PurpleBrave (06-21-2017)
That isn't the situation though. This move is really to move Adonis Garcia / Ruiz for Freeman, keeping Adams and Freeman in the same lineup.
The only question IMO is how well Freeman can handle 3B defensively. This idea that Freeman is somehow more at risk for injury playing 3B instead of 1B is nonsense, a nonissue.
Just saw McAlpin post that Freddie is going to play LB for the Falcons once baseball season is over
cajunrevenge (06-22-2017), Garmel (06-21-2017), jpx7 (06-21-2017), Managuarantano's Volunteers (06-21-2017), Runnin (06-21-2017), Tapate50 (06-21-2017), The Chosen One (06-21-2017)
I'm not really concerned that Freeman is slightly more likely to be injured at 3B. My concern is that the defense will be worse at two positions—and likely much worse at 3B—just to keep a guy in the lineup who is probably playing somewhere between "a bit" and "a lot" over his head offensively. And that's really, foremost, how I see this as similar to the Chipper-to-LF situation: the Braves, instead of pursuing a true corner-OF upgrade, tried to get cute, move Chipper, and pursue a "bargain" "upgrade" at 3B.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
I trust the Braves to make the right decision, even though I post on a message board and know everything they don't.
cajunrevenge (06-22-2017), Freshmaker (06-21-2017), Runnin (06-22-2017), Tapate50 (06-21-2017)
I love these type of posts because they essentially say, "There is no point in ever discussing team decisions." If that's truly your position, you don't have to participate—or hell, you even can participate: just say, "I trust the organizational process," without the cute little addenda about how message-board rubes could never hope to have the clear-eyed infallibility of professional evaluators.
(And I'm not trying to single you out, mossy—these sorts of posts are just my absolute least favorite on these boards. I find them even more annoying than the Enscheff/anti-Enscheff derp derp butthurt? u gay bro cavalcade that seems to accompany every thread these days.)
Last edited by jpx7; 06-21-2017 at 06:56 PM.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
I'm no bigot. I have never used "gay" as a put down. Nor do I use female comparisons to put someone down. If someone is stupid it's good enough to simply point that out.
And I agree, blindly agreeing with the so called authority on a subject is about as stick your head in the sand anti-intellectual as someone can be.
We must also remember this is the same organization that thought HO could play 3b
cajunrevenge (06-22-2017), Prikichi (06-28-2017)
mfree80 (06-22-2017)
jpx7 (06-21-2017)
I never realized before that FF played right handed in the field. Maybe he can be serviceable over there.
FFF - BB, BB, 2B, HR, 2B, HR, 1B, BB, BB, 1B, BB, BB, HR
This is not the Braves, Freddie says it was his idea. I am willing to believe him. It's no different than Vinny moving Chipper to left. In hindsight, that move probably cost Chipper 500 HRs and 3,000 hits because that seemed to be when the leg and back issues started. This is all Freddie and I can't see it hurting anything
My balls are huge.