CobaltBlue 662 Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Picked up Vazquez. Not sure yet if that's a good thing or not. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Picked up Vazquez. Not sure yet if that's a good thing or not.Depends on other moves. If Vazquez is the best pitcher they acquire this year after pretty much saying that they want to pick up a front line guy.....then this isn't good. He's definitely dependable to pitch a lot of innings..moving to the NL and out of a great HR hitters park will help him. He'll probably be pretty decent....200+ IP, lots of Ks and a 4.20ish ERA I'd imagine......not too bad.Also, future Brave HOFer Greg Maddux will be announcing his retirement on Monday. Greatest pitcher of our era. Link to post Share on other sites
Speed Limit 0 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Also, future Brave HOFer Greg Maddux will be announcing his retirement on Monday. Greatest pitcher of our era.I think this is mostly unarguable, but Pedro in his prime years beats everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I think this is mostly unarguable, but Pedro in his prime years beats everyone.That's true. Difference between greatest pitcher and greatest pitcher at his peak though. Pedro's peak is simply stunning. Link to post Share on other sites
cuddlemonkey 0 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Depends on other moves. If Vazquez is the best pitcher they acquire this year after pretty much saying that they want to pick up a front line guy.....then this isn't good. He's definitely dependable to pitch a lot of innings..moving to the NL and out of a great HR hitters park will help him. He'll probably be pretty decent....200+ IP, lots of Ks and a 4.20ish ERA I'd imagine......not too bad.Also, future Brave HOFer Greg Maddux will be announcing his retirement on Monday. Greatest pitcher of our era.Sounds about right for Vaz, though I wouldn't be surprised to see the ERA a little lower.Also, it looks like an AJ Burnett is on the horizon. I would have much rather had Peavy obviously, but Wren can't control how big of a moron Kevin Towers is. Link to post Share on other sites
Swift_Psycho 1 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3781333Wowsers. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3781333Wowsers.Kobe Bryant's old agent. Kobe fired him for being a scumbag. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Kobe Bryant's old agent. Kobe fired him for being a scumbag.Arn Tellum (sp?) is the head of that agency right? He used to be respected I think, or at least he was Steve Young's agent and was always spoken highly of (at least in regards to an agent).I guess I'm happy to get Raffy back if he stays healthy. Now they just need to resign Manny. Hearing that the Angels have withdrawn their offer to Texeria is a bit worrisome though... Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Arn Tellum (sp?) is the head of that agency right? He used to be respected I think, or at least he was Steve Young's agent and was always spoken highly of (at least in regards to an agent).I guess I'm happy to get Raffy back if he stays healthy. Now they just need to resign Manny. Hearing that the Angels have withdrawn their offer to Texeria is a bit worrisome though...Arn Tellem. Wasn't Leigh Steinberg Steve Young's agent? He at least played Steve Young's agent on an episode of 90210.If they don't get Manny I'm going to cry. Overpay who cares, it's not the NBA, there's no cap. I wished I owned the team, "Manny, what do you want? 10 years $800M? Done." Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Arn Tellem. Wasn't Leigh Steinberg Steve Young's agent? He at least played Steve Young's agent on an episode of 90210.If they don't get Manny I'm going to cry. Overpay who cares, it's not the NBA, there's no cap. I wished I owned the team, "Manny, what do you want? 10 years $800M? Done."You might be right and I'm confusing the two.Yeah, I'm ok with overpaying Manny too, but I'm scared they are going to think 'well, we have Ethier and Kemp set in the OF, and then Pierre and Andruw can compete for the 3rd spot'. Resign Manny and sign one of the Fa pitchers left, and I am somewhat happy. Plus I won't have to change my avatar on here or stars. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 You might be right and I'm confusing the two.Yeah, I'm ok with overpaying Manny too, but I'm scared they are going to think 'well, we have Ethier and Kemp set in the OF, and then Pierre and Andruw can compete for the 3rd spot'. Resign Manny and sign one of the Fa pitchers left, and I am somewhat happy. Plus I won't have to change my avatar on here or stars. I would love to see them trade 4 Peavy. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I would love to see them trade 4 Peavy.Yeah but the Dodgers and the Padres can't seem to ever get a trade together without a big ordeal. Even the Maddux deal last year took forever to put together, and the Dodgers were the only team he wanted to play for. If we can get Peavy without giving up any of our ML level talent, I'd go for it, but not for Russell or Kemp, Kershaw, etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 If we can get Peavy without giving up any of our ML level talent, I'd go for it, but not for Russell or Kemp, Kershaw, etc etc.I agree. I really want him though.I'm going to take this over to the Dodger thread... Link to post Share on other sites
Freddec 0 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 what the hell's goin on......are we not making anymore moves this offseason or what?? Frank Wren is starting to annoy me. Oh yeah and Furcal's agent can go to hell imo Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 ****. Link to post Share on other sites
Freddec 0 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 seriously worst offseason ever.......WTF BRAVES! Link to post Share on other sites
navybuttons 15 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 ****.QFT Link to post Share on other sites
runthemover 39 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 QFT between this and XM/Sirius I'd say you have a huge problem. I'm trying not to rant here but this behaviour has to stop, my friend. you know what I won't even call it behaviour. It's nonsense. And I won't sit here and let you continue this. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Have fun with Derek Lowe...good thing he wasn't completely fos or anything when he discussed what was most important for him with his next team. Not that it wasn't obvious he would go wherever the most money was, but still....Pretty sure he is bi polar (not kidding), so prepare for that kinda performance. Link to post Share on other sites
Freddec 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 honestly i'm just glad that they actually did something and atleast made a move to get someone.......hopefully the Japanese player signed will be good tooI miss Smoltz (even though he's hurt and old.......he's just........a Brave) Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 From Dodgers.com article, he can be your guys problem again maybe: It's time for the Dodgers to trade or cut bait with Jones. Surprisingly, the Dodgers this week actually discussed a trade with two clubs interested enough in Jones to consider giving up something rather than compete with another club to get him as a free agent. Dodgers management, however, isn't counting on any miracles. It still expects to be forced to release the 31-year-old outfielder as part of a recent contract renegotiation that assures Jones he'll play elsewhere in 2009 while providing the Dodgers payroll flexibility by deferring the remaining $21.1 million of his salary over the next six years. For what it's worth, Jones attended the Duke-Georgia Tech basketball game Wednesday night wearing an Atlanta Braves cap. Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Meh? Link to post Share on other sites
Jackets1407 0 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Have fun with Derek Lowe...good thing he wasn't completely fos or anything when he discussed what was most important for him with his next team. Not that it wasn't obvious he would go wherever the most money was, but still....Pretty sure he is bi polar (not kidding), so prepare for that kinda performance.I am actually extremely happy with what Lowe and our pitching staff has been thus far. I understand that we def offered him the most money, but our coaches and staff have seemed to see him as a mentor to some or our young studs (ie Hansen, Medlen) thus far. He seems to have a good work ethic and very knowledgeable of the game so far. Is there something I should be aware of?Anyways, we need to try and trade Josh Anderson, Schafer seems ready for the CF duties...has a sick arm and can hold his own on the batters box.Looking forward to a good season and hopefully we can compete for a playoff spot IF we can stay healthy.I have boycotted Turner Field this season in honor of Smoltzie...I honestly think it was smart for the franchise, but he did deserve to end his career here in Atlanta after everything that he has given to us...Good luck to everyone this season and hopefully the Braves will see you in the playoffs... Link to post Share on other sites
Freddec 0 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Lowe looked nastyobv way early but liked what i saw Link to post Share on other sites
aadams_22 3 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Lowe looked nastyobv way early but liked what i sawyes, he didand I'm not sure what Bobby Cox was thinking, but when your starter has a 2 hit shutout going into the 9th (whether or not he was batting in the bottom of the 8th) you let him finish the game Link to post Share on other sites
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