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It took 10 innings, but the Braves won (7-6) again today at Miami.  Woot.

Now at least they're 3-9.   :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:

Like I said last year, if we could just play the Marlins every game................  :lol2:

Marlins must suck!

Marlins 3-7 on the year. It will be a tight race between Braves & Marlins for worst team, but the Braves have geniuses at the GM & President level of the team.


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 :o :o, these two teams remind me of me, they might hold up the totem pole better than me.  :lol2: :unsure:, RTR!

The Braves are 4-11.

They play the Mets in a series starting tonight (4/22).

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The Mets owned them last year.  :-\

And when you're 'owned by the Mets' ...

After getting thrashed 8-1 in the opener and needing an extra inning to win the other two, I'd definitely say that the Braves gave the Dodgers all they wanted.

The Braves will be Blessed to win 50 games this year. RTR!

Naw, they will win at least 65 (and lose 97).


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Braves continue their torrid ways & are 4-13, 1-9 at home. If you have kids or grandkids the circus will be in town in Atlanta all summer at Turner Field. You may even get to see Jim Hart the circus clown if you're lucky.



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Well they better get on a torrid pace for sure. RTR!

   
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The Braves are running wild & rolling over opposition under the keen guidance of the genius Jim Hart. In just 3 years removed from winning 96 games & being a major World Series contender, he has turned the Braves in to a lean, mean, kitty cat. They have the worst record in baseball & should be eliminated from playoff contention by the end of May. This will take pressure off the team so they can spend more time on developing prospects. Also, with the expected plunge in attendance Jim Hart can continue his magic with the Braves since no one will be watching or will care. Don't worry though, in 2017 the Braves will come roaring back & might be only the 2nd worst team in MLB instead of the worst.

More proof of the IQ level of the Braves front office.

Just what the Red Sox needed. The Braves for three games. Sox win first game 1-0.

Where's John Schuerholz, Bobby Cox and Leo Mazzone when you need them.  :(

Regarding the Braves front office...

I don't follow the Braves closely enough to know all the moves they've made or understand their long term strategy.  I will say, though, that long term strategy isn't always so easy for fanbases to see...or even other folks in the business.  For example, it's been less than 5 years since the Houston Astros were awful.  Their fans were in an uproar, and other teams were even appealing to the commissioner's office trying to block some of their trades because they said the Astros were not even trying to be competitive.  Last year they made the playoffs, won the Wild Card game, and took the eventual World Series champions to the final game in the Division Series.  Oh, and they had the second smallest payroll in MLB.

So maybe there's hope.  Today's reality is, that smaller market teams without the unlimited resources of the Yanks, Dodgers, etc, are going to have to go through periods where they just aren't every competitive and build for the future.  Players just cost too much.

Right now if there was 2 teams in the MLB playoffs I'd have to pick the other team to win against the braves. It's been this way ever since Bobby Cox left. He wasn't that great in the end but they was competitive. RTR!

Braves bats warmed up as they score 4 runs on Red Sox. Braves pitching holds Boston to 11 runs & 1 hr, 1 triple, & 7 doubles.




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Houston is the 4th largest city in America. It has a metro population of 6,600,000 folks, not my idea of a small market. The owner is a tightwad. Once their players contracts expire, they will dumped so they can start over again. Boston has 3rd highest team payroll & 10th largest metro pop. at 4,700,000. Like I said, Astros are huge tightwads.



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It is time to change the title. The Braves are on an 8 game losing streak. They are 4-17 and 10.5 games back. They are 5.5 games from getting out of last place.  :wall:

Remember MD. I said 50 games this year. They will move next year well wait a minute Atlanta is a loser city so maybe not. RTR!

It's obvious you don't have the deep strategic mind & genius Jim Hart has. This is all part of THE PLAN to have the Braves on Top in 2017 when they move into their new stadium. No doubt most of our prospects will blossom into stars to lead the charge.



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Your right about one thing, I don't have the knowledge of Jim Hart.  :worship: :worship: :clap:, Thank God I don't. I would live in a worse house than I am in now.  :o :o, RTR!

Regardless of the size of the city, the Astros don't have the revenue or following of the Red Sox.  Their fan base could very well be smaller than the Braves'.   Regardless, they're working in the same arena as the Braves as far as allowable payroll...that was the point.

BRAVES ARE SMOKING HOT POT; LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE!!!

FIFY  ;)

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prolly

 :rofl: :jump: now that was a good one. RTR!

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The Braves have the worst record in the Majors, by far, 7-24, a whopping .226 winning percentage. In a 162 games that equates to 36 wins, that's right 36! So 126 losses & 36 wins. The next worse team is 14-20, the Padres. Braves are 1-16 at HOME. If they do lose 126 games, it will be the worst record of the modern era of MLB. This is not about rebuilding, it's about saving money. I hope to see 5,000 fans are less at each Braves home game to send a message.


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And more genius moves.





http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-finalizing-trade-of-chacin-to-angels/nrLQK/

Heard on radio that Braves were shopping old timer Freddie Freeman for young prospects. Freeman is 26 years old.



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No surprise here.




http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/braves-cant-win-they-can-and-do-soak-taxpayers/nrFrc/

Well I get to remind you I said the Braves would win 50 games this year. Now they better get started or I will be wrong. RTR!

You may actually have over picked by saying 50 games. Who could ever imagine the Braves would be allowed to disintegrate to such a level?

They are worse now than the 60', 70's & 80's when they were the laughing stock of MLB.

Do you believe truly that the owners may actually want this team as a tax write off? They don't seem to have an interest in winning really. The people they have in most of the offices from what I am seeing are not trying to put the right people in place to win. RTR!

Whenever a company owns a baseball team it spells disaster because the company wants to make money, not win. The Cubs were owned by the Wrigley family (Wrigley's gum) and they were a joke for DECADES. Wrigley sells the team in 2009 and now they are winning. CBS (yes, that CBS TV company) owned the NY Yankees from 1965 (Yanks played in World Series in 1964) & immediately went into the crapper. Cost cutting was in, spending was out. George Steinbrenner bought the Yanks in 1973 after 9 miserable years under CBS. Steinbrenner spent money to upgrade the minors and get better players. Yanks go to World Series in 1976, 1977, & 1978 winning it in '77 & '78.

Now, the Braves are owned by a company, need I say more? Owning a sports franchise is expensive & usually lose money. Ted Turner lost millions with the Braves but he said he had plenty of money & so what.


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The Braves' one game winning streak came to a screeching halt last night at the hands of the Fightin' Phils, 7-4.

Then they're .500 for the past 2 games!!!!!!!!!!!  :jump:

What a positive attitude!


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Well, it didn't last.  Now they're 8 - 26.   :lol2:

The guys on the Atl sports station kept saying for everyone to be patient that this is like the year before they got Smoltz, Glavine Justice, etc. I don't think that even team was as bad as this.

Can't believe they haven't started firing folks!   :dunno:

That'll come next year when they discover their plan was a failure.

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You guys think Gonzalez is gone after this season?

But on the bright side, the O's are 22-12 and on top of the AL East.  :D :D
(Sorry, not trying to rub it in. I have an interest in the Braves as well).

I think that's cool, CB, plus the Cubs are tearing it up.

The Red Sox are 1 game back of the O's. Two of the better teams in MLB so far this season. AL East should be a good division race this year. The Yankees are 8 back in last place.

I am loving it cbbama99. You know I love dem O's. I think Bucky if he can get by the Red Sox will put us in the WS this year or I am hoping. RTR!






I agree pmull. It is going to be a great race and the old O's and Red Sox rivalry could spark again. You know they aren't that far away from each other. RTR!

He gone now.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15574674/atlanta-braves-fire-manager-fredi-gonzalez-9-28-start

Well this season is over for the Braves I wonder if the players are doing a horrible job if they get paid? They shouldn't, I didn't get paid when I had my company and I did a bad job. RTR!