I will probably issue some preseason predictions in the next few days. Predictions are basically a ritual, in that everyone is expected to do them yet they’re meaningless. I don’t really know what’s going to happen, and what’s more the … Finish Reading
Month: February 2006
That’s a bit… much
Results of Special Negro Leagues and Pre-Negro Leagues Elections
Seventeen people. Effa Manley becomes the first woman in the Hall of Fame. Now, I’m passingly familiar with segregated baseball, and these people generally do belong — there are lots of … Finish Reading
I don’t really follow prospects
Baseball Examiner — 2005 Top 10 Catcher Prospects
So how can a guy who is two years older than Saltalamacchia and who is a level below him and has basically the same BA and SLG be a better hitting prospect?… Finish Reading
Simple answers to easy questions (1)
The State | 02/25/2006 | Braves ask: Why not Reitsma?
Because we tried that before and it didn’t work.
… Finish ReadingUgh.
Fox agrees to buy Turner South | ajc.com
You know what this means? Rathbun and Paciorek 120 times a year, that’s what it means.
… Finish ReadingNon-baseball trivia question and open thread
As you should know by now, the Braves are America’s oldest professional sports franchise, pre-dating the National League by several years.
Today’s question has two parts:
1. What is the oldest current professional basketball franchise?
2. What is the oldest … Finish Reading
My growing bitterness
Gleeman (and JC) not only get advance copies of The Mind of Bill James, they get BOBBLEHEAD DOLLS!. I get diddly. I never get review copies of anything.
… Finish ReadingBlank’s out
Blank lays off Braves’ sales pitch – 2006-02-22
For now, anyway. These negotiations have a way of falling apart then coming back together. TW doesn’t have to sell the Braves and I don’t expect it anytime soon anyway.
… Finish ReadingReally?
Left field, first base keys to Braves roster decisions
I thought it was third base and center field.
Bobby thinks that LaRoche can thrive as an everyday player; I’m not convinced, but Bobby generally knows what he’s doing. He will … Finish Reading
If Jordan makes the team…
AP Wire | 02/20/2006 | Langerhans works to keep starting role
Once again, it will show that the Braves aren’t being serious.
Bobby mentions two “longshot” pitchers, Jose Ascanio and Chad Paronto, as having made impressions. Paronto is listed at … Finish Reading