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 Post subject: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:18 pm 
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Very impressed with this team, solid depth at starting pitcher, Jones clutch, Heyward better hitter than advertised, If Wagner keeps his shoulder in it's socket all year, you could see a true contender.

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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:18 pm 
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bigfan wrote:
Very impressed with this team, solid depth at starting pitcher, Jones clutch, Heyward better hitter than advertised, If Wagner keeps his shoulder in it's socket all year, you could see a true contender.

Relax man, they have only beaten the Cubs so far.

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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:28 pm 
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bigfan wrote:
Very impressed with this team, solid depth at starting pitcher, Jones clutch, Heyward better hitter than advertised, If Wagner keeps his shoulder in it's socket all year, you could see a true contender.


I've read a few different articles where's he has been compared to Albert Pulos, and some other all-time greats.


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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:42 pm 
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Heyward is a monster but I'm not sold on this Braves team. Glaus sucks, Kawakami sucks, Lowe is bad, Chipper will get hurt, Hudson is coming off Tommy John, Wagner and Saito are old and ouchy. They need to have a lot of things go right for them to make the playoffs this year.


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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:17 pm 
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The Braves are considered to be an "in" pick this season among many "experts" before the season, and some feel that retiring manager Bobby Cox may go out a winner in his last season filling out the lineup card.


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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:43 pm 
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Are they still considered America's Team? I remember in the early 80's with Joe Torre at some point that they were called so.

I'd say that the Yankees have taken that torch as of recent decades.

Maybe any team that has Joe Torre as a manager is automatically America's Team (I know, a Dodger now).

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I'm sold on this team. I know I picked the Mets in the world series already, along with the Angels--but count me in as making the Braves my sexy pick team. I still think the Cubs will win the central, and the Giants will take the west; but don't count out those Braves. They will be a great wild card team!


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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:33 pm 
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I'd like to see them face a decent team first. I dont think they will beat the Phillies, but they could be a WC contender.

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Eaglo Jeff wrote:
Are they still considered America's Team? I remember in the early 80's with Joe Torre at some point that they were called so.

I'd say that the Yankees have taken that torch as of recent decades.

Maybe any team that has Joe Torre as a manager is automatically America's Team (I know, a Dodger now).

If they are "America's Team" as TBS tagged the Atlanta Braves when they carried the bulk of their games nationally back in the '80s, no team has that label now in Bud Selig's Major League Baseball.


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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:28 pm 
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bigfan wrote:
Heyward better hitter than advertised


yeah, through 3 games who'd have guessed he'd already be smashing the ball at a .250 clip?

the only way he is going to be able to hit "better than advertised" this year would be to hit .400 with 40 homers and 150 rbi.


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 Post subject: Re: BRAVES
PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:52 am 
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Marmol made him look silly yesterday.

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Didn't Randy Quaid play for them in the 80s?

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