ESPN.com – MLB – Baseball’s potential free agents
Few top free agents = big money for those few guys = Rafael Furcal as a Cub or Met?
… Finish ReadingMonth: October 2005
I didn’t see that coming
Atlanta Braves : Official Info : Press Release
Roger McDowell, aka the Second Spitter, is the new pitching coach, and not someone from within the organization. I’m not sure what he brings to the table, but he must have impressed … Finish Reading
Weekend Open Thread
Suggested topic: Which statement would most excite Andruw Jones?
1. “Andruw, you’ve been named National League MVP!”
2. “Andruw, they’re reopening the Gold Club!”
Discuss amongst yourselves
Betemit
Wilson Betemit Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
This isn’t a formal player analysis, which I’ll do closer to the start of the season. Just taking a closer look at Wilson Betemit…
I was one of Betemit’s bigger backers heading into last season. … Finish Reading
Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 9, Filling Out The Edges
(Plus the last thread’s getting long.)
Last year the Braves started the season with two old bench players (Eddie Perez and Julio Franco) and three rookies (Ryan Langerhans, Pete Orr, and Wilson Betemit). It’s an unusual combination, to say the … Finish Reading
Scheurholz speaks
Atlanta Braves : News : Atlanta Braves News
Mostly about the disaster in Houston. Going forward, though:
… Finish Reading[Rafael] Furcal and [Kyle] Farnsworth will be free agents, and they played significant roles. We have to examine what can happen with them.
Where Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 8, Who Replaces Leo?
The list of candidates I came up with yesterday was:
- Guy Hansen, former Royals pitching coach, now the pitching coach at Richmond.
- Bruce Dal Canton, former Braves pitching coach, now the pitching coach at Myrtle Beach.
- Mike Maddux, Brewers pitching
We shall see
FOXSports.com – MLB- Mazzone leaving Braves for O’s
Rosenthal often reports things as fact that are not done deals. Leo may, for example, have an offer from the Orioles which he’ll give the Braves a chance to match.
… Finish ReadingWhere Do We Go From Here? 2005: Part 7, The Other Guys
Nielsen Media Markets, National League East:
Rank City Name
1 …. New York
4 …. Philadelphia
8 …. Washington
9 …. Atlanta
17 … Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Sucks being the Marlins, huh?
The Mets have to share their market, of course, … Finish Reading