Atlanta Braves News: The Morning Chop, David Justice, Free Agents, Jonny Gomes Speech
By Jeff Schafer
A.J. Pierzynski, Peter Moylan among four Atlanta Braves free agents
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The day after the World Series, all MLB players who are eligible become free agents. On Monday, this happened. This means that Pierzynski, Peter Moylan, Ross Detwiler and Edwin Jackson are all not a part of the Atlanta Braves at this point. With bullpen being the biggest “point of interest” this offseason, Moylan and Jackson will probably be pursued to return to Atlanta.
"The Braves hope to re-sign veteran Pierzynski, but it remains to be seen if his price rises above where they’re willing to go for the catcher, who’ll be 39 on Dec. 30. After batting .300 with 24 doubles, nine homers and 49 RBIs in 113 games, Pierzynski might be attractive for an American League team that can offer a multi-year deal with the designated-hitter role a possibility down the line.Moylan signed a two-year minor league deal with the Braves in March that was intended to give him time to recover at a cautious pace from his second Tommy John surgery and serve as a player/coach for rookie-league Danville in late summer. But he progressed ahead of scheduled and was called up by the major league team in August, at which point the minor-league contract was voided.The Braves might have interest in re-signing Moylan or Jackson, who was released by the Cubs last summer with 1 1/2 seasons left on a huge contract."
David Justice sets the record straight on him and Halle Berry
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: David Justice was married to actress Halle Berry in the early 1990’s. News to you? The marriage latest from 1992 to 1997. Justice got on twitter the other night and went on a little rant about his ex-wife. Berry is divorcing her third husband and from what I’m reading from his tweets, Justice isn’t too happy with her. Fox Sports has his tweets, click the link above.
"Justice went on a full-blown rant Monday, in tweets that have since been deleted, People reported. He said she “was mad at me leaving the relationship so she and her Hollywood Team just tried to destroy my character. It had to be my fault, right?”He also took a jab at her relationship history, saying that he and every guy after him was a “Knight in Shining Armor, until it ends. Then we all become the worst guys in history.”He added: “Only the guys in the relationship with Halle know the real deal. There will be another, of course. He’ll be called ‘The Best’ until it ends.”"
Jonny Gomes’ epic speech is Royal
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: Remember when the Atlanta Braves had Jonny Gomes? I do. I was a fan of this guy. He brought leadership and a voice to a team that seems they haven’t had one in years. Though he underperformed on the field during his time with the Braves, I believe he lit a spark during the first half of the season. The Braves, yes the ones that traded away many pieces of their team, were a .500 team around the half way point of 2015…Atlanta traded him to the Royals on August 31. Think he had anything to do with a playoff surge for Kansas City?
"“It’s unbelievable what those boys did.”“It’s unbelievable what they did! It’s unbelievable what they did!”“They stole bases, they hit homers.”“Hey guess what, Cy Young winner, not on our team, beat him.”“Rookie of the year, not on our team, we beat him.”“MVP of the whole league,” turning to the teammates behind him, “sorry guys, not on our team. But we beat that guy, too! You know why we beat them. Because all of y’all people had our backs.”"