wHO DO YOU THINK THE BEST PLAYER ON THE BRAVES IS?
491962
I would have to either go with Andruw Jones or Chip, Chip, Chipper... Both have consistantly performed through out the duration of their career.  So my answer is most definitly John Smoltz.  Hes been a been around forever, and still is a killer pitcher.  He has changed his style to fit the improvement of hitters, and has been one hell of a gunslinger.  No question.
1102575
1) A-Rod\n2) Albert Pujols\n3) Roger Clemens\n4) Tom Glavine\n5)Greg Maddox\n\nthat is the top 5
248103
Podsednik, Ichiro, Damon, Crawford, Pierre.\n\nIn that order.  Podsednik first because he has the highest on base percentage (at least last year) and perhaps the best purest speed.  He Ichiro and Damon all had similar on base percentage last year, which is by far the most important factor in sleecting a lead off man, and both Damon and Ichiro would seem to be on the decline.
346499
Geronimo was the best defensively. Eric Davis was pretty good with the glove but was more dangerous with the bat. Griffey Jr. has both a good glove and bat but  can't seem to stay healthy. All in all I would go with Geronimo.
1098202
I picked up Zimmerman when Pujols went on the DL. He's very consistent and with Soriano ahead of him, he gets plenty of chances at knocking him in.....Over long term course of the season, he's the better choice, imo.
446893
I think the Brewers are contenders for the Wild Card and I wish them well.  Huge Braves fan here and I totally admire Ned Yost.  I don't think they will ever overcome the mighty Cards but I do think they can pull of the Wild Card.
346858
Jason Giambi, good slugging percentage and on base percentage. gets alot of walks.
1002704
well, roberts is tough and all, and hits for a good average.  he can steal the occasional base, and, along with youk, is proclaimed as the hardest-working player in the game.  Brian Roberts is a great player, and i would love to have him on my team.
1181329
Without a doubt the Atlanta Braves.  No one has even come close to doing what the Braves have done for over a decade.  As far as the playoffs are concerned, any team can win a five game series, (as weve seen) but how many teams can win their division, by a substantial margin I must add, year after year??  NO ONE!!!  Last year with all of their injuries and having to bring up so many guys from the minors and having them do as well as they did, (Jeff Franceuor, Brian McCann) thats just great baseball.  No one will remember who won the World Series five years ago, but everybody will remember the Braves DOMINATING the N.L. East year after year.  Theres no other choice in my mind the ATLANTA BRAVES BABY!!!
458656
There are many good players, pitchers and hitters alike, but only one guy who can do both very well, and thats dontrelle willis. Dontrelle Willis is the best baseball player in the major leagues today because he is still young and very capable of being a cy young award pitcher while at the same time hitting better than some position players. He has good speed noticable from the triples he has hit, a good arm which makes him a good pitcher and good defense. Talk about the second coming of Don Newcombe, the only baseball player in history to win the ROY, Cy Young, and MVP dontrelle has already won the ROY and almost won the cy young already. with time he might add power and go for the single season home run record by a pitcher.
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OF/1B Xavier Nady, 1B Carlos Delgado, CP Billy Wagner, RP Jorge Julio, RP John Maine, and C Paul Lo Duca are the most notable new additions.\n\nHope they come in handy, I'm tired of the Braves winning the NL East!!!
1021322
Well before he got hurt Albert Pujols was the best player this season. He was on pace to break the single season home run record. Plus he also had a pretty good batting average.\n\nNow I would go with Joe Mauer or Travis Hafner. Both are currently having a great year. Plus Joe Mauer plays a very difficult position and is still producing very good numbers in spite of the toll that being a catcher takes on a player. \n\nJoe Mauer stats:\n.378 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 37 runs, 6 SB\n\nTravis Hafner stats:\n.300 BA, 19 HR, 57 RBI, 57 Runs
77160
Pay no attention to the idiots that say no.  Barry Bonds is the best player ever.  Not only can he hit homeruns on command but he solid defensivly and, by the way, the only 600/600 man.  There will never be another Barry Bonds in our lifetime.  100 years from now people will finally recognize a true legend.
947819
I'd go with the 1992 team.  It was the year Andy Van Slyke had a career season, and the first season in which Barry Bonds showed himself to be a dominant force, hitting 34 homers and putting up an OBP of more than .450.  \n\nOn the mound, they got another excellent season from Doug Drakek (15 wins and a 2.77 ERA), while Bob Walk, Zane Smith and Randy Tomlin all pitched well.  They also brought up a 26-year-old knuckleballer named Tim Wakefield that year, and he'd be awesome during the second half of the season and into the playoffs.\n\nThe Pirates should have played for the World Series that season, but the usually astute Leyland made a bad pitching decision by leaving Doug Drabek in with a 2-0 lead going to the bottom of the ninth in Game Seven.  Drabek was tired, and he ended up loading the bases with nobody out before leaving the game in Belinda's hands.  I'm sure every Pirates and Braves fan remembers what would happen, with Sid Bream scoring on Francisco Cabrera's single to send the Braves to the Series.\n\nBonds would be in San Francisco the next season, Drabek came back down to being a mortal, and Van Slyke began a rapid decline.  But for a few seasons, they had a great run.
1089440
The best batter in the world today is hands down barry bonds. For all of you that think hes a steriod junky,  you have to realize EVERYBODY in baseball used to take steroids befor this scandal\nbarry bonds is the one getting the the most for it because hes breaking so many records. He has the best hand eye coordination in the game wich is one of the many reasons hes the most intentionally walked player in baseball history. The best short stop is Omar Visquel (10 gold gloves). Of course this is my own personal opinion .
1075220
The best shortstop ever is Ozzie Smith. 13 straight Gold Gloves and he wasn't a bad hitter. He had 580 stolen bases in his career, #20 on the all-time list. Who can forget his game winning home run he hit in the 1985 playoffs against the Dodgers. Classic.\n\nCurrently, the best shortstop is Edgar Renteria. He had an off season hitting last year, but he is great defensively and a good solid hitter, especially in clutch situations. I think he has the best all around package at this point (defense, power, average, speed). Omar Vizquel is good too, but he's at the end of his career. I like Derek Jeter too, but I hate the Yankees too much and can't be objective about Jeter.
1101560
yes.\njon scherlouz (no idea how to spell that) is the best general manager in the game. he'll probably trade to improve the braves' biggest weakness; their bullpen. the national league is ridiculously untalented this year and all it would take is one hot streak to put the braves in contention.\n\nthe braves still have a good core of players to build around, and again, the NL is pathetic this year and a run at the wild card is not unlikely.