The Biggest Weekend of the 1st Half?

Hang on to your hats folks. This ride is either about to get real exciting. Today the Braves sit in 3rd place. One-half game back of Philly, 3.5 back of the Mets and 4 ahead of Miami. But by Monday, one week prior to the Popularity Contest Break, we will see a whole new landscape [...]

Man Bites Dog; Andruw Hits Homer

Love having those Nats in town. In fact, I’m just happy to see non-Selig (NL only) baseball finally. Salty, playing 1B, went deep twice. Escobar, hitting first and playing second (base), had a couple of hits and a stolen base. I like the non-Thorman line-up. I’m very comfortable with Escobar or Willie C. at lead-off instead [...]

Braves Win!

Despite O-fer Jones batting 4th. He was 0-for-3. Now hitting .197. All scoring came through McCann, but our top 3 hitters were again the reliable trio, garnering 5 of the teams 7 hits. It amazes me that we went so long without scoring at all, given the proficiency of Willie, Edgar and Chipper, who are [...]

The Woes Continue

So that makes four shutouts in five games. Every season has its ups and downs, but four shutouts in five games is plainly unacceptable on its face. We can grouse about Andruw all day long, and wonder whether Chipper is willing to play hurt, but the real problem with the ‘07 Braves [...]

Sunday Fun With Video

 The joy of Baseball

 And example of what constitutes fun for Braves on the road:

Implosion or Motivation?

Or Nothing?
What is one to think of the never-before-seen public feud that has erupted from the Braves clubhouse? Smoltz told the media Friday that “the guys on the field” are busting their butts. Thus implying that those not playing were less than adament about making the team a winner. Chipper Jones was indeed not playing [...]

This Can’t Be Good

Chipper will not be in the starting line-up for the opener tonight against Detriot. Recall that he left after 6 innings Wednesday with a possible pulled groin. No word on whether he is suiting up or not. 0-fer Jones, on the other hand, will be starting. And batting fourth. Guess he’s got that swing problem all [...]

5th Starter Slot Still A Scramble

Buddy Carlyle got whipped six ways to Sunday on Wednesday night and once again opened up questions about who is our 5th starter. Its looking like Buddy may give way to Oscar Villareal.
Our starters are not looking nearly so good as they did a month ago. Only Smoltz and Hudson are still over .500. And [...]

A Baffling Challenge Trade, and Andruw Sits

The AJC reports that the Braves have traded Macay McBride to the Tigers for fellow left-handed relief pitcher Wil Ledezma. Ledezma is 26, and thus far has shown slightly better control on the major league level, along with a greater propensity for serving up gopher balls. Their minor league numbers are essentially interchangeable [...]

They Call Me “0-For-4″ Jones

Andruw does it again. 4 abs. 0 hits. Mercifully, no k’s last night. An anemic offense for a boring, damp game at the Ted. All 5 Braves hits come from the first 3 slots in the batting order. Another loss for the recently great Tim Hudson, who’s pitches now fool no one.
Luckily, the Mets also [...]

One Step Closer to the Bench

Andruw had, by his new standards, a great night at the plate. Only once in this 0-for-4 appearance did he strike out. We applaud you, Andruw. And Bobby Cox moved A.J. to #6 in the batting order. We applaud you Bobby. Next stop #7. Then the pine.
Chipper continued to impress, going 3-for-5 to raise his [...]

I’m Done Waiting for Andruw. Bench Him Now.

So close. Just 1.5 games out of first. If Andruw Jones could find a remedy for his amemic swing, that gap would be erased. Andruw continued to underwhelm again yesterday- going 0-for-4 for the second day in a row. Renteria joined him this time. Braves strand 16 runners. Renteria and Andruw account for 7 of [...]

Sunday Fun With Video

 Now on ESPN 5- Its Wii Baseball.
 
No. I don’t know who these people are. I’m just a fan of the game.
And here’s a classic Braves moment. Just to be ‘Matic.

Quote of the Week

It’s been too depressing to blog for the past few days. We were swept by Minnesota, watched the Phillies move past us into second and wondered when Smoltz would pitch again. But today we find that we can beat a division-leader on the road, the Braves are back in 2nd (just like Tiger), just 1.5 [...]

Back To The Baggie

You may have forgotten, but this is not our first trip to the Metrodome (which rivals whatever the Tampa [Bay] {Devil} Rays are now calling their home as the ugliest and worst home park) since the ‘91 Series. In fact, it was five years ago yesterday that we arrived in ’s hometown for [...]