Recapless Game Thread
There was no recap for last night’s game because, uh, I forgot to write one. Also, we pretty much sucked uninterestingly. Tonight, obviously, will be very different.
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The Clerihew – great start. Can we make them better, more fun? (by blazon, Game thread)
Yes we can is the easy answer to that – inquiries with he who should know, a savant type who suggested this form in the first place as being well suited to an acerbic baseball board says great start, now move on. ...
Read MoreAJP my MVP (Game Thread)
we seek the adept but history suggests we then sign the inept so whose fault is that? it has to be the fellas hanging out the welcome mat. A miserable season calls for different criteria in the choice of MVP, surely. Throw out...
Read MoreGoodbye to All That…Heyward to Peraza to Gomes (9/8 Game Thread)
Seasons like the one now ending leave their mark on the psyche. They create baggage, in real mass, that we who care must carry around for an indeterminate time. Arguably, this burden can take many forms and some weigh a lot more...
Read MoreLabor Day In Atlanta!
So yeah. That one time I told you that you should totally still watch? My bad guys. You should totally probably stop watching now. At least until the draft. In the meantime, it’s Labor Day in Atlanta! That magical weekend...
Read MoreSeries Preview: Slumping Yanks @ Bad News Braves (by Ububba)
This weekend’s series finds the suddenly stumbling New York Yankees at Turner Field for a trio of games with the following pitching matchups: • Friday night: Masahiro Tanaka (9-6, 3.61) vs. Williams...
Read MoreChecking in on the Natspos (by bledsoe)
From our roving reporter, Chad N. Freud: On July 30, moments after the NY Mets lost a bizarre, rain delayed, unloseable game in the ninth inning 4-8, the Washington Post’€™s Tom Boswell tweeted this bit of fun: Mets:...
Read MoreA Gentleman’s Explanation of Cricket: How to “Leave” (by blazon)
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/jul/31/england-ashes-fate-cricket-least-fashionable-shot Good sports writing should know no boundaries..on this Saturday morning here’s Britain’s best — Barney Ronay —...
Read MoreHector Olivera
As you all no doubt know by now, the Braves just made a blockbuster trade: Alex Wood, Jose Peraza, Jim Johnson, Luis Avilan, and most of Bronson Arroyo’s dead-money contract for Hector Olivera, Paco Rodriguez, Zach Bird,...
Read MoreCSI DC: Dissecting the corpse (by Bledsoe; game thread)
Braves fans living in or around the Disco of Columbia have an added hobby. If things aren’t going well for the Chop Squad, we can always take solace in watching the soap opera that is the 2015 Washington Nationals....
Read MoreBlazon’s Poetry Parody Thread: Happy July 4! (Game Thread.)
Happy Fourth to all… for those with the time and inclination have some fun on the holiday parodying in some sort of loose baseball terms what others have written in centuries past…post it here when you have…it...
Read MoreThe Braves Franchise List
Okay, I like the format so I’ll rip it off. Who are the NINE most important Braves in franchise history, going back to 1870 or 1871? Anyone who has been employed by the franchise is eligible, no limitations; feel free to...
Read MoreIf Mets Hired Frank Wren and They Made a Movie About It Game Thread
Some of my favorite threads are the ones where we talk about who we’d cast in a fake movie. So: If I were the Wren’s I would try to troll the Braves as hard as I could for the forseeable future. The fact that this story...
Read MoreTrevor Cahill: Not Fixed Yet. Game Thread.
Perhaps Tuesday’s aren’t the best night for me to recap, because if the game gets meh, or bleh, or blegh, I’m not against flipping over to ABC and watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Don’t-Call-Me-Mike...
Read MoreDon’t Call It A Recap – Braves 5, IWOTM 3 (again)
I’ve been here for years… Anyway. Doesn’t look like we got an official recapper for Saturday nights yet, or maybe our official recapper is recovering from his or her Saturday night. Either way, let’s do a...
Read MoreThe Jadeite Jewel Final Rankings—Happy Home Opening Day! Game Thread.
Enjoy the home opener! The Braves’ massive roster overhaul has left only four of the players who started on Opening Day a year ago, and only two of the players who were watching from the bench. That’s pretty...
Read MoreGame Thread: Why you should still watch…
So, yeah. I get it. You loved you some Craig Kimbrel and Jason Heyward. You’re super sad, not to mention a little angry, to see them in another uniform. I get that. I really do. I remember when they traded Dale Murphy to...
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