Bullpen hopeful boasts 100-mph heater
Mostly on Jose Capellan. Capellan, as most of you probably know by now, was in A-ball last year but has impressed the Braves with his fastball which reportedly is regularly in the 100 MPH range. … Finish Reading
Month: February 2004
Thanks, Art!
Glavine will start opener against Braves
Considering how we hit against him last year, it should be a good chance to get the offense jump-started.
Notebook: Furcal played third in the Dominican and could do it in the majors, which … Finish Reading
Well, they’re not going to do that
Baseball Prospectus – Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
I don’t know what they’re smoking at Baseball Prospectus, but the Braves aren’t going to make Eli Marrero the starting catcher. If they were even … Finish Reading
Well, hope away!
Nitkowski Hoping to Revive Career
What do I hope? Well, I hope that the Braves aren’t counting upon C.J. Nitkowski to be a contributor. Anything he does should be a surprise.
Other links: The AJC notebook says that Smoltz looks … Finish Reading
Extension, sort of
Really, this is more of a renegotiation, saving a little money now and tacking on an extra year in compensation. The AJC says that he’s a “utilityman”, thereby contradicting speculation I’ve seen in the national media … Finish Reading
Otis in trouble again
ESPN.com – MLB – Otis Nixon charged with fondling woman
You think that maybe, just maybe, Otis is back on the drugs?
… Finish ReadingLots of minor leaguers
No Pepper — Part of the BravesBeat Network
Brad is keeping up with the Braves transactions. I’ve heard about some of them but wasn’t able to find a source… The most interesting, to me, is Dave Nilsson. Nilsson, the former … Finish Reading
$24 million, three years
Maddux expected to sign with Cubs
He says it’s kind of cool. I think it sucks, especially since he’s now pretty likely to go into the Hall in a Cubs cap. Stupid Boras.
… Finish ReadingAlex rants
Braves Journal Bullpen: Pay-Rod & the Yankees: A Match made in Hell
Seriously, does anyone like this trade? Even Yankee fans seem a bit queasy about Steinbrenner going too far.
… Finish ReadingFreaking Yankees
ESPN.com – MLB – Report: Yanks nearing deal for A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez playing third base so Derek Jeter can play shortstop is like Jimi Hendrix joining a garage band as the drummer.
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