Tito And The Gun Show Are Back!!!

The same guys who produced odes for Timmy Hudson (as played exclusively on OSG Sports Radio), Mark Teixeira, and your Atlanta Braves have come up with one since Bobby Cox is on his last managerial legs...

Here's their latest...
They're just on opposite sides of the sofa than we're used to...

Hudson to Stay with Braves

According to a published report. Tim Hudson will be staying a Brave for at least the next 3 years. Hudson, who returned to the Braves late last season after recovering from Tommy John surgery on his elbow, had made it know he wanted to stay in Atlanta and it looks like that is what is going to happen. The announcement will supposedly be made after the World Series.

The story from MLB.com is here .

It's a good move for the Braves who have and still do have one of the stronger pitching staffs in baseball. Plus if as expected, the terms are for a lesser salary, it gives the Braves more room to go after what they need, a power hitter in the offseason. Hudson who is one of the locker room leaders for the team, gives the Braves flexibility to include one of their other pitchers in a trade this winter should they decide that is the route they want to take.

Look for the Braves to be very active, as they want to take the team back to where they were in the late 90's and earlier this decade.

Enjoy the Tim Hudson song from our friends at the Titoandthegunshow and You Tube:

Hudson Chooses Rehab Over Surgery... For Now...

According to David O'Brien from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the MRI coming back on the injured elbow of Atlanta Braves ace Tim Hudson shows significant damage. Doctors are recommending ligament-transplant elbow surgery to Hudson, and the sooner the better.

This way, Hudson can attempt a return by the latter half of the 2009 season- the end of his current contract with the Braves.

The telling paragraph:

"A dye-injection MRI done Monday showed a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, an injury that typically requires "Tommy John" ligament-transplant surgery and a 12-month recovery period."

Hudson is expected to make a decision after a discussion with Dr. James Andrews later in the week.

And those are three words you never want next to each other and having anything to do with you-

"Dr. James Andrews"

UPDATE FROM THE BALLPARK: According to the Braves Media Relations Guru, Brad Hainje, after the end of the game tonight with the St. Louis Cardinals, both doctors that were consulted ((Andrews and Lewis Yocum in LA)) agree that surgery was "likely," however Hudson has decided to rest and rehab for the next few weeks. He will re-evaluate after that time period...

Braves broadcasters said on the air tonight on FSN South that Hudson was at the ballpark, and would be available for reaction and self-reflection on their air. How-evuh, Hudson wasn't hanging around long enough for their supposed sound. This sent local crews scurrying to the ballpark in an attempt to get Huddy to talk at a supposed media availability.

Huddy, however, had left the building.