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Braves Top 5 Catching Prospect
October 09, 2009 by
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Coming into 2009 Baseball America ranked 3 catchers among the Braves top 30 prospects Braeden Schlehuber (no. 18), Matt Kennelly (20) and Christian Bethancourt (30). Historically, catcher has been a position of strength for the Braves as they have produced Brian McCann, Jarrod...
Braves' Jason Heyward Named Top Prospect in the Southern League
October 08, 2009 by
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Braves' Jason Heyward Named Top Prospect in the Southern League
Heyward adds to his accolades racking up the top prospect spot in his second league of the season. Freddie Freeman ranks 8th on the list, and former Brave Tyler Flowers finishes a spot ahead of him at 7th.
Braves 2009 Season in Review: David Ross
October 08, 2009 by
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
Atlanta Braves' David Ross was the best backup catcher in the NL this season.
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Guess who led the 2009 Atlanta Braves in OPS. Did you...
Braves 2009 Season in Review: Brian McCann
October 07, 2009 by
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by Gregory Smith - AP
Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann... a slugger?
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They say that every player is affected to some degree by where he bats in the lineup, and...
Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #5
October 06, 2009 by
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by Mark Avery - AP
Ryan Church and Kelly Johnson may not find themselves in the Atlanta Braves plans for 2010.
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We conclude our look at the top-5 questions facing...
Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #4
October 06, 2009 by
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by John Bazemore - AP
Could Chipper Jones be instrumental in the Atlanta Braves re-signing Adam LaRoche?
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We continue our look at the top-5 questions facing the...
The Braves Jair Jurrjens named NL Pitcher of the Month for September
October 06, 2009 by
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The Braves Jair Jurrjens named NL Pitcher of the Month for September
He's pretty much awesome:
"In five starts last month, Jurrjens was 4-1 with a 1.25 ERA over 36 innings. He notched 21 strikeouts with 11 walks. Following a Sept. 5 loss to the Reds, the right-hander...
The Braves Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman named top prospects in Carolina League
October 06, 2009 by
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The Braves Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman named top prospects in Carolina League
It seems like so long ago that Heyward and Freeman were actually in the Carolina League that I forgot that's where they started the year. I expect we'll see Heyward topping the Southern...
Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #3
October 06, 2009 by
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by Tom Mihalek - AP
Should Mike Gonzalez re-assume the closer's role for the Atlanta Braves in 2010?
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We continue our look at the top-5 questions facing the...
Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #2
October 06, 2009 by
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by Gregory Smith - AP
The Atlanta Braves depth at starting pitching depends on them keeping Tim Hudson.
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We continue our look at the top-5 questions facing the...
Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #1
October 06, 2009 by
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by Erik S. Lesser - AP
Will the "hittin' fool," Matt Diaz, get a chance to break into the Atlanta Braves 2010 starting lineup?
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With the off-season...
Atlanta Braves 2009 Season MVPs and LVPs
October 05, 2009 by
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The 2009 season is behind us for better or worse, and for the most part it was for the better. There were a lot of good performances, especially on the pitching side, and we finished with our best record since 2005. Here are the Atlanta Braves 2009 hitting and pitching MVPs and...
Off-Season Schedule at Talking Chop
October 05, 2009 by
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If you thought there was nothing to talk about in the baseball off-season, then this must be your first year hanging out at Talking Chop. The off-season is generally one of the busiest times for baseball blogs, and this baseball blog in particular. We'll cover the hot stove...
Braves Fan Confidence Remains Strong to end the Season
October 05, 2009 by
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Despite a 6-game losing streak to finish out the regular season, the turnaround the Braves performed in the weeks prior to that seems to have kept the Atlanta Braves Fan Confidence high to end the season. The late-season high-point came a week ago with hopes that the Braves easy...
Game 162 Recap: Nationals 2, Braves 1 in 15 innings
October 04, 2009 by
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by John Amis - AP
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A season that most people just wanted to end goes out with a game that just wouldn't end. The announcers were having a good time of talking about the fact...
Open Thread 10/4: Nationals at Braves... Final Game of 2009
October 04, 2009 by
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The last game of the season. It will certainly be said quite a bit today, but it bears repeating, it would be nice for the Braves to end the season with a win.
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4 game series vs Nationals @ Turner Field
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NAHWAL 10/4: Nats @ Braves
October 03, 2009 by
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This is the last day of our special week of NAHWAL, sponsored by TBS Hot Corner, the official home of TBS post-season coverage, which begins October 7th. Play the pick-'em game and forget about the Braves woes. Remember to get your picks in before the game using the...
Game 161 Recap: Nationals 6, Braves 4
October 03, 2009 by
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Hey look, no offense! Braves starter Jair Jurrjens had some early trouble, but cruised late in the game while pitching 8 innings of terific baseball. He allowed only 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 9 -- that should get him a win, but not this offensively-challenged Braves...
Open Thread 10/3: Nationals at Braves
October 03, 2009 by
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It would be nice to get back on the winning side of things before the end of the season.
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Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves
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Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves
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Game 160 Recap: Nationals 6, Braves 3
October 03, 2009 by
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Derek Lowe pretty much laid an egg in this game. For going down the stretch like such a lion, the Braves seem to be intent on closing out this season like a lamb. I tied one on at Le Flash last night, so I was not one of the dozens of people who watched this game.
There's...
Open Thread 10/2: Nationals at Braves
October 02, 2009 by
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by Michael Perez - AP
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We need to finish this season on a winning note. Come on offense, WAKE UP!!!
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4 game series vs Nationals @ Turner Field
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No Braves among the Sally League's top prospects
October 02, 2009 by
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No Braves among the Sally League's top prospects
This is kind of non-news, but for the first time in a long time the Braves didn't have anyone represented in the Baseball America top-20 Sally League prospects. There are usually a bunch of high ceiling Braves prospects...
Atlanta Braves Fan Confidence Poll
October 02, 2009 by
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If it's Friday, then it's the Atlanta Braves fan confidence poll. This is the last fan confidence poll of the regular season, but we will continue the poll every other week of the off-season, so as to gauge how our off-season needs are taking shape.
This poll and therefore...
NAHWAL 10/2: Nats @ Braves
October 02, 2009 by
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Day 5 of our special week of NAHWAL, sponsored by TBS Hot Corner, the official home of TBS post-season coverage, which begins October 7th. Play the pick-'em game and forget about the Braves woes. Remember to get your picks in before the game using the original three categories...
Game 159 Recap: Nationals 2, Braves 1
October 01, 2009 by
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by John Amis - AP
Atlanta Braves' Tommy Hanson delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Atlanta.
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