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      <title>Atlanta Braves News: Braves Play Hot and Cold</title>
      <description>It has been almost a month since my last look-in on the Atlanta Braves, and since that April 24th loss to the Colorado Rockies the team has had its share of highlights as well as several games they would definitely like to forget. During this time the team has had twenty-two games and was able to post a respectable 10-12 record, leaving the team at 25-18 with a 2 game lead over the Nationals in the NL East.

I mentioned before this long strand of games that the team would be facing some of the most talented teams in Major League Baseball and would undoubtedly have several disheartening outings during this time, a statement that was proving immediately in the Braves&#8217; three-game series against the defending AL Champion Detroit Tigers. The Tigers made quick work of Atlanta&#8217;s smash-mouth offense, outscoring the Braves 25-7 while recording 39 strikeouts against their counterparts who call Turner Field home, making it painfully obvious that good pitching is fully capable of beating good h...</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:31:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Jason Heyward Respects Matt Kemp&#8217;s Home Run Robbing Catch</title>
      <description>Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves got absolutely robbed of a home run on Saturday night by an incredible defensive catch made by Matt Kemp.  Kemp was able to time his jump perfectly to snag the ball just before it made its way over the left-center wall.  Instead of being frustrated or angry, Heyward pulled a classy move and gave Kemp tip of the helmet.  Game respect game. 
[BLS]
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:51:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Jake 'The Snake' does 7th inning stretch</title>
      <description>In case you were wondering...yes, that was WWE legend Jake Roberts on the mic treating the Atlanta Braves crowd to &quot;Take Me Out to the Ballgame&quot;.  	In what I can only imagine was an attempt to prove he was still alive (because he sure as Hell isn't relevant), &quot;The Snake&quot; grabbed the microphone Friday night and started singing.&#160; And as you might expect, the result wasn't all that spectacular.  	I'm not entirely sure why Roberts, who was never really known as a dynamic person, would be any team's choice to take the reigns during the seventh inning stretch, but, maybe, dude won some sort of raffle...and Koko B. Ware wasn't available.&#160; Or maybe...someone at Turner Field lost a bet.   	And that someone was everyone in attendance.  	Your browser does not support iframes.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Atlanta Braves Place P Eric O&#8217;Flaherty On 15 Day DL</title>
      <description>The Atlanta Braves have placed left-handed pitcher Eric O&#8217;Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list. MRI&#8217;s show that he tore his&#160;ulnar collateral ligament, which generally leads to Tommy John surgery. He is scheduling an appointment with Dr. James Andrews next week and probably done for the year.
This isn&#8217;t great news for the Braves, as Flaherty has been pitching well this season. With 18 innings of work, he held a 2.50 ERA and 0.94 WHIP.
&#160;
		The post Atlanta Braves Place P Eric O&#8217;Flaherty On 15 Day DL appeared first on FFLockerRoom | NFL News | MLB News | NBA News | NHL News | Fantasy |.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:13:59 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Heyward tips cap to Kemp after great play</title>
      <description>Tweet &#160; When it comes to playing center field there aren&#8217;t many who do it better than Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Saturday the two-time Gold Glove Award winner used his impressive athleticism to rob Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward at the wall. &#160; Your browser does not support iframes. &#160; [...]</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:31:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Eric O&#8217;Flaherty will likely need Tommy John surgery after MRI</title>
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Eric O&#8217;Flaherty is the latest member of the Atlanta Braves bullpen to be out for the season. A MRI on Saturday revealed that O&#8217;Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
Next week O&#8217;Flaherty will visit Dr. James Andrews to get his opinion but a torn ulnar collateral ligament has a pathway that leads straight to Tommy John surgery.
O&#8217;Flaherty had pitched in 19 games this season for the Braves and had a 2.50 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP.
The 28-year-old O&#8217;Flaherty has been a valuable part of the Braves bullpen since 2009. Since joining the Braves O&#8217;Flaherty has appeared in 295 games and has compiled a 1.99 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.
O&#8217;Flaherty&#8217;s loss will only further burden a Braves team which began the season without fellow left hander Jonny Venters who recently underwent his second Tommy John surgery.
The Braves are hopeful that they will get Brandon Beachy back in the next month. The 26-year-old right hander under went Tommy John surgery last season and will make his fir...</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:47:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Braves reliever O'Flaherty out with torn elbow ligament</title>
      <description>ATLANTA  Realistically speaking, the Braves' dominant bullpen cannot withstand too many more hits.

With setup man Jonny Venters out for the season following Tommy John surgery and new setup man Jordan Walden sent to the disabled list with inflammation in his elbow, Atlanta revealed more bad news on Saturday: Eric O'Flaherty, one of the top relievers in baseball over the past few seasons, is out indefinitely with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. 

O'Flaherty pitched the eighth inning of Friday's 8-5 win before complaining of soreness and undergoing an MRI.

It is unknown whether the 28-year-old reliever will undergo surgery.

Much like his bullpen mate Venters, O'Flaherty is headed to see orthopedic specialist and surgeon Dr. James Andrews for further evaluation.

&quot;Obviously youre hoping that its just a sprain and a short DL stint, and you can come back fairly quickly,&quot; Braves general manager Frank Wren told reporters before Saturday's game against the Dodg</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:35 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Braves place Jordan Walden on DL; activate Jason Heyward</title>
      <description>The Atlanta Braves made room on their roster for activated
outfielder Jason  Heyward by placing late-inning reliever Jordan  Walden on the
disabled list, the team announced.

The Braves have activated OF Jason  Heyward (appendectomy) from DL. RHP Jordan  Walden has been placed on DL with right shoulder inflammation.
&#8212; Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 17, 2013

Heyward had been out since the end of April after undergoing
an emergency appendectomy. During his absence, the Braves used Evan  Gattis,
Reed  Johnson and Jordan  Schafer to fill in.



Prior to hitting the DL, Heyward was off to a rough start to
the season, maintaining a batting average of .121 over his first 17 games.
Atlanta&#8217;s hoping that production picks up following his return, and he did go
2-for-4 with a double and RBI last night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.



Walden has been sidelined due to inflammation in his
throwing shoulder. The right-hander &#8211; who was acquired from the Los Angeles
Angels ov...</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Heyward strong in return to lineup as Braves dump Dodgers</title>
      <description>ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman and Dan Uggla, tracking the ball into the right-field grass backed of and Jason Heyward slid forward with his feet in front of him, appearing to hit the grass on his right side as he made the catch.

The Braves right fielder lifted himself up, grimaced and took couple of steps. Uggla put his arm around Heyward and walked with him for a moment.

With Heyward playing in his first game in an Atlanta uniform since an emergency appendectomy April 22, it was a moment worth fixating on -- to everyone but Heyward.

&quot;I was good,&quot; Heyward said. &quot;I'm good. I played enough games, did enough things (in rehab with Triple-A) Gwinnett. I wasn't at all worried about it myself here. I just spiked myself and that didn't feel too good. I'm thinking anything about the surgery or anything like that.&quot;

Heyward wasted little time making his presence felt in his return from a 23-game absence, as he would go 2-for-4 with and RBI as Atlanta won 8-5 to open a six-game home s</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:16:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Three Cuts: Upton slam fuels Braves' win over Dodgers</title>
      <description>ATLANTA  Here are three things we learned from the Braves' 8-5 win over the Dodgers, a back-and-forth game that ultimately turned on a single power stroke:


1. Justin Upton apparently loves playing in the Braves' alternate reds

On April 5, the first Friday of the season, the Upton brothers made MLB history by becoming the first sibling pair to belt homers in the ninth inning of the same game  with B.J. tying the score against the Cubs ... and Justin ending it with a walk-off blast.

Fast forward to this Friday night, the sixth inning specifically, as Justin Upton strode to the plate with the Braves down 4-2 and the bases loaded  the product of a Jordan Schafer pinch-hit single, a Dodgers infield error and a walk to Jason Heyward.

Justin Upton, who was traded to the Braves (23-18) during the winter, attacked Dodgers reliever Paco Rodriguez from the get-go, fouling off the first pitch with a violent swing.

Just missed it.

&quot;The first one, I got a pretty good gauge,&quot; recalled Upton after th</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Brandon Beachy to make rehab start on Sunday</title>
      <description>Brandon Beachy will attempt to throw three innings or 45 pitches on Sunday when he starts for Triple-A Gwinnett. Beachy is working his way back from Tommy John surgery in 2012.
On Tuesday the 26-year-old threw two innings in an extended spring training game. After Sunday&#8217;s start Beachy will be expected to make another five or six minor league starts before returning to the Braves rotation.
Beachy is throwing in the low-90s which is typical for him but he does have concern about his ability to hit his spots.
&#8220;Once it comes time to pitch in games that matter (velocity) is not going to determine whether I can get guys out or not,&#8221; Beachy told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. &#8220;(It&#8217;s) being able to throw fastballs to get in favorable counts and then throwing breaking balls that are effective.&#8221;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Heyward activated; Braves put Walden on DL</title>
      <description>ATLANTA (AP)  Braves right fielder Jason Heyward has been activated from the disabled list and is starting against the Dodgers.

Heyward is hitting second in Friday night's lineup, his first appearance since his appendix was removed April 22.

It marks the first time this season Heyward and catcher Brian McCann are in the same lineup. McCann returned from offseason right shoulder surgery on the Braves' recent 10-game trip.

Slumping center fielder B.J. Upton is hitting eighth.

Heyward was hitting .121 with two homers in 17 games before the emergency surgery.

Right-hander Jordan Walden was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation to clear a spot for Heyward.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Braves right fielder Jason Heyward has been activated from the disabled list and is starting against the Dodgers.

Heyward is hitting second in Friday night's lineup, his first appearance since his appendix was removed April 22.

It marks the first time this season Heyward and catcher Brian McCann are in the same lineup. McCann returned from offseason right shoulder surgery on the Braves' recent 10-game trip.

Slumping center fielder B.J. Upton is hitting eighth.

Heyward was hitting .121 with two homers in 17 games before the emergency surgery.

Right-hander Jordan Walden was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation to clear a spot for Heyward.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:13:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Road-weary Braves expecting Heyward to come off DL</title>
      <description>The Atlanta Braves are ready to put their suitcases away and take their first look at the lineup they envisioned before the season.

General manager Frank Wren says Jason Heyward is expected to be activated from the disabled list for Friday night's series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It would be Atlanta's first chance this season to have both Heyward, recovering from an appendectomy, and catcher Brian McCann, who made a recent return from shoulder surgery, in the same lineup.

The Braves have played only 14 home games, the fewest in the major leagues. They are coming off a 4-6 road trip, their second 10-game trip of 2013, but still lead the NL East.

They will play 14 of their next 19 games at home.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:02:06 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Braves' Venters undergoes 2nd Tommy John surgery</title>
      <description>Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters has undergone the second major elbow operation of his career and will miss the rest of the season.

The Braves say the left-hander had Tommy John surgery Thursday to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. The procedure was performed in Gulf Breeze, Fla., by Dr. James Andrews.

Andrews also performed the first Tommy John surgery on Venters when he was a minor leaguer in 2005.

Venters was one of Atlanta's most effective relievers over the last three seasons, serving as a setup man to closer Craig Kimbrel.

But Venters began experiencing pain in spring training and was shut down at the beginning of the season after receiving an injection in what was described as a sprained left shoulder.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:34 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Jonny Venters undergoes second Tommy John surgery</title>
      <description>Alarm bells started ringing when the news broke that Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny  Venters was going to see Dr James Andrews for the second time this season. Those fears seem to have been justified, with MLB.com's Mark Bowman tweeting that Venters is expected to have the second Tommy  John surgery &#160;of his careers today (Thursday). The Braves officially confirmed the news shortly afterwards:


#Braves LHP Jonny  Venters underwent &#8220;Tommy  John&#8221; surgery today to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
&#8212; Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 16, 2013



Venters has not pitched this season and the surgery guarantees that he won't pitch again until 2014. Eric  O'Flaherty will continue to pitch the 8th inning in front of Craig  Kimbrel, a role that used to belong to Venters until he struggled badly at the start of the 2012 season. O'Flaherty was outstanding last season with a 1.73 ERA and has an ERA+ of 203 over 248.1 innings since joining the Braves be...</description>
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      <description>So far, the recovery of Atlanta Braves starting pitcher
Brandon  Beachy has gone smoothly. That continued yesterday, as Beachy threw 29
pitches during an extended spring training contest, his first game since
undergoing Tommy  John surgery 11 months ago.



Beachy threw 29 pitches during the contest, according to
David O&#8217;Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The right-hander&#8217;s fastball
registered at between 92 and 93 mph, roughly where he was before the procedure.




After yesterday&#8217;s successful outing, Beachy&#8217;s next step will
be to start for the Braves&#8217; Triple-A affiliate on Sunday. He&#8217;ll then require
five more minor league starts &#8211; roughly the equivalent of a spring training &#8211; before
the Braves consider activating him from the disabled list. At his current pace,
Beachy could return to Atlanta&#8217;s rotation around the end of June.



While this generally has a way of working itself out, the
Braves will face a decision when Beachy is eligible to be activate...</description>
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      <description>Justin Upton is good, but not great. Over his career, Upton has been in the top ten of MVP voting once, named to two all-star teams, and won one silver slugger. But for some reason, people talk about him like he&#8217;s won five MVPs, has been named an all-star every year, and has won multiple silver slugger and gold glove awards. The Diamondbacks drafted Upton with the first overall pick in the 2005 draft. This past offseason, Arizona finally realized he wasn&#8217;t living up to his potential and traded him to the Braves.  Photo Credit: (AP Photo)  The younger Upton faced his former team for the first time last night in Arizona since he was traded. During his time with the Diamondbacks, Upton never had a better start than this season. Here are his numbers so far this season&#8230; 13 homers, 23 RBIs, .285 AVG, .398 OBP While with the DBacks, Upton&#8217;s best year was in 2011 when he finished fourth in the NL MVP voting. That year, Upton hit .289 with 31 homers and 88 RBIs in 159 games (his 31 HR and 88...</description>
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      <title>Justin Upton hits homer after brother is plunked</title>
      <description>Video: Hit my bro and i'll hit a HR</description>
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