Braves

[Biggin]

STRIPES, are you watching this?

8 runs in four innings.

Now, the Dodgers pitching sucks, but I think this is the most potent Braves lineup since the WS year, when Chipper, Andruw, Fred McGriff, David Justice, Ryan Klesko, Grissom, and Javy Lopez.

[Ghetto_Heisman]

I don't know the lineup has a few holes in it McCann is still kinda flat but he'll come around. Besides the Dodgers have a pretty bad pitching staff

[1inStripes]

McCann is gonna be pretty tough man. Plus they have Saltamacchia in AAA that they can pull up for a C, or they may move him to 1B if LaRoche has problems.

[1inStripes]

Unfortunately, no I am here at work. I am keeping up with it via ESPN Gamecast instead.

I am glad they are scoring the runs, but hope they cut down on the ones they are giving up. Just remember, it is early in the season. Some pitchers need some more work, some are ready to go. I don't think LA's pitching is that bad myself. I just think it may take them a few more outings to get going.

[Biggin]

Not worried about McCann, he will come around.

If Renteria can hit .300, we can win the NL.

The Braves have the threat of four players that can possibly hit 25 HR's-Andruw Jones(led NL in HRs last year, 51), Chipper Jones (hit 45 in 1999, 331 career, averages 32 a year) Jeff Franceour (first full-time year, hit 14 with only 250 AB) and Adam LaRoche (hit 20 HR last year, looks to improve against left-handers, and overall batting average, only hit .250 last year.

My projected HR totals for ATL sluggers
A. Jones-45 HR
C. Jones-30 HR
J. Francouer-28 HR
A. LaRoche-25 HR
Marcus Giles-20 HR
E. Renterria-17 HR
B. McCann-14 HR
Braves LF (Kelly Johnson, Ryan Langerhaus, Brian Jordan, sometiems Matt Diaz)-25 combined HR's.
Pitchers-3 combined HRs

Pitchers (all my projections)
Pitcher-Wins-Losses-ERA

Tim Hudson-19-8-3.54
John Smoltz-16-10-3.21
Horatio Ramirez-12-9-4.15
Jorge Sosa-13-12-3.41
Kyle Davies-9-8-4.58

Closer-Saves-ERA
Chris Reitsma-25-3.67
Joey Devine-17-2.98

I think by the All-Star break, Devine will be the full-time closer.

[MikMo]

The Braves could go undefeated in the regular season, only to lose in the first round, as usual.

[1inStripes]

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The Braves could go undefeated in the regular season, only to lose in the first round, as usual.

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Yep, and its beginning to look like the Yanks are following their footsteps! [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]