The Braves had enough other problems to address last offseason that carrying on with the adequacy of Tyler Flowers and Kurt Suzuki was the simplest thing to do, and that’s exactly what they did, with mostly similar results. Catcher and … Finish Reading
Month: October 2018
BORING PRE-DAWN BASEBALL……Did you have a fun Friday evening?
Around 3.25 this morning Alex Wood came on to pitch the top of the 18th innings in Game 3 of the World Series. The Score had been stuck at 2-2 since the 13th. Fox had long since run out of … Finish Reading
Unit Recap — The Staff
There is a proverb that goes like this:
… Finish ReadingRabbi Simcha Bunim taught that every person should carry two pieces of paper, one in each pocket: in one pocket “For me the world was created.” and in the other “I am
Unit Recaps – Infield
Last year at this time I wrote a series on the position players, “Where Do We Go From Here?” Think of this as “How Did We Come From There?”
The Atlanta Braves reversed a 72 – 90 record in 2017 … Finish Reading
Unit Recap – Outfielders
Boy, did we have a weird outfield last year. The right fielder played like an MVP candidate for half the season and then like Nick Markakis in the next half, the centerfielder played like BJ Upton for half the season … Finish Reading
Offseason Outlook Part 2 – Ottavino, Kimbrel, Greinke, Kershaw, Corbin, and Iglesias
As mentioned in Part 1, there are still plenty of needs on the pitching side. By my count, there are currently 12 starting pitchers in the organization who could factor into the rotation at some point in 2019: Mike Foltynewicz… Finish Reading
Braves Offseason Outlook, Part 1 – Harper, Machado, Pollock, Realmuto, Pollock, and Donaldson
You’ve already heard at length how much the team exceeded expectations this year. They improved their win total by a whopping 18 games to go from 72-90 to 90-72. They needed several rookies and young players to hit all at … Finish Reading
College Football Picks
Georgia 24, LSU 17
Georgia Tech 49, Duke 28
Auburn 31, Tennessee 14
Texas A&M 42, South Carolina 17
Florida 31, Vandy 17
Alabama 900, Mizzou 12
Ryan Cothran has been organizing efforts to assist with food, water, and diapers … Finish Reading
Above all else, it’s the game.
Watching the fourth Yankees/Sox game two nights ago morph from a dull start into a splendid climax came this reminder – above all, it’s the game that holds us. Not this game, not that game. Any game. Always was, after … Finish Reading
What Went Wrong Against the Dodgers
When you lose 3 of 4 games to an opponent, it’s easy to say that a lot went wrong. And in this series, you’d be correct. That isn’t to say there weren’t some glimpses of optimism for the future, and … Finish Reading