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| ttiger2004 | Feb 15 2008, 11:07 PM Post #1 |
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| Braves N 10 | Feb 15 2008, 11:41 PM Post #2 |
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Still nothing new on James's condition and how the shoulder feels. I really like Chuck and hope he does fill the 5th spot,but if he does not I really want to see Jurjjens pitch in the 5th spot. Kotsay better be as good as he is suppse to be and not come up lame during the year. Again if he does and can not continue to produce i would like to see Anderson out there. |
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| whensidslid92 | Feb 17 2008, 11:06 PM Post #3 |
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i like chuck james a lot too but dont know if he is suited for a role in the starting rotation unless he improves his stamina. according to his stats on espn.com, pitches 46-60 james allowed just a .193 average but for pitches 61-75 that number ballons to a .316 average. james' 170 lb frame doesnt seem to be able to hold up well. also, seeing as how he is recover from shoulder surgery, i dont have any reason to believe these numbers will change. another factor worth considering is that with glavine and (hopefully) a healthy hampton we will already have two lefties in the rotation so an average left-hander isnt needed to balance out righty/lefty slots in the rotation. maybe we could use james as a middle reliever if one of our starters should encounter early troubles and eventually move him back into a starters role if one of our other five should go down with an injury. our rotation has depth this year-which is a good problem. i dont think james is suited to be a starter who can go 6+ innings. i think he has the potential to excel in a 3-4 inning role. |
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| ttiger2004 | Feb 17 2008, 11:25 PM Post #4 |
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When did CJ have shoulder surgery? There is nothing to support that I have read on braves.scout.com, the braves website or ajc.com. Unless you have a site that supports that claim of Chuck James having shoulder surgery, it would be best not to make a statement like that. Last I read was he was being held out two weeks to rest the should due to slight rotator cuff tear in his left shoulder, they thought about surgery but they thought rest would be the better option. |
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| whensidslid92 | Feb 17 2008, 11:34 PM Post #5 |
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i misunderstood sorry. but either way, my point was his shoulder isnt a 100% and leads me to believe he wont improve upon his stamina from least year and the fact that he didnt have surgery doesnt negate the point |
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| ttiger2004 | Feb 17 2008, 11:44 PM Post #6 |
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No Problem. We all make mistakes. Easy to correct. Even if he doesn't have a 4th pitch, CJ watch, learn and asking questions of Tommy Glavine will be a bigger help to him in the longer run and just maybe Reyes and Jurrjens will learn alot too. |
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| Braves N 10 | Feb 18 2008, 01:26 PM Post #7 |
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Alot of guys did not like JoJo last year but I saw some good potential in JoJo. I would rather see Jurrjens but I like both pitchers and woud not mind any of them getting a shot at the 5th spot. |
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