Five Least Favorite Braves of All Time

CyYoung31 said:
I think the main issue was, at least in Jordan's case, Bobby's insistence on starting him over superior talent. The 2005 playoffs come to mind, when he started Brian Jordan at first base over Adam LaRoche. One of the few times where Bobby seriously made me scratch my head. Hell, the Braves were even dumb enough to re-sign Jordan for the 2006 season. I believe he was the inaugural BSOML story.
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The other half of that platoon, Mondesi, wasn't even around that long. So, it's not as if there was any real damage caused, and it's doubtful that there were high expectations for much of a comeback either.
 
Lofton
Melky
Tex
Kotchman
BJ (Upton and Surhoff)

None of these guys wanted to be in Atlanta, and made it clearly obvious. Tex said he did, but he was nothing more than a high paid mercenary.
 
To be really honest here... I really did get a crappy vibe from Lofton while he was here, but kinda felt like maybe that was just me. Seeing him on some of these lists though reinforces what I felt back then.

Early on in his career I was not a LaRoche fan either...those booted balls were a killer. Then he turned me around with some pop.
 
Tapate50 said:
To be really honest here... I really did get a crappy vibe from Lofton while he was here, but kinda felt like maybe that was just me. Seeing him on some of these lists though reinforces what I felt back then.

Early on in his career I was not a LaRoche fan either...those booted balls were a killer. Then he turned me around with some pop.
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I was very Anti-LaRoche early on. The interminable early-season slumps, the occasional lack of hustle...he turned it around, though.

I've given this a lot of though. I finally settled on

5. Bob Wickman
4. Rey Sanchez
3. Keith Lockhart
2. Jeff Francoeur (first tour)
1. Melky Cabrera

Dishonorable Mention:Wally Joyner, Casey Kotchman, John Rocker, Proven Closer Dan Kolb
 
1.Benedict Glavine - never forget he left to our main division rival and said he wanted to kill the division streak. **** you Tom.

2. Jeff Blauser- always injured except when he was in his free agent year. After about the third time I stopped thinking it was a coincidence.

3. Dan Kolb - pretty sure I got PTSD from watching him attempt to save games. He is the only pitcher I have seen with a 6+ era where I felt he was lucky to even have an ERA that low. Other relievers always came in and bailed him out from giving up more runs.

4. Lonnie Smith - probably lost game 7 of the 91 world series because he paid attention to the Middle infielders pretending to make a double play instead of the third base coach.

5. Tom Glavine - **** you Tom.
 
Southcack77 said:
I need a refresher on why fans didn't like Lofton. I realize for some reason Bobby Cox and the clubhouse didn't care for him, but the dude was really quite good on the field and maybe I just don't recall it now, but were there any public outbursts?
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Think is may have been more reaction to the trade, which wasn't even talent swap. Justice and Grisson were popular, well-liked players.
 
Knucksie said:
Think is may have been more reaction to the trade, which wasn't even talent swap. Justice and Grisson were popular, well-liked players.
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Yeah, this exactly, I think. Grissom and Justice were popular and productive, and the difference between his performance in CLE vs ATL was frustrating to watch.
 
Julio3000 said:
Yeah, this exactly, I think. Grissom and Justice were popular and productive, and the difference between his performance in CLE vs ATL was frustrating to watch.
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Doesn't this mainly boil down to him being down in steals that year? Back when that was considered a coveted stat? Looking back he had a hell of a year in Atlanta. 333/409/428 - 1245 WRC+ and 5.2 WAR in only 122 games. The games may have had something to do with it too bu that's hardly his fault.

I do think the main issue was that we did trade 2 extremely popular players in Grissom and Justice and then Lofton only stayed for a year. If he stuck around for 3-4 more years I think most fans' perception of that trade would be different.
 
1. Melky. Only guy I've seen be openly hostile towards the team and fans he was playing for.
2. Bob Wickman. Useless turd.
3. Bret Boone. Just a sour, bitter guy.
4. BJ Upton. I have no read on his personality, but watching him play was literally like watching someone burn money.
5. Shane Reynolds. Purely on performance. Just no good by the time we got him.
Honorable mention; Garret Anderson. Could not have cared less.

For me, if you played hard I have a hard time actively disliking you. Guys like Uggla and Troy Glaus had their bodies betray them, not their effort. That's different to me....
 
thewupk said:
Doesn't this mainly boil down to him being down in steals that year? Back when that was considered a coveted stat? Looking back he had a hell of a year in Atlanta. 333/409/428 - 1245 WRC+ and 5.2 WAR in only 122 games. The games may have had something to do with it too bu that's hardly his fault.

I do think the main issue was that we did trade 2 extremely popular players in Grissom and Justice and then Lofton only stayed for a year. If he stuck around for 3-4 more years I think most fans' perception of that trade would be different.
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Oh, I agree. He hurt his hamstring (?)early on and wasn't the maniac on the bases that he had been.
 
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