Unknøwn Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 jidady, ATL Fan in the DMV, K26dp and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For the A Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Fried’s arbitration case was heard today and a decision is expected tomorrow. Fried is asking for $15 million and the Braves offer was for $13.5 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 46 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Great stuff......Wash gonna have him ready...can't wait to see him... What's up with broadcasting....how do we see the Braves this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, RING OF HONOR said: Great stuff......Wash gonna have him ready...can't wait to see him... What's up with broadcasting....how do we see the Braves this year Bally Sports as usual. Nothing has changed yet and the new reports say Bally's parent has no plans to dump any contracts during bankruptcy. Likely just renegotiating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Bally Sports as usual. Nothing has changed yet and the new reports say Bally's parent has no plans to dump any contracts during bankruptcy. Likely just renegotiating it. Got Dammitt......I hate Bally.......I can never see the games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 2 minutes ago, RING OF HONOR said: Got Dammitt......I hate Bally.......I can never see the games MLB has said they prefer to stay with Bally. Still a lot of money to be paid for those teams if Bally can survive. They've said they have a backup plan though and Manfred had stated they would like to control their own streaming platform and have recently been talking about a new streaming service that would make it possible to watch without market restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Just now, Unknøwn said: MLB has said they prefer to stay with Bally. Still a lot of money to be paid for those teams if Bally can survive. They've said they have a backup plan though and Manfred had stated they would like to control their own streaming platform and have recently been talking about a new streaming service that would make it possible to watch without market restrictions. This year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 24 minutes ago, RING OF HONOR said: This year? Not unless Bally crashes that quickly. Still years left with Bally. Braves for example are under contract with Bally through 2027. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Just now, Unknøwn said: Not unless Bally crashes that quickly. Still years left with Bally. Braves for example are under contract with Bally through 2027. Gotcha....thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Arbitrator ruled in favor of Atlanta over Fried. He'll make $13.5M in 2023. Fried had requested $15M. labradford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/3/2023 at 9:47 PM, Unknøwn said: Not unless Bally crashes that quickly. Still years left with Bally. Braves for example are under contract with Bally through 2027. The catch is that Bally is threatening not to pay sports teams. So, that money comes with an asterisk right now. The next few weeks will be fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/4/2023 at 3:20 PM, Unknøwn said: Arbitrator ruled in favor of Atlanta over Fried. He'll make $13.5M in 2023. Fried had requested $15M. How did he win his hearing last year and lose it this year while finishing 2nd in Cy Young voting.... labradford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 46 minutes ago, Malachore said: How did he win his hearing last year and lose it this year while finishing 2nd in Cy Young voting.... He was only requesting $6.8M last year, a $200K difference from the Braves. This year he was projected at $12M and asked for $15M. Braves win at $13.5M. A hefty raise was in order but not as much as Fried wanted in the eyes of the panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 labradford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie3127 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Not official, but Chipper Jones appears to be rejoing the coaching staff as a hitting consultant again this year. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Bally Sports Networks have named Brandon Gaudin the new play-by-play broadcaster for their Atlanta Braves coverage. He was the "Voice of the Yellow Jackets" from 2013-16 and is the PbP voice of EA's Madden football video games. CrimsonFalcon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 This is cool: at age 13 he wrote Skip Carey asking for advice on how to become a good broadcaster. This was Skip's reply letter. CrimsonFalcon, jidady and VNlanta 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 I like this hire. I'm not really familiar with him outside of Madden but everything I'm reading and hearing sounds good. I like having someone with deep ties in the booth. We'll certainly get that with a person who grew up a fan. falconsd56 and jidady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 jidady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Hope this guy goes full on biased homer in the booth like some other team's broadcast booths. jidady, falconsd56 and Jimsmusic™ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I'd be satisfied if he didn't hate the game he was calling and didn't try to goad his color analysts into making disparaging remarks about it. falconsd56, ATL Fan in the DMV and dmite 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, K26dp said: I'd be satisfied if he didn't hate the game he was calling and didn't try to goad his color analysts into making disparaging remarks about it. That was Chips worst quality. He completely ruined Joe Simpson. I've actually enjoyed Joe since he got with Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleFalcon01 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 13 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: That was Chips worst quality. He completely ruined Joe Simpson. I've actually enjoyed Joe since he got with Ben. Ben and Joe on radio are absolute gold. I'm relatively unbothered by the fact that I don't get to watch games on TV because of how good they are. Ben's storytelling ability and Joe's vast experience of covering the game make for a great product and they have top notch chemistry to boot. falconsd56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, K26dp said: I'd be satisfied if he didn't hate the game he was calling and didn't try to goad his color analysts into making disparaging remarks about it. 24 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: That was Chips worst quality. He completely ruined Joe Simpson. I've actually enjoyed Joe since he got with Ben. I don't think I paid attention to it. What were some examples? NashvilleFalcon01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I play Madden 23 more than just about any other video game, so this choice...surprises me. It's nice to hear that he's such a devout fan, though. I feel like he'd be right at home here from what I'm reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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