Mark Teixeira Really Does Suck

Can we give up on the slow start theory for Mark Teixeira this year and chalk it up as a big whoopsie when the Atlanta Braves traded half of its farm system for the clean-up hitting first baseman? After tonight’s 0-5, 4 Ks performance, I am not going to be rattled by the onslaught of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Francoeur erupts in DC

John Smoltz, suffering from a cold and four hours of sleep, didn’t know how his day on the mound would go after counting sheep all night. Thanks to his right fielder, he can rest easier tonight, counting runs. Jeff Francoeur had a stellar day at the plate, blasting two home runs for seven seven RBI’s, [...]

Braves Crush Pirates To Gain First Win

The Atlanta Braves finally got their first win of this early season by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2. Several positive developments happened tonight: Jair Jurrjens won his first game as a Brave. He threw 88 pitches in 5.1 innings. He gave up 7 hits, one walk and he K’d five batters with 2 earned runs. [...]

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 [...]

Will Tim Hudson’s Domination Over Nats Continue?

There are a lot of pitchers out there who can claim the fame of dominating the Washington Nationals. Tim Hudson is one of them. Hudson gets his fifth opening day nod tomorrow against the Nats in their new shiny downtown park. Against the Nats, Hudson has been unstoppable. In eight starts, he’s gone 5-1 with [...]