2nd round of cuts

pfiggy · 03-22-2008, 02:03 PM

Javy Lopez to retire, ending Braves comeback attempt | ajc.com

diceman · 03-22-2008, 03:34 PM

Not surprised. I wasn't sure why he was even in camp. Good to see Jo-Jo go down. Are there more cuts or is that it?

LongtimeBravesFan · 03-22-2008, 03:41 PM

At least Javy got play his last game in a Braves uniform. It was nice of the team to give him one last shot, although they probably knew it was an exercise in futility.

jpx7 · 03-22-2008, 05:03 PM

I'm guessing Peña is the back-up catcher in Atlanta – unless Wren tries to fill this position by way of trade. It seems much more likely Sammons returns to AAA, while Miller is by far the worst option remaining.

pfiggy · 03-22-2008, 06:10 PM

Well dice, there is another cut pfer shur, but probably not until the night before the regular season starts. I think there is still a couple extra infielders and 4 or 5 pitchers that need to be decided.

Sammons is probably the best defensive catcher left, Pena the worst, hard to tell which way old Bobble will blow on this one tho. Miller was outstanding yesterday with that doofus Drese throwing tho.

jpx7 · 03-22-2008, 11:29 PM

Well, I believe I read Peña has thrown out all six base-runners who've hazarded to move pforward on base — perhaps he has improved enough defensively to convince the Braves he is a viably back-up, which perhaps also precipitated López's departure.

Snowman · 03-22-2008, 11:39 PM

I'd be perfectly happy to never see Pena never catch another game in a Braves uni... His arm has never been his main problem. It's the fact that he turns strikes into balls with the way he snatches at pitches, and the fact that he can't remember the signs.

GenericBravesFan · 03-23-2008, 12:50 AM

That post made me laugh out loud, Snow. Too bad for Pena that it's true...

For the record, I'll always wonder if Javy was eating extra special wheaties or something in '03....

renny · 03-23-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

... happy to never see Pena never catch....

Sorry, Snow - but you just put two negatives in a sentence. You know what that means, don'tcha? You've just turned it into a positive - you want to see Pena catch another Braves game.

NadoBrave · 03-23-2008, 08:13 PM

Glad Javy went out a Bravo even if it was in ST. Still remember his 2003 season fondly.

Perfect Cell · 03-24-2008, 10:36 AM

Didnt shanks suggest that the Braves pitchers despised Pena?? I cant see him winning the job

pfiggy · 03-24-2008, 11:35 AM

Why would anyone believe Skanks, he's not smarter than a pfifth grader.....

jpx7 · 03-24-2008, 12:05 PM

Shanks also used to say Kelly Johnson wouldn't stick with the team during 2005 (because he was blocked by Ryan Langerhans).

03-22-2008, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
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03-22-2008, 11:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,313	I'd be perfectly happy to never see Pena never catch another game in a Braves uni... His arm has never been his main problem. It's the fact that he turns strikes into balls with the way he snatches at pitches, and the fact that he can't remember the signs. __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

03-23-2008, 08:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 797	Glad Javy went out a Bravo even if it was in ST. Still remember his 2003 season fondly. __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

03-22-2008, 03:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
LongtimeBravesFan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,363	At least Javy got play his last game in a Braves uniform. It was nice of the team to give him one last shot, although they probably knew it was an exercise in futility.

03-22-2008, 05:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
jpx7 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 566	I'm guessing Peña is the back-up catcher in Atlanta – unless Wren tries to fill this position by way of trade. It seems much more likely Sammons returns to AAA, while Miller is by far the worst option remaining.

03-22-2008, 06:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
pfiggy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Location: Location: Posts: 3,677	Well dice, there is another cut pfer shur, but probably not until the night before the regular season starts. I think there is still a couple extra infielders and 4 or 5 pitchers that need to be decided. Sammons is probably the best defensive catcher left, Pena the worst, hard to tell which way old Bobble will blow on this one tho. Miller was outstanding yesterday with that doofus Drese throwing tho.

03-22-2008, 11:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
jpx7 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 566	Well, I believe I read Peña has thrown out all six base-runners who've hazarded to move pforward on base — perhaps he has improved enough defensively to convince the Braves he is a viably back-up, which perhaps also precipitated López's departure.

03-23-2008, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 936	That post made me laugh out loud, Snow. Too bad for Pena that it's true... For the record, I'll always wonder if Javy was eating extra special wheaties or something in '03....

03-24-2008, 10:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
Perfect Cell Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215	Didnt shanks suggest that the Braves pitchers despised Pena?? I cant see him winning the job

03-24-2008, 11:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
pfiggy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Location: Location: Posts: 3,677	Why would anyone believe Skanks, he's not smarter than a pfifth grader.....

03-24-2008, 12:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
jpx7 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 566	Shanks also used to say Kelly Johnson wouldn't stick with the team during 2005 (because he was blocked by Ryan Langerhans).