Atlanta Braves Officially Out of Race Before They Are Out

The Atlanta Braves sale of Mark Teixeira for a worst first baseman, albeit cheaper, and some below average pitcher is a true sign the Braves have little interest in competing anytime soon. It is really unfortunate, too, because we fans are not used to this. We experienced more than a decade of good times, and [...]

Out of Your Mind Dumb

The Atlanta Braves are completely out of their mind for not trading Mark Teixeira yet, because we all know the team is not going to be able to afford his outrageous price come end of season. We also are pretty sure, as much as it pains us, that the Braves won’t contend for a playoff [...]

Have The Braves Called It Quits?

At 6.5 games out of first place in a division no one wants to win, the Atlanta Braves are sitting in fourth place at the All-Star break. Clearly, it would not take much of a run to put the Braves in contention for a division title. But it will take a bunch of changes in [...]

Mark Teixeira Really Does Suck

Can we give up on the slow start theory for Mark Teixeira this year and chalk it up as a big whoopsie when the Atlanta Braves traded half of its farm system for the clean-up hitting first baseman? After tonight’s 0-5, 4 Ks performance, I am not going to be rattled by the onslaught of [...]

The C.C. Sabathia Theory

Why aren’t the Atlanta Braves interested in C.C. Sabathia? I’m sorry, but do they realize that four of the promised starters at the beginning of the year are currently on the disabled list, and one of them is gone for the year and quite possibly his career? It is safe to say that I am [...]

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 [...]

What Chipper Said…

Back in February, Atlanta Braves beat writer David O’Brien got a little surprise when he discovered that Chipper Jones was commenting on his blog. The original post from Chipper, which I will paste here, is quite interesting because he tried to foretell the future. With a crystal ball in front of him, Chipper wrote: By [...]

Braves Take Series Against A’s-Smoltz Suffers Setback

The Braves beat the A’s in the final game of the three game series Sunday at Turner Field (where else?) and did so with a tired bullpen that thankfully isn’t showing it. They haven’t given up a run in 16 innings as they maneuver through games like pawns in Bobby Cox’s chess game.  Mark Kotsay [...]

Such Drama Queens!

Much like last year, 2008 has been a season rife with drama, a Doctor Jeckel and Mr. Hyde campaign mixed with a little A Tale of Two Cities: playing in Atlanta and not Atlanta. In 2007, inexplicably, they could not win at home, they scored a ton of runs with 2 outs, and they lost [...]

Smoltz Likely to Return to Bullpen

John Smoltz, who is currently serving the first week on the disabled list, is reportedly going to return as the Atlanta Braves closer once his shoulder heals. The revelation reported here is a serious blow to the Braves rotation already reeling from inconsistency and injuries. Although Smoltz would solidify the closer position for a very [...]