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The only reason they kept him this long was because of his huge contract. No one will pick him up unless he works for literally nothing. This has been a HUGE disaster. Next will be one of the Upton's.





http://www.foxsports.com/south/story/braves-release-struggling-second-baseman-dan-uggla-071814


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I sure like Uggla's replacement, he has been a tough out for the Braves so far. :clap:

Well at one time Dan was a great player but so was Pete Rose. I think Dan just got burned out from carrying that big of a check to the bank. Usually when a player signs that great big contract they usually fall down big time. Only ones I can think of that did better was Micheal Jordan, and LeBron James. Some of my older friends help me out here if I missed someone. RTR!

Its about time. I don't like that the team has to eat about $18 million, but it is worth it to get him off the roster. Easily one of the most disappointing signings the Braves have made in recent memory.

Since Len Barker.  :lol2:

Don't EVER mention that name again!!


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He was, indeed, a real stinker, wasn't he?

This was a Ted Turner disaster. He was wanting to play GM and know-it-all owner (think of Jerry Jones in Dallas) and called up Cleveland wanting to know if they would trade Barker (a sore-armed pitcher). Their GM immediately rattled off they would take Brett Butler, Brook Jacoby (huge prospect), and someone else.
Turner said yes. He was totally taken to the cleaners by the Indians. Butler was our lead-off hitter, a position we would not be able to fill for 10 years. Jacoby (3B) played in the All Star game and was solid for a few years. Barker went 10-20 pitching for the Braves plus had a large contract. Unmitiggated disaster by a rich guy who thought money made him smart. To his credit, Turner never made another trade and left baseball to the experienced people. Butler was a very good lead-off man and stole over 500 bases AFTER leaving Atlanta.


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The Braves are finally addressing their poor hitting and looking to dup BJ Upton after releasing Uggla.





Only a true baseball fan will understand the "Mendoza line."


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http://www.prosportsdaily.com/Headlines/ExternalArticle?articleId=313493

I don't know what he Braves have invested in the Upton brothers but I'm guessing it's way too much. These two are way overrated. ;)

Justin has been decent, but not enough to justify that contract. B.J. has been a total bust. I really thought when the Braves got them that they would start running away with the division again, but funny enough, it has been the guys that have come up through the system that have made the bigger impact.

Watched them last night. It's rare we get them on TV down here. I wasn't too impressed with any of them. Errbody swung at errthing.  :facepalm:

I'm very impressed, so far, with the play of La Stella at 2B, replacing Uggly. He's hitting .292 and is a left-handed hitter, always a good thing to have. He's no power hitter, but most 2B players aren't. His fielding percentage is .990, an excellent number. Uggly was at .944, a horrible number. Besdies his fielding, his very low strikeout rate is a huge plus. Uggly was striking out slightly more than once every game. La Stella is striking out around once every two games. Hope I haven't jinxed him.


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I was talking about as a team the night before last. They looked bad at the plate. Apparently, last night, they righted the ship as they beat the Phillies 8-2,

This, and I agree with Jamos. I like his replacement! :clap:

I agree about your assessment of the team, I was only talking about La Stella replacing Uggly.


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I wish we could get more games here. I have to live vicariously through you guys and ESPN to be in the know.

Uggly has been picked up by, an apparently, very desperate team.





http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/21/report-dan-uggla-to-sign-with-the-giants/related/



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So maybe he can play better for the Giants than he did for the Braves. This was a good 2nd Baseman but it just doesn't work sometimes but he ought to be an honest person and give back money for his poor play. RTR!

I really don't see him miraculously getting better. He might be hot the first 3 weeks, but he will return to his poor fielding, striking out, .200 batting average self before it's over with.


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You and me both, brother. About the only time I see them is when they play the Nationals.

You see them more than I do, then. I just wish all the Braves games were against the Nats. They are only a .500 team if they don't play them.  :lol2:

Does Uggla signing with the Giants negate the Braves' requirement to pay him $18 million? 

I don't think so since he was released by the Braves. Whatever the Giants are paying him would be in addition to what the Braves have to pay him.

it was a bad investment by the Braves, one of many over the years. Maybe they should start taking the money needed to pay off the big payoffs from the salary of the person making the outrageous deals. ;)

I know they thought it was a good investment at the time, if for no other reason than to get him off of an opponent's team. When he was with the Marlins, he killed the Braves. Then, he killed the Braves by being on the same team.  :lol2:

Why do I have this feeling that the next time we play the Giants he is going to hit three homeruns.  :wall:

The Braves were trying to improve their hitting line-up but only made it worse. BJ Upton & Uggly hit around .200 and strike how WAY too much. This effectively killed scoring oppurtunities and provided zero clutch hitting.


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