Here is an orangutan.
It has come to my attention that there is a baseball game being played. I suppose that could be discussed below. “Discussed” and “disgust” are virtual homophones, have you noticed?
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I suppose we will have to discuss our disgust.
That monkey is prettier than the past few weeks of the Braves’ season.
everyone pray for Everett…..
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296321,00.html
Here’s an article from Hardball Times on Andruw and what kind of contract he might be worth next year:
http://tinyurl.com/2o72bx
Should the Braves sign him for $80M/6yrs? I wouldn’t. I don’t really trust him. I also don’t think he’d take that deal, but what get much more from another team.
if Carlos Lee got a $100+mill contract last year Andruw should get way more
If Andruw would accept $80/6, then I would do that but I imagine he’ll want a good deal more per year than that.
#4, nothing in that article about the fact that he’s had significant injuries this year. Kind of pointless to analyze a player’s year without that.
I’d do $80M/6 years in a heartbeat. He’ll end getting well north of that number.
If J.D. Drew got 5/70 or 5/75, there’s not way Andruw is taking 6/80.
My guess is more along the lines of Vernon Wells’ contract (7/126).
There’s no way Andruw can get that Vernon Wells contract this offseason.
And I’d want no part of that $80MM/6yr deal for the Braves.
I’m just saying I wouldn’t be surprised, banking on his defense and power numbers.
Uh there’s a certain larry wayne jones jr missing from the lineup tonight
We still underestimate Scott Boras. He’ll find somehow, someway to get Andruw Jones 100+ million.
Sooooo. I saw a game on TBS for the first time in a long while yesterady. It was lovely how they paired Chip Caray and Tony Gwynn in the booth. I think they should take it a step further and just have some highly rated talk show host have his show aired on the audio channel while making no mention of the game whatsoever. Maybe Howard Stern could be made available??? Is it that hard to find someone who wants to take in a rather large salary to talk about baseball games that actually has some skill in doing so? Or do people actually prefer to have fools calling the game for them?
Wouldn’t it be better if we had Escobar at 3rd and Prado at 2nd, than the other way around?
WTF is happening with the lineup? No Jones’?
@ 14
It would be better if Renteria didn’t try to be a hero and play while he’s still clearly not ready.
Chipper hurt his oblique in batting practice. Andruw is sick. I hate oblique injuries
No Chipper or Andruw. And the Yahoo lineup is screwed up:
Y. Escobar 2B,
E. Renteria SS,
M. Diaz 3B,
M. Teixeira 1B,
J. Francoeur RF,
A. Jones CF,
B. McCann C,
M. Diaz LF,
T. Hudson P
Wow, Diaz at third base and left field!
SUPER DIAZ!
This is why I didn’t want Prado called up. Just another excuse for Cox to not let Kelly Johnson play.
Yeah. I’m really torn between wanting Cox out and dreading how awful his replacement could be.
Hey it could be worse. It could be the worst player in baseball at 2b… Chris Woodward.
Chipper Jones:
.330/.416/.598, 1.014 OPS, 8 errors at 3B and .970 FPCT
David Wright:
.315/.410/.539, .949 OPS, 18 errors at 3B and .953 FPCT
Chipper Jones for NL MVP!
I didn’t even think about that. Imagine this infield:
1b Julio Franco
2b Pete Orr
ss Chris Woodward
3b Martin Prado
C Corky Miller
Luckily all of our OF options are pretty good right now so Cox can’t f it up.
Huddy’s chucking sidearm a lot
STOP SENDING THE RUNNER ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!
Going back to the Carey/Gwynn thing, I agree with Mr. Swings @ Everything. During one of the later innings they did nothing except talk about Ted WIlliams. I kept talking to my TV and asking it if it even knew a baseball game was actually being played at that moment. It was one of the most pathetic thing I have ever heard.
I am dying to know if TBS really thinks it can make more money by dropping the Braves and showing random teams featuring this duo. Because if that’s what they think, they are in a for a big surprise.
In other news, we are losing. No surprise there.
I’m glad TBS is dropping the Braves. Chip Caray is going to be such an embarrassment to listen to during the postseason. I, as a Braves’ fan, will be glad to be able to say “he’s not with us” now.
What the hell does TBS see in Chip Caray?!
evrybody clap your hands! clap clap clap clap clap
sorry just trying to pump up this team, there’s no hope
Dan, he’s better than Joe
Since we’re out and Hudson is getting dozens of groundballs, we should bring our outfielders to the infield and have a 7 men infield. Make it interesting for us!
Huddy pitching pretty well despite looking like he’s not feeling all that great.
That’s nine straight ground ball outs.
Joe who? Simpson or Morgan? Regardless, the answer is exactly the same: no he’s not. Chip Caray is the worst announcer of all time, ever.
MLB rumors for the Jays
His primary options: Edgar Renteria, Jack Wilson, Miguel Tejada, and Rafael Furcal. The last two may be just wishful thinking for various reasons. And J.P. had this to say regarding the Wilson rumors back in July: “We have absolutely no interest in Jack Wilson. None.” Maybe a new GM in Pittsburgh can change his mind. Renteria seems the best choice; would the Braves trade him for Burnett? The oft-injured righty may opt out of his contract after 2008.
thoughts?
I’d trade Renteria for A.J. Burnett in a heartbeat.
my thoughts also
“I’m glad TBS is dropping the Braves.”
Concur.
It’s too bad for people that only watch the Braves on TBS, but that’s the way it is. I’ve been buying Extra Innings the past three years and I think it is worth the money.
nice play Prado!
I heard Joe Simpson on the radio with Pete Van Wieren the other day and he was actually pretty good. Van Wieren makes everyone else sound better except Chip who constantly talks over him.
Ill take Prado in a backup role over Woodward anyday
interesting outfield next year would be
Schafer, Frenchy, Brandon Jones
bench Blanco, Diaz
1. We suck.
2. Andruw’s “Illness” probably came from spending all night at Scores.
Sciambi is becoming very annoying also
This is crazy.
Mac, he’s hanging out with Arod’s lovers
CSG, that would be an even worse outfield than Diaz-Francoeur-Jones. Ugh.
7 straight assists by prado
I like Sciambi a lot.
Hudson seems on pace for the first CG of the year, if he keeps this up.
Schafer isn’t close to being ready. Lets not rush prospects, please.
Every ball being hit on the ground means Huddy is dealing. I’m predicting a solid 8 from him today. Now if we can just score a couple of runs . . .
Man, I hope Chipper’s thing doesn’t shelf him for the year. The horror.
I’d try to sign Mike Cameron to a 2 year deal.
I could live with an OF of Jones/Diaz, Cameron, and Cap’n Coconut.
Getting about sick of this Oliver Perez thing.
I didnt say good, just interesting
#51 – wouldnt be surprised that our one and only complete game would be a 1-0 loss, anyone else be surprised
Of course, that would assume that he isn’t pulled for a pinch-hitter, which seems destined to happen if the Braves continue to make Oliver Perez look like Sandy Koufax.
No way Hudson throws a complete game. Cox will pull him in the seventh or eighth inning for Pete Orr.
my prediction is in the 7th we get our 1st two on with singles, then pull Huddy for Orr who bunts into a DP
I love the two back to back hits and then decide to give them an out Bobby
I find it helps to pronounce Orr’s name as one word and slur it a little to “peedoor”.
Or maybe “Peeyore,” I can’t conjure a more ineffectual image than that of a depressed Winnie the Pooh character. Except for Pete Orr himself, I suppose.
Joe Simpson seems awfully worried about the names of former MLB players who have used steroids coming out.
You have to figure that Joe is ashamed because he didn’t use them; he should have been willing to try ANYTHING to help. Or maybe he’s doubly ashamed because he did and he still sucked that much ass.
If Joe used steroids, how many homers would he have hit without them? Five? Three? Less than zero?
And Hudson tells his teammates, “See, guys. It’s not that hard!”
Chip Carey must get “Stupid Pills” at a discount. He ought to be sued for causing people to bang their heads against lamps while listening.
Promising inning dead.
Bah.
I hate it when we don’t score any runs. When we made the Teixeira trade I pictured a bunch of 10-9 games and going out in a blaze of glory. This is just sad.
This is all Andruw’s fault.
What will happen when Andruw leaves? Do we start blaming Chipper?
blah….
Comparing day and night:
Braves get first two runners on: don’t score.
Mets get first runner on: score at least two runs.
Which is more likely to be a rewarding way to spend the next 30-45 minutes?
a.) listening to the Braves
b.) doing some work
c.) watching porn
Great. Why am I staying up at 3am watching this again?
3-0 with this line up?
Might as well be 30-0.
Is it just me or is Shea Stadium stuck in 1993? They have the worst sound system of all time & all it plays is House of Pain, the Halloween soundtrack, & “The Boys are Back in Town”. For crying out loud……( I do like Thin Lizzy though)
The problem that we have against Perez is that our lineup is way too agressive. Johnson always sits against him which makes it even worse. The man has trouble throwing strikes. Take some pitches and wait for him to groove one. The Braves philosophy seems to be to swing early and avoid having to hit with two strikes. It’s time to overhaul that mentality.
Not with #7 in the lineup.
Don’t know why y’all keep torturing yourselves. Football is on!
Where was that when it was 1-0?!
That was a pretty cool double play. Well done
Oh yeah, I forgot the Mortal Kombat Theme, too.
c
No surprises here.
Same stuff, different day. Prado over KJ. Wasted outs on the bases–Escobar caught stealing/Huddy picked off.
No way I’d give AJ $80m/6 years. I’d offer him another year at $14m. That’d probably be more than he’s worth based on this year. Indeed, it’s more than the $11.4 value that JC estimated for AJ’s 2006 season (though that estimate is based only on offense).
Wild finish in MNF game between Ravens and Bengals.
Bringing Andruw back for one more year at a decent price wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. Schafer is the CF of the future and should be ready by 2009. Andruw would bridge the gap.
LeRon McLain sucks.
Holy crap, Bengals make an amazing stop to win the game.
no contest…c
it’s far more entertaining and possibly educational but like a braves you often know it will end.