Thursday, April 5, 2012

More Braves Talk

I'm going to break this final record thing down a bit. Month by month.
April-13-10
May-13-16
June-13-13
July-15-10
August-16-13
Sept/Oct-16-14
For a total of 86-76. Again, missing the playoffs. Even the new one game playoff. The Braves are, and always will be with their current ownership, be a team that is just above .500, but not quite the team they were during their 14 year dominance. And every once in a while, say every 5-7 years, they'll break thru for a pretty good season making the playoffs and maybe even making a run at a title. To a lot of casual fans, this will be extremely frustrating. Especially those who joined in on the bandwagon during the 90's, but those of us who've followed the Bravos during the late 70's and 80's(and before), we can deal with it a little bit easier. You see, in baseball, you've got 3 types of teams. First, the NY Yankee type teams that don't mind spending money to get the big time players. Those teams include the BoSox, the silly Phillies, the Metropolitans and maybe one or two other teams. Then you have the exact opposite. The teams like the Pirates, the A's and the Royals etc..They simply don't have the money to go out and sign the big boys, so they hope that every once in a while that they strike gold. Kind of like the Rays have done in recent years. They have a nice base of young talent that has come together and play baseball the way it was meant to be played. Once these guys contracts come up, they'll sign with the Yankees and Red Sox. Then you have the guys in the middle of the road. The Braves are a prime example. They'll have some big contracts, but then they'll hope they can fill some holes with some young talent, and hope they get the perfect combination of vets and young guns. And it really makes sense to do it this way. I personally would put the defending champion Cardinals in this category. As frustrating as it can be, you've still got a chance to get it done. Anyway, with that said, let's look a little more at my beloved Braves. Lets play a little game called over/under. I'll give you a name and stat, and you tell me if he'll go over or under...

Tommy Hanson-15 wins? I say under.
Chipper Jones-95 games played? I say under.
Dan Uggla-30 HR's? I say over.
Jason Heyward-19 HR's? I say under.
Craig Kimbrel-38 saves? under.
Martin Prado-.300 avg? under.
Brian McCann-23 HR's? over.
Freddie Freeman-.290 avg? over.
Jair Jurrjens-14 wins? over.
Brandon Beachy-12 wins? under.
Mike Minor-10 wins? over.
Tim Hudson-14 wins? under.

Whatchathink?

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