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Friday, April 11, 2008
How would you turn the Braves around?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thanks to the snow in Denver, the Braves got the day off yesterday, which presents the chance to regroup and try to figure out how to turn things around before the weekend series in Washington, D.C.
If you had a magic wand that would make one change to this team, what would you choose? Maybe make a trade or bring someone up from the minors and send someone else down? Replace someone on the coaching staff or even improve one player’s performance (within reason)?
I narrowed it down to a few options and then decided that my one change would be to have Mark Teixiera put up the kind numbers he did after the trade last year. In this year’s five one-run losses, it would have made a huge difference if Tex had been hitting at a .314 clip and bringing in an average of one run a game. Instead, he’s hitting .167 and has five hits and five RBIs in nine games.
In contrast, Chipper Jones is hitting .385 with 15 hits and nine RBIs, meaning he’s been on base and given Tex plenty of chances to drive in a few more runs, which might well mean a few more wins and a little more breathing room for the pitching staff.
So what’s your one move?
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