tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post896102787299900238..comments2023-05-27T10:27:51.036-04:00Comments on Chicks Dig Diamonds & Dugouts: A Busy Week For Frank!diamondsanddugoutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-85962404108850324472012-12-04T23:55:23.460-05:002012-12-04T23:55:23.460-05:00Couldn't agree more about Schafer! Whaaat?Couldn't agree more about Schafer! Whaaat?wsnuggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317229460713091878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-79969998615020317402012-12-02T09:00:13.625-05:002012-12-02T09:00:13.625-05:00I'm with you. I have no idea how he's sti...I'm with you. I have no idea how he's still playing and why on earth the Braves would want him back. The Braves took Schafer in the 3rd round of the 2005 draft. He was always touted as the 'next superstar'. I think he believed his own hype. He was well-known for being very cocky and arrogant. Early in the 2008 season, playing Triple-A ball, Schafer was suspended 50 games for HGH use.<br />Schafer was the Braves starting centerfielder Opening Day 2009. He started off ok (hitting a HR in his first at-bat) but struggled and was sent back down to Triple-A in June. He was called back up in May of 2011 and subsequently traded to the Astros (for Michael Bourn) in June of that year.<br />I was not at all a fan of Jordan Schafer. He seemed to have a sense of entitlement about him and it appeared to me that he thought he was the biggest star on the Braves roster. At one point, Matt Diaz was 'assigned' to Schaffer to serve as mentor and to teach him the proper way to dress, carry himself and interact with others both in and out of the clubhouse. He never fit the Braves mold. Needless to say, I was not at all disappointed when he was traded.<br />I know Schafer had some off-the-field issues as well. In October 2011 he was arrested on felony pot chargers at a Cheesecake Factory in Tampa. No, I didn't make that up. I really don't know what the Braves were thinking in picking him up off waivers.diamondsanddugoutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-77634946939951518392012-12-01T22:28:55.198-05:002012-12-01T22:28:55.198-05:00Ok. So, admittedly, I haven't followed the Bra...Ok. So, admittedly, I haven't followed the Braves very closely over the past several years so I was not familiar with Jordan Schafer. Your comment above, of course, grabbed my attention. Looked him up (on Wikipedia) and now I'm wondering how this guy is still in baseball!? Would love to hear your thoughts.Large Margehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434183037687708993noreply@blogger.com