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You may credit Chipper Jones’ new Twitter account or the high socks worn by everyone (except Tommy Hanson?) or you may simply understand that the Marlins are such a deflated team that getting ahead by two or three early means their chances of overcoming the deficit are small. Whatever the cause and effect, last night the Braves put their Monday jinx to rest. Shortly after the game finished and before the Twitterverse had finished celebrating, a trade with the Cubs was announced bringing Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson to Atlanta for Jaye Chapman and Arodys Vizcaino. There are game recaps everywhere, the real discussion today is the trade. (more…)

Monday the news broke that the Braves traded for Ryan Dempster except no one told Dempster who promptly got all huffy and said there was “No Deal.”   Later he wanted time to consider his options and meanwhile make his next start or two for the Cubs. It reminded me of a fawning kid in love with a hot cheerleader on campus finding out that his backup girlfriend told everyone he was taking her to the prom. He only ask her in case the hot chick turned him down, now all his plans were exposed and he was mortified and indignant. In this case his real love – the Dodgers – backed away from any deal because they believed he wasn’t worth a top prospect. Sorry to bust your bubble Ryan old buddy old pal but , if LA loved you they’d already have you and the Braves don’t want to be your backup girlfriend.

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Everyone Known The Braves Must Make A Trade

Unless  you’ve been in a coma for three months you’ll know what the Braves needs are. But just in case here’s a Recap

• High quality starting pitching
• A bench that can hit
• Bullpen Arm
• Dan Uggla to remember how to hit (okay a trade can’t do that but something has to.)

The non-waiver trade deadline is a little over eight days and a few hours away yet except for rumors, all is quite on the trade front and not just for the Braves.

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