Official Atlanta Braves Thread

[Joscott]

And Hudson gets the Pirates tomorrow. They need to keep this streak going before those divisional games.

[BF91]

Seven of our next ten games are against the Pirates, so there's the potential to pad our record a bit before we face some of hte big boys. Right now we're 2.0GB of the WC, 4.5GB of Philly, but only 0.5GB of Florida for second place in the division.

[Fiz]

really need to win 5/7 with the pirates coming up.

that allows for an implosion each from kawakami and lowe

[BF91]

Kawakami pitched well his last outing, and Lowe has been surprisingly decent his past couple outings too. Lowe doesn't worry me anymore, but KK needs to build off of his last start.

[Joscott]

I read on ESPN that KK got a blister on his foot last game and could be skipped in the rotation since the braves have a day off on Monday.

[Fiz]

right now the braves pitching rotation needs to be

hudson

hanson

jj

medlen

whoever

[BF91]

Jurrjens needs to not be hurt for that be possible. Lowe's making too much money, but he's pitched better than Kawakami has. Medlen needs to stay in the rotation over Kawakami once Jurrjens gets back, but I'm not sure if Bobby can see that.

[Fiz]

I mean that's assuming jj comes back.

Bobby actually said obp this year irt Heyward so maybe in his senility he's turning into a sabr guy.

Keep medlen. Murder one of lowe/kawakami

[Fiz]

Or fleece Houston for Oswalt.

We have this......Teheran

[chbright]

Or fleece Houston for Oswalt.

We have this......Teheran

they would have to take lowe/kawakami or from a $$$ standpoint. or somewone would have to in a 3 team deal. lowe was the dumbest sign ever as a pitcher, but for whatever reason the team almost always hits the opposing pitcher hard for lowe. oswalt is the antithesis of lowe. pitches great but no run support.

and i would be pissed to trade teheran, the best pitcher we have in the minors. we did that for tex and the results were not positive.....

[BF91]

Trading Teheran for Oswalt would be nothing short of pure stupidity. Not to mention we'd have almost $50MM committed to four pitchers on the wrong side of 30. Only way I give up anything of real value, and that's not including Freeman, Teheran, Vizcaino, Delgado, Salcedo or Bethancourt, for Oswalt is if they'd take Lowe in return. We're not going to invest that much money on older pitchers, no way no how.

[Fiz]

there's nothing funnier than mindless braves homers talking up a guy in teheran with a decaying arm

[Fiz]

also im not being serious because the braves need outfielders not pitchers

oh also and for yunel to die

[BF91]

What are you talking about "a decaying arm"?