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Paddock Cat told you yesterday about the prevailing sense of déjà vu that enveloped the Hockenheim paddock thanks to the unseasonal Silverstone-like weather. Well, the theme continued on Saturday with qualifying blighted by torrential downpours for the second race in a row and, once again, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso emerged as the regenmeister to score his first ever pole position at a German Grand Prix.
The only downside for Fernando this weekend is that all the on-track action, media and press events have prevented him from keeping an eye of the Tour de France. The Spaniard is a keen cyclist and had been following Le Tour in the days before he left for Hockenheim. Today he revealed that were he not a racing driver, he'd have liked to have been a cyclist, albeit a track cyclist rather than a Tour rider. "I like the pursuit event where the cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome," said Fernando. "I love the idea of chasing an opponent down."
As pole-sitter, it's more likely that Fernando will be the man being pursued in the race, and you can expect local heroes Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher to be the men hot on his heels. This race is the first time Fernando and Sebastian have started on the front row of the grid together and Vettel has admitted that it would "mean the world" to him to win at a circuit only a few miles from his home town of Heppenheim.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa will achieve a personally significant milestone on Sunday as he surpasses his hero Ayrton Senna's number of race starts. But Massa will have to win another 30 races to match the Brazilian legend's tally of victories. What better time to start than now?
Every evening in Hockenheim, the track stays open so that a few lucky sponsors' guests and members of the public can enjoy a hair-raising hot lap from an F1 driver in a sporty road car. On Saturday, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was behind the wheel of a gorgeous Ferrari 458 Italia and although he owns one of his own, he revealed today that his everyday vehicle is the considerably tamer Fiat 500. And as for his team-mate Felipe Massa, he does not drive anything sportier. Ever the family man, the Brazilian's regular vehicle is a roomy Fiat Multipla. So it seems even F1 megastars drive sensible cars from time to time!


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The Braves don't know who'll hit leadoff or play left field when they open the season against Philadelphia on April 1, but they left the Winter Meetings in Nashville last week thankful to know who'll be playing center field.
The five-year, $75.25 million contract the Braves gave center fielder B.J. Upton on Nov. 28 was the first significant move of baseball's Hot Stove season, and at the time many of us thought the Braves were impulsive in so quickly giving Upton the largest free-agent contract in franchise history.
But in light of some deals signed since, and contract figures being bandied about for free agents in Nashville, the Upton deal has begun to look like – well, maybe not a bargain, but not unreasonable.
If 32-year-old Shane Victorino, coming off a season in which he hit .255 with 11 homers, 55 RBIs and a .704 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, got a a three-year, $39 million contract from with Boston, and 32-year-old Nick Swisher rumored to be in line for a four-year deal worth about $60 million, the Upton contract doesn't seem outrageous.
Of course, the Braves never viewed it that way, though Upton's deal makes him the highest-paid player in franchise history with an average annual value of $15.05 million.
"Some of the contracts have surprised us," Wren said, when asked in Nashville if anything at the Winter Meetings surprised him. "Surprised us in that, I think as we were doing Upton and kind of projecting what the climate would be for free agents, some of what's going on here is what we were afraid of. It's why we wanted to get out in front of it."
As big as the Upton contract was – about $20 million above the next-highest known offer – it's conceivable his price could have risen even higher if he were still available when other teams saw where prices were going for outfielders in a market that has some teams conspicuously flush with cash from exponentially increased projected TV revenues.
"It's a good thing we got B.J. done early," Wren said. "We had a situation where we wanted him and he wanted us. We were able to get it done early. But I would have hated to have gotten [to Nashville] with that need still in place, because it's a tougher environment to get that done."
After signing Upton, the Braves traded starting pitcher Tommy Hanson for setup reliever Jordan Walden on Nov. 30, and re-signed outfielder/pinch-hitter Reed Johnson to a one-year, $1.75 million contract Thursday, announced just after the Winter Meetings ended.
By the time hundreds of front-office officials, agents and media members gathered in Nashville, the Braves had only three main items on their winter to-do list: left field, and two bench bats (one right-handed, one left-handed). Johnson took care of a bench spot.
They also signed left-handed-hitting utilityman Blake DeWitt to a minor-league contract.
The Braves missed out out Nate Schierholtz for a lefty bench bat, after he signed a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the Cubs on Wednesday. They've had trade and free-agent discussions about other options and remain confident they'll add in that area.
The more interesting and important matter is left field.
Ideally, the Braves would like to add a left fielder who can bat leadoff, although those options dwindled after some they pursued went elsewhere last week: Victorino signed with Boston and Minnesota traded a pair of speedy outfielders the Braves coveted, sending both to NL East rivals — Denard Span to Washington and Ben Revere to Philadelphia.
If the season began today, the Braves could go with Juan Francisco as a primary or platoon third basemen, and have Martin Prado split time between left field and third base instead of moving to third full-time as originally planned. Johnson could also play plenty in left field.
In that scenario, Wren said Prado or shortstop Andrelton Simmons could bat leadoff.
"Those are the most likely candidates from the seven players that are pretty much guaranteed to be in our lineup," he said. "But we've got another opening in left field that we could have some other options, based on who plays there."
If Toronto decides to trade infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, he could be a perfect fit for the Braves: a switch-hitter, can play left field, affordable, under contractual control for two seasons, and a leadoff hitter who stole 30 bases in just 64 games in 2012 when he was limited by thumb and knee injuries.
He had his best season in 2011 when he hit .296 with a .360 OBP, five homers and 40 steals.
The Braves have checked into other possibilities, most notably Arizona's Justin Upton, Colorado's Dexter Fowler, Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo and Kansas City's Alex Gordon, the latter three potential leadoff hitters. The asking price for each was deemed too high from the Braves' perspective, the level of talent being asked for not commensurate with the return.
Other potential trade targets carried a high a price tag and/or were left-handed non-leadoff hitters, including Arizona's Jason Kubel and Gerardo Parra. While Wren has said being a right-handed hitter isn't so important for a leadoff hitter, he otherwise prefers to add right-handed hitting to a lineup that leaned left in recent years, in a division where the Braves faced numerous lefty pitchers.
Many fans have wondered if the Braves might move B.J. Upton to left field if they acquired another center fielder who might be rated ahead of him according to defensive metric statistics. When asked about that, Wren said Upton would be the center fielder.
"We think he's one of the best center fielders in the game, so there was never a question he was going to play center field," Wren said. "Defensive metrics, we think, are still a work in progress. And because of the way that they're not specific – all of the weight of the metric is not specifically on an individual player, it's on the players that play beside him.
"They're not as accurate as they probably should be, and that's why they're still a work in progress. So we think he's a much better player than that, and quite frankly everybody we've talked to – scouts and people around, they all chime in that this guy's a really good center fielder. We knew he was going to be our center fielder. As we went through the process, [assuring him he'd play center] was not to sell him on the organization, because we wanted him to be [the center fielder]. We think he's one of the best."
Many Braves fans have conjured images of a potentially spectacular outfield with Jason Heyward and the Upton brothers, but the Braves never considered giving up Simmons, the player Arizona demanded in a trade for Justin Upton.
Simmons' arm and glove are both rated at 80 by most scouts on the 20-to-80 scale, and he hit .289 with a .751 OPS in 49 games, after being brought from the minors at the end of May and missing two months for a broken hand from a slide in the last game before the All-Star break.
While Wren said he doesn't consider any player untouchable, he sees Simmons as "unreachable," meaning he couldn't envision a deal being proposed that would make him consider trading him.
"He's a special player," Wren said. "The other thing is, we've seen him grow so much in the last two years, from the time we drafted him to rushing through the minor leagues and winning a batting title at the A-ball level. He just continues to get better and better. We may be just scratching the surface of how good he can be."
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez called Simmons "very special" and a potential multiple Gold Glove winner and added: "People are going to probably criticize me when I say this, but I think if he would have stayed healthy, I think at the end of the year him and Bryce Harper, it would have been a hell of a decision about who was going to be the rookie of the year. Because [Simmons] was headed that same direction.
"I think he would have had enough games to justify the [vote] — because he added that type of energy to us when he came up, the way that Bryce did to Washington. Again, he got hurt, so there's no discussion there. But I really thought that he could have been that candidate if he would have stayed healthy."
December 8th, 2012
3:44 pm
Enter your comments hereThanks Dave great article!
December 8th, 2012
3:47 pm
So if it were up to you, which one of Fowler, Bonafacio, Choo or Gordon would you have?
December 8th, 2012
3:47 pm
Thanx DAVE. Don't forget us old non-tweeter types.
December 8th, 2012
3:49 pm
Right now, I'd take BONIFACIO if available.
December 8th, 2012
3:51 pm
Yep, thats the perfect match for the 2013 team. Fits the lineup and the teams budget.
December 8th, 2012
3:55 pm
$75 million for an under .250 hitter(BJ). Just not so sure about this.
December 8th, 2012
3:55 pm
don't really understand why Wren thinks the contract signing for the amount of money surprises him…he still living in the 90's
December 8th, 2012
3:58 pm
Norris Chuck
I like all four but wouldn't break the bank on any one of them. Maybe Delgado or Francisco and a lower level prospect .
December 8th, 2012
4:02 pm
Bonifacio would be a great addition for left field. I am also curious how Francisco would do in a more full time role.
December 8th, 2012
4:08 pm
Simmons is a beast. We better not even THINK about trading him especially for only Justin Upton. Upton goes from one extreme to the other too much. Upton needs a few great seasons under his belt to be considered an elite player before someone way overspends to pick him up in a deal with the D-Backs. Its either feast of famine with that guy, and a little bit of headcase in between.
No thanks, Arizona. Dan Uggla is all the headcase we need around these parts. That big contract spooked him and got him thinking too much and he's trying to do too much to justify us spending that kind of money on him, and its almost like he forgot how to do all the things he used to do right all those years he played for the Marlins.
At the end of the day, we don't need to sign or trade for an expensive LF option because we have a whole whole lot of star/super star type young players we need to sit down with and sign to long term deals. Heyward would be my #1 priority if I was in the front office, followed closely by Freeman, Medlen, Prado, Beachy, and a few others who we need to protect from hitting free agency. I'd hate to see us lose our best young guys in a couple years just because we were too occupied with obtaining both Upton brothers this off season and forgot to save enough money to sign our own guys. I'd quit watching the Braves if we let our young exceptional talent walk.
December 8th, 2012
4:17 pm
We should trade uggla and then improve our team from there it would free up money nick amhed could play 2nd or fransisco who ever 2nd is an easy fill then we would have a little money freed up to offer bourn a 3 year contract
December 8th, 2012
4:17 pm
We should trade uggla and then improve our team from there it would free up money nick amhed could play 2nd or fransisco who ever 2nd is an easy fill then we would have a little money freed up to offer bourn a 3 year contract
December 8th, 2012
4:17 pm
We should trade uggla and then improve our team from there it would free up money nick amhed could play 2nd or fransisco who ever 2nd is an easy fill then we would have a little money freed up to offer bourn a 3 year contract
December 8th, 2012
4:19 pm
Well, I ain't DOB, but I think I'd prefer to have Bonafacio as our left fielder. We need a proven base stealer and he seems quite qualified to do the deed.
December 8th, 2012
4:19 pm
A team like us has always done better growing our own talent in our farm system and has historically relied much less on signing expensive free agents and trading for star players like the Yankees and other high dollar clubs. We should try not to stray too far from what has worked best for us all these years.
I don't like Wren trying to impress us fans with 75 million dollar contracts to mediocre players like B.J. Upton. When was the last time that signing an expensive free agent worked out for us? Exactly. Never.
December 8th, 2012
4:22 pm
Iowa Brave, we're too deep in Uggla to just give up now. I think he may finally be due to have a good year. Giving up on him now would be a worse idea than signing him to that big deal in the first place, we need to get some return out of the whole thing whether its a good season from him or something of value from a trade. The problem is the way he's played the past 2 years nobody would trade 2 guys in rookie ball for him right now plus we'd be eating most of the cash anyway so might as well just let him play. He can't really do any worse than the past couple years. I'd put money on it that this year will be his best as a Brave.
December 8th, 2012
4:22 pm
Personally I don't think Uggla is finished. He has one bad year and people are wanting to chase him out of town in a boxcar. Besides, no team in their right mind will want to pick up his salary, unless we do the Derek Lowe thing and end up paying 2/3 of his salary with a trade. Nope, ain't gonna happen. The Braves need to keep cash in our team because we'll need to sign Heyward and Freeman to long term contracts next winter.
December 8th, 2012
4:33 pm
Did you baseball fans know that I was the youngest baseball player to ever pitch? Yes, this happened during WWII when there was a shortage of players. I got to pitch at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds at the tender age of 15 years and 316 days. It was on June 10, 1944. I was pitching against seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders, kids 13 and 14 years old… All of a sudden, I look up and there's Stan Musial and the likes. It was a very scary situation. I struck out the first batter I faced and then was rocked for five runs before being relieved. I eventually found myself playing back with the Reds in 1952.
December 8th, 2012
4:34 pm
Is there any chance we could sign a guy like Chone Figgins to a minor league contract and give him a chance to win the LF job out of spring training? He would be on the cheap. Personally, I wish we could add Willingham. Anybody think Billy Beane would be willing to take a trade of Teheran and another minor league player for Cespedes? Wishful thinking I know. I would be all over this.
December 8th, 2012
4:39 pm
Living in Florida, I saw perhaps 120 Rays' games last season. And I guarantee that Upton is an excellent CF. He's overthrown the cutoff man at times, but his arm is excellent also (10 assists). Now, offensively, he's a serious underperformer, and I'm not at all sure he's worth the money because of that.
December 8th, 2012
4:46 pm
Chone Figgins?! Why? Because you like saying Chone figgins? He's had 1 ONE! good year. his OBP hasn't broken .300 since 2010.
December 8th, 2012
4:47 pm
Let's try to get Billy Butler from KC. He would be an excellent fit in a Braves uni. Simmons or Prado would hit 1 or 2. This would really round out our team.
December 8th, 2012
4:50 pm
Crazy idea here. What if we made a similar $75/5 year pitch to Bourn to be the LF (or move Upton to left)? It would stretch the budget a bit but we would have a heckuva outfield. It just looks like his market is dwindling and we might get him at a reasonable price.
December 8th, 2012
4:51 pm
Any thoughts of Braves trading part of the abundance of minor leagues arms for everyday players that are a year or so away (but similar value to the pitcher we trade)?
December 8th, 2012
4:53 pm
I still think the Bravos should trade for Chase Headley of the Padres or consider A. Cabera of the Indians for 3rd base.
December 8th, 2012
4:53 pm
I still think the Bravos should trade for Chase Headley of the Padres or consider A. Cabera of the Indians for 3rd base.
December 8th, 2012
4:54 pm
Would love for the Braves to get Bonafacio from the Jays, but I think they would be crazy to trade him. Having him and Reyes at the top of a lineup will create havoc in the AL East.
December 8th, 2012
4:56 pm
I would like to get Dexter Fowler. His offensive production outside Denver is not that bad, and he's not a home run guy anyway. Good lead off candidate, and he's from Atlanta. Good salary level, too, and he's tied up for a few years. I'd seriously consider trading Minor for Fowler.
December 8th, 2012
4:57 pm
Yeah, Chase Headley ain't going nowhere.
December 8th, 2012
5:01 pm
Rufus, I'm sure the Rockies would jump all over that. But the braves aren't interested in DOWNGRADING their starting pitching. If not for Medlen's fantastic numbers in the 2nd half last year, more people would be talking about how Minor seemed to have turned the corner and was now dominating hitters.
December 8th, 2012
5:03 pm
The player the Braves trade Simmons for better have a big "S" on his shirt!
December 8th, 2012
5:05 pm
I think some of you guys need to be making out your lists for Santa………..you know, wishful thinking! I'm sure Frank Wren's negotiations with other teams goes something like this, "I have a deal for you……bend over and take it!"
December 8th, 2012
5:06 pm
What are the chances Evan Gattis gets a chance to win the LF job out of Spring Training?
December 8th, 2012
5:10 pm
I'm not convinced we have enough right handed bats to deter the parade of left handed pitching. Wish we had gone after Ryan Ludwick for LF. Report is now he has resigned with Reds.
December 8th, 2012
5:12 pm
Anybody checked out Andy Dirks, of Detroit I think, Has very good numbers, DOB, what do you think? or anybody checked, would Detroit(?)consider dealing him?
December 8th, 2012
5:14 pm
My bet is that the Braves try to get Bonifacio and if that doesn't work they don't get anyone.
Either way they haven't fixed the problem of poor hitting which not only keeps them out of the playoffs but still makes them a boring team to watch.
Looks like a rough season ahead for them.
December 8th, 2012
5:20 pm
Paddy, I agree Minor looked really good toward the end of the season, but overall not too hot. If Wren concludes that Minor is too valuable to trade, maybe try a combo of Delgado and another SP from AA.
I just like Dexter; he's pretty fast, bats right, and he plays everyday.
Obviously, good pitching is critical and injuries to our starting staff are possible. Nonetheless, I am sick of our lack of timely offensive production, and I think with Dexter's OBP and his speed, he would be a huge plus.
I do agree that we could rotate LF and 3B, but I think Prado would thrive (even more so) if he had a permanent spot, i.e., third base.
Getting Beachy back also supports giving up some SP talent, though I know a rebound from TJ surgery is never a sure thing.
Just my opinion, but a Fowler, Upton, JH outfield would be very strong.
December 8th, 2012
5:27 pm
Dexter Fowler would be a nice addition, but only if his asking price goes down. Regardless of the player you would want to let go, only one really solid pitcher/pitching prospect should go to Colorado for Fowler IMO. The other Braves pieces in that trade, if there are any, should be of lesser stock in the organization.
December 8th, 2012
5:30 pm
And rufus, Fowler is actually a switch hitter so thats another bonus to his skillset.
December 8th, 2012
5:32 pm
I would love to see Billy Butler from KC in this lineup but if the asking price for Alex Gordon was high, I can only imagine how much the price would be for Butler.
December 8th, 2012
5:33 pm
When it's all said and done (Frank's negotiations on a LF leadoff hitter), we will probably have Gordon from the Royals in LF. Just feel that Dayton Moore would rather trade with the Braves since he drafted most of the prospects he will be looking at as return on Gordon…imho. Kinda knows what he is getting by doing so, and the result is a less risky acquisition.
Somehow I don't see Francona just sitting idle as the front office tries to ship their best hitter (Choo) out of town before he has the chance to plug him into his lineup. Probably a trade closer to the non-waiver deadline for any action on Shin-Soo. However, he would be an awesome pickup if Wren could swing a deal that doesn't take too serious of a chunk out of our top prospects.
December 8th, 2012
5:42 pm
what about brett gardner? he has a good obp, doesnt strkeout alot, has a great arm and has great speed.
December 8th, 2012
5:52 pm
Live in KCity. I would get Wil Myers from the Royals and put him into LF–a great talent who can also backup catcher. Low cost with a great upside. Royals need pitching, so Delgado or Teheran with some other minor league talent for him. I would even go Teheran and Delgado for Myers and Mike Montgomery who has underperformed, but is a LH pitching talent. Leave Prado at 3B and protect Myers with good hitters in our lineup.
December 8th, 2012
5:56 pm
NO WAY! The only player worth trading both Teheran and Delgado for is a Josh Hamilton that can play 162 games. I would be hesitant trading one of those straight up for Willingham and I want Willingham in a Braves uni really bad.
December 8th, 2012
5:56 pm
Disclaimer – I really like Simmons but the sample size is way too small for the hype levels we are seeing.
Hanson and JJ were viewed by Wren as untouchable Ace/1a type guys look where they are now.
Simmons has an heck of an arm and range but most of his minor league career has been one without much hitting.
Simmons almost miraculously started to hit in ST, hit well for the 39 games he played in the bigs and that is all we know.
Beyond that it is 100% speculation and or belief.
He is not a beast or a bust just a slick fielding SS who was known for his glove work and whistling at his position.
If he becomes Arod or Jeter, awesome. If he falls short of that and the Braves miss the post season due to a weak OF everyone will know where to point the finger.
Wren will get more than just criticized if Simmons goes back to his minor league norms at the plate while Justin Upton plays like JUp of 2011 or 2010 for a team that is playoff bound.
The nail in coffin will be if BJ puts up 2011 numbers with fewer HRs and the same or more SO.
Add another band aid in LF and you have the makings for another stealing defeat from the jaws of victory Braves season.
Sooner or later the Braves need to build and play to win it all now. If we get a 1yr rental in LF or a Prado/Frisco platoon at 3B I would not view this team as playoff bound especially with Chipper gone, Uggla still here and a low fitness Mac coming off shoulder surgery.
BJ replaced Bourn in CF as a solid defensive player (albeit with a poorer jump on the ball versus Bourn) but he will need to play above his career avgs (but below for SO) if he is to have a material impact on this team.
LF has been more of a thorn in the Braves side than SS in terms of winning & losing.
December 8th, 2012
6:05 pm
Ozzie – Well said. You're dead on.
December 8th, 2012
6:05 pm
KC ain't trading Wil Myers. His name is mentioned too often with the likes of Harper and Trout. Maybe, just maybe for a really good young stud pitcher.
December 8th, 2012
6:12 pm
I believe while we are all playing fantasy GM, Wren and the boys are in the Dominican watching Francisco and trying to gauge where he is in his recent development. They most likely realize that trade prices are inflated because other clubs know our strong needs and are kicking the tires on solving the LF / 3B from in house. I'll bet we will all have a better picture of our direction when the big guys get back.
December 8th, 2012
6:12 pm
ozzie, just because someone was untouchable 2-3 years ago doesn't mean the same has to apply now. 2-3 years ago JJ and Hanson were just about the only good young pitching we had. Times change. Our needs change every year. AND neither JJ nor Hanson is the pitcher they were. By your logic, we have to keep them now because we wouldn't move them then.
December 8th, 2012
6:13 pm
DOB – Are the Braves still trying to re-sign Chad Durbin, I would hate to see the Nats or Phils grab him and the Phils will be looking for a reliever since the just gave up two of them in the trade for Young.
December 8th, 2012
6:27 pm
Hey DOB, thanks for the up-date, but sounds like we in a lull right now. Maybe I've missed something, but what's happened to Michael Bourn?
December 8th, 2012
6:37 pm
KC isn't willing to do James Shields for Myers. They are looking for a truck load for him, and it starts with a #1 or #2 pitcher.
December 8th, 2012
6:54 pm
DOB, as you probably know we Braves fans are starving for news this time of year. I enjoy your coverage and insights so stories like these are very welcome and enjoyable.
December 8th, 2012
6:54 pm
Thanks for the article DOB. Keep up the good work for us data-starved, deal-inclined fans!
December 8th, 2012
6:58 pm
DOB: Thanks for a recap of what did and did not happen at WM for Braves.
To those who keep mentioning Choo I will repeat what others including myself have previously said. That being stay away from Boras clients especially like Choo who would be a one year rental. Also, before the WM, I was in the group clamoring for Wren to trade for J. Upton. Now I am not and I agree whith those who say save the money to lock in Heyward, Freeman and Beachy. In ST evaluate all options for LF
with players we have. If by luck, an "affordable" player becomes available or a trade
can be made that makes sence can be made for a LF, then do it.
December 8th, 2012
7:09 pm
DOB or ANYBODY,
Whats the deal with Blake DeWitt? Does he have anything left in the tank???
December 8th, 2012
7:13 pm
DOB – What's the latest on the possibility of getting Corey Hart while the Brewers are still open to trading him??
He's not the leadoff they are looking for, but can you really pass up his average and power??
December 8th, 2012
7:15 pm
I'LL say this..maybe not be true..who knows..but AS looks like the best shortstop I have seen in a BRAVES uniy..including furcal..although they are very close..only time will tell..been watching Braves shortstops since the 70's
December 8th, 2012
7:31 pm
I've always liked Bonafacio. Plays hard. Drives pitchers crazy on basepaths. Uses speed to get on by keeping ball on ground. Switch hitter. Plays IF AND OF. Prototypical leadoff hitter. Gamer. We'll see.
December 8th, 2012
7:40 pm
If they can't find anyone that will fit w/ our Bravos, & need'n to save on the Budget, then In-house it is, Frank has had experience playin' LF, he did quite a number of years in the expo's organization as a minor league OF'er, so he'll fill the void himself. Very adequate in his day, & he'll man-up & do the PH'n duties as well. He recalls putt'n the bat on the ball a few times. Look up Frank Wren's Minor League stats, he did a very formidable job. Then he'll ask Fredi to cover backup catch'n duties as he was in the minors as well. Very reliable, can pick the bad pitches w/ the best of'em. (mgr./C, & PH), then Frank Wren(GM/OF/PH). So they'll cover the slots themselves come spring Training. They both started training, & Liberty Media is so pleased, that they've saved on the Budget. Cool Huh?
December 8th, 2012
7:42 pm
Frank will have to work some to cover ground out there w/ BJ, but mabey FW is our Leadoff guy.
December 8th, 2012
7:43 pm
wow! 75 mil for a guy who bats under .250? What a bargain!
December 8th, 2012
7:46 pm
can we get a moment of silence? kim kardashian's cat died. go bravos.
December 8th, 2012
8:03 pm
Can we get a moment of silence? the Kardashian sister's committed suicide. THey found out that hostess'es are no longer making chocolate ding-dong's.
December 8th, 2012
8:05 pm
Stanton should be the guy to go for.
Fransico, Flaherty, and prospect for Stanton.
Line up:
BJ Upton
I would fly to the stadium to watch this line up.
December 8th, 2012
8:06 pm
Just behind the importance of making the trade that's perfect for your own team, lies the trade you refused to make out of desperation, that ended up harming your team.
When you're dealing with a team that has nothing to lose if the trade fails, but everything to gain if they leverage a steal, then you just walk away.
The Braves may well not trade. I am glad that Wren isn't going to pull a Scheurholtz and trade the farm for a short-term player. One player hardly ever puts a team over the proverbial top. Fred McGriff was the greatest fleecing I can think of for the Braves but the Braves had to have all that other talent and McGriff alone could not have made it happen.
I'd rather put a platoon of Prado, Francisco, and Johnson in left field than see the Braves agree to an unfair trade that would deprive them of their pitching strength for the future.
December 8th, 2012
8:08 pm
Just for clarification …. "… that would have ended up harming your team if you made it."
December 8th, 2012
8:19 pm
The Bonifacio scenario looks interesting, although count me as one who would like to see Justin play along side his brother. If the price could come down to Delgado or Teheran + Ahmed (sp?) and another throw in, I would pull that trigger.
And 5 games after watching Simmons play I suggested on these blogs he could challenge Harper for ROY and many suggested I get drug tested or share some with them. The only player I would even consider trading Simmons for is Trout and we all know that is not gonna happen.
December 8th, 2012
8:30 pm
NEWS FLASH !!!!! simmons won a batting title in the minors. he didn't just start hitting in spring training. he hit around 200 in st. think or check the facts before posting.
December 8th, 2012
8:37 pm
I also like the Bonifacio idea if the Rays will do it, but what will the Rays want? I don't know that I trade Delgado or Teheran for a two year player. But if they want O'Flaherty & his 3.8+ million contract I say do it. That's a win win situation. Venters & Avilan can handle the left handed duties and they're still inexpensive. If Bonifacio is not available, I say the Braves go into spring training taking a hard look at Gattis & Constanza and if they don't appear to be the answer they'll have money to spend to upgrade then.
December 8th, 2012
8:49 pm
Have we gave up on Jordan Schafer,plays great in field and hits LEADOFF,and has wheels………I know he comes with baggage but we signed him for some reason !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 8th, 2012
9:01 pm
Bonifacio is with blue jays not rays and he would a tremendous addition. As for Schafer, he cant be counted on as anything more than organizational depth.
December 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
I hate to sound like a broken record but Alex Gordon is the guy we need in LF. I think trading Delgado and Teheran would be a small price to pay to get a guy like Gordon who just now seems to be reaching his potential. It's not like the Braves don't have several other pitching prospects who aren't more valuable.It's clear that Upton will be in CF so talk of getting another CF really doesn't make sense.Our lineup would be scary.
December 8th, 2012
9:24 pm
Ggs – would love to have Gordon here, but Delgado AND Teheran??? Let's see, our starting staff would be Huddy, Medlin, Minor, Maholm, and …………uh……..I wonder who throws batting practice?
Gilmartin and Spruill just aren't ready, and Beachy won't be at full strenght until '14.
December 8th, 2012
9:24 pm
You know why I don't name names in possible trades…. I don't have any names to name.
December 8th, 2012
9:27 pm
IF Wren and Fredi come back from the Dominican League impressed with Francisco (and his weight loss), I believe Wren will be somewhat less aggressive in his trade offers, and see how things look in spring training.
Bonifacio would be my choice, and I think he would also cost the least in trade value.
December 8th, 2012
9:28 pm
All I know, my Rays friends who live in the Tampa Bay area are glad he does not play for them anymore; most say he is a cancer in the clubhouse. I hope he matures; quick!!
December 8th, 2012
9:44 pm
Reading some of the comments really makes my head hurt.
December 8th, 2012
10:00 pm
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December 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
braves should get justin upton. trade ss prospect ahmed plus delgado or teheran and a prospect pitcher like gilmartin. they should accept that and our outfield would be b a d a s s
December 8th, 2012
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December 8th, 2012
10:19 pm
Didn't Bonifacio also play some 3B for the Marlins, three or four seasons ago?
December 8th, 2012
10:44 pm
Mid season trade bait; Uggla, McCann, Hudson, Maholm all for top hitting prospects who cares what position. Mr. Wrenn get the Braves Nation a Murderers' Row of Sure 'Nuff Sluggers for these guys.
December 8th, 2012
10:47 pm
July, 2013 Starting rotation Medlen,Minor, Teheran, Beachy, Delgado, Gilmartin, etc, etc. with our dominant bullpen. Go Braves! Future looks bright.
December 8th, 2012
10:49 pm
ESPN is reporting that the Dodgers are going to sign Zack Greinke for $140 million over six years.
December 8th, 2012
10:52 pm
Yes, the future is bright for the Braves. They may not have the aggregate offensive talent to win this upcoming season, but if they can develop a power hitting left fielder to go with Upton and Heyward, and then keep Prado at third base, then starting around 2014 the Braves can be a special team.
Frankly, that is the goal Wren has in mind by refusing to succumb to the temptation to give up two excellent pitching prospects for a single hitter. Frankly, the Braves might even have a better chance to trade for a left fielder by waiting until the season has already started when a pitching injury makes the other team desperate to overcome a critical injury to their starting rotation.
December 8th, 2012
10:54 pm
Line up will be LF Will Myers, 3B Martin Prado, RF Jason Heyward, CF B J Upton, 1B Fred Freeman, SS Andrelton Simmons, C Bethancourt, 2B Nick Ahmed. Bench OF Reed Johnson, 3B Juan Francisco, C Gerald Baird, IF Paul Jannish, 1B Mejia.
December 8th, 2012
10:59 pm
McCann, Hudson, and prospect for Will Meyers of KC. Uggla to AL to be DH for 2 or 3 hitting prospects. All dead weight gone. Young, athlectic affordable true BASEBALL PLAYERS. GO BRAVES!!!
December 8th, 2012
11:01 pm
Forgot Maholm for stud hitter and AA power pitcher.
December 8th, 2012
11:04 pm
Mr. Wrenn, John Shuerholtz, Bobby Cox, Scouting Staff do not Blow this oppurtunity to lay a Solid Foundation on a Dynastic Future. Get'r Done RIGHT!!
December 8th, 2012
11:36 pm
Simmons won a battling title in the AFL not in A, AA or AAA if I recall correctly. Most of his time in the minors he was more glove than bat.
He is being protected like a baby Jeter bc of his new found prowess at the plate. Wren needs to hope that sticks is all I am saying.
We know what Justin Upton can do. We hope Simmons can continue and build on what he has done for a limited time in the majors and later in his minor league time.
Bottom line this team will need another 90+ RBI guy to go anywhere give what we have in CF and with a platoon at 3B, no Ross, etc.
Simmons is not going to drive in 90 runs any time soon.
December 8th, 2012
11:51 pm
What about moving Uggla to LF and look for our leadoff hitter to play second base?
December 8th, 2012
11:55 pm
I want to keep Simmons but an OF of Upton, Upton and Heyward is hard to pass up especially for a team that really needs RBIs versus web gems.
I sincerely hope Simmons becomes a consistent offensive force at SS to match his defensive skills but I would be ok with Ahmed being brought up midseason with a glove guy in there while he seasons.
My ideal scenario is Ahmed gets invited to ST and open some eyes in AZ then a trade could be made.
That or finding a way to get Myers. More band aids in LF or someone like Dee Gordon out there would be painful.
December 9th, 2012
12:26 am
"Ozzie – Well said. You're dead on."
I'll take your word for it. But I won't bother reading any wordy posting…..more than 30 words. A few sentences and be done. DOn't need books here, guys. We're not actually solving any problems. Just say who you want to throw somebody else's money at and be done with it. Stats aren't needed, nor any misguided logic.
December 9th, 2012
1:55 am
Keep up the good work, DOB, our voice of sanity.
December 9th, 2012
2:16 am
How about trade Simmons (and more, obviously) for J. Upton, move Prado to SS and Fransisco to 3B?
Wait a half a year or so for Ahmed to develop and put him in at SS and move Prado back to 3rd *IF* Fransisco does not deliver. I feel that would be a playoff contending team. Or just say screw it and sell the farm for Stanton.
December 9th, 2012
6:00 am
Quite frankly, I have no problem heading into the season with Schafer in LF, but I know the Braves won't go that route. I think people are under-selling Schafer.
Schafer was a more highly touted prospect than Bourn, Rivera or anyone other than Justin Upton that is being mentioned here. He also fits in with what the Braves need .. a leadoff type hitter.
I am not saying I wouldn't love to get Fowler, but not at the price he is commanding. Same with Upton. We have to remember that we may not have Huddie or Maholm back next year. with Hanson and Jurrgens gone we can't get too crazy with trading away pitching depth or we will be in the same boat we were in when we overpaid for Lowe and Kawakami.
2013 rotation barring trade
– Hudson, Maholm, Medlen, Minor, Delgado/Teheran until Beachy gets back.
2014 rotation if we don't re-sign the first two above
– Beachy, Medlen, Minor, Delgado, Teheran and …. not much if anyone gets hurt
We can't get too crazy with trading away more pitching. We have already jettisoned two guys and after this season we might say goodbye to two more (though I personally think we should try to ink Maholm RIGHT NOW). Hudson will come back with the Braves if he stays healthy and they don't low-ball him too badly … but those are big if's.
December 9th, 2012
6:28 am
What is wrong with Schafer and Costanza and maybe Prado in left field? All good players. If you don't like that, well let's just go the Yankee route and sign Hamilton to play left. What an outfield that would be!!!!!!


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The annual festivals of "Pana tirtha" that attract millions5,947 Views / EMail This Post / Print This Post / Home » The annual festivals of "Pana tirtha" that attract millions
By Lakshman (das) Vrindavan (IN)
This is one of the widely celebrated Vaishnava festivals in Bangladesh that falls on the 'Madhu Krishna trayodashi' (the next trayodashi after Gaura Purnima). Everyone, regardless of age, participates with great enthusiasm to take a holy dip in the "Pana Tirtha' on this very auspicious day
"Pana" means promise. Advaita Acarya Prabhu's Mother Nabhadevi desired to take bath in the Ganges but at the same time she was lamenting because of her old age and the Ganga being very far from her village. To fulfill his mother's desire, Advaita Acarya Prabhu promised His mother, "I will call Ganga and the other Tirthas to flow nearby our village".
Advaita Acharya appeared on the seventh day of the waxing moon in the month of Magh, 1355 Saka (1433AD). He chose the village of Navagrama near the city of Sylhet and came as the son of the Varendra Brahmin Kubera Pandit and his wife Nabha Devi. Advaita Acharya is a disciple of Madhavendra Puri, and constitutes one of the figures amongst 'the Pancatattva. He is the combined incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu and Lord Sadashiva.
When Advaita Acharya reached the age of seven, His mother Nabhadevi expressed her desire to take a dip in the holy places along the bank of River Ganga and other holy rivers. In order to fulfill his mother's desire, Lord Advaita Acharya called all the Holy Tirthas to flow nearby his house. When the rivers manifested in accordance to Advaita Acharyas order his mother couldn't believe his power so He asked his mother to take bath in the same river which He had summoned. Now the rivers name is "Jadukata". "Jadu" is Magic and as soon as tithi starts, water in the river flows with ecstasy and swells high like a tide wave just like magic.
Every year on the same day millions of pilgrims come to take a dip. This day is called 'Madhu Krishna trayodashi'(the next trayodasi after Gaura Purnima), People take a holy dip on that tithi with full faith on occasion of this manifestation of the holy tirtha,.
There is a famous saying that, "sava tirthe varvar, pana tirthe ekvar" the same benefit that one can achieve by taking prolonged baths in other holy places can be derived by taking bath in "Pana Tirtha" once.
Advaita Acarya Prabhu who is Mahavishnu himself instructed mother Ganges and other holy tirthas to continue flowing there and purify all the sinful people. All the other Holy tirthas begged to flow on the same thithi and Advaita Acarya Prabhu blessed them all. From that day onwards a big festival is being celebrated till now, called "Pana tirtha"
To serve pilgrims better, ISKCON has opened a Center there. Lord Jagannth, Baladev, Subadra, Sri Sri Radha Madan Mahon and Advaita Acharya are being worshiped on the temple alter. There are more than 15 devotees serving full time in the centre. A big Prasadam Hall is there, which accommodates a thousand devotees at a time.
To please Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON devotees serve crowds of pilgrims by distributing 'khichri- prasadam' distributing books and holding ecstatic Harinam Sankirtans.
Srila Prabhupada said "Mahaprasadam distribution, Book distribution and Harinam Sankirtan are the best ways of our preaching". Devotees of Bangladesh endeavor with great enthusiasm and this will fulfill Srila Prabhupada's desires.
H. H. Jaypataka Swami Maharaj, HH Subhaga Swami Maharaj, H. H. Bhakticharu Maharaj, HH Prabhavishnu Swami Maharaja, HH. Bhaktivikas Swami Maharaj and HH. Mahavishnu Swami Maharaja , HH Paramgati Swami Maharaja, HH Bhaktisiddhanta Swami Maharaja often visited this place to participate in this "pana tirtha" festival"
doya koro sitapati advaita gosai tava kripa bale pai chaitanya-nitai
"O Lord Shri Advaita Acharya Prabhu, husband of Shrimati Sita Thakurani
(incarnation of Goddess Durga or Katyayani), please be causelessly merciful on me, so that I can achieve the shelter of the lotus feet of Lords Nityananda and Lord Gauranga by the strength of Your mercy, which is the only way."
Advaita Acharya is non-different from Hari, the Supreme Lord, so He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Acharya. He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee. Therefore we take shelter of Him. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 1.12 - 13)
People of Bangladesh are specially blessed by the mercy of Advaita Acharya. Everyone should take advantage of His mercy, and the mercy He invoked to descend from the spiritual world for us. Yuga Dharma-
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna sHare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
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Hare krishna
The places pertaining to divine exploits of the entourage of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are present in Bangladesh namely:
Srila Madhavendra puri - Sylhet,
Isvara Puri - Sylhet,
Advaita Acharya - Sylhet,
Srivas Pandit - Sylhet,
Birth Place Of Jagannath Mishra & Saci Devi- Sylhet,
Murari Gupta - Sylhet,
Sivananda Sen - Sylhet,
Basudev Ghosh - Sylhet ,
Madhava Ghosh - Sylhet,
Govinda Ghosh - Sylhet,
Pundarik Vidyanidhi - Chittagong,
Gadadhar Pandit - Chittagong,
Vasudev & Mukunda Dutta - Chittagong,
Rupa & Sanatan Goswami - Barisal,
Haridas Thakur - Buron gram, Sathkhira,
Rup-Sanatan Sri pat - Jessore,
Thakur Haridas Sri pat - Jessore,
Bhugarbha Goswami - Jessore,
Lokanath Goswami - Magura,
Ganga mata Goswamini - Nator,
Rajshahi, Tapan Mishra - Faridpur,
Narottama Das Thakur - Khatori, Rajshahi,
Srila jagannath das Babaji -Tangail,
Mymensingh, Bamsi Das babaji - Kishorgonj, Mymensingh,
Srila Gaura Kishor Dar babaji - faridpur.
If anyone interested to have darsan of these holy places, please email.
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NASHVILLE (BP) -- The 1% Challenge for increased Cooperative Program giving has been a surprising success, Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, said Feb. 18.
Page had asked the convention's 45,000 churches to consider a 1 percent-of-budget increase in Cooperative Program giving, which would add $100 million to the funding stream for Southern Baptist missions and ministries.
"The 1% Challenge began almost two years ago and has received a great deal of positive attention. Honestly, more than I thought it would," Page told EC members in Nashville. "I thought ... it might have some traction until we got a more comprehensive strategy in place."
But the challenge has caught on, Page said, and at least 15 percent of Southern Baptist churches either have adopted the challenge or are seriously considering it. "It's making a difference," he said.
Also in his report to trustees, Page previewed a sweeping initiative still in the planning stages: Great Commission Advance.
"We will present the bare bones of this at the Houston convention [in June], but it will be developed much, much more over the next year and then presented in fullness in 2014," Page said.
Great Commission Advance, Page said, is an aggressive global vision -- reaching the world for Christ -- based on a strong home base, fueled by the Cooperative Program. The initiative will start in 2014 and go through 2020, Page said, and it will begin with a massive emphasis on stewardship.
Among the goals of Great Commission Advance are 7,000 international missionaries, 10,000 new churches in North America in the next 10 years and reduced seminary education costs for students. State conventions can add their own specific goals, Page said.
"Friends, I do believe we're in a new day where we have an opportunity to do some things together better than we've ever done before," Page said. "We've struggled with trust in the past. We've struggled with really respecting one another.
"I believe we're seeing a day and a time where we realize the enemy is so powerful and the world is going to hell so quickly we must work together," Page said. "We don't have an option anymore. This us/them mentality has got to go. So I'm begging you to come together so that we can work together to do the work of the Lord."
Also in his report, Page said an area he has worked hard on during the past year is ethnic relationships. Through the Hispanic Advisory Council and the African American Advisory Council, Page said, he has been working with ethnic brothers and sisters in Christ to encourage deeper involvement in the convention than ever before.
Soon Page expects to announce the members of an Asian Advisory Council. "That is such an important group of ethnics within our culture," he said.
"Of our 45,000 churches, almost one in four is ethnic in some fashion -- almost 10,000," Page noted. "Our leadership in all of our convention needs to reflect that ethnic diversity. Let's work hard on that."
Page said he will be working with David Dockery, president of Union University, on an Educational Summit where representatives from colleges, universities and seminaries will work specifically on "making education more accessible to our ethnic brothers and sisters."
Another area of concern during the past year, Page said, has been working toward unity on Calvinism. The advisory council he formed expects to deliver a report to the convention at the annual meeting in Houston, he said.
"While I'm a non-Calvinist, I'm not an anti-Calvinist," Page said. "Again, friends, if there was ever a day and time when we all need to be at the table together so that we can work together in missions and evangelism, it's today....
"We've got a long way to go, but we're going to come to a new day of saying, 'We respect each other and we are going to work together to win this world for Christ,'" Page said.
On the Saturday before June's SBC annual meeting in Houston, Page said, he'll be in the "roughest, poorest" part of the city going door to door, sharing the Gospel as part of the yearly Crossover evangelism initiative. He challenged SBC leaders and others to join him.
Also in his report, Page mentioned two particular issues that call for increased prayer in the coming days: the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay marriage and the Boy Scouts of America's vote on whether to allow homosexual troop leaders and members.
The Supreme Court's decision, Page said, could "affect our entire culture." He added, "We need to pray." Regarding the Boy Scouts, "God's people spoke up and spoke up loudly," he said. "Continue to do that, please."
Page began his report by showing a Cooperative Program promotion video produced by the Missouri Baptist Convention titled "From You to Eternity," illustrating how a tithing Southern Baptist impacts the world.
"That's one of the things we're trying to do -- some collaborative work with our state partners and entity partners. We come up with that which is best and then we share that and help provide those resources so that all of our state conventions can utilize those resources," Page said. The video can be accessed at
Page recognized Jamie Jordan for 30 years of service as a convention attorney alongside Jim Guenther. The two serve as the Executive Committee's outside general counsel.
He also recapped the roles of each Executive Committee office: convention policy, convention communications and relations, convention finance and convention advancement.
At the close of the 2011-12 fiscal year, Page reported, revenues exceeded the Executive Committee budget by more than $384,000, expenses were under budget by $336,000, and an undesignated reserve fund reached more than $5 million.
"Financially, the Executive Committee is in a very positive state of rebound, and we praise God for that," Page said. "I told you before that we will always be fiscally careful. I am frugal in my own personal life and I believe it is God's money and we must be good stewards. We have worked hard to do this."
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|Sales Package
|Step Counter, Built-In LR43 Battery, Instruction Manual
|Sensing Technology
|Pendulum Technology
|Mode of Usage
|Horizontal Usage
|LCD Display
|Step Count
|Memory Details
|Maximum Steps
|Convenience Features
|Reset Function
|Pedometer Placement
|Attached at Belt
|1 LR43 Non-rechargeable Battery
|Battery Life
|1 Years
|Additional Features
|Other Features
|Width x Height x Depth
|63.5 x 36.3 x 23 mm
|24 gms
|Service Type
|Carry In
|Not Covered in Warranty
|No Damage Warranty
|Covered in Warranty
|Parts and Labor
|Domestic Term
|1 Year
|Warranty Type
|Manufacturer's Warranty
I had purchased this product on another seller site. I had bought 2 of the same product, for me and my husband. And we both found the product to be awful. It does not measure the steps correctly and is very unpredictable. For the same distance covered by both of us his readings would jump up dramatically while mine would show only a small recording. Thank fully i was able to return them both.
I have purchased to gift my father but
it is not good. Not recommended. pls try
some other product.
Great product at a great price on Flipkart..is a simple product with no extra hassles..tracks steps well and is my personal companion for daily walk monitoring :)
Even though the way it has been designed to keep checking the number of steps walked is nice but the clip does not fit in a tight manner and I also feel the counting goes bit more faster than the normal. Not at all happy with the product.