Jacoby_Ellsbury

Excellent deal. Shed salary, add a good reliever. I like this trade on its own, let alone as a precursor to a bigger deal.

Oh jesus...

Imagine if they paid attention to their batting order.

Cincinnati is dog s***. The Eagles should be ashamed of themselves.

overtime

wtf? lol what have i done....

you never saw this?

nevermind

Remember this time last season (and all summer of 2007), there was unbelievable amounts of hype and anticipation surrounding this team, not to mention a lot of doubters who kept bitching about chemistry and shots. The team had motivation last season, right out of the gate. This year, they're established, they won the title, they don't have anything to prove (except maybe that they can repeat, but that can't be proven in November), so as a result they're more relaxed this year. The C's are pacing themselves. They'll be fine.

So the Braves are supposed to survive in a stacked division with a rotation of Jair Jurrjens (quality pitcher, granted), Jorge Campillo (30-year old who was a plan B starter last year and happened to tread water, never saw any consistent MLB action prior), John Smoltz (pretty good, but very old while coming off a severe injury), and.... what? You said it, no Tim Hudson until August. Jo-Jo Reyes sucks, Charlie Morton sucks, Chuck James sucks, two of them have a pretty realistic shot of landing in next season's rotation, how do you expect Atlanta to be anywhere near contention in a loaded NL East with only three decent pitchers in their rotation (four or five is the normal prerequisite for a team with playoff hopes) for the bulk of the year? That rotation could contend. Too bad it will never have the oppurtunity. Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Angels, Dodgers, Phillies. Those are some of the teams that will be chasing the likes of Dempster/Lowe/Burnett this winter. Tell me how the Braves to convince their potential signees to forgo places like those in order to sign in Atlanta? I guess they could overpay, but overpaying for the likes of Derek Lowe never works out too well, does it?

K-Rod at 16th, Ben Sheets... is 23rd?? And Jeremy Affeldt is ahead of both of them? That makes perfect sense.

I believe you mean Jayson Stark (as opposed to this Heyman guy)?

As much as people may hate Boras... sports agents HAVE to be unethical if they want to be good. Its a dirty business, and if you play by the rules, you'll lose your client. The agent's job is to make sure the athlete gets paid (by any means necessary), or else he is fired.

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That rotation, even with Peavy, is putrid. I can't see them luring an ace to town, they'll have to settle for some mid-level guy like Paul Byrd.

A s***** team does not acquire Ibanez or Burrell and suddenly become good. If you were to mention Prince Fielder, he would have a lot more of an impact on that team.

If they were in the NL West, I'd agree with you guys. But they're in the NL East, and as it stands right now, their roster is just bad. They don't have the pieces to do anything meaningful after they (hypothetically) acquire Peavy. Not to mention that three other teams in the division, Florida, Philly, and the Mets, are far better than Atlanta. f***, if Washington lands Teixiera, they could rise above Atlanta. They're no good, maybe if they have a good couple of drafts in the next two years they can turn those players into more immediate success. Their only hope at this point. In other news, talks of a Peavy to Atlanta deal being imminent seem to be kind of premature: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8790286/Source:-Padres-'not-close-with-anyone'-on-Peavy

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8790750/Cubs-land-Gregg-in-deal-with-Marlins

Hawks = owned Take that, Rodney Mott.

Its a waste of time by Atlanta. They're still 3 or 4 years away from being any good, barring a couple of other big trades/signings (aside from Peavy). But, at least the Yankees don't get him.

Stupid s*** by the 49ers on that final play. I mean, if you are retarded enough to run it in that situation, at least run it with your primary back. You know, the one that has a chance of getting into the end zone? Shows how much confidence they have in Shawn Hill (or any of their quarterbacks, since he was the one starting).

Can't believe I forgot about Shields... Jacoby fail.