We Hate the Braves and Cole Hamels 2020

[G-Fafif]

Pest Charlie Culberson re-signing with ATL on a minor league deal.

[Edgy MD]

I was misreading and thinking Hamels somehow signed on a minor league deal. No huh-way.

[G-Fafif]

We hate Charlie Culberson, too, but he didn't have the marquee value to carry the thread title.

[G-Fafif]

SunTrust Park is now Truist Park, which may or may not inspire a line of I'M STILL CALLING IT SUNTRUST t-shirts from Uni-Watch.

[Frayed Knot]

So SunTrust, a large bank with a major presence in that area, are out after just a THREE YEAR sponsorship of a brand new stadium?!?!?

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: So SunTrust, a large bank with a major presence in that area, are out after just a THREE YEAR sponsorship of a brand new stadium?!?!?

bank drama.

On December 6, 2019, the merger between BB&T and SunTrust closed, forming Truist Financial Corporation.[11] The two banks continue to operate separately, while merging their operating systems.

[Frayed Knot]

So what's their new slogan going to be?: Same bank you've known for years ... only now with a much shittier corporate moniker!

[G-Fafif]

Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

[seawolf17]

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Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

[bmfc1]

He might hit another Grand Slam against the Mets.

[G-Fafif]

Marcell Ozuna signs 1 year deal with this miserable franchise.

[LWFS]

This... is unfortunate.



I'm hoping this isn't chased with an Arenado trade.

[smg58]

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Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Ozuna is one of those guys who doesn't seem "for real" to me.



Arenado should be on the Mets

[Fman99]

I expect Ozuna to be a giant pain in the ass for us all year. Basically, taking that role over from Josh Donaldson who went elsewhere.

[MFS62]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Arenado should be on the Mets

But it will probably be Starling Marte - when he's 37 years old.

Later

[Lefty Specialist]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Arenado should be on the Mets

If you want to give Fred Wilpon a heart attack, his salary would be the way to do it.

[Centerfield]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Arenado should be on the Mets

Arenado trade rumors are flying around twitter.



Hard to imagine there is any truth to them. If the Mets could afford Arenado, they would have been in on Rendon, who would have cost just money.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I guess so, but the Mets are funny.



McNeil, Smith and Matz. Let's do it

[Frayed Knot]

That Arenado honeymoon in Denver sure didn't last long.

He's claiming the team made promises to spend elsewhere after they spent on him.

But now the team seems to be gun-shy about throwing big buxx around after their strong pitching of 2018 turned south on them in 2019, so maybe they're not as close as they thought a year ago.

So they've at least talked about trading N.A. just one year into a L-T contract (although he can opt-out after '21) and he's not only not happy about it but hasn't been shy about saying so publicly.

[bmfc1]

This site, which I've never heard of, says that the Mets and Rockies are talking:

https://primetimesportstalk.com/2020/01/23/schwartz-mets-rumors-and-notes/https://primetimesportstalk.com/2020/01/23/schwartz-mets-rumors-and-notes/

COL wants a catcher and they like Nimmo (who doesn't?) who is from that part of the country. I'm fantasizing about a lineup with Marte in CF and Arenado at 3B.

[seawolf17]

Starling Marte is Brandon Nimmo, just older and worse. I don't want him anywhere near this team.



Arenado, on the other hand...

[Lefty Specialist]

Maybe they'd take Cano in return.

[G-Fafif]

Yonder Alonso has signed minor league deal with Braves.

[G-Fafif]

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Braves sign formerly Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract.

[G-Fafif]

Nick Markakis has opted out.

[Edgy MD]

I'm curious what name the Braves might change their name to so that I may hate them.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I would suggest the Georgia Peaches, but that would look like it was honoring Ty Cobb.

[Edgy MD]

I HATE the Georgia Peaches.



Gosh, that was easy.

[Edgy MD]

Twenty-Five Suggestions



The Atlanta Aarons

The Atlanta Astronauts

The Atlanta Avengers

The Atlanta Bottlers

The Atlanta Broadcasters



The Atlanta Chickasaws

The Atlanta Peachtrees

The Atlanta Phoenix

The Atlanta Racers

The Atlanta Rhythm Section



The Atlanta Thrashers

The Chickasaw Mudd Puppies

The Georgia Cobblers

The Georgia Cottonmouths

The Georgia Cottonwoods



The Georgia Dogwoods

The Georgia Figs

The Georgia Gemstones

The Georgia Hammers

The Georgia Peanuts



The Georgia Pilots

The Georgia Pines

The Georgia Planters

The Georgia Satellites

The Wakanda Kings