Braves Recruit Cow; Doesn’t Help Team Win

The Atlanta Braves recently added a 40-foot cow in left field that does the famous chop and woos fans with its presence. This recruitment of the cow has done very little to jumpstart this struggling team, which is playing in a division no one wants to win. Maybe the NL East is that bad. On [...]

Can Braves Make Move for Sindey Ponson?

In a shocking move, the Texas Rangers waived pitcher Sindey Ponson, who is vying for the comeback player of the year award. Ponson is 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA and and 25 Ks in 9 appearances, including one complete game. His Walk-Hit ratio is not that great but Ponson provides solid back up for any [...]

Is Charlie Morton There? Ring, Ring.

I don’t think the Atlanta Braves had a choice but to call up young gun Charlie Morton to pitch his first major league game this weekend. It now appears Jair Jurrjens also is headed for the DL, as troubling as that sounds. We Braves fans can dream that Morton is the real deal, but the [...]

Pitching Staff Fiasco

The Atlanta Braves pitching staff is in disarray. Tom Glavine is now on the DL with a sore left elbow, and for those wondering, that is his pitching arm. He needs an MRI, and it will probably be done tomorrow. He left the Cubs game after three innings (loss 10-5) because of the soreness. “It [...]

Will Braves Call Up Charlie Morton?

Charlie Morton, a 24-year-old right hander pitching for the AAA Richmond Braves, won his third game of the season on Sunday. In six innings, he gave up six hits, three earned runs, and he struck out three. His overall ERA is 2.00 and his walk/hit ratio is an amazing .98 in Richmond. Not too bad. [...]