In 2014, Jim McElwain, Florida’s head coach, said that he could win SEC football games with his dog Claribelle at quarterback. Florida had continued to struggle to fill the quarterback position ever since #15 won a Heisman and rode off … Finish Reading
Month: August 2017
Braves Sweep the Worst Team in Baseball in a Doubleheader and It Actually Feels Like An Accomplishment!
The Braves haven’t won on a Wednesday in 4 weeks. So what do they do? They win 2. Against the Phillies. Hey, works for me!
Plenty to say, surprisingly, about two wins in August against a terrible team. Considering how … Finish Reading
Tennessee Volunteers Preview (by Smitty)
A Look Back
The Vols entered 2016 as the favorites to win the SEC East. And it appeared they were a team of destiny after Josh Dobbs hit Jauan Jennings on the final play to beat Georgia. Tennessee’s magic started … Finish Reading
Rainout
The Braves and Phillies were rained out tonight, a decision made well before game time. They will make the game up tomorrow in a traditional doubleheader, which can only happen because they are both terrible teams making up a game … Finish Reading
Anzio: Braves 1, Phillies 6
A short trip to Anzio first. In response to Soviet insistence on a second front and facing use of a small British force and an American force that was only beginning to mobilize, Churchill and Roosevelt invaded North Africa. Then, … Finish Reading
Rockies 3, Braves 0
Some of the Braves wore aliases on their uniforms this weekend. None were noticed with paper bags over their heads yet, but that is surely coming.
Mark Reynolds hit a 2 run homer off of A.J. Minter in the 6th, … Finish Reading
‘I still hear your sea winds blowing’ …. Braves 6 Rockies 7
https://youtu.be/ToUszCrccsI
Wanted to play this, this week, for a couple of obvious topical reasons. And it’s my favorite Jimmy Webb /Campbell song. Peace to him and succor to all those damaged.
A good game of baseball tonight. Up … Finish Reading
Atlanta 5, Colorado 2
Julio Teheran finally showed up at SunTrust Park, and pitched the Braves to a 5-2 win over Colorado. Jome Julio had lost 9 straight home park decisions, a streak that was one longer than Shelby Miller‘s 2015 and Craig … Finish Reading
Off Day Thoughts–State of the Rebuild
So what do we know about the success of the Braves’ rebuild so far?
Nothing. Well, not nothing. We know that the Hector Olivera trade was an unmitigated disaster. We know that the Braves weren’t really competitive in the year … Finish Reading
Recent Braves Series
What a series. Great to see Dan Winkler activated, and the same with AJ Minter. But bad hitting with RISP, bad baserunning, and at times, bad bullpen and work.
I want to join people in blaming Snitker, but it might … Finish Reading