Departure of Smoltz Frustrates Chipper Jones

Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones is at wit’s end. The All-Star and top hitter for the Braves is staring down the barrel of another losing season as the executives in the organization continue to struggle to form a competitive team for 2009. Jones told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that he was disturbed by how [...]

Chipper Says Jake Peavy Did Not Want To Play In Atlanta

Chipper Jones told SportingNews that Jake Peavy had a deal in hand but refused to play for the Atlanta Braves, a team that had won 14 consecutive division championships.  Sure, the ride has lost its engine for the past three years but there’s a desire to rev it back up again.   Certainly, a month ago [...]

Braves Win! Braves Win!

The voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years, Skip Caray, died last night. He was 68. The cause of death of the remarkable announcer is not yet known. He was suffering from myriad of health problems, including diabetes and liver failure. Caray provided Braves fans with numerous memories during the team’s amazing run of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Cover your Eyes

Before Tuesday’s debacle against the Brewers, word got out that Jeff Francoeur had done something to help his game: my interest was piqued-extra batting practice with Chipper Jones or Terry Pendleton, I wondered? No. Watching game film, then? No, not exactly. I did some research and discovered…he inserted a new contact lens into his right [...]

Bobby’s Hat Trick?

In an ingeniously insane act of desperation, Billy Martin once employed a radical managerial tactic in order to ignite a Yankee team that was struggling to score runs, a team that was in flux–which is to say it was trying to find room for Billy’s, Reggie Jackson’s, and George Steinbrenner’s egos. Despite peals of threatening [...]

A Tired Theme

Welcome to the thrill ride that is the 2008 Atlanta Braves. Step right up, step right up. Strap yourself in real good. Last night at the theme park, they actually delivered a whole new brand of excitement. Having already squandered numerous opportunities to drive home insurance runs as well as committing a new crop of [...]

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 at least [...]