Pitching Has Been the Driving Force

We must give kudos to the Braves’ pitching staff, including the bullpen. In case you haven’t noticed, they have been very good.
Jair Jurjens is being considered for rookie of the year honors; Tim Hudson is having his best year as a Brave; Tom Glavine has put his team in position to win 3/4 of [...]

Thus Far

The Atlanta Braves have allowed only 8 runs in the last 4 games and have a 1-3 record to show for it. That, Braves fans, tells the story of the 2008 season thus far. ‘Thus far’–a pair of words I have attached to blogs ad nausium this year in an attempt to stay–or [...]

Darkness Awaits Braves Away From Home

Finally, we can say that Mark Teixeira helped the Atlanta Braves win a game with good hitting at the right time. We can also thank Jorge Campillo for the same thing, as odd as it sounds. Together, they drove in six of the Braves eight runs in the 8-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers [...]

Atlanta Braves Back On The Road Means Losing

Just unbelievable.
That is the initial feeling I get after just watching the Milwaukee Brewers come back from being down 2-0 to beat the Atlanta Braves in the bottom of the ninth inning, 3-2. It’s another road loss for the Braves; it’s another one-run loss for the Braves.
But, the result should be absolutely believable, and sadly, [...]

Atlanta Braves Swipe Away Pesky Webb

Brandon Webb has dominated the Atlanta Braves since his inception into the league. That is until today.
The Braves provided Webb with his second straight loss today with a 7-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Hotlanta. However, what really confused me was why Jair Jurjjens, the current rookie of the year for the National League, [...]

Chipper Jones’ Special Year Leads To Special Purchase

I think it is safe to say Chipper Jones is going to have a special year in 2008. So, I was very happy to find this deal on eBay for just $30. I wore it out Saturday, and it felt great!

I also found this on eBay for $9. Although its design is a bit unusual [...]

Rotation Help On The Way

The Atlanta Braves got some good news this week about the pending return of two pitchers. You can read the updates here, but I will give a summary of what the article says.
Rafael Soriano could be back as early as Monday for the final game of a series with the National League-best Arizona Diamondbacks. Hopefully, [...]

Glavine Gives up Second Slam of Career

Tom Glavine typically has one awful inning a game: a few walks (he is so stubborn) followed by a couple hits.  If the defense–or some luck–bails him out, and stems the bleeding, he rights the ship and looks solid for the other 5 innings.
If not, the bullpen gets some extra work.
During his first tenure with [...]

Ouch! Turn Channel Now!

Tonight’s massacre at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks isn’t even worth blogging about, but I cannot help it. Someone is mad, and it ain’t the Atlanta Braves.
Coming off a hot-streaky 4-game sweep of the hapless New York Mets, the Braves currently are getting their collective rear-ends handed to them right now, 10-1 Diamondbacks.
I lost [...]

Atlanta Braves Rake Mets And Leave Bruises

Here’s to the New York Mets: You just got swept. The Atlanta Braves just completed an incredible four-game crushing of the reeling Mets. In the final game of the series tonight, the Braves came back to win 4-2, pummeling ace Johan Santanna for five hits in the seventh inning. The Braves are now 26-21.
This final [...]