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So you’re the Atlanta Braves. You decide that the best way to operate is to let one of your all-time greatest pitchers walk away in the offseason (farewell, John Smoltz!), are bound and determined to make Jeff Francoeur some kind of folk hero despite the fact he’s not actually very good at baseball, and [...]© Center Field
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I love Bill Simmons. He's one of my favorite writers on the planet. Unfortunately, he rarely talks about the Red Sox. He's a Celtics/basketball guy who writes football on the side.
So you can imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to an article about David Ortiz. My favorite part:
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June 03, 2009
In a stunning move, the Atlanta Braves released 305-game winner Tom Glavine yesterday, just when it seemed he was ready to return to the big leagues.
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June 03, 2009
Quite the afternoon for the usually stoic Atlanta Braves: Waive HOF-to-be Tom Glavine, right as he was about to be called up to the big club in a move deemed “not a business decision” but rather a “performance decision”. Good luck selling that to fans. Dumping Glavine a 2nd time, especially this way, seems cruel and cold. In the wake of Glavine’s departure...
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June 04, 2009
The Braves have released Tom Glavine, his agent said Wednesday.
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June 04, 2009
Jason Bay's bases-loaded double keyed a six-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 victory Thursday.
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June 03, 2009
Tommy Hanson is coming to Atlanta. He’ll make his first start for the Atlanta Braves this Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Hanson has been tearing it up in Gwinnett for the AAA ballclub with a 1.50 ERA and 90 strikeouts.
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June 04, 2009
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June 02, 2009
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Boston Red Sox (29-22) @ Detroit Tigers (28-21) Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-3, 8.82) v. Rick Porcello (6-3, 3.48)7:05 PM EDT | Comerica Park (Detroit, Mich)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150GAME NOTES: Matsuzaka looks to get some kind of groove going against tough 20 year old righty, Rick Porcello.
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June 03, 2009
From the throes of being no-hit by Chicago Cubs, the Braves came up with the most remarkable thing — a five-run rally in the late innings, a two-out, two-run game-tying home run by Jeff Francoeur and a win.
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June 04, 2009
Last night in Detroit, the Boston Red Sox got a dominating effort from Josh Beckett as he held the Detroit Tigers hitless for 6 2/3 innings in a 10-5 win.
Beckett’s stuff last night was downright nasty. He had great velocity and command of all of his pitches. It was quite surprising to see him come [...]
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