4/27/15 MLB GAME THREAD Braves/Nats: Markakis still at the top - Peterson batting 7th

[thethe]

I'm not making the mistake of anything... The team needed to invest in one of them, period. If they did - you could make the case to trade the other.

In fact - I think our team could have been set up much differently if they had the EXACT same offseason, without making 2 of the trades. The trades they shouldn't have made were the Upton and Banuelos deals. If everything else happened exactly the same - I'd actually think we had a decent shot at wild card this year...

1. Maybin
2. Markakis
3. Upton
4. Freeman
5. CJ/KJ
6. Pierzinski/Bethancourt
7. Simmons
8. Callaspo

We'd have the same pitching staff, and the bullpen would have Carpenter and Shreve. We'd have the money to afford JUpton. We would have replenished the farm with Gattis and Kimbrel trades, along with the smaller ones. And we'd be in much better shape for the future.

And that's with the dumb signing of Markakis included

And in the real world how does Justin feel about the Braves discarding BJ? So you make those moves and Upton leaves...then what? There goes a future 2B & CF option along with a potential 2/3 starting pitcher.

[Dalyn]

[thethe]

I feel like Markakis has more hits this season than the entire team did last year.

At the very least he has had more good AB's than the whole team last yaer sans Freeman.

[Julio3000]

Fredi got a little pissy about the HBP. Said Tron's slide wasn't dirty.

"I'm was surprised to see it. Maybe I shouldn't be."

[thethe]

Thats not right.

[Dalyn]

Found us a good photo for when Johnson is going well.

[Dalyn]

Thats not right.

"Please, sit down. Have a cookie. I just want to talk to you for a minute."

[Julio3000]

Tron said he expected the HBP, not bothered by it, glad it didn't escalate. Slide was "going hard to the bag."

[sturg33]

And in the real world how does Justin feel about the Braves discarding BJ? So you make those moves and Upton leaves...then what? There goes a future 2B & CF option along with a potential 2/3 starting pitcher.

LOL ok then sorry I brought it up.

[Julio3000]

Tron said he expected the HBP, not bothered by it, glad it didn't escalate. Slide was "going hard to the bag."

Freddie sounds upset that Hirschbeck dropped an F bomb on him. Said Hirschbeck instigated. Said he got thrown out because he waved his glove at Hirschbeck.

[Dalyn]

Freddie sounds upset that Hirschbeck dropped an F bomb on him. Said Hirschbeck instigated. Said he got thrown out because he waved his glove at Hirschbeck.

Did you see the Fredi quote?

"I didn't realize you could argue after the play, so I didn't see him yapping at the umpire before it was too late. I hear the check call was close, real close, but I haven't seen the video yet, so I don't know."

[Julio3000]

Did you see the Fredi quote?

"I didn't realize you could argue after the play, so I didn't see him yapping at the umpire before it was too late. I hear the check call was close, real close, but I haven't seen the video yet, so I don't know."

Yikes.

[thethe]

LOL ok then sorry I brought it up.

Just enjoy this year's team because it's only going to get better moving forward. There is about to be waves of young talent ready to play at the major league level.

[Dalyn]

Just enjoy this year's team because it's only going to get better moving forward. There is about to be waves of young talent ready to play at the major league level.

[bravesnumberone]

The Nats are still our bitch.

[Hawk]

This prompted an enjoyable Google images search.

[TURBO]

This prompted an enjoyable Google images search.

what this guy said

[Dalyn]

I thought about including it, but I figured it would be more fun to find.

[yeezus]

Couldn't watch last night until the end, but afterwards, the ESPN crew said on post-game BBT "we're not going to spend much time on this one (the game) because it was just a bad game." AKA because Baby Brycie didn't win.

[thethe]

Anyone want to do a GDT record count like we had last year?