Category: Archaic Archive

Braves Journal Thought I’d point this out… Merv has gotten my older one-page article done for the original version of the site up. The page above is the index. I like the chat wraps (the work, primarily, of Alex R.,...

John Scheurholz should be fired. It’s that simple. Today, he acquired shortstop Rey Sanchez from the Royals for two fairly marginal prospects, 2B Aleyjandro Machado and RP Brad Voyles. Who he gave up is not really that...

The Braves took three of four from Montreal while the Phillies split four with the Mets and the Marlins lost three of four to Cincinnati. The Braves now lead the East by three games, their largest lead of the season, and are...

The Braves managed to lose two of three to the Reds, after winning all three games the teams played in Cincinnati (the season opener and two games last week). That’s not all that surprising, since the Reds are OK on the...

The Braves took two of three from the Expos, the stars being Brian Jordan (who homered in each win) and Mark DeRosa (who went 2-4 in each win, including a game-winning home run in the tenth Saturday). The Phillies have split the...

7/20/2001: The Braves are in first place by two games, easily their best showing of the year. They swept a two-game series with the Reds in Cincinnati on the strength of pitching — holding the Reds to only one run in each...

The Braves actually lost two of three to the woeful Devil Rays, largely on the strength of Fred “Chicago is not my kind of town” McGriff, who hit three homers in the series. Greg Maddux bailed them out with a six-hit...

The Braves took two of three from the Orioles while the Phillies lost two of three with the Blue Jays, so the teams are now tied for first place. It’s actually kind of disappointing; the Braves won the first two of the...

Actual games that count in the standings start tonight, with Greg Maddux going against the Orioles in Atlanta. Nothing yet on the trade front; Fred McGriff was going to Chicago but that appears to have fallen through, and he...

7/8/2001: The Braves won two of three from the Red Sox, but they may have lost Rafael Furcal. Furcal’s left shoulder, which has been a problem for a couple of years, apparently totally separated on a slide Friday night. He...

Another great day! After losing last night 3-1, the Braves came back today and won 9-5. Greg Maddux got win #10 of the season and #250 of his career. He wasn’t too sharp by his own standards — six innings, two runs...

7/4/2001: Happy Independence Day! The Braves lost the last game of the Mets series (typically, John Burkett pitched well and got no run support) while the Phillies were finishing off a rare five-game sweep of the Marlins. As I...

9/27/98: The Braves finished the second half the way they finished the first half, with a three-game sweep of the Mets. The first sweep ended the Mets’ division chances; the second their shot at the wildcard. The Mets must...

8/29/98: The Braves have taken two of the first three from the Cardinals. Today’s game was very strange, Mark McGwire being ejected in the first inning, and Ryan Klesko dropping a ball in left only to start a double play....

Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 8/1/98: The Braves didn’t get any bullpen help. They were apparently deep into talks with the Royals over Jeff Montgomery, but the Royals’ asking price was...

7/30/98: The Braves have acquired Greg Colbrunn, who was with them down the stretch last year, from the Rockies for two minor leaguers. Colbrunn was hitting .311 with 2 homers in 122 AB, which isn’t all that great...

6/28/98: As you see, the replacement for the Andruw-o-Meter is in. I’m keeping track of the bullpen for now; with Greg Maddux’s shutout last night the bullpen ERA is probably a full run higher than the starters....

5/30/98: The Braves have lost three games in a row for the first time this year, as a furious rally in the ninth fell short. They had already rallied in the fourth to cut the Cub lead to 2 runs, but Chicago added three more, two...

5/28/98: The bullpen, which has been such a source of strength the last few months, is suddenly shaky. Tonight, it blew a 5-3 lead (which had been as much as 4-1) and then Mark Wohlers was shelled in in the ninth. (If Chipper...

5/27/98 (again): I write this after the game, about 20 seconds after. Greg Maddux, who is incredible, won his seventh, meaning that the four more-or-less regular starters (since John Smoltz has missed about half the season) all...