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braves dodgers deal

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by bydesign77, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Yes.
     
  2. bydesign77

    bydesign77 Active Member

    sorry about the spelling, I was trying to get the deal out for you guys before deadline on the east coast.

    according the transactions, cash considerations were also involved.
     
  3. suburbanite

    suburbanite Active Member

    I'm not a Wickman fan. If I'm Bobby Cox, I'd rather have him set up and Baez close.
     
  4. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    I like the lineup now with Ethier and Betemit. Ethier can hit. And when Loney comes up he'll be a big bopper.

    No biggie, bydesign. It was endearing.
     
  5. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    It must be joyous to still be able to feel optimism where the Dodgers are concerned. Mine left me a decade ago, watching the Padres finish the sweep for the 1996 Division title on Fan Appreciation Day at Chavez Ravine when some tatooed SOB near me kept chanting "MVP! MVP!" every time that roid freak Caminiti came to bat. The following year, choking to a mediocre Frisco team was just icing on the cake.

    haven't believed in them since.

    Yeah, I'm bitter.
     
  6. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    I hear you Vinz, but I just can't give up on them even though they've won 1 playoff game since '88. One. I don't understand it. Ever since Steve Sax left for the Steve Sax Trio it hasn't been the same. ;D

    I also miss Fernando.
     
  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Just got off the phone with My Son The Braves Fan and he was not happy. He was up to 37 fucks by the time we hung up.

    "Didn't think Dan-yees dude blow a bunch of saves earlier in the season?"

    Indeed.

    "Can Aybar replace Chipper?"

    Don't think so.

    FUCK.

    He really likes Betemit, who has a streak of home runs in games he or we have attended of five.
     
  8. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Aybar's a pretty good prospect, but LA is the big winner here...

    Betemit's got some pop, and better yet, he's extremely versatile defensively (2B, SS, 3B). He's a nice guy -- much better than no-hit, all-field Ceasar Izturis -- to have at third until Andy LaRoche is ready.
     
  9. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    According to the NY papers, the Yankees were interested in Betemit.
     
  10. 2underpar

    2underpar Active Member

    betemit should have been playing fulltime at second in place of giles, who is one of the worst leadoff hitters of all time. Being a braves hater, I love it.
     
  11. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Giles' career on-base percentage is .362 -- what's the problem? If you're talking about overrated top-of-the-order guys, look at Juan Pierre, not Giles.
     
  12. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Actually, Renteria should be hitting leadoff and Giles should be No. 2, where he belongs (and where he is All-Star caliber.)

    Makes no sense to have Giles at leadoff. But he's a damn good hitter at the 2-spot. Betemit couldn't break into that infield no matter how hard he tried.
     
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