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Today, 05:33 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Bill Shanks never revealed who his "mystery player" that the Braves were always on the brink of acquiring was, but the consensus on the old Scout...

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Today, 02:15 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 2024 Minor League Thread in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Most of that happened under the previous management teams in terms of drafting and instruction. Harris is really the only position player solely...

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Today, 06:35 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Zack Greinke is still out there.

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Yesterday, 06:47 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 2024 Minor League Thread in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

OF Luis Guanipa (our top international signing for 2023) made his FCL debut today and went 2/3. Let's see how long it takes for the Braves' minor...

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Yesterday, 04:26 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

That's what I was trying to drive at. When you are butted up against the highest salary tier, you lose a lot of flexibility. Kelenic may turn...

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06-03-2024, 03:44 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

It's neglible after this season, but we are currently carrying a lot of dead money as a result of acquiring him because we are paying players that...

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06-03-2024, 09:46 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Robert is an interesting target. He's signed for $15 MM for 2025 and has team options at $20 MM for 2026 and 2027 (both with $2 MM buyouts). I...

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05-31-2024, 06:16 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Any brave fans near Charleston SC? in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Greatest baseball brawl ever and Pascual Perez right in the middle of it.

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05-31-2024, 11:38 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 5/30 GDT - nats game 4 in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Well said. There appears to be an extremely wide gulf between the analytics team and dugout team with both sides having a lot of difficulty bridging...

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05-31-2024, 10:01 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 5/30 GDT - nats game 4 in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Agree 100%. I understand the fifth spot in the rotation is going to be a shuffle all season, but starting a guy with two post-pandemic minor league...

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05-31-2024, 09:14 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 5/30 GDT - nats game 4 in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

They are still top four or five in most offensive categories. Stolen bases, walks, and runs are the only things that are way down. Still above...

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05-31-2024, 07:28 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 5/30 GDT - nats game 4 in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

I have a bit of a different take. 2023 was a magical offensive season for the Braves' offense. Saw something similar up here in Minnesota in 2019...

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05-30-2024, 10:47 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 2024 Minor League Thread in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Didn't know about the PEDs. Would make sense as at least a partial explanation for his fall-off.

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05-30-2024, 07:56 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 2024 Minor League Thread in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Interesting. Someone must have been reading the article at mlb.com that mentioned Laureno as a possible pick-up in the wake of Acuna's injury. He...

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05-29-2024, 09:30 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 2024 Minor League Thread in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Face 5 hitters, 4 of whom reached base.

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05-28-2024, 11:14 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 2024 Minor League Thread in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Makes sense at the 40-man roster level because he has to go on this fall or be exposed to the Rule 5. Curious to see how he'll do if this unfolds as...

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05-28-2024, 09:58 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Agree 100%. I'm way old, but I remember Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day as being big double-header days for a lot of teams. Only one minor...

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05-28-2024, 09:48 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Eric Gregg's strike zone was wider than his girth, but Hernandez made so many bad calls across almost all aspects of umpiring that it became...

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05-28-2024, 05:54 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Personal Updates Thread in Fulton County Fire & BBQ

I'm doing well. I'm lurching toward semi-retirement working in a world of government and, by extension, politics that has become increasingly...

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05-27-2024, 02:55 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Ronald Acuna Out For The Season in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Good points. One of the things that has changed in my Methusalian fandom is that players are so much more athletic now than they were in the 1960s...

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05-27-2024, 10:47 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Ronald Acuna Out For The Season in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Interesting. Could mean Ozuna to LF part-time and revolving DH with Murphy, d'Arnaud, and Ozuna. Martinez as late-inning defensive replacement and...

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05-27-2024, 10:25 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Ronald Acuna Out For The Season in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

I've been saying this for years. Really tough break. No one can honestly say if it's winter ball or too much stealing. Maybe Acuna is a guy with...

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05-26-2024, 01:59 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 5/26 - trying to avoid being swept by a horrible pirates team in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

We somehow managed to have both the Aybar brothers--Willy and Erick--in a Braves' uniform for less than stellar results. I didn't realize that...

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05-26-2024, 12:55 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread 5/26 - trying to avoid being swept by a horrible pirates team in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Injuries have piled up this year. They were relatively lucky last season in that regard. Not a clean slate. No team ever has that luxury. Key...

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05-25-2024, 08:18 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread GDT 5/24/24: Braves @ Pirates - Kerr gets an audition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

They had a magical offensive season last year and I expected regression. They aren't as bad as they are currently hitting and I expect things will...

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05-25-2024, 06:58 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

I see that Brave-for-two-months Mike Ford--the AAAA king--is back in the major leagues with the Reds. Leading me to ask, "The Reds were viewed as...

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05-25-2024, 04:53 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread GDT 5/24/24: Braves @ Pirates - Kerr gets an audition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Get zbhargrove in here! He's the weatherman!

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05-25-2024, 02:00 PM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Why he wasn't on the IL befuddles me to no end.

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05-25-2024, 08:16 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Personal Updates Thread in Fulton County Fire & BBQ

Great to see you here. Have thought of you often in terms of WWGS (Whait Would Gilesfan Say) when the baseball issues of the day arise. Kids are...

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05-25-2024, 07:37 AM

50PoundHead replied to a thread Around Baseball 2024 edition in 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!

Have much the same feeling. Freeman's game is pretty malleable and unless there's a complete collapse of his physical tools, he can translate to an...

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