It’s amazing the number of times I go to the Internet to find the exact phrasing of some quote I want to use, only to discover that I’m completely wrong about who said it. … Finish Reading
A Dumb Rule
Category: Commentary
Off Day Ruminations: The Albies Extension
As promised last week, I want to put my economist hat on for just a minute to discuss the Albies extension, in which people argue that Albies and his agent are leaving $100 million or more on the table. There … Finish Reading
A Modest Proposal
I like baseball. But like most baseball fans, I’m selective. I happen to like the game played on the field by two professional teams and managerial game strategy and the performance of humans under stress and the things that go … Finish Reading
Unit Recap – Bench
One thing clearly apparent from the playoff series against the Dodgers is that the Braves bench has a long way to go to be playoff quality. While the Dodgers were at various times bringing the likes of Max Muncy, … 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
14 days, 372 comments later
Let’s new-thread. Here. I’ll provide a conversation starter via Peanut:
… Finish Reading“With his first significant move as the Braves GM, Anthopoulos cleaned the lingering mess from the Olivera trade, which was fueled by Blakeley and Coppolella.
Hart didn’t like that deal