CyYoung31
Shift Leader
Of all of those people, Bowden is about the last person I'd try to be defending. And that's saying a lot.
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Of all of those people, Bowden is about the last person I'd try to be defending. And that's saying a lot.
Bravesfannchar
Arizona Fall Leaguer
Do not want Ralph anywhere near the franchise... Dude can’t even tweet properly.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
I don't know, Bonifay is pretty bad, just from a decision-making standpoint.
CyYoung31
Shift Leader
Remember why Bowden resigned from the Nationals? Guy is no stranger to scandals and sketchy conduct.
dak
Well-known member
Guys, I'm pretty sure this was just a joke. Herk Robinson is in his mid-70s.
I just want an #askjwren segment.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Yea, it's a tough call, who's worst amongst this careful catalogue of the worst-possible choices that the Braves seem to be constructing. I just give the edge to Bonifay based on the Derek Bell signing.
Some team has to be the dumbest. The Braves are making sure they are that team.
Braves Way!
chop2chip
Well-known member
With Coppy, I thought our front office was at least average. With the direction we are going now, I can't think of worse front office in baseball. (Though Jeter has all the signs of horrific meddler, so Miami may give us a run for our money)
At least we have a great scouting department. Bridges is the unsung hero of this rebuild. God forbid we lose any of those guys in the great purge of 2017.
bravesfanforlife88
Well-known member
Anyone else kinda surprised they haven't announced the sanctions yet? It sounded for a while like they were pretty much done with the investigation. The longer it goes on, the uglier I feel it is going to be
striker42
Well-known member
MLB is interviewing Blakely again this week. So apparently they're still investigating.
They aren’t gonna announce any punishments until the investigation is complete.
Yes. If I'm the Braves I'm wanting the delay to be factored in to the decision of punishment since you're slow walking this.
One thing I'd be doing right now is examining the relationships prospective GM's have with current GM's and other decision makers while I'm stuck waiting. We're never going to be big players in free agency. We're going to need some smart trades over the next couple of seasons.
Hudson2
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The chief executive of Braves owner Liberty Media alluded briefly to the scandal enveloping the team during the company’s quarterly conference call with Wall Street analysts Thursday.
“We are currently working through the process of hiring a new general manager,” Liberty Media President and CEO Greg Maffei said, “and there is an MLB investigation into certain alleged violations with the Braves, which is ongoing.
We won’t be commenting any further on that investigation until it is complete,” Maffei said.
The conference call came several hours after Liberty revealed its third-quarter financial results, which showed a 70-percent increase in Braves revenue.
So Liberty is reporting a 70% increase in sales. Does that mean payroll is on the rise?
“We are currently working through the process of hiring a new general manager,” Liberty Media President and CEO Greg Maffei said, “and there is an MLB investigation into certain alleged violations with the Braves, which is ongoing.
We won’t be commenting any further on that investigation until it is complete,” Maffei said.
The conference call came several hours after Liberty revealed its third-quarter financial results, which showed a 70-percent increase in Braves revenue.
So Liberty is reporting a 70% increase in sales. Does that mean payroll is on the rise?
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
increase in revenue is good, but increased revenue increased profit
chop2chip
Well-known member
Expenses also haven risen, but Liberty said the Braves’ operating profit before depreciation and amortization – a key measure of a pro sports franchise’s economic performance -- soared to $48 million in the July-through-September quarter, up from $16 million in the same period in 2016. Those figures exclude executives’ stock-based compensation.