CRAIG KIMBREL RUMORS
Craig Kimbrel Rebounds in Braves Win
Craig Kimbrel appears to have righted the ship. With his first appearance since May 9, Kimbrel garnered his twelfth save of the season in an 8-5 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
During a five-game period between April 24 and May 7, the Atlanta closer had 3 blown saves, surrendering 5 earned runs in 4.2 innings of relief work. To put such into perspective,...
Chopcast: Kimbrel's 100th save comes at historic rate
ATLANTA After a rough go of things in his recent outings, Craig Kimbrel finally got over the 100-save plateau in San Francisco, shutting the door on the Giants in AT&T Park Thursday night.
With the milestone in hand, the young closer continues along his historic rate. At 24, he became the second-youngest player to ever reach the mark not to mention his 15.7 strikeout per nine...
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100 saves for Kimbrel
Good morning. 100 was a nice number to wake up to! twitter.com/BravesLove/sta…
— Lauren T. (@BravesLove) May 10, 2013
MLB.com: Kimbrel earns 100th career save (with video)
At this age and this rate, he can totally surpass Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman and all the other great closers in history. I'm so glad he's a Brave. :)
Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann, left...
Three Cuts: Kimbrel earns 100th save in win over Giants
The Braves continued their strong road trip with a 6-3 win against the Giants at AT&T Park late Thursday night. Here are three observations from the game:
1. Craig Kimbrel hits the 100-save milestone finally
Baseball's preeminent closer certainly made his stretch run to his first saves century mark interesting over the past few days uncharacteristically blowing three...
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Craig Kimbrel and the Reds’ Unlikeliest Comeback
Win probability said the Reds had a 4.3 percent chance of winning when Devin Mesoraco stepped to the plate against Craig Kimbrel. There were two outs and nobody on base. Win probability obviously didn’t know Craig Kimbrel was pitching.
According to Tom Tango’s run frequency calculator, given Kimbrel’s career .154/.240/.208 line against, a run is expected to score off Kimbrel...
Rank Relief: A rare visit from Craig Kimbrel
The Reds have been a hot and cold team, sweeping one series, getting swept another. The Braves have one of the best records in baseball – although now they are only a half game better than the Reds. In any case, the Reds look like the were on their way to dropping the first 2 games of the series. Kris Medlen had pitched a decent game to give the Braves a 4-2 lead. The Reds...
Three Cuts: Kimbrel looking mortal as Braves fall to Reds
Taking three cuts following the Braves' 5-4 loss to the Reds on Tuesday in Cincinnati.
1. For the first time, Kimbrel is looking mortal
Craig Kimbrel watched the ball sail beyond the left-center field wall and was on his way off the field before Shin-Soo Choo had even rounded third.
For the third time in his last five attempts, the Braves' All-Star closer -- who was one...
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Three Cuts: Mets jump on Kimbrel, O'Flaherty as Braves stumble
ATLANTA -- Taking three cuts after the Braves' 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Mets Friday at Turner Field.
1. The best just wasn't enough
First it was Eric O'Flaherty, then Craig Kimbrel and then they got to Jordan Walden.
The backbone of a Braves bullpen that, statistically, stands as the best in baseball, allowed runs in the eighth, ninth and 10th innings as the Mets...
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Subway Boys In The Hall: Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves
Video: Hall of Fame Hopefuls: Craig Kimbrel When you think about the baseball Hall of Fame, you think about the incredibly high threshold that’s set for an inductee. You don’t just have to be great, you have to keep it up for a long time. Usually, any discussion of Hall of Fame credentials starts in earnest after a player is well into his career. But it’s always fun to consider...
Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is apparently pretty decent at golf
Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is really good at pitching, and according to this story from the USA Today, he isn't too bad at golf either.Kimbrel, 24, spent much of Monday hitting the links at ChampionsGate Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. On the second hole, Kimbrel allegedly lost sight of his ball after driving it off the tee. He just figured it disappeared into a greenside...
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