Gattis is so terrible in LF that, if he's not hitting a homer every time he plays, he's actively hurting the team out there. BJ needs to be back in CF everyday for the sake of our pitching staff. Of course, Justin hasn't been good at all in LF so far, but I'd still rather have 2 plus defenders than one. Gattis as backup catcher and pinch hitter is fine though.
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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT2| - Revenge of the Umpires
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BFIB
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Here's my deal, I am always rooting for my hometown redbirds. But, as soon as we are knocked out of the race, or the playoffs, and the Pirates continue on, I will be hopping on that bandwagon for sure.
No team deserves a winning season more than them. Well, maybe the Royals.....nah,1985 still stings too much.
Yadi rumored to be out up to a month. We can wade through this injury, but damn, this is going to be tough.
BravesCountry
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Yeah unfortunately Justin has been a lot worse fielder than I thought coming in, he takes a ton of bad routes that should result in catches. As for BJ maybe this DL stint is exactly what he needed and if he can get back to playing at least close to career averages at this point I'd be ecstatic, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I just don't like the thought of messing with the lineup but if Gattis' defense is as bad as you say it is then we really have no choice.
I mean, i understand why people don't like hawk because he pouts and it's annoying, but when people trot out homerism as a bad thing I scratch my head. The Tim McCarvers and Jon Millers and Joe Bucks trying to call things neutral are fucking terrible. Couldn't tell you how many times Jon Miller's monotonous boring play by play would put me to sleep watching Sunday Night Baseball. Blech
Yeah I'd take Hawk any day of the week over the ESPN dudes.
Why are the Braves after him?
Braves? I'll believe it when they actually trade for him.
Smart. Avoid the steroid suspension.
Give him a little chance to get hot, if that fails- platoon him with Schafer in CF and see if someone gets hot.
Gattis is ok as 5th OF/backup C/backup 1B, but I'm not sold on him getting on base enough to be an OF. Gattis hits well enough to be an offensive catcher and replace McCann or Laird next year- if McCann is willing to re-sign, I deal Laird.
I'm not as high on Gattis as most Braves fans- I think he's an asset, but I don't see him as someone likely to go beyond solid regular/folk hero.
yankeehater
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Why the fuck would the union dight for Arod when they wouldn't fight for the other guys? I would think Arod would be the most hated person in baseball.
what in the fuck
wut
KidA Seven
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Go for Darvish Magic. Show them the money.
yeah from the MLB.com story about Stanton the other day seems like the Rangers, Pirates and Red Sox have been going hard trying to get Stanton from Miami
http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/2013/07/30/could-red-sox-sway-marlins-to-move-stanton/
The problem is that bud selig needs to just suck it up and give arod his 50 day suspension like every other first-time offender, but he has a personal vandetta (and is probably terrified that arod might win on appeal) and is trying to violate the spirit of the rules agreed upon with the union. Who did the union refuse to support btw? Other players are voluntarily giving up their right to appeal, it isn't being stripped from them
It's not the first time Selig has gone on a witch hunt against alex either. Look at the Galea case which turned up jack and shit.
chicagocubsfan
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What the hell are the Rangers doing lol
Dominican Power
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Angels want pitching. Give them Josh Johnson.
Danny Knobler‏@DannyKnoblerCBS
Some talk of Rangers interest in Norris, possibly to spin off for a hitter
Who knows? lol
Dominican Power
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It's not a big deal. They finally hit a bump on the road. The Cards have the hitting/pitching to bounce back quickly.
gaming_noob
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Done deal (as a Jays fan)!
BravesCountry
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I am of the opinion that we shouldn't add another starting pitcher. We can still win the division with the rotation we have and any starting pitcher we pick up that would actually be an upgrade would prove quite costly, while not necessarily boosting our chances of winning against a pitcher like Kershaw and the likes we will possibly be facing in the playoffs. The lack of playoff experience in the pitching staff is a bit concerning though, so it's a tough choice.
The Elite
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I would give them Beurhle, Janssen and Bonefacio. They probably wouldn't bite though.
I presume the Jays are on Kendrick's no-trade list.
For Bautista? I want GOOD starting pitching or some (3 or 4) high level pitching prospects close to being in The Show.
Going by the way AA operates, there are no deals involving Bautista or Kendrick and we'll get a 15 player deal moving around a bunch of nothing.
Edit: Rangers have apparently been asking about Encarnacion too. LOL!NO!
Dominican Power
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Verlander is looking like a fucking 5th starter.
Dmncnby2k9
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Man I wouldn't trade a top ten prospect for Rios. Just got out of work need to catch up on moves.
You know who I would trade a top ten prospect for? Marlon Byrd.
(is what I'm hoping some insane general manager is saying somewhere)/delusional hope
Edit: Joel Sherman was on MLBN saying Byrd was getting some interest, but the Mets are probably going to get a team's tenth best prospect at best. Depending on what they can do, it may not even be worth it.
Square Triangle
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Lolnatz
HarryDemeanor
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?
HarryDemeanor
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Umpire charged the mound in yesterday's Pirates game? Bud lets these guys get away with this shit but not players?
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