The ‘60s have cultural touchstones aplenty, and as the most arrogant generation in world history, us Baby Boomers aren’t about to let any of them die until we do. The Twilight Zone ran from 1959-1964 with syndication that ensured that … Finish Reading
Month: July 2019
Kolby Allard for Chris Martin
By now, you’ve seen the reports that Kolby Allard, #2 prospect on MLB Pipelines’ Braves list, has gone over to Texas for Chris Martin. A few different thoughts about the trade:
Kolby Allard
If there was a starting pitcher you … Finish Reading
The Story of Julio, the Prodigal Sons, and The Awful Endgame: Braves 11 – gNats 8
Didn’t get home from the game tonight until after midnight so I’m going to have to make this short and sweet. Tuesday was a wonderful night for me as I got to go to the game and watch all the … Finish Reading
In the land of hanging Chads: Braves 3, Annoying Regional Insects 6
Thanks to the marvel that is ESPN National Game for Monday, I was able to participate in watching a good bit of this debacle. I didn’t see the first Nationals run score because I was outside removing a shutter for … Finish Reading
Phillies 9, Braves 4
J.T. Realmuto‘s grand slam off Kevin Gausman in the bottom of the 5th broke open a 2 – 0 game, and led the Phillies in taking 1 of the 3 game set.
Bryce Harper homered in the 1st and … Finish Reading
Braves 15, Phillies 7
All of a sudden the ship has been righted. With the Braves second consecutive rout of the Phils, and the Nats second loss to the Dodgers, the Braves lead is back to 6.5 over the Nationals and 7.5 over the … Finish Reading
Braves 9, Phillies 2
Whoops, forgot I was pinch-hitting for this recap.
Wasn’t able to watch the game last night, but the big story is that it looks like we’re looking at a new right fielder for a big chunk of the remainder of … Finish Reading
The Underappreciation of Julio Teheran
So, because the offense is playing like dog poop right now, I thought I’d run some numbers on Julio Teheran, who seems to be almost equally underappreciated by Braves fans and non-Braves fans.
Since his rookie season in 2013, … Finish Reading
Braves Trade Ideas: Less Prospects, Bigger Bags of $, Part 2
Intro of the series can be found here.
Part 1 of the series can be found here.
After a short series where the boys get swept by one of the worst teams in MLB, it’s easy to get … Finish Reading
We need a day off. Royals 2 unearned runs, Braves tipping caps instead of scoring.
As an avid, but terrible, golfer I am constantly reminded of (and taunted by) the fact that that size and brute strength aren’t the source of power in golf. Watching Rory McIlroy or Ricky Fowler hit a golf ball, or … Finish Reading