***THE Official Atlanta (chop chop) Braves (chop chop) 2013 Thread *********

Can't wait for tonight's game. I thought Medlen would be the opening day starter but Huddy is never a bad choice.

great win tonight. Wren is looking better and better. Need jhey to start hitting and bj to get more hits then he has. Lets hope we can build on this. j up is in beast mode right now.

"unluckyluciano wrote:

great win tonight. Wren is looking better and better. Need jhey to start hitting and bj to get more hits then he has. Lets hope we can build on this. j up is in beast mode right now.

I bet they leave BJ in the lead off spot for now. It will be interesting to see how he does. Maybe his bat is waking up. JHey has an issue with his swing right now. Once he gets that ironed out, he will be right there with Justin Upton.

Justin Upton has just been unconscious at the plate this year. It's early, but he's having an MVP type season.

I would like to see them play Evan Gattis more than Gerald Laird. Gattis might be the future though, so I bet he goes to Gwinnett when BMac gets back to get at bats.

Justin Upton is a machine. Obviously he's not going to continue hitting a homer per game but it looks like he's got a great shot at being in the MVP race. I would have liked to see a little better from Teheran. I think he'll be OK though. This team is looking good enough to challenge the hype machine Nationals.

"muscle979 wrote:

Justin Upton is a machine. Obviously he's not going to continue hitting a homer per game but it looks like he's got a great shot at being in the MVP race. I would have liked to see a little better from Teheran. I think he'll be OK though. This team is looking good enough to challenge the hype machine Nationals.

If Just up wants to go at a homer a game clip my fantasy teams will not object. Just none vs the Mets unless its championship week in fantasy baseball. :)

Also what do you guy project Simmons will do? Im in a very deep league that uses traditional positions as well as a Mid Infield spot and could use a bat til Jeter gets well...

I don't know much about Gattis. But, he has surprised me thus far. I think mc canns contract is up soon, so good to have his "replacement" getting some playing time.

"Boik14 wrote:

If Just up wants to go at a homer a game clip my fantasy teams will not object. Just none vs the Mets unless its championship week in fantasy baseball. :)

Also what do you guy project Simmons will do? Im in a very deep league that uses traditional positions as well as a Mid Infield spot and could use a bat til Jeter gets well...

nothing as long as he keeps breaking his fingers..........

Justin is as locked in as he's ever been. Oy, Kevin Towers.

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

Justin is as locked in as he's ever been. Oy, Kevin Towers.

I think its safe to say Kevin Towers isn't a great judge of talent when it comes to offensive players.

Freddie Freeman on the 15 day DL with a strained oblique.

I feel like this lineup is going to give a pitcher 20 Ks before the season's over.

"muscle979 wrote:

I feel like this lineup is going to give a pitcher 20 Ks before the season's over.

Or Houston's. But hey at least the Braves have good hitters in the line up, they just happen to swing and miss a lot too.

Is bj hurt? Last night they gave him a break and schafer took his spot. Schafer had 4 hits by the way.

"unluckyluciano wrote:

Is bj hurt? Last night they gave him a break and schafer took his spot. Schafer had 4 hits by the way.

Probably just a day off since he's been struggling at the plate. There's nothing about him being hurt anywhere on new outlets, etc.

It was a night off. They rotated Heyward out the night before that.

didn't see the jhey thing. Anyways, tonight, tonight vs the nationals. Do you sit jordan schafer? Teheran is pitching. Could be ugly.

"unluckyluciano wrote:

didn't see the jhey thing. Anyways, tonight, tonight vs the nationals. Do you sit jordan schafer? Teheran is pitching. Could be ugly.

I'm not loving the matchup tonight either. I do think it's better to put BJ back in. Some balls could get hit hard, they'll need his defense....

Also gattis won't be starting. I think bj starts. But, could be a long day.

Whoever wrote the ESPN preview for tonight apparently has no idea Freddie Freeman is on the DL.

"unluckyluciano wrote:

Also gattis won't be starting. I think bj starts. But, could be a long day.

Gattis is starting at first base tonight.

Great come from behind win tonight.

12-1

no idea how we're doing it. But we're doing it haha

RP looked like he was pole axed, dropped right on the mound