Comments on: The Silence Scares Me

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

i think i'd kill to keep tex. he is absolutely pivotal. in fact, he has won our hearts already. i look at it this way: i looked for THREE seasons to find a renteria tshirt that would fit me to no avail and within 3 weeks of tex joining us, i could have easily gotten a tex shirt. granted, this analysis is seemingly stupid, but keep this in mind: atlantans have a NEED for likeable sports figures. look at mark richt and chan gailey. GT gave gailey the boot for being hated, not for his record, and richt is going nowhere anytime soon unless its his own doing. in georgia, we keep who we like if we can as fans, and we love tex. let's make it a priority to keep tex on board. braves fans love him, he's great for the club, and he's a fabulous investment. the numbers speak loud, and so do the fans.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

I agree, Lindsay. As I said earlier in discussion about Willie, there as an invaluable resource in keeping fan favorites around the team. I think the Braves need to pay whatever price it takes to keep Tex around for a long time. He's just the type of player that we need to have locked down with a multi-year deal.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

C'mon man, do just a little research… We don't hear anything about Tex because he's not a free agent. Why did so many people completely ignore this fact when we traded for him? Everyone was up in arms, said we gave up too much for a 3 month rental and we better resign him. He's signed until the end of next year, hopefully we can get a long term deal in place before then, but if not, we don't have to worry about resigning him until next offseason.

By: lindsay

lindsay — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

speaking of all the keeps and trades, i didn't realize we got rid of lance cormier.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

Yep, he parted ways about the same time as Willie. I was just too devastated about Wille's departure to report on it.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:15 +0000

OK, Im a uber-huge Braves' fan, and I want nothing more than Teixeira to return on '09, but I just don't think it'll happen… UNLESS the Braves make a deep playoff run, that's why Texeira was glad to come to the big A, he wanted to be part of a contender. But, if the Bravos fail to reach the NLCS or World Series, I see Teixeira in his home town Orioles uni, pinstripes, or, dare I say it, a Mets jersey, MOM GET ME SOME SOAP!!! I do think think that the Braves have a shot, even with Mr Jackhole himself, Boras, as his agent. IF the Braves take their shot him in the middle of the season or during their "alone time" in the offseason next year, they'll probobly get him back, but in an open market, forget about it.

By: James

James — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:05:01 +0000

In my opinion, if the Braves do not resign Tex this off-season or up till the trade deadline next year, we need to trade him for a ton or talent. More talent than we gave up for him.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:50:53 +0000

OK, Im a uber-huge Braves’ fan, and I want nothing more than Teixeira to return on ’09, but I just don’t think it’ll happen… UNLESS the Braves make a deep playoff run, that’s why Texeira was glad to come to the big A, he wanted to be part of a contender. But, if the Bravos fail to reach the NLCS or World Series, I see Teixeira in his home town Orioles uni, pinstripes, or, dare I say it, a Mets jersey, MOM GET ME SOME SOAP!!! I do think think that the Braves have a shot, even with Mr Jackhole himself, Boras, as his agent. IF the Braves take their shot him in the middle of the season or during their “alone time” in the offseason next year, they’ll probobly get him back, but in an open market, forget about it.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:37:05 +0000

Yep, he parted ways about the same time as Willie. I was just too devastated about Wille’s departure to report on it.

By: lindsay

lindsay — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:18:03 +0000

speaking of all the keeps and trades, i didn’t realize we got rid of lance cormier.

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:15:34 +0000

Yeah, discovered a few minutes after I posted…lol

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:32:06 +0000

C’mon man, do just a little research… We don’t hear anything about Tex because he’s not a free agent. Why did so many people completely ignore this fact when we traded for him? Everyone was up in arms, said we gave up too much for a 3 month rental and we better resign him. He’s signed until the end of next year, hopefully we can get a long term deal in place before then, but if not, we don’t have to worry about resigning him until next offseason.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:01:25 +0000

I agree, Lindsay. As I said earlier in discussion about Willie, there as an invaluable resource in keeping fan favorites around the team. I think the Braves need to pay whatever price it takes to keep Tex around for a long time. He’s just the type of player that we need to have locked down with a multi-year deal.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:32:21 +0000

i think i’d kill to keep tex. he is absolutely pivotal. in fact, he has won our hearts already. i look at it this way: i looked for THREE seasons to find a renteria tshirt that would fit me to no avail and within 3 weeks of tex joining us, i could have easily gotten a tex shirt. granted, this analysis is seemingly stupid, but keep this in mind: atlantans have a NEED for likeable sports figures. look at mark richt and chan gailey. GT gave gailey the boot for being hated, not for his record, and richt is going nowhere anytime soon unless its his own doing. in georgia, we keep who we like if we can as fans, and we love tex. let’s make it a priority to keep tex on board. braves fans love him, he’s great for the club, and he’s a fabulous investment. the numbers speak loud, and so do the fans.