Braves Drop a Huge one in Philly! Time to Rebuild?
The Braves offense picked a great time to awaken for a year long slump. It could not have been a worse time for the bullpen to struggle though. Things on the injury front were starting to look up with the return of Hampton and Soriano plus Glavine not far behind. The lost on Sunday to me, means that the Braves should now start to put their focus on 2009. A possible trade of Texeria would mean possible filling some whole on the roster. Where do you turn though? The Braves have the best hitting catcher in baseball, a multi –time allstar at third base, young pitching in the starting rotation and 2 possible great closers in the bullpen. If Tex is gone, there will obviously be a whole at first base and also the cleanup spot. The Braves have a ton of talent in the minors and it is always refreshing to see the young guns. This series was one that could have built a ton of momentum. Instead the Braves loose 2 of 3 and see their all star catcher injured. Most people are scared of the word “rebuild” when it come to pro sports. For the Braves it is a different scenario. The nucleus will stay in tact. For those of you who think that the Braves should keep Tex and resign him, look at the Money that Andruw Jones got after having a very disappointing season. The Braves will always pride themselves in building from within. 2008 will go down as a year with ton of potential but an unreal amount of injuries and lack of clutch hitting. In reality the Braves, Marlins, and Phillies are only on good streak away from taking control of the division away from the Mets. Can this Braves team win 6 in a row or 8 out of 10? To me the answer is no. Win series and play 500% on the road are the keys to winning in the MLB. It was also the Braves calling card more the 90’s and early this decade. I welcome your thoughts on my comments and whether you think it is now time to be sellers and not buyers.
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Scott Brimer July 29th at 10:41 am
Given the news of Hudson’s elbow, McCann’s concussion and our general funk I think we are done for this year. It is time to plan for next year and beyond. Figure out how much money we can spend (more I hope) and our needs. We will need quality starting pitching and outfield bats!
David Gornto July 30th at 8:30 am
I am excited about the Texeira trade. We took a gamble last year and it did not pay off. We were not going to be able to resign him in the off season and got a good young first baseman who we will not have to re sign until 2011. Now lets make a couple more moves get some young pitching in here and look forward to February 09 when pitchers and catchers report. Things are going to start going in the right direction now.
Chris Culwell August 3rd at 11:51 pm
I know this is a little off topic, but it is with a deeply saddened heart that write about the loss of Skip Caray. As a Braves fan for my entire life, Skip Caray has been a major part of my life. Whether it was on the Superstation TBS, or on WSB and WGST radio, I have listened to Skip as the voice of Braves game after Braves game with great call after great call, witty line after witty line. Skip Caray is a true legend of the game. A major part of Atlanta Braves history, from the rough days of the 1970s and 1980s, to the glory days of the 1990s and 2000s. Baseball has lost a true great of the game. He will be missed greatly.
So long, Skip.
josh August 6th at 4:31 am
Hey guys, it seems that your podcasts arent downloading unto itunes and for whatever reason, when I tried to download the podcast from here i got an error message.
RIP Skip! We will all miss you.
Scott Brimer August 8th at 2:25 pm
Hi guys, I listened to #43 adn I’ll refine my pitching decision to say we need quality bullpen help! Check the ERA of most the guys, it’s horrible and must be fixed. Outside of Gonzalez, Ohman and Carlyle the rest should be sent away. Living here in Panama City Skip WAS the Braves and I miss him badly and wish I could come up for the cermonies on Tuesday.