Author: JonathanF

On Tuesday night, the Braves beat the Cubs 4-3 in a game in which they had 3 hits.  JamesD wants to know how rare that is.  As he points out there are games in which teams were no-hit and won: actually, there are five,...

As a New York resident, I am denied Chip’s incisiveness on days the Braves play the Mets, so if any of my commentary mirrors his, I apologize.  I start with history: in the month of June, the Braves have scored 133 runs. ...

Tuesday night, the Braves hit 4 solo home runs in the second inning.  Eighty-eight teams have hit four or more homers in an inning.  The Braves have done it 8 times.  But only 16 teams have hit four solo shots and...

A couple of weeks ago, James D, noting that Julio scored twice in one inning, asked how often pitchers had achieved that feat. http://bravesjournal.us/2019/05/18/atlanta-12-milwaukee-8/#comment-2288195.  Using BRef, I was...

The great goalie Jacques Plante once said: “How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?”  None of us, I suspect, would like to be known for their worst professional...