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 [...]

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 [...]

Bobby Cox Needs Lineup 101 Lesson

Ray and I talked about this last night, and it makes a good blog post as I sit home sick with infected ears and throat. Why in the world is Kelly Johnson batting lead-off for the Atlanta Braves? Johnson’s average is .241 and his on base percentage is a pathetic .323, and somehow Bobby Cox [...]

John Smoltz Ks 10 in Win

If it wasn’t for John Smoltz, my head would be red from banging it on brick walls. The Atlanta Braves (6-9) avoided a sweep from the nameless Florida Marlins tonight with a shutout 8-0 win, carried by Smoltz’s gem of a performance. I wasn’t able to watch the game because of a late night at [...]

Bobby’s X’s and O’s equals another L

It is starting to become frighteningly clear that the Braves have a -1 run handicap at the start of each game. Because a one run lead is never enough to win. A new statistic was recently excavated from the record books by Fox Sports and it is jarring: Since 2006, the team with the worst [...]

Are You Surprised? Braves Lose Another Close One

If you thought the Atlanta Braves were going to come into Coors Field and shut out the Colorado Rockies, I would have told you to put down your bong because I’m not buying it. But of course, no one is dumb enough to make such a bold statement. Not even this Braves fan. Well, at [...]

Braves vs. Nationals Live Blogging Updates By Inning

First Inning Kelly Johnson hitting first is a bit odd in my opinion. I would think Yunel Escobar would have been a better lead-off hitter. Johnson is quickly in an 0-2 hole and the third pitch, a fastball from Odalis Perez, looked like a strike to me. A slider makes it 2-2. And on the [...]