Posted by Baseballbrett13 on Apr. 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM
With the Marlins leaving Turner Field the Atlanta Braves are looking back at another series loss. While the Braves had an opportunity to win the series last night, they were unable to score late in the game and fell 6-5. Tommy Hanson looked great for the first time this year...
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Posted by Baseballbrett13 on Apr. 12, 2011 at 5:56 PM
That was another disappointing series for the Atlanta Braves after they dropped the final two games against the Philadelphia Phillies. Following yesterday’s off day they kick off a three game set with the Marlins tonight, looking to get the offense back on track. Hopefully Dan Uggla can get it going...
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Posted by Baseballbrett13 on Apr. 4, 2011 at 1:52 PM
With two great pitching performances the Braves jumped out to a 2-1 record this season by winning the first and third games against the Washington Nationals. Despite a history of struggling against the Natspos (the Braves were just 8-10 against them last year), the Braves opened the season strong. Derek...
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Posted by Baseballbrett13 on Mar. 31, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Opening Day has finally arrived. Baseball fans can rejoice as games start counting. Although the weather for the Braves game against the Nationals doesn't look exciting (cloudy in the 40's with a chance of rain) it's that magicla time of year again. The Braves have struggled with the Nationals in...
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Posted by Baseballbrett13 on Mar. 30, 2011 at 10:20 PM
With the Atlanta Braves opening the season in less than 48 hours, excitement is swirling around the team as they try to build on last season’s playoff appearance via the Wild Card. Though the Philadelphia Phillies (and their Big 4 starting rotation) are the heavy NL favorites, the Braves have...
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Posted by Baseballbrett13 on Mar. 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM
With the Atlanta Braves opening the season in less than 48 hours, excitement is swirling around the team as they try to build on last season’s playoff appearance via the Wild Card. Though the Philadelphia Phillies (and their Big 4 starting rotation) are the heavy NL favorites, the Braves have...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Mar. 9, 2011 at 4:05 PM
The Atlanta Braves currently have a 7-4-1 record this spring and appear to be rounding into shape for Opening Day. Chipper is back at third, Uggla is in town and Freddie and Jason are providing plenty of excitement. Although Spring Training stats are meaningless, they can help determine which players...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Feb. 8, 2011 at 1:31 PM
As we head toward the start of the 2011 MLB Season, it’s time to start previewing in the NL East. Instead of just giving a projection for each team, I’ll rank all of the projected starters at every position leading up to the final predictions. The catchers are up first,...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Jan. 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM
When the Atlanta Braves signed Dan Uggla to a five-year, $62 million contract they locked up one of baseball’s best right-handed power hitters. While I would have liked a slightly shorter deal (three or four years) I understand the Braves probably didn’t have that option. As a consistent 30-plus-homer second...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Dec. 26, 2010 at 10:09 PM
When Chipper Jones tore his ACL (for the second time in his career) in 2010, many (including myself) thought he would hang up his spikes for good and go down as one of the best switch hitters of all time. But Chipper wasn’t going to leave the game until he...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Nov. 16, 2010 at 7:28 PM
I waited a day before writing this. The second I saw that Buster Posey won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, I wanted to write about why Jason Heyward should have won, but I waited a day to see if it was just an impulsive reaction to my favorite...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Nov. 5, 2010 at 11:16 AM
With the season in the rear view mirror it’s time to move forward and start looking at what the team can do to win next year and in the future. Although Atlanta’s team strength on the major league level was their pitching staff, they have an incredible amount of young...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Oct. 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM
One of my favorite umpires in the MLB is Jim Joyce. Not because I hate the Tigers (I don’t) and was excited to see someone get robbed of history when it was within his grasp. No, I like and respect Jim Joyce because after everything that happened he was “man”...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Oct. 7, 2010 at 3:39 PM
With the series starting tonight, the Atlanta Braves have finally set their NLDS roster. Catchers: Brian McCann and David Ross Infielders: Derrek Lee, Omar Infante, Brooks Conrad, Alex Gonzalez, Troy Glaus, Diory Hernandez and Eric Hinske Outfielders: Rick Ankiel, Melky Cabrera, Nate McLouth, Matt Diaz and Jason Heyward Pitchers: Derek...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Oct. 7, 2010 at 11:13 AM
On the surface, it sounds like a silly question: Does Derek Lowe or Tim Lincecum have the edge in Game 1 of the NLDS Series between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants? On one hand, you have the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner in Lincecum, and on...
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