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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Mar 21, 2023 11:49:12 GMT -5
This will be the tread for all general 2024 Braves conversation outside of the game discussion threads.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Mar 21, 2023 12:01:10 GMT -5
Oh and I'll start it off by saying Shewmake and Grissom to AAA is bizarre.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Mar 21, 2023 12:02:18 GMT -5
It's getting close to time to prepare that chop arm!
GO BARVES!
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Post by keystone61 on Mar 21, 2023 14:19:47 GMT -5
Oh and I'll start it off by saying Shewmake and Grissom to AAA is bizarre. They're just not baseball player guys..... |
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Mar 21, 2023 23:29:30 GMT -5
Having thought it over; this has to be about gaining a year of year of team control of Grissom.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Mar 22, 2023 0:07:59 GMT -5
Having thought it over; this has to be about gaining a year of year of team control of Grissom. It seems to be a valid point, right up there with Sarge's inordinate love for Arcia. If the team control thing is what's going on, I don't like it because we're in a window to win it all right now and should be making our best effort to win. Secondly, if it's team control, why all the chatter during the offseason and spring training about the competition for SS? Was that just media talk or weren't teh Barves also talking it up? Just to put some heat on Grissom and see how he handled it? |
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Mar 22, 2023 12:26:32 GMT -5
Having thought it over; this has to be about gaining a year of year of team control of Grissom. It seems to be a valid point, right up there with Sarge's inordinate love for Arcia. If the team control thing is what's going on, I don't like it because we're in a window to win it all right now and should be making our best effort to win. Secondly, if it's team control, why all the chatter during the offseason and spring training about the competition for SS? Was that just media talk or weren't teh Barves also talking it up? Just to put some heat on Grissom and see how he handled it? They probably feel Arcia can hold down the fort just about as well as Grissom and I read it's only like 30 days at Gwinnett or something we need to get that extra year of team control. Not saying I agree with the move, but just trying to grasp the mindset of AA |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Mar 22, 2023 13:16:04 GMT -5
It seems to be a valid point, right up there with Sarge's inordinate love for Arcia. If the team control thing is what's going on, I don't like it because we're in a window to win it all right now and should be making our best effort to win. Secondly, if it's team control, why all the chatter during the offseason and spring training about the competition for SS? Was that just media talk or weren't teh Barves also talking it up? Just to put some heat on Grissom and see how he handled it? They probably feel Arcia can hold down the fort just about as well as Grissom and I read it's only like 30 days at Gwinnett or something we need to get that extra year of team control. Not saying I agree with the move, but just trying to grasp the mindset of AA I can see that, in theory, but if Arcia costs us one or two games that hurts a lot. I can think of many examples of times that our organization doesn't consider every game important, especially early in the season, for some stupid reason. The funny thing is if that's the thinking, now would be the time to throw Shewmake out there just to see what he might do, since we don't mind having an inferior SS out there now for the first month. Shewmake is almost certainly better than Arcia with the glove and Shewmake did hit this spring. He hit .323 compared to Arcia's .231, which is pretty much what Arcia is with the bat. But he also has those veteran presents for Sargent Squishybrains. They're really lame presents, but they tickle Sarge's fancy for some reason. |
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Post by hokiedan on Mar 22, 2023 16:20:14 GMT -5
So just to give a big FU to all the doubters out there Orrrlaaando Arcia went 2 for 4 today with a HR and 4 RBI. It was the Tigers and it's still the Grapefruit League so...we shall see.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Mar 22, 2023 16:32:22 GMT -5
So just to give a big FU to all the doubters out there Orrrlaaando Arcia went 2 for 4 today with a HR and 4 RBI. It was the Tigers and it's still the Grapefruit League so...we shall see. That pretty well does it for me, I’ll be voting for him for the All Star team and league MVP now. Cy Young while we’re at it. |
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Post by hokiedan on Mar 22, 2023 17:44:59 GMT -5
So just to give a big FU to all the doubters out there Orrrlaaando Arcia went 2 for 4 today with a HR and 4 RBI. It was the Tigers and it's still the Grapefruit League so...we shall see. That pretty well does it for me, I’ll be voting for him for the All Star team and league MVP now. Cy Young while we’re at it. 😂😂😂😂 |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Mar 22, 2023 18:09:11 GMT -5
That pretty well does it for me, I’ll be voting for him for the All Star team and league MVP now. Cy Young while we’re at it. 😂😂😂😂 Although you can bet it just bought Arcia about 10 more games of failure in Snitker's eyes!
Now he'll be batting him second behind Acuna, lol......
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Post by maverick86 on Mar 23, 2023 9:39:56 GMT -5
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Post by keystone61 on Mar 23, 2023 9:54:19 GMT -5
Man, these pitchers today are made of glass, aren't they? Someone needs to go back to "the Mazzone Way" of handling a staff. The Braves pitchers were very durable during that period........IIRC. |
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Post by PABraveFan on Mar 23, 2023 10:02:42 GMT -5
Man, these pitchers today are made of glass, aren't they? Someone needs to go back to "the Mazzone Way" of handling a staff. The Braves pitchers were very durable during that period........IIRC. Nick Anderson may be back sooner than expected. I guess the closer job goes to Minter or closer by committee now. |
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