A.J. Burnett Says No Thanks To Braves

The New York Yankees do it again. Teams always have to compete with the Yankees once free agency signings begin. This time, Burnett decided to head to New York instead of Atlanta, accepting an $82.5 million five-year deal from the Yanks. The offer was almost $20 million more than what the Braves could muster for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Will Atlanta Braves Chirp For Byrd? 3 Times A Charm?

The Cleveland Indians, in shock over the play of Cliff Lee, may be willing to part with Paul Byrd, who is having an OK season if you look at ERA and WHIP alone. Byrd is 2-3 with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP with 22 strike outs. By no means are those scary, stellar [...]

Pirates Give Braves Ass Whipping

You all see the trend? The Atlanta Braves win 4, then they lose 5. They win 6, then they lose 3? Folks, that is your Atlanta Braves. Hey, I have to say, last year the Braves couldn’t even manage a winning streak let alone win six in a row. Last year, the Braves were two [...]

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 [...]

Braves Sweep Dodgers

The Atlanta Braves are back at .500 for the year (9-9) after a sweep of the LA Dodgers. A few notes about the game, starting with level of importance: Chipper Jones left the game with a strained right quad. Not a good sign that Chipper is going to miss games this early. Imagine if he [...]

Chipper Strains Quad

Chipper Jones, the hottest hitter in baseball, just left the game in the bottom of the 6th inning after straining his quad. Jones was hustling to second base and he appeared to grimace during the run. The Atlanta Braves, once again, are in a 1-run game with the LA Dodgers today. In the 7th, it [...]

Do The Braves Know What A Walk Is?

First, let’s address the rotations problems. Peter Moylan, the Atlanta Braves best reliever, was placed on the disabled list with a strained right elbow. This does not bode well for the Braves, a team already struggling to win tight games and beat bad teams like the Florida Marlins. I can’t name you four players on [...]

Braves Lose Another 1-run Game

Can you believe the Atlanta Braves lost another 1-run game tonight? The Colorado Rockies, after losing five straight games, are now on a two-game win streak after defeating the Braves 4-3 tonight. Jair Jurrjens was less successful in his second start, giving up four earned runs and nine hits over seven innings. But this loss [...]