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Braves' Vazquez shuts down struggling Nats
Javier Vazquez allowed a run and three hits in his third complete game of the season, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
This Week's Schedule at Talking Chop: November 2-8
November 02, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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With the hitters behind us, this week at Talking Chop we begin our look at the pitching in the Braves organization by starting with the major league starters. We'll tackle one major league starter each day, starting tomorrow, and then next week we'll hit up the minor leagues...
After Getting Vasquez, Braves To Offer A.J. Burnett 5 Year Deal
December 03, 2008 by
Mets Merized Online
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It looks like somebody in the NL East is operating with a sense of urgency, and no, it's not the Mets.
Less than 24 hours after trading for White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vasquez, the Atlanta Braves are moving swiftly toward acquiring free agent pitcher, A.J. Burnett.
Adam Rubin...
Vazquez Will Benefit From Braves' Above-Average Defense
December 04, 2008 by
The Launching Pad
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In an effort to further project how Javier Vazquez will contribute in 2009, it is important to understand that a team's goal is to score more runs than the opposition. In doing so there are 2 facets, offense and defense. While offense is another subject, a team's pitching alone...
Braves Get Exactly What They Need By Landing Vazquez
December 04, 2008 by
FullCountPitch.com
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By Gary Armida The Atlanta Braves are still waiting to finalized their trade, but all signs pointA A to them acquiring right handed pitcher, Javier Vazquez from the Chicago White Sox. While the trade was initially reported on Tuesday, there were quite a few names being discussed in the package ...
Braves dump Padres
ATLANTA(AP) Javier Vazquez and everyone else in the Atlanta lineup made sure the Braves were feeling good as they headed off on an important road trip.
Vazquez to Miss a Start
July 09, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Javier Vazquez strained an abdominal muscle and will miss his start on Sunday. He hasn’t walked a batter in his last two starts. Given Atlanta’s precarious position in the division race, they can’t afford to have one of their best pitchers out very long.
Arms Race! Braves Make Offer To A.J. Burnett
December 08, 2008 by
Mets Merized Online
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is reporting that the Braves have made an offer to free agent starting pitcher A.J. Burnett.
That would be the same Braves who just acquired Javier Vasquez from the White Sox, and are still trying to get Jake Peavy from the lowly Padres.
Geez... How...
Daily Roundup
April 15, 2008 by
beyondtheboxscore.com
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Links of the Day:
Moneyball? MONEYBALL?! Yeah, another Moneyball article. Most influential baseball book since the Abstracts, no doubt.
You have to admit, Elmer Befuddled is a clever nickname.
Javier Vazquez to the Rays? I'm all for it, but not at this price, suggested...
Vasquez-Davis Moved to WEC 42
Javier Vazquez will square off against IFL veteran L.C. Davis in a featherweight bout on Aug. 9 at WEC 42 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The bout had originally been scheduled to take place at Affliction “Trilogy” on Aug. 1 in Anaheim, Calif. However, Affliction...
Game 83 Recap: Braves 2, Cubs 1
July 07, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann watches after hitting an one-run single against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
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Javier Vazquez: More on bunching and damage
June 08, 2009 by
The Hardball Times
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Digging a little bit deeper on Javier Vazquez, further examining his alleged "bunching" and the damage done by those bunches.Click the title to read more.Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.
SBN Awards: NL MVP
21 days ago by
Talking Chop
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Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. No Braves finished very high in the voting. Surprisingly, Javier Vazquez was the Braves player who ranked the highest. Of course, Pujols...
WEC hijacks defunct Javier Vazquez vs LC Davis ‘Trilogy’ bout for August 9
A featherweight showdown between Javier “Showtime” Vazquez (13-2) and L.C. Davis (13-2) that was originally scheduled for the Affliction: “Trilogy” card on August 1 has been picked up by the WEC for next Sunday’s event at “The Joint” at the...
Atlanta Braves Sweep Champions
July 03, 2009 by
Tomahawk Take
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The Atlanta Braves swept the Philadelphia Phillies in an exciting final game that had Garrett Anderson popping a home run after some solid hitting by the Braves late in the game.
The Braves are now two games out of first heading to the All-Star break, a pleasant surprise considering...
Game chat: Phillies battle Vazquez, aches and pains
September 19, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Carlos Ruiz (wrist) and Shane Victorino (bad batch of poi) are out of the lineup tonight when Pedro Martinez (5-0, 2.87) and the Phillies play the second of three against Javier Vazquez (13-9, 3.01) and the Braves. Preview: Following yesterday's convincing win to give the Phils...
Pitching on the Edge
June 22, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Javier Vazquez allowed no runs through six innings against the Cubs. Chicago did pick up eight hits, but all were singles. Four of them came with two outs, making it a little easier for Vazquez to pitch out of trouble.
The Braves have six hits as they bat in the bottom of the sixth, [...]
Joe Jackson talks briefly to a newsboy about yesterday's news
13 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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File photo—Kansas City Royals pitcher Brad Thompson, center, sells newspapers outside a nickel theater in St. Louis, July 14, 2009. The Indians won 3-1 in fifteen reels.
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Vazquez has too much value for Braves to move
July 07, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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Javier Vazquez may be a sub-.500 pitcher this season, but Ken Rosenthal says he's worth plenty on the market.
Post Game Reax
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Random Thoughts Impressive, impressive outing by Javier Vazquez today (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 7 SO) in our 4-1 win over the Rockies. After the game, manager Ozzie Guillen said he is leaning toward having...
All-around effort backs Vazquez in Braves' rout
Javier Vazquez pitched seven scoreless innings, everyone in the Atlanta lineup contributed to a 17-hit attack and the Braves romped past the San Diego Padres 9-1 on Thursday night, avoiding a sweep and moving closer in the wild-card race.
Open Thread 7/30: Braves at Marlins
July 30, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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Can we pleeeeeaaaassse avoid the sweep? Javier Vazquez needs to have one of his fawesome outings, and the offense needs to get itself out of its funk. Kelly Johnson gets the start at second, batting second... let's see how that goes.
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Javier Vazquez For Juan Pierre
July 06, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Not.GM Ned Colletti is looking for pitching, and Vazquez would be absolutely perfect for L.A.'s rotation. He would give them a veteran, frontline innings-eater along the lines of what they had in Derek Lowe last year, and Joe Torre knows him well and would certainly endorse an...
The road to offensive help for the Braves goes through Javier Vazquez
June 15, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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by John Amis - AP
In order to improve their offense, the Atlanta Braves may be forced to deal Javier Vazquez.
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In the short tenure of Atlanta Braves General Manager...
Braves' Vazquez works complete game for third time
September 25, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Javier Vazquez allowed a run and three hits in his third complete game of the season, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday.
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