Braves sweep homestand, head to the Big Apple
“Bear” Gattis’ heroics helped the Braves sweep their 6-game homestand.
With back-to-back sweeps of the Dodgers and the Twins, the Braves face off against an old nemesis, the New York Mets, this weekend with nothing but confidence. As they displayed in the final game of the series, the Braves can put all of their bench players in the lineup to give some of the regular starters...
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Third Basemen
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We have just passed the quarter pole, so it is high time we look at how players at each position are performing and which ones will be on the trade block this summer. More often than not, seeing how players are performing can tell us which teams will be in the market for a player from that position. Certainly, third base is no different...
Braves Bomb Squad Dismantling Opponents
The Braves bench has been stellar this season Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez affectionately refers to his bench players as his “B-Squad” or “Bomb Squad” and after Tuesday night’s thrilling come from behind victory that finished close to midnight, he stated that they would be playing prominent roles in Wednesday’s early afternoon game, as starters received much deserved...
Braves Overcome Two Challenges
The Braves came from behind in all three games against the Dodgers this past weekend, including Saturday and Sunday when they took the lead both games in the eighth inning. Major contributions from bench players was a real key.
Braves outfielder Justin Upton offered his thoughts on why the Braves have been converting late game situations, “I think the feeling goes back to the...
Braves enjoying role of comeback kids
ATLANTA There are two ways to view the Braves' weekend sweep of the Dodgers:
The pessimist might point out how Atlanta encountered a deficit heading into the sixth inning all three games, an odd sight for a first-place, home-standing club taking on a last-place team seemingly on the road to nowhere.
The optimist would characterize Sunday's comeback victory where the Braves...
Three Cuts: Braves rally again to finish off sweep of Dodgers
ATLANTA -- Gerald Laird hadn't played in five days; Chris Johnson was getting a day off.
But with the bases loaded, the two came in as pinch-hitters, delivering RBI singles -- along with Ramiro Pena -- in a four-run eighth inning as the Braves rallied for a rain-delayed 5-2 win over the Dodgers.
"We've won a lot of games with the long ball but today we put some balls...
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Wildest baseball swings of the week
Hey there, and welcome to the second part of the sixth edition of The Worst Of The Best. Here’s a link to last week’s second part, which happened to cover twice as many weeks as usual due to reasons. This post would’ve gone up sooner in the day, but MLB.tv chose this afternoon to be obnoxiously buggy with the archives, and this series is completely, utterly, helplessly dependent...
Three Cuts: D'backs blank Teheran, Braves in desert
Here are three things we learned from the Braves' 2-0 road loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night:
1. Surprisingly, the Braves' 10 strikeouts weren't rally killers in the first and seventh innings
In the opening stanza, after Reed Johnson doubled and Justin Upton walked with one out, Atlanta had a golden chance to spook Arizona's Patrick Corbin early on, while...
Chopcast: Justin Upton brings power in return to Arizona
ATLANTA There have been and will be signs in the Chase Field bleachers this week professing the Diamondbacks fans miss Justin Upton in their own team's uniform, but it's hard to imagine they wanted to see the 25-year-old slugger play quite so well in his homecoming.
Upton, who went 4-for-5 with one home run in Game 1 of his return series, has immediately become the star...
Dugout Digest - Upton's return
Justin Upton played his first game at Chase Field last night as a visitor. His new team (the Braves) smashed his old team (the Diamondbacks) 10-1. More telling was Upton's stat line: 4/5 with two runs, two RBI, a double, and a homer. Chris Johnson, who came to Atlanta with Upton in this winter's trade, went 3/4 with three RBI,, a double, and a homer. But it's not all...
Upton huge game in his return to Arizona
Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Atlanta Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Arizona.
Upton, the first overall pick by Arizona in the 2005 amateur draft, was playing his first game at Chase Field since the offseason trade that sent him and third baseman Chris Johnson to Atlanta in a seven-player deal.
...
Braves 10, Diamondbacks 1
Justin Upton put on quite a show in his return to Phoenix.
Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Braves snap a three-game losing streak.
''It was the Justin show,'' Braves third baseman Chris Johnson said with a smile.
Upton, the first overall pick by Arizona in the 2005 amateur draft, was playing his first game at Chase Field...
D-backs dealt third straight loss by Upton, Braves
PHOENIX (AP) -- Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Chase Field.
Upton, the first overall pick by Arizona in the 2005 amateur draft, was playing his first game in the desert since the offseason trade that sent him and third baseman Chris Johnson to Atlanta in a seven-player...
Interesting Braves Line-Up Tonight
The Braves look to break their 3-game losing streak tonight
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez puts another interesting line-up out there tonight against the Diamondbacks. Most notable is that the .153 hitting B.J. Upton will bat second and the .307 hitting Chris Johnson will bat eighth.
This will be the fifth time this season that B.J. Upton has batted second.
At first glance it...
Did Braves Win Upton Trade?
Justin Upton won the NL Player of the Month in April
With the Braves playing the Diamondbacks in a three game series starting tonight, there are inevitable discussions and assessments about the trade that brought Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to Atlanta, and sent Martin Prado and prospects, to Arizona.
Braves manager, Fredi Gonzalez, isn’t in the business of publicly assessing...
Chopcast: Braves finish April with NL's best record
ATLANTA -- With one late January move, Braves general manager Frank Wren altered the course of his franchise's season, bringing in Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to square away one of baseball's best lineups on one of baseball's best teams. At least that's how the Atlanta-Arizona blockbuster looks now.
When Wren pulled the trigger on what was appropriately dubbed...
Three Cuts: Braves end trip with loss to Tigers
Here are three things we learned from the Braves' 8-3 loss to the Tigers, as Detroit earned a series sweep over the National League's best team:
1. Two key stats might best explain the Braves' Sunday troubles
Atlanta was 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
The Braves (15-9) also left 20 men on base for the evening, with every member of the starting nine being...
Hottest Upton on planet? It ain't Kate
We hear the justifications every year, when stars struggle early in their debut seasons with new teams: He's adjusting ... He's pressing ... He's settling in ... He's trying to do too much ... It's not easy to change divisions/leagues/cities/positions.
Then there's Justin Upton.
In his first month as an Atlanta Brave, he's been the best player on the...
News and notes for the end of April
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Bravesy stuff...
♡ It feels like they start the All-Star ballot earlier every year. I was really excited to see Chris Johnson listed as our 3B option, though. He's doing so well this year. Anyway, you know the drill: vote early, vote often.
♡ In case you missed JHey's tweet about his surgery, you can read it here. I especially liked this part, because...
Back end of Braves' lineup cleaning up
ATLANTA Since breaking into the majors as a 23-year-old catcher with the Texas Rangers' organization, Gerald Laird has made his living in the back half of lineups. In nearly 2,500 career plate appearances for four separate franchises, only 109 total have come in the Nos. 1-5 spots.
With a bat in his hands, that's his home, the back end.
Now 33, little has changed in terms...
Braves fall to Bucs, head to snow-covered Colorado
The Braves finally fell to Earth in Pittsburgh, dropping 3 of 4 games in the series to the Bucs. With their 10-game win streak over, the Braves looked to get things rolling again against the Pirates, but the Pirates had other plans. Phenomenal Pittsburgh pitching, both from their starters and a solid bullpen, stifled the powerful Atlanta bats. The Braves were more than ready to...
Game Day Pictures: Braves vs Royals 4-15-13
view from Jenna's season ticket seats
Things you need to know before we get to the pictures...
1. Lisa offered me her season tickets since she couldn't go (this is her view), and I invited Alison to come since she'd missed opening week after being super-sick. Lisa is great.
2. Jenna invited Alison and I to come up and sit with her, and that was awesome too. Jenna is also...
Chopcast: Former D-backs excelling for Braves
ATLANTA When taking a cross-country glance at the Diamondbacks, it is tough to feel sorry for the organization. The team is 9-6 and has scored the ninth-most runs (75) in baseball entering Friday's games, even more than the Braves.
But still, when looking at what the organization gave up to Atlanta this past offseason outfielder Justin Upton and Chris Johnson it's also...
2013 Braves Intro Songs – Now in App Form
Hi Lovvies,
For the last few years, I've kept a running list of the Braves' intro songs. Thank goodness there's no need to do it this year - it was a very time-consuming task. It did bring me some website traffic, which I appreciate, but let's all use MLB's In The Ballpark app going forward, okay?
Here's how I got to the song list. I have a Google Nexus 4...
Three Cuts: Braves show off power to Royals
ATLANTA The Braves extended their winning streak to 10 games Tuesday night against the Royals, further securing the best record in baseball, with a 6-3 power clinic. Here are three observations from Turner Field:
1. The Braves offense can come alive anytime, anywhere
Looking out into the Turner Field landscape in the top of the seventh inning, the majority of the seats were filled...
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