Chicago Cubs Enter Peavy Sweepstake

The Atlanta Braves refuse to give up on young prospect Tommy Hansen to acquire Jake Peavy, an that’s brought in the Chicago Cubs as a more likely suitor for the star pitcher in San Diego. The Padres front office said yesterday that Peavy will likely be dealt soon, but the Pads are looking to secure [...]

A Braves Bellweather?

Tonight’s game against the reeling Padres secured a few things: the series sweep; the best home record in baseball; the winning steak at 6.  Nice feathers in the Braves’ cap, to be sure.  But far more importantly, tonight’s game–in which long time chronic problems magically evaporated before our very eyes–offered Braves fans something far more valuable: [...]

There’s no Place like Home

Oh what might have become of the 2007 Atlanta Braves if they had had a healthy Mark Kotsay in center field instead of Andruw Jones, Mark Teixeira hitting behind Chipper Jones the entire year, and Jair Jurrjens throwing every 5th day instead of Chuck James… But, no point in crying over spilt milk; it is [...]