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Terry Pendleton Is Not a Bad Hitting Coach*
* Or at least, there is no evidence to suggest that he has been in the past.
Human nature dictates that someone must be to blame when well-made plans go awry. For some reason (convenience?), this scapegoat is always a single person, even when the fault clearly lies with a group, or with an organizational flaw that transcends any one member.
Nowhere is this trend more obvious--or...
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April 27, 2010
Discuss
A Different Take On The Logan Gray Situation.
I've always been fond of the old saying "you can't truly know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes." I'm even more fond of the addendum "then if you still don't like that person, who cares? You're already a mile away, and you have his shoes."
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that there's a perspective on this Logan Gray...
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April 27, 2010
The RBR Reading Room: Fumble
The RBR Reading Room: Fumble
T. Kyle King drops in over at Roll Bama Roll to give his exhaustive assessment of James Kirby's book on the legal battle Wally Butts and Bear Bryant waged against the Saturday Evening Post during the mid-1960s.
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April 27, 2010
Atlanta Falcons 2010 NFL Draft Grades
More photos » Frank Franklin II - AP Ah, the draft. Man's monument to drafting. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Browse more photos » From high atop my mountain lair, I have heard your cries for Dave Choate's 2010 NFL Draft grades. This despite our repeated observations that grading new Falcons right after the draft is kind of dumb. But hey, better the hypocrite...
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April 27, 2010
Is 2010 the Worst Baseball Season in the Georgia Bulldogs' History?
The above question is purely rhetorical. The answer is: "Yes. Yes, it is."
Need proof? Well, O.K., then:
SeasonSEC W-LSEC W%Overall W-LOverall W%19372-8.2005-12.29419431-3.2501-10.09119474-11.26710-18.35719675-12.2948-19.29619724-12.25012-22.35319743-13.18810-18.35719949-19.32122-35.386200711-19.36723-33.41120103-15.16712-28.300
At least for the seasons for which won...
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April 27, 2010
Retrospective on Kovalchuk to Devils Trade
The Ilya Kovalchuk saga came to an end last week as the New Jersey Devils were ousted by the 7th seeded Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round. The "Kovalchuk Question" (will he stay or will he go?) was one of the main story lines for the Thrashers.
To quickly recap that drama: The Thrashers asked Ilya's opinion on UFAs and he actively courted players who signed here...
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April 26, 2010
Braves lose their 6th straight, fall to the Birds 4-3
This is starting to hurt. View full size photo » What a crappy game. It looked like the Braves' offense was coming around after scoring 2 runs in the 3rd inning and then another in the 4th inning. Troy Glaus was showing his singles POWAH. Melky Cabrera was swinging the bat well. Nate McLouth ripped a double down the RF line. And Yunel Escobar had some great ABs in the...
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April 26, 2010
Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 4/26
Gwinnett 4, Durham 3
M. Young 1-2 2 BB, .273
F. Freeman 1-4 HR(4), 2 RBI, K, .253
B. Hicks 2-4 SB(4), .200
J. Thurston 2-3 2 RBI, .210
C. Kimbrel 1.1IP 0H 0BB 1K, 1.86
Gwinnett takes down the formidable Durham Bulls to move into a 3 way tie for 2nd place in their division. Freddie Freeman hit his 4th HR in 6 games and remains hot posting a .1200 OPS in his last 10 games. The only...
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April 26, 2010
Open Thread 4/26: Braves at Cardinals Overflow
More photos » Alan Diaz - AP Hey Brian...have we really scored 3 runs tonight? Or is that just Bill Hohn playing jokes again? (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Browse more photos » The Braves offense is horrible again, losing to the Cardin.....wait, what? We're winning? And we scored 3 runs? No way!
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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April 26, 2010
And Then There Was One?: Logan Gray's Possible Departure Would Mean Aaron Murray Was the Lead Dawg
I'll be honest with you . . . I heard Buck and Kincade talking about it during my drive home, and I rolled my eyes at the absurdity of it. It was just another preposterous bit of rumor-mongering to fill air time . . . until we got confirmation that Logan Gray is . . . what, exactly?
The early word would seem to be that Gray is as good as gone, but this may prove to be much ado...
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April 26, 2010
Open Thread 4/26 - Braves at Cardinals
Hello again, everybody.
The Braves and Cardinals kick off a 4-game series in St. Louis tonight. The weather is pretty crappy with temps in the 50s and a "spitting" rain.
On the mound for the Braves is Timmy Hudson and the Cardinals will counter with Kyle Lohse. Let's all pray to Heyward and Pujols the Braves can continue to rough up the struggling righty.
Lineup
Atlanta...
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April 26, 2010
Like Larry King, I Have a Softball Question to Ask You
In the interests of equal time, I am going to try to be upbeat about University of Georgia athletics. This will be difficult to do, since the Bulldogs are performing poorly in nearly every sport, but I’m going to make an effort. Consequently, I am turning my attention to softball. Yes, softball.
Were you aware that the Georgia softball team is 40-8, ranked tenth in the country...
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April 26, 2010
Braves at Cardinals Series Preview: Master Meets Apprentice
More photos » Al Behrman - AP "What! People found out I wear Jason Heyward pajamas? Are you kidding me?!" (AP Photo/Al Behrman) Browse more photos » The Braves (8-10) travel to St. Louis (11-7) to face Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday in a 4-game series. The Braves, as you know, come into the series struggling, losing the past 2 series against the Phillies...
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April 26, 2010
Time to Get Technical: Roddy White's 42 yard TD
This post brought to you by my limited and moronic football knowledge. I make no promises that numbers/names of players are right. I'm going off an internet video here!
Year: 2009
Opponent: Buffalo Bills
Situation: Falcons have ball on Bills' 42. 1st and 10. 12:55 left in 1st Quarter.
Play: Deep Pass right to Roddy White
Result: Touchdown
Here's a link: NFL.com Highlight...
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April 26, 2010
Ryan Howard to terrorize Braves for five more years
Ryan Howard to terrorize Braves for five more years
Five years, $125 million, with a optional sixth year at $23M. I think it's a very fair contract, because essentially, he's going to be making roughly the dollar amount for his best years' performances guaranteed for the next five, maybe six. Bottom line is that he'll be a Phillie for the next five years, and he&...
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April 26, 2010
Falcons announce signing of 15 undrafted free agents
Falcons announce signing of 15 undrafted free agents
"The Atlanta Falcons today signed 15 college free agents including, tight end Leroy Banks (Southern Mississippi), wide receiver Tim Buckley (Alcorn State), safety Rafael Bush (South Carolina State), cornerback Dominique Daniels (Nicholls State), safety Gabe Derricks (San Diego), long snapper Justin Drescher (Colorado), wide...
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April 26, 2010
Falcons Minicamp Open to Public on May 8th
Falcons Minicamp Open to Public on May 8th
It's that time of year again. Grab your fave Falcons gear and head on up to Flowery Branch. Details at the link above.
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April 26, 2010
Braves at Mets Series Recap
More photos » Kathy Willens - AP At least our grounds crew is better than the Mets' crew. Browse more photos » I'd imagine that very few of you actually want to relive this past series, but I'll give this a shot anyway. The Braves just got swept, and by the Mets of all teams. They only scored 3 runs in 3 games (though the last game was really only 5 innings...
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April 26, 2010
Atlanta Braves Minor League Hotsheet (4/19-4/25)
Freddie Freeman had a big week, hitting .357 with a 1.150 OPS. View full size photo » Today's the second installment of our new weekly feature, the Minor League Hotsheet, where we'll give you Who's Hot and Who's Not in the system, as well as which player's stock is on the move up and whose is on the way down.
Who's Hot?
Freddie Freeman, Gwinnett...
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April 26, 2010
D. Led Interviews Corey Peters
D. Led Interviews Corey Peters
Q: There were a lot of projections that had you going much later than the third round? A: "I saw some of the projections. On my visits, I visited four different teams, and I asked all of the coaches where they thought I would go. They were much higher than the projections. ... I’m looking forward to proving them right." For the rest, click here.
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April 26, 2010
On the Armchair General Manager's Obsession with Draft Value
More photos » Jeff Roberson - AP Throwing around words like reach during a draft is the football equivalent of FIRST, MEH, 'SHOPPED, and FAIL. Browse more photos » Short version:
Evaluating a draft immediately after it happens, using mock drafts by websites and magazines as evidence, is as silly as loving or hating a song after only reading its name. We can...
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April 26, 2010
TMI 2010: Alec Ogletree
Despite the gloomy post mortems, gnashing of teeth and scattered cries of "meh" surrounding Georgia's 2010 football recruiting class, it bears noting that there appear to be some legitimate impact players in this class. One of the things that gets obscured in the excitement of Signing Day is a cold reality: not only will a lot of the guys who sign not make it big, the...
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April 26, 2010
Is Terry Pendleton really the problem?
Okay, playing devil's advocate here.
With the Atlanta Braves mired in an abysmal offensive slump which has resulted in five straight losses, many TCers are naturally, pointing their finger at our hitting coach, Terry Pendleton. It's well documented his tendencies to instruct Braves hitters to "be aggressive," which many have believed to have been the cause of the...
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April 26, 2010
Braves Minor League Recap: 4/25
Brett Oberholtzer couldn't earn the win tonight, but he did earn a promotion to Myrtle Beach. View full size photo » Gwinnett 1, Durham 9
M. Young 2-4, 2 2B, .266
T. Redmond 4 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 3.55
Todd Redmond got knocked around pretty good in this one, surrendering 3 homers to the potent Bulls offense in just 4 innings of work. Todd's a workhorse and I'm sure it...
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April 26, 2010
Braves Find a New Way to Lose: in 6 Innings
Kathy Willens - AP NOOOOO! Don't throw it, Chipper! You're going to cost us the game! View full size photo » It's a Final, folks: 1-0. The Weather Gods have spoken, and they have no kind words for the Braves' offense (or defense). Apparently they couldn't sit through another inning of the Braves' futility in all non-pitching phases of the game....
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April 25, 2010
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