Mark Teixeira is Gone

The Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed on a trade that sends Mark Teixeira to the Angels for Casey Kotchman and a prospect pitcher. The heck with Casey Kotchman; I want to know who this pitcher prospect is. His name is Stephen Marek. He is a right hander who has had a [...]

Mark Teixeira On The Block

The Atlanta Braves officially put Mark Teixeira on the trading block today following general manager Frank Wren’s visit to Philadelphia to watch the Braves get hammered twice in a row by the Phillies. Those were truly some pathetic games filled with errors and poor pitching. Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson are on the DL, 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 [...]

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 [...]

Darkness Awaits Braves Away From Home

Finally, we can say that Mark Teixeira helped the Atlanta Braves win a game with good hitting at the right time. We can also thank Jorge Campillo for the same thing, as odd as it sounds. Together, they drove in six of the Braves eight runs in the 8-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers. The [...]

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 [...]

Chipper Finally Appreciated?

Chipper Jones’ numbers have been abysmal: all star votes, gold gloves, SportsCenter mentions, hell, even fantasy league drafts–all have been laughably insufficient. His…other numbers, however, have been other worldly. I think it’s official that Braves fans–no, baseball fans–are witnessing something very special. Chipper Jones, at 36 and some change, is the best hitter on planet [...]

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 [...]

Was Last Night A Dream?

Wait a second, the Atlanta Braves were at home last night. Ohh, it all makes sense now. Anyway, the Braves pulled through with a one-run win against the surprising Oakland Athletics in a sudden death ball game that had its moment of leaving me on the edge of my ugly couch. Former A’s Mark Kotsay [...]