David Ross' bases-loaded infield single in the 15th inning drove in Jeff Francoeur to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that lasted almost five hours Monday night.
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Via The Scores Report
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June 07, 2009
How does this make any sense at all? Teams can't release their players now? This seems to be a case of an athlete going too far in terms of what he thinks are within his rights. What's next? No demotions?
Via FanHouse
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June 07, 2009
by Terence MooreFiled under: Braves, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB MilestonesIt happens. Guys such as Tom Glavine spend much of their baseball careers shining brighter than the sun. Then, when nearly everything surrounding their stardom begins to dim near the end, they just won't leave.They don't want anybody to push them, either.Hank Aaron wasn't one of those guys."Believe me, I was ready...
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June 08, 2009
David Ross' bases-loaded infield single in the 15th inning drove in Jeff Francoeur to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that lasted almost five hours Monday night.
Via Bob's Blitz
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June 07, 2009
Will Tom Glavine just go away or will he be filing a grievance against the Atlanta Braves over his release Wednesday?
Apparently MLB teams cannot release players due to 'financial reasons'. Can...
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Via Baseball Musings
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June 07, 2009
The Braves brought up the other Tom, Tommy Hanson instead of veteran Tom Glavine. Hanson pitched three innings so far, retiring every batter he faced, striking out four. He’s been efficient on top of that, throwing just 31 pitches against the Brewers, 24 for strikes.
Chipper Jones tripled and just homered, driving in both Braves [...]
Via Miami Herald
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June 08, 2009
David Ross' bases-loaded infield single in the 15th inning drove in Jeff Francoeur to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that lasted almost 5 hours Monday night.
Via Tireball.com
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June 09, 2009
Bobby Cox won his 2000th win with the Atlanta Braves during Monday’s 14 inning affair against Pittsburgh hardly tells the story of the manager. Cox is known for being the biggest cheerleader in the Braves dugout, hot tempered to umpires on a blown call, and is such a constant fixture of the Braves that has [...]
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June 08, 2009
Jorge Campillo, a native of Spain, completed a perfect run at the 2009 Palmer Cup by winning all four of his individual matches and leading Team Europe to a 13-11 victory over Team USA. It marked the third consecutive Palmer Cup Campillo has competed in.
Via NY Daily News
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June 10, 2009
Chipper Jones said on the radio recently that he thinks David Wright is getting frustrated at cavernous Citi Field. Wright says the old Met antagonist is misinterpreting a tweak Wright gave Jones.
Via ajc.com
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June 08, 2009
All-Star voters have taken a liking to Braves catcher Brian McCann.
Via Miami Herald
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June 08, 2009
Jeff Francoeur barely beat Jack Wilson's throw to the plate in the bottom of the 15th inning on David Ross' ground ball, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 7-6 victory over Pittsburgh in a marathon 15- inning game that marked Nate McLouth's first game against the Pirates since being traded last week.
Via Navysports.com
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June 09, 2009
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Naval Academy Athletic Association will have a Navy Football information table set up on Eutaw Street (in front of the warehouse) from 5-7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night before the Baltimore Oriole games against the Atlanta Braves.
Via Joe Posnanski > Curiously Long Posts
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June 08, 2009
The following may come off as a mean rebuttal to Friend of Blog Rany’s suggestion that the Royals trade for Jeff Francoeur. Well, I hope not. I can tell you that while writing it, I honestly did not mean for it to come out mean — I very much like both Rany and Francoeur and [...]
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