Author: Alan Cole

What was going through your mind when Manny Machado hit that grand slam to put the Padres up 7-3? Visions of 2011? Thinking about the Phillies winning the division? Wondering what was going on with Huscar Ynoa? All of the … Finish Reading

Max Fried, y’all. 

I mean what more is there to say? The Braves needed somebody to grab this game (and season) by the scruff of the neck after back-to-back tough losses in the middle of a grueling road trip, and … Finish Reading

I feel like my recaps keep getting shorter and shorter, but what do you want me to say? 

Nothing will ever compare to 2011 in terms of a regular season collapse, just because it is impossible to comprehend the magnitude … Finish Reading

At a certain point, you just have to try something different. The answer can’t be this, because this clearly isn’t the answer. 

Will Smith blew another save tonight. The Braves were one strike away from their best win of the … Finish Reading

Well, that’s one way to kill the momentum. The Braves followed up a walk-off win on Thursday and a 17-strikeout performance on Friday with…a dud of a performance in a 6-4 loss to the Marlins on Saturday. 

Womp womp.

Other … Finish Reading

Last night I brushed off a one-run loss. I said it is what it is, that tight losses just happen sometimes, that there was still a chance to win the series, all that good stuff.

I’m having a tougher time … Finish Reading

Well, Coors Field giveth and Coors Field taketh. 

Last night the Braves won a one-run game in a ballpark where no lead ever feels safe, and tonight they were clipped in a one-run game there. The Braves took another first … Finish Reading

Well, that’s why they have the best record in baseball. 

The San Francisco Giants, in a nutshell, did what they’ve done all year. They hit a pair of home runs, they got great starting pitching from Logan Webb, and their … Finish Reading

For the first time all year, that really felt like the last three years. 

It was a Friday night, the place was packed, there were two first place teams, and most of all the game did not feel over at … Finish Reading

They don’t all have to shine. That was a pretty rough offensive performance against a horrid pitching staff. The Baltimore Orioles had allowed 9.5 runs per game over their last 15 games entering tonight, but the Atlanta Braves only mustered … Finish Reading