Swisher Released

[bravesfanMatt]

Can I see more examples of me tossing the word "blindly" into posts?

Anyway back on track. These bozos still think the Braves can compete. That thought alone is reason enough to be questionable of the front office. There is next to zero major league talent on this team. Teams need some sort of balance in order to be successful. Counting on all these prospects to pan out is extremely unlikely and that's being generous. Once again the major league roster going into this season is worse than it was the previous season. Not exactly ringing endorsements of the front office. I understand the need of young talent, but to basically dismiss the major league club two straight off seasons is alarming in my opinion. At some point there needs to be a mixture of real major league players and the prospects. Until the organization puts forth some sort of effort to improve the Atlanta Braves, I will remain extremely negative. Two years of getting worse at the major league level (the one that actually matters) needs to be questioned. Games are won on the field and not in some minor league affiliate city.

honestly, and maybe you have answered this before, but what would you have done if you were GM the day after Wren was fired?

also, I think our team is better than it was opening day last year...

[clvclv]

honestly, and maybe you have answered this before, but what would you have done if you were GM the day after Wren was fired?

also, I think our team is better than it was opening day last year...

You realize trying to reason with Niners is a waste of your time, right?

[nsacpi]

also, I think our team is better than it was opening day last year...

I don't think you realize how good last year's team was before the injuries hit. They were grinding out at bats, grinding out wins. And they were playing baseball the right way. And the whole fan base was just really enjoyed the way they played the game.

[yeezus]

I don't think you realize how good last year's team was before the injuries hit. They were grinding out at bats, grinding out wins. And they were playing baseball the right way. And the whole fan base was just really enjoyed the way they played the game.

i know and it sucks to think we could've won 15 more games with Upton and Heyward and still missed the playoffs and been screwed for the future but that's a much better option IMO

[50PoundHead]

I don't think you realize how good last year's team was before the injuries hit. They were grinding out at bats, grinding out wins. And they were playing baseball the right way. And the whole fan base was just really enjoyed the way they played the game.

The sell-off the deadline really took the starch out of the team. They were never going to be contenders, but had the team stayed intact and Grilli not gotten hurt, I think they would have won another 5-10 games. Still not contenders and a couple of the trades netted useful pieces, so I'm not saying the moves shouldn't have been made. But they were, as nsacpi said, really grinding things out and playing fundamentally solid baseball. There was an obvious ceiling on their talent, but it's always fun to watch a team get the most out of its abilities.

[GovClintonTyree]

You realize trying to reason with Niners is a waste of your time, right?

How come Niners doesn't irritate me as much as he does everybody else?

[NinersSBChamps]

How come Niners doesn't irritate me as much as he does everybody else?

Because you are a good man!