8 is Great!

Trailing 6-0, it looks like the Braves are on their way to their 8th loss in a row. I can't lie.. I LOVE IT!

And oh yeah, don't be handing out that ROY award to Heyward just yet. Mike Leake may have something to say about it before it's all said and done. After tonight's start, Leake is now 2-0 with a 3.25 ERA and 18 Ks in 27.2 innings pitched. This from a kid that SKIPPED THE MINORS after being drafted in the first round last season.

Also, he is 4 for 10 at the plate for a cool .400 batting average. Not bad for a pitcher.

Its early. Leake and the Reds will implode and will end up behind Howard and the Braves like always. :)

It's early. But as a Braves fan, this is pretty sorry. Mental errors.

The Braves don't suck per say. They have a lot of talent. They're just not playing as a team.

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Its early. Leake and the Reds will implode and will end up behind Howard and the Braves like always. :)

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Howard? :o

This may very well happen, but I'm living in the moment right now and am enjoying what I'm seeing.

Fudge......Heyward. I was reading about the Howard contract just before that.

Looks like I need to change the title of this post to 9 is Fine.

Bravos losing 8-1 to the Cards in the 5th.

Been a Cards fan since '68! They're off to a pretty good start this year.

PS. I hate the Braves too......

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Looks like I need to change the title of this post to 9 is Fine.

Bravos losing 8-1 to the Cards in the 5th.

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You all give this guy a break. It's a rare feat when a Reds fan gets to laugh at somebody else instead of wallowing in woe. Let him live it up for a rare change.:2thumbsup:

Jurrjens going out in the first with an injury was like rubbing salt in the wound. The day off may have been a good thing for Heyward. 2-4 today with a leadoff homer in the 7th. Hopefully Houston is the medicine the Braves need.

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You all give this guy a break. It's a rare feat when a Reds fan gets to laugh at somebody else instead of wallowing in woe. Let him live it up for a rare change.:2thumbsup:

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1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, and 1990. How many times have the Braves won the World Series?

I firmly believe the abundance of Braves fans we've seen in this area over the last decade are slowly going to go away. They had their run and won one title. It will be a long, long time before you see the Braves like they once were. Keep laughing it up, Jason Heyward and Tommy Hanson don't make a team, especially when Cox and Chipper are at the end of their careers.

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You all give this guy a break. It's a rare feat when a Reds fan gets to laugh at somebody else instead of wallowing in woe. Let him live it up for a rare change.:2thumbsup:

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Better enjoy it while it lasts.

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1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, and 1990. How many times have the Braves won the World Series?

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See, they won one in Boston, one in Milwaukee, and in 1995 in Atlanta.

Sure the Reds have won more World Series, but lately what have they done that is grounds for laughing at the Braves? Besides currently having a better record.

Atlanta has won one post season series since 2001, neither team is very good. Atlanta's run is over, at least most Braves fans recognize that..

Atlanta hasn't gotten it done in a few years. I do see brighter times ahead though if they will make decent moves via free agency. They should have solid players for their lineup into the future. McCann-C, Freddie Freeman-1B, Prado-2B, Heyward-RF, Hanson-P, Jurrjens-P and Mike Minor I think will be a quality P. Nothing is for certain. Brandon Hicks isn't going to be able to make the move to like Chipper though Im afraid. They have groomed him as a SS, but many thought he would get moved to 3B. He has good pop but isn't getting it done average wise. Cody Johnson is the same way. Hes a LF that murders the ball when he hits it, the problem is he can't touch lefties to save his life. Maybe his second year in the minors he will make the adjustment. I also think one of the guys they got in the Vasquez trade may become a solid closer or 8th inning guy instead of just a lefty specialist. Michael Dunn has some pop. Hits 98 occasionally generally 93-94 and a sharp slider.


Its really going to be interesting to see what direction the Braves take in replacing Cox after this season also.

Braves have a ton of question marks. If you compare the Braves and Reds today the future is much brighter in Cincinnati than Atltana; I'm not just saying that cause I'm a Reds fan either. Cincinnati has Chapman, Leake, Cueto, Volquez, Bailey, Bruce, Votto, Phillips, and Stubbs all under 30. The only one out of that bunch that isn't already in the big leagues is Chapman and he's throwing 103 at AAA.

blah blah blah Reds fans do this every year in the beginning. Whens the last time Cincy was in the playoffs again?

and DD, this may be the closest fantasy week Ive ever been in. 4 categories will go down to the late game tonight. You have SB's wrapped up, I have RBI's, K's, and W's, but all other categories will go down to the very very end.

I named 8 that are in the majors or very close to majors ready for the Braves. You named 9. Thats not that big of a difference man. Plus, you have Dusty Baker.