Braves Sign Scott Spiezio

Good signing. He can be a good bench player if he makes it back up.

I was surprised that the Braves, a pretty respected organization, were willing to give Spiezio a contract. Obviously its only a minor league deal so it won't cost them really much money. He could turn out to be a pretty good bench option. This shouldn't conclude their search for a quality bench bat though.

Well he won't have to change the color of his goatee much.

As long as he doesn't pull a Vick I think he will be ok.

I believe the reports said he crashed his car into a fence after swerving it all over the road in the wrong lane and over a median. Then after he crashed into the fence he ran away to his buddy's condo where he proceeded to vomit in his bedroom. So when Spiezio's buddy got mad about it, ol' Speez started choking him and throwing him onto the wall. Then his friend had enough and called the police.....hilarious.

Thats right SirScore, Bonds is left without a job because he was the only one in the leauge juicing. Because anyone who juiced is unemployed eh?

Good thing Miguel Tejada isn't a jerk or else he would be out of a job too.

Thats all i got to say

The reason that Bonds doesnt have a job and all those other juicers do is that Bonds REPRESENTED the steroid era. The first name that comes to mind when you think steroids is Barry Bonds, and its sad, but no one wants to have anything to do with him because of it...... well maybe its not THAT sad, but still.

They mentioned this during the game last night, and said that Frank Wren spoke to Spiezio himself and got his personal assurance that the trouble was behind him. Scott even made a public apology to everyone he affected during the "incident." This seems to indicate he'll be cut like a kite string the second any trouble arises (and that nobody on the team will invite him to parties). I don't mind the signing as long as it's conditional.

As for Bonds, he's a jerk with an army of media behind following him, he can barely play defense, and he's always hurt. Steroids aren't the problem here.

Braves have no pop on their bench. Spiezio could be an upgrade. However, he first needs to prove himself in Richmond. If he falters, he will never wear a Atlanta Braves uniform. It all depends on how well he does playing for Richmond the next 2 weeks or so. Regarding Kelly Johnson, he has a sore right knee. I won't be surprised if he's back in the lineup by Thursday. Braves need his bat in the lineup. Prado & Gotay are not everyday players. When Infante comes off the DL, Prado will likely be sent down.

Braves never saw Prado as an everyday player. He has no power & average speed. His future in MLB is as a utility player. He still needs more seasoning at SS if he wants to be a decent one.