to come here and talk football, which helps tremendously. You also gotta consider I never really thought we'd contend after losing both Medlen & Beachy. Us staying in contention this long has been gravy, so far as I'm concerned.

What we need is a new GM with the balls to do some serious reconfiguration of the lineup in the offseason. If it were me, I'd ditch CJ & BJ. Go find a leadoff hitter in CF and get a 3B who can rake. I'd give Gosselin a shot at 3B in spring training, too. Also need to make a run at at least one #2 quality starter in the offseason. Teheran is legit as our ace, but I'd feel better with someone behind him that isn't coming off a 2nd TJ surgery (Medlen & Beachy) or is inconsistent (Minor & Santana). Fat chance of that, though. We're stuck with that ***** Frank Wren.

[trob115]

Great read for braves fans.

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/b...Lbty0YwE%22%7D

[msstate7]

I can't help but watch. Please be the mike minor and gattis turnaround game.

[msstate7]

Really nice game for minor. Hopefully he's back.

Another terrible game for gattis. K'd on an 89-mph fastball belt high. Anyone who has seen gattis right knows he doesn't miss them. Oh and he couldn't keep ball in front of em with 2-outs and guy on 3rd in 9th. Coincidence that our pen has really fell apart since his return? I would think it'd be hard to trust gattis and throw ball in dirt going for k

[msstate7]

Call it knee jerk or whatever you want, but gattis is not healthy. An unhealthy gattis doesn't help this team. Gattis is hitting under .200 with 0 hr's since coming off dl almost a month ago. It's time to put em on dl and bring back bethancourt. 6-15 since gattis return (3 wins were with laird starting)

Gosselin deserves a shot at 3b

[cbrunt29]

Bring back Uggla and Schafer.***

[msstate7]

Bring back Uggla and Schafer.***

I don't want Schafer back, but he's hitting over .300 for twins with 6 (I think) sb's

[War Machine Dawg]

Call it knee jerk or whatever you want, but gattis is not healthy. An unhealthy gattis doesn't help this team. Gattis is hitting under .200 with 0 hr's since coming off dl almost a month ago. It's time to put em on dl and bring back bethancourt. 6-15 since gattis return (3 wins were with laird starting)

Gosselin deserves a shot at 3b

If Gattis isn't healthy, I've got to agree. K-ing on a 89 MPH fastball definitely makes you wonder, at the very least. Still hoping it's just a slump and he comes out of it soon.

I'd be ok with Gosselin getting a shot, but it's hard to bench CJ while he's on a tear. We definitely need Simba back at SS ASAP so we can put Bonifacio in CF/LF.

[War Machine Dawg]

I don't want Schafer back, but he's hitting over .300 for twins with 6 (I think) sb's

I'm still a Schafer fan, and as much as it sucks, I think it was best we went our separate ways. For whatever reason, it just wouldn't work out for him in Atlanta. He comes up, HRs in his 1st AB, then gets hurt and isn't right. Traded to the 'Stros. Comes back to ATL, works hard to change his swing, gets on a big roll at the plate essentially overtaking BJ, then gets hurt aGAIN. Never got going after the injury for some reason. Now he's killing it with Minnesota. I'm rooting for him, but he just seemed to have the shittiest luck in a Braves uni.

[msstate7]

I'm still a Schafer fan, and as much as it sucks, I think it was best we went our separate ways. For whatever reason, it just wouldn't work out for him in Atlanta. He comes up, HRs in his 1st AB, then gets hurt and isn't right. Traded to the 'Stros. Comes back to ATL, works hard to change his swing, gets on a big roll at the plate essentially overtaking BJ, then gets hurt aGAIN. Never got going after the injury for some reason. Now he's killing it with Minnesota. I'm rooting for him, but he just seemed to have the shittiest luck in a Braves uni.

I'm pulling for him too.

[msstate7]

I'm still a Schafer fan, and as much as it sucks, I think it was best we went our separate ways. For whatever reason, it just wouldn't work out for him in Atlanta. He comes up, HRs in his 1st AB, then gets hurt and isn't right. Traded to the 'Stros. Comes back to ATL, works hard to change his swing, gets on a big roll at the plate essentially overtaking BJ, then gets hurt aGAIN. Never got going after the injury for some reason. Now he's killing it with Minnesota. I'm rooting for him, but he just seemed to have the shittiest luck in a Braves uni.

You know that description kinda, sorta matches jhey too esp part about bad luck with injuries

[War Machine Dawg]

You know that description kinda, sorta matches jhey too esp part about bad luck with injuries

Indeed. Everyone hates it when I say it, but J-Hey's career path to date is eerily similar to Francouer's. J-Hey's great on D, but pretty average offensively outside of having big power. Tell me that doesn't describe Francouer, too. I'd be fine if we moved J-Hey for a couple of pieces, to be totally honest. Outside of Mac, the Braves have had terrible luck with hometown players once they get to The Show.

[Dawg61]

Hey dawgs I don't hate Michael Taylor. Super impressed with his postgame interview after playing in his first game and hitting his first homerun. Very humble. He looks like he's going to be a great one for y'all.