Atlanta Braves Being Dismantled

[cbbama99]

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John Hart has lost his freaking mind. This team is on the verge of returning to pre-1991 status. Re-building is one thing; exploding the whole dang team is another. Getting rid Justin Upton and Heyward were bad enough, but now you get rid of perhaps the best closer in the game?  

Please let the O's play well this year, or otherwise this baseball season is going to stink.

I need a new team.  Braves are dead.
Who are these O's of which you speak??  

Ah, kind sir, they are your defending AL East Champs. Great manager in Buck Showalter, above average pitching, and a lineup with a lot of potential power. Come, join us in Birdland. We have pretty good beer.  

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

I'd love to switch managers with you, cb.

Back to the Braves, I heard an interview with John Smoltz on Mike & Mike this morning.  Such a smart and likable guy.  I always liked him despite the uniform he wore.

Also he said he had 14 of 16, 7 of 8, 4 of 4, and 2 of 2 picked in his bracket from the Sweet 16 in.  He's got Wisconsin winning it all tonight.

[ricky023]

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John Hart has lost his freaking mind. This team is on the verge of returning to pre-1991 status. Re-building is one thing; exploding the whole dang team is another. Getting rid Justin Upton and Heyward were bad enough, but now you get rid of perhaps the best closer in the game? 

Please let the O's play well this year, or otherwise this baseball season is going to stink.

I need a new team.  Braves are dead.
Who are these O's of which you speak??   

Ah, kind sir, they are your defending AL East Champs. Great manager in Buck Showalter, above average pitching, and a lineup with a lot of potential power. Come, join us in Birdland. We have pretty good beer. 

Hey cbbama99, I think they will have another great year. Bucky is a good manager and he actually has them back to where they should be sooner than I ask for if you remember. I have WS type playing in my heart not sure where my mind is. lol. RTR!

[Chechem]

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John Hart has lost his freaking mind. This team is on the verge of returning to pre-1991 status. Re-building is one thing; exploding the whole dang team is another. Getting rid Justin Upton and Heyward were bad enough, but now you get rid of perhaps the best closer in the game?  

Please let the O's play well this year, or otherwise this baseball season is going to stink.

I need a new team.  Braves are dead.
Who are these O's of which you speak??  

Ah, kind sir, they are your defending AL East Champs. Great manager in Buck Showalter, above average pitching, and a lineup with a lot of potential power. Come, join us in Birdland. We have pretty good beer.  

I'd take the beer this morning.  I'm dragging today.

[KoKoPuf]

Really hated to see Kimbrell go! Did the Yankees trade Mariano Rivera? But, given the team they have assembled a closer is not going to be of much use. At least they got rid of Upton.

[crtuneman]

My other baseball team is the Cardinals. I like it because I can still root for Jason Heyward. Go Cardinals.

[Chechem]

My other baseball team is the Cardinals. I like it because I can still root for Jason Heyward. Go Cardinals.

Hmmm, St Louis is actually closer to me than Atlanta.  Maybe I'll cheer for them.   

[Marshal Dillon]

The 4 most important parts of a baseball team are:

Closer
LH Pitching
Catcher
Shortstop

What an idiot GM. We fire one idiot, Wren, & hire another. What a train wreck. Cardinals are sounding pretty good right now.


 

[cbbama99]

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John Hart has lost his freaking mind. This team is on the verge of returning to pre-1991 status. Re-building is one thing; exploding the whole dang team is another. Getting rid Justin Upton and Heyward were bad enough, but now you get rid of perhaps the best closer in the game? 

Please let the O's play well this year, or otherwise this baseball season is going to stink.

I need a new team.  Braves are dead.
Who are these O's of which you speak??   

Ah, kind sir, they are your defending AL East Champs. Great manager in Buck Showalter, above average pitching, and a lineup with a lot of potential power. Come, join us in Birdland. We have pretty good beer. 

Hey cbbama99, I think they will have another great year. Bucky is a good manager and he actually has them back to where they should be sooner than I ask for if you remember. I have WS type playing in my heart not sure where my mind is. lol. RTR!

I hope you are right, bro. ricky. Would love to see the Birds hoist that trophy at the end of the year. Let's get through these next 161 games first and hopefully end up at the top of the AL East.

[Marshal Dillon]

More on Kimbrel trade.

— It was the timing of the Craig Kimbrel trade that surprised Braves players more than anything else.

On Sunday, the eve of opening day, they traded their their four-time All-Star closer, the strikeout machine with the lowest ERA in major league history (1.43) by any pitcher with at least 250 innings. It was the latest in a string of deals that have sent away some of the Braves’ best and most popular players.

 


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[Marshal Dillon]

Chipper Jones reaction.

Braves icon Chipper Jones took to Twitter (1 2 3 4) to defend the trade from Atlanta’s perspective. “I know it sucks, Braves Country, but once you decide to rebuild, you better go all the way,” he wrote. “You now have a ton of minor league talent that is on the verge of being Major League talent. You now have four picks in the top 54 picks in this year’s draft. And you now have flexibility in your payroll to be able to compete on the free agent market if you so desire.”

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[2Stater]

Ok, somebody please 'splain this to me; the Braves traded Kimbrel for Carlos Quentin and Cameron Maybin (who?). Yesterday, they designated Quentin for assignment. Hunh?

Chipper, how has getting rid of all their good players worked out for the Marlins over the years? NOT TOO GOOD!!!!

 

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