Regarding: Boston still looking at Teixeira | Johnny P's Blog

06:36 PM ET 07.14
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The Braves are ONLY 6.5 games out. Yes, only. Their pitching will get a boost from the return of Soriano, Hampton (that is, until he pulls a muscle in his pinky toe) and maybe Glavine. Is Maddux a possibility? I'm a sentimental sort but probably not. PItching hasn't really been our problem. What the Braves need is Xavier Nady. If the Mets or Phillys get him it's all over for the Braves. Nady is this year's Braves killer. The time is now for the Braves. Chipper, Bobby, Glav and Smoltz are the only pieces left of a once great dynasty. And before you give me the token "But they only one one WS..." crap, as I die hard, it was something to watch and be apart of. Most sports fans will never be apart of something that historic...something that great. So Frank (Wren), GO GET NADY!

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July 14, 2008 08:10 PM ET

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Is Chipper participating in the HR derby?

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July 16, 2008 11:25 PM ET

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i say next year is the year. tex gone, hampton gone, glavine and smoltz gone gives the braves about 40 million to spend. CC Sabathia and K-Rod are free agents and the braves can put down between 30 and 35 million there. This would give them 3 top quality starting pitchers(CC, Huddy, and Jurrgens) and 2 dominant arms in the pen(gonzalez and K-Rod). Then trade for nady and put him in left field. Id say a package of lillbridge, a good pitching prospect, and brandon jones or another prospect. Lineup looks like:
1. Shafer CF
2. Escobar SS
3. Jones 3B
4. McCann C
5. Nady LF
6. Francoeur RF
7. Johnson 2B
8. first baseman