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Old 07-04-2010, 09:43 PM   #1
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Braves Sign Willy Taveras

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Old 07-04-2010, 09:48 PM   #2
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Re: Braves Sign Willy Taveras

And the Braves say good bye to first place
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Old 07-04-2010, 09:51 PM   #3
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So lets see when that blazing speed has had him employeed by....

Cincinnati Reds
Oakland A's (one day)
Washington Nati'nals
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves

And thats just since what MARCH?!?! Did he sign back with Houston too during spring training or was that just rumored interest?
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Old 07-04-2010, 09:56 PM   #4
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Re: Braves Sign Willy Taveras

Who did we trade him and Rosales for? I forget.

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Old 07-04-2010, 10:12 PM   #5
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Who did we trade him and Rosales for? I forget.

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Old 07-04-2010, 10:14 PM   #6
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Old 07-04-2010, 10:52 PM   #7
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Old 07-04-2010, 11:04 PM   #8
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So lets see when that blazing speed has had him employeed by....

Cincinnati Reds
Oakland A's (one day)
Washington Nati'nals
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves

And thats just since what MARCH?!?! Did he sign back with Houston too during spring training or was that just rumored interest?
Thanks, just when I was wondering home many teams he's been on since he left the Reds.
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The deal was pretty much to save some money and that's really it.
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Old 07-05-2010, 06:57 AM   #9
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Re: Braves Sign Willy Taveras

Challenging Ryan Freel for number of uniforms he can collect in one season. Farney got what, four or five last year?
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:00 AM   #10
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Maybe Jason Heyward is hurt worse then they're letting on
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Old 07-05-2010, 11:04 AM   #11
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Forget about teaching kids to throw LH....teach your kids to run real fast.
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Old 07-05-2010, 01:13 PM   #12
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Forget about teaching kids to throw LH....teach your kids to run real fast.
You can't teach speed dude!
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Old 07-05-2010, 01:16 PM   #13
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One of my favorite Jocketty moves, ever.
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Old 07-05-2010, 01:33 PM   #14
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One of my favorite Jocketty moves, ever.
Which one, signing him to a two year deal or trading him away.
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Old 07-05-2010, 01:35 PM   #15
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Which one, signing him to a two year deal or trading him away.

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