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Month: October 2005

Free agents, free thread, free candy

ESPN.com – MLB – Baseball’s potential free agents

Few top free agents = big money for those few guys = Rafael Furcal as a Cub or Met?

… Finish Reading
Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 31, 2005Categories Game Threads 2005121 Comments on Free agents, free thread, free candy

I didn’t see that coming

Atlanta Braves : Official Info : Press Release

Roger McDowell, aka the Second Spitter, is the new pitching coach, and not someone from within the organization. I’m not sure what he brings to the table, but he must have impressed … Finish Reading

Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 29, 2005Categories News67 Comments on I didn’t see that coming

Weekend Open Thread

Suggested topic: Which statement would most excite Andruw Jones?

1. “Andruw, you’ve been named National League MVP!”
2. “Andruw, they’re reopening the Gold Club!”

… Finish Reading
Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 28, 2005August 20, 2006Categories Game Threads 2005122 Comments on Weekend Open Thread

Discuss amongst yourselves

Open thread. Suggested topic: Stupid Astros!

… Finish Reading
Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 27, 2005Categories Game Threads 2005137 Comments on Discuss amongst yourselves

Betemit

Wilson Betemit Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com

This isn’t a formal player analysis, which I’ll do closer to the start of the season. Just taking a closer look at Wilson Betemit…

I was one of Betemit’s bigger backers heading into last season. … Finish Reading

Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 24, 2005Categories Commentary164 Comments on Betemit

Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 9, Filling Out The Edges

(Plus the last thread’s getting long.)

Last year the Braves started the season with two old bench players (Eddie Perez and Julio Franco) and three rookies (Ryan Langerhans, Pete Orr, and Wilson Betemit). It’s an unusual combination, to say the … Finish Reading

Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 24, 2005Categories Commentary29 Comments on Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 9, Filling Out The Edges

Scheurholz speaks

Atlanta Braves : News : Atlanta Braves News

Mostly about the disaster in Houston. Going forward, though:

[Rafael] Furcal and [Kyle] Farnsworth will be free agents, and they played significant roles. We have to examine what can happen with them.

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Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 21, 2005Categories Links131 Comments on Scheurholz speaks

Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 8, Who Replaces Leo?

The list of candidates I came up with yesterday was:

  • Guy Hansen, former Royals pitching coach, now the pitching coach at Richmond.
  • Bruce Dal Canton, former Braves pitching coach, now the pitching coach at Myrtle Beach.
  • Mike Maddux, Brewers pitching
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Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 20, 2005Categories Commentary135 Comments on Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 8, Who Replaces Leo?

We shall see

FOXSports.com – MLB- Mazzone leaving Braves for O’s

Rosenthal often reports things as fact that are not done deals. Leo may, for example, have an offer from the Orioles which he’ll give the Braves a chance to match.

… Finish Reading
Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 19, 2005Categories News203 Comments on We shall see

Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 7, The Other Guys

Nielsen Media Markets, National League East:

Rank City Name
1 …. New York
4 …. Philadelphia
8 …. Washington
9 …. Atlanta
17 … Miami-Ft. Lauderdale

Sucks being the Marlins, huh?

The Mets have to share their market, of course, … Finish Reading

Author Mac ThomasonPosted on October 18, 2005Categories Commentary122 Comments on Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 7, The Other Guys

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