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Wilson Betemit isn’t going to get traded for relief pitching. For one thing, Chipper Jones reinjured his side swinging in the fifth inning. For another, the bullpen really doesn’t seem to be the problem. Tonight, they went 5 2/3 and allowed one run on three hits while striking out seven. But the starting pitcher, the Bad Horacio, who gave up five runs.
What’s worse, the Braves scored four runs in the first inning and were shut down from there. At one point, 17 Braves in a row made outs, and they were hitless after the third. They hit some balls hard, but mostly hard and up in the air, which most of the time winds up in outfielders’ gloves. Chipper’s double in the third was their last baserunner until his replacement Betemit walked in the eighth.
Nice relief work from Paronto (who got out of Horacio’s last jam) and the Vulture (two perfect innings followed by allowing a solo homer to Wright).
Yuck. The third reason Betemit isn’t going anywhere is that the Braves have just fallen behind the Marlins (never count out the Marlins, they’re the Rasputin of baseball) and are in danger of getting buried.
this was a must win…
I am hugely disappointed with HoRam tonight…maybe I should never have any expectation on him…
The AJC says we just traded Betemit to the Dodgers for Danys Baez and infielder Willy Aybar. UGH!
Brewers-David Bell
Phillies-Wilfrido Laureano
I haven’t heard anything Jeremy, but I will try to confirm or deny.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060728&content_id=1580117&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
Trade confirmed just now on the post game show.
Looks like that is the case Jeremy.
Oh please no…
This kind of sucks…I really really liked Wilson.
ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Well, I guess Aybar is a pretty good prospect…
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Willy-Aybar.shtml
JS is going to be on the post game show talking about the trade in a bit.
I sure like the WB and hate to see him go. Especially now that we finally figured out how to pronounce his name correctly.
Yeah but Aybar is no Wilson.
I wish I had FSN south and Turner South so I could see Richard Nixon.
What in the hell is JS doing???
Ugh, if this is true. Well, I actually like Aybar as a Giles replacement (Betemit ain’t a second baseman, period), but he’s been terrible at third base this year. 5 errors in about 200 innings at the position. Chipper better not be out long.
I am great at predictions!
We need Wilson more than ever now!!!!!
Chipper might have to go on the DL to get to 100%
Why do we get rid of Wilson????? right now when both Chipper and Giles are/have been hurt…
And why do we get a reliever..instead of a starter????????????
I feel shitty right now…does anyone else feel bad for even thinking of getting rid of him…BTW ESPN just broke the deal.
I bet the deal was finalize before the game…
Danyz Baez
5-5 4.35 ERA 9 SVs 7 BS 49 IP 53 hits….WHY!!!!
iiiiiicccckkkk.. As in I feel “S”ick….
I am not even joking I really feel like I might get sick.
Danys Baez makes 4mil this year.
For those JS fans out there, this trade is for you guys.
This night just keeps getting worse…A loss to the Mets, We lose Chipper again, and now we trade WB for an overated set-up man.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060728&content_id=1580708&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
What a good game. That was so cool to see pedro regain his control back and pitch like his old self right before our eyes.
I cant help to wonder why you just traded your replacement 3rd basemen when chipper just got hurt tonight? who plays 3rd now since chipper is on the dl? .Im sure the deal was all but done before the game so its not the GM’s fault, but it’s still kinda funny ya gotta admit.
You needed more relief pitching and got it.Your GM IS making moves to help get the braves better, so be happy its not the other way around like some past GM’s of the mets
There is the link if anyone cares.
Not now….NYmets
Yes, this is a Mets type of trade. Stupid.
Delgado will be in the lineup next game!!! im sure your all excited about that.
As if the trade could get any dumber, here’s some more wonderful news: Danys Baez is a free agent at years end. So we basically traded away Wilson for a rental on a mediocre bullpen arm and the latin version of Pete Orr.
I am absolutely stupefied.
We’ll be sending someone down now that we have Baez and Aybar. Aybar will probaly start tomorrow.(Or maybe Pete Orr.)
Way to go JS, you just made the team worse!!!
How do you or anyone else here now the trade is stupid? Do you personaly scout this guy? He could flurish with the braves for all you know. Give the guy a shot before you all cry what a bad trade. Your team generaly does well come trade deadline, so give them the benifit of the doubt.
I hope JS falls down a flight of stairs….Come on count to ten….
I actually like this trade. We can survive without Chipper, if Giles, Renteria, McCann, Francoeur and Laroche hit. We CAN NOT survive without bullpen help.
I cant believe I just deffended the braves front office…….Damn
Mr Mety needs to kick my ass for that one
If Chipper goes on the DL(likely) then woohoo we get a plantoon of Aybar and Orr. That takes away so many other trades we could have done. We can’t trade Marcus now so there goes my idea of getting Justin Duchscherer.
Listening to the press conference it doesn’t sound like we are done trading yet. JS said he was done trading “tonight”. I’m wondering if we might move Giles for 3B help. Thoughts, anyone?
Also, he wasn’t sure if they would be here by tomorrow’s game.
Then we shouldn’t give Betimet to the dodgers for tomorrow’s game.
I finally figured out the pitching problem. It’s the A-Rod syndrome.
A-Rod plays like an All-Star when there is no pressure on and plays like a minor leaguer when the game is on the line.
If the Braves are winning, the bullpen cannot hold a lead if their collective lives depended on it. If the Braves are losing, like tonight, they pitch like All-Stars! Call it the A-Rod syndrome.
Happy birthday WB, by the way pack you bags you’ve been traded. This sucks.
Brad, I generally agree that the team may be able to get by without Chipper. That’s why I would still approve the Betemit-Linebrink trade, but for Baez? Come on!
By the way, lefties absolutely destroy Baez…
i’ve wanted bullpen help all year. obviously they saw something in linebrink they didn’t like, or the padres were asking too much. all I know is baez made us look silly this year.
I forgot about it being his WB’day. Man, life can be cruel sometimes…
…and Baez is another Dan Kolb who can’t throw anything but a mid-90s fastballs…welcome back Danny boy…
…of course, so did scott olsen.
…haha, Brad, yeah, Baez did make us look silly…too bad he is on our team now…hope he can make the opponents look silly now…
…yeah Brad, and a lot of other pitchers around major league too!!! The Braves were developing Cy Young all over the league!
maybe I should be happy with getting bullpen help as this is the major weakness, but I am just not a fan of Baez…
I just hope for his sake, Baez is going to play like 05 Baez. And JS better re-sign Baez and Wickman this better not be the same rental shit that we go through all of the time. The # 1 problem going into next year better not the fucking bullpen……Sorry about the swearing but I am clearly not happy about this deal.
it was supposed to be *better not be the*
Comparison:
Aybar: 43 games, .250, 12 doubles, 22 RBI, .356 OBP
Betemit: 88 games, .281, 16 doubles, 29 RBI, lower OBP.
in 45 more games, Betemit has 7 more RBI’s, is older, slower, and plays worse defense.