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Atlanta Braves Need Big Bat and Outfield Help
18 days ago by
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There is only one free agent that would be worth the money to get and that is Matt Holliday, but the Atlanta Braves aren’t likely to be his suitor. His agent, Scott Boras, is the Braves Public Enemy No. 1.
The need for a big bat will become even more of a pressure if Adam LaRoche [...]
Atlanta Braves Move Two Games Closer To Playoffs
September 28, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves won their 15th game out of 17, beating the Florida Marlins 4-0 today.
Jair Jurrjens pitched seven innings for his 14th win.
Chipper Jones homered for the Braves, who are now two games behind the idle Colorado Rockies for the National League playoff spot.
The Braves...
Bobby Cox Will Coach One More Year
September 24, 2009 by
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Atlanta Braves coach Bobby Cox got a one-year contract extension to coach next year before he retires.
But I have to ask why?
Although the Braves seem to be climbing back into contention after years of struggling, it’s not really because of Cox. At least not in my opinion.
The...
Atlanta Braves Win Half A Dozen In A Row With Ryan Church Hit
September 17, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves sure picked an interesting period of the season to win their season-best six games and stay within five games of a wildcard spot currently owned by the Colorado Rockies.
The Braves won in the final inning as Ryan Church drove a ball past the glove of first baseman...
Braves Sweep Cardinals
September 13, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves swept the once hot St. Louis Cardinals 9-2, in a complete-game gem from Javier Vazquez.
The series sweep pumped some energy into a clubhouse that four days ago believed the playoffs were out of reach. They still may be, but the Braves have two series left with the...
Is Braves Loss To Marlins The End?
September 03, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves just needed the bullpen to perform to pull out its second win in a row against the competitive Florida Marlins. Instead, the Braves gave up a a lead again and eventually lost to the Marlins who scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to capture the win and tie the [...]
Tim Hudson Gets Win Over Florida Marlins
September 02, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves pulled two full games ahead of the Florida Marlins last night as Tim Hudson pitched six effective innings for the win.
A Dan Uggla homer in the ninth put some scare into the game, but Rafael Soriano closed the game out with a double play ball.
The Braves are just...
Frank Wren is Reason For Hope in 2010
August 27, 2009 by
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If the loss to the lowly Padres in extra innings Tuesday night left the Braves dazed and wobbly, Wednesday’s blow, for all intents and purposes, knocked them out. I think it’s time we, too, got a whiff of the smelling salts and faced reality: the Braves are not going...
The Atlanta Braves Leave Jurrjens Hanging Again
August 26, 2009 by
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As usual, the Atlanta Braves lost the opening game of a series they desperately need to win. They have shown some resilience by ultimately winning two out of three, but series sweeps is what the doctor ordered if they are to have any hope of making the playoffs. What made Tuesdays...
Atlanta Braves Lose 2-1 To San Diego Padres
August 25, 2009 by
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What a painful loss for the Atlanta Braves tonight against the San Diego Padres. The 2-1 extra inning loss was indicative of another offensive struggle for the Braves. Even Martin Prado went 0-6. Without Adam LaRoche, the Braves might be out of it. He gave the Braves another chance...
Atlanta Braves Have Less Than 20 Percent Chance Of Making Playoffs
August 24, 2009 by
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I say the headline “Atlanta Braves Have Less Than 20 Percent Chance Of Making Playoffs” as a fact and not a question because I trust the brains in two MIT graduates over my own brain.
I loved this piece on AJC from Jeff Schultz that explains why and how two guys who started...
Atlanta Braves Beat Florida Marlins 7-5
August 23, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves came back in the 8th inning to score two runs, beating the Florida Marlins 7-5 and winning the three game series 2 to 1.
Since losing a series to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Braves have won every series since then. Tonight’s hero was Matt Diaz, who hit...
Atlanta Braves even up series against Florida Marlins
August 22, 2009 by
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It’s hard to believe that if the seasons ends with the Atlanta Braves in the playoffs, Yunel Escobar has the opportunity to be MVP. Without his incredible slugging percentage, the Braves could just be out of this race.
But they are right in the thick of it.
The Braves beat...
Kenshin Kawakami Shines In Big Games For Atlanta Braves
August 20, 2009 by
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami, with his 6-9 record, didn’t hit the major leagues with the huge splash some expected him to have this year. But when he faces some of the game’s best pitchers, he is lights out.
Kawakami outdueled Johan Santana is a series sweep...
John Smoltz Signs With St. Louis Cardinals
August 19, 2009 by
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Forty-two-year-old John Smoltz is back in the National League after an emarrassing quarter season with the Boston Red Sox.
The aging former Brave signed with the St. Louis Cardinals today, but there is not much indication how the Cardinals plan to use him.
Smoltz didn’t look...
Atlanta Braves Need a Better Game Plan
August 18, 2009 by
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The Braves’ game plan for the Phillies was mystifying to say the least: swing for the fences, and show Ryan Howard we aren’t afraid to let him do the same.
They should have been afraid. Very afraid.
Ryan Howard, quite ceremoniously, launched anything close to the strike...
Why Did Bobby Cox Want To Pitch To Ryan Howard?
August 17, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Braves had a perfect opportunity to climb near the top of the National League East, but instead lost two of three games against the league-leading Philadelphia Phillies.
I blame it on Bobby Cox’s insistence that he pitch to Ryan Howard after he was powering balls...
The Atlanta Braves Take Care of Business Against Nats
August 12, 2009 by
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When home plate umpire Eric Cooper, historically a pitcher sympathizer, declared that his arm pump was not intended to signal a strike to Andre Ethier, but rather ball four, he may as well have been pulling the string on the death bell to the Atlanta Braves’ season. You could...
Atlanta Braves Finally Beat On Washington Nationals
August 12, 2009 by
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Boy oh boy have the Washington Nationals given the Atlanta Braves fits since their franchise came back to life. After coming out of Los Angeles with 3 of 4 wins against the National League’s best team, the Nationals bring in the Braves for a 3-game series.
Monday night the Braves...
Atlanta Braves Exact Revenge on Dodgers
August 08, 2009 by
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After the most crushing loss in recent memory, when the Braves, after having led the entire game, blew a 2 run lead in the 9th inning; after finding out their hall of fame firstbaseman’s name wasn’t in the line up on friday due to an oblique strain; after another inexplicable...
Dodger Series Gives Atlanta Braves an Opportunity to Shine
August 06, 2009 by
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After beating the San Diego Padres decisively for the second straight night, the Atlanta Braves filed into a bus and chugged north to Los Angeles on the 5 freeway. During rush hour. Having lived in Los Angeles for ten years, and spending what seems like seven of it in traffic,...
Atlanta Braves Can’t Lose To The Padres And Make The Playoffs
August 04, 2009 by
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If it is not crunch time now it is quickly approaching for the Atlanta Braves. Last night’s loss to the woeful San Diego Padres hopefully was just a bad day for Cox’s kids, but I am not so sure the losing streak is over.
The Braves have seemed to struggle against some of...
Why Has MLB Ignored Bill Hohn Incident?
August 01, 2009 by
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I don’t mean to harp on this but come on! If you missed one of the most bizarre moments in baseball between an umpire and a player, please view this fist pump between the Florida Marlins catcher and Umpire Bill Hohn after Brian McCann stuck out in a game filled with ejections...
Bill Hahn Should be Suspended Immediately
July 30, 2009 by
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Being the baseball addict I am, who falls asleep every summer night to the sound of the ESPN highlight reel slapping repeatedly against the floor, who watchesVHS tapes of old Braves games just for fun, whose sum total of missed televised Braves games since 1989 isn’t even in...
Braves Battling
July 25, 2009 by
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A day after losing to an inept umpiring crew at Turner Field, the Atlanta Braves made sure there was margin for error against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller field, and that Mister Magoo disguised in black would be powerless to determine their fate with a lousy call. It was not the...
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