Kyle Lobner of Brew Crew Ball contacted me to ask me to answer five questions about the Braves. So I returned the favor. Here are his answers to my questions about the team we’re about to face: Question: The Brewers have...
Read MoreThe Mets are a very generous organization. For example, they gave Tom Glavine a jet ski in an elaborate ceremony for his 300th win — a pitcher who earned 242 of them (up to that point) for another team. They gave $46...
Read MoreLyle Overbay came up in the Diamondbacks organization as a guy who hit for a high average with medium power and walks. He only had one season in the minors where he hit below .342. Arizona thought that he would be a younger and...
Read MoreAt popular request, here’s a writeup of Jeff Baker, whom the Braves acquired on August 31, just before the playoff deadline. It will come as no surprise to you that Jeff Baker isn’t a great baseball player. A...
Read MoreThis is a post I never wanted to write, but I knew that I would have to. Mac Thomason passed away on Saturday, September 1, following a three-and-a-half-year battle with testicular cancer. Mac was an unusual Alabaman. He was a...
Read MoreMiami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 31, 2012 – ESPN. It’s a great time to hate the Marlins right now, as long as you don’t mind kicking a man when he’s down. The Marlins are...
Read MoreThe Braves flashed some serious leather and continued to hit, while Tommy Hanson lucked out again, and that combined for a relatively easy extension of the winning streak. Meanwhile, Frank Wren addressed issues in the rotation...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – July 24, 2012 Another one-run game, but this time we had the correct result. The Braves should have had a lot more than four runs — Mark Buehrle was all over the place (partly due...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – July 23, 2012 I didn’t see this game; I’m just putting this up for a new thread. The Braves played the PURE EVIL Marlins on a Monday with Josh Johnson versus Mike Minor on...
Read MoreSan Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – July 19 20, 2012 – ESPN. “That’s why,” said Azaz, “There was one very important thing about your...
Read MoreSan Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 19, 2012 – ESPN. The Giants thoroughly, utterly embarrassed and humiliated the Braves at home this week, outhitting them 31-16 and outscoring them 20-7. The...
Read MoreMan, I hate off days, don’t you?
Read MoreNew York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 14, 2012 – ESPN. John Burkett in 2001. Jaret Wright in 2004. Jorge Sosa Kim Jong-Il in 2005. And now, just maybe, Ben Sheets in 2012. Back in the Leo Mazzone years, it...
Read MoreTonight, Gary Cherone will take 74 patrons’ french fry orders at In-And-Out Burger… Look, I’m not going to embed anything from that guy.
Read MoreNew York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 14, 2012 – ESPN. Like I keep on saying, the Braves are an offense-first club. A day after Tim Hudson had an Episode and had to be bailed out by the bats, Tommy Hanson had...
Read MoreNew York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 13, 2012 – ESPN. So, things are looking up. Our other shortstop got injured, but on the other hand, he is literally a replacement-level player, which means by definition...
Read MoreTonight in David Lee Roth Makes Up Slang: “You’ll get some leg tonight for sure!” He’s probably right.
Read MoreAs all of you know, Mac has been in and out of the hospital for a long time. That is not going to change any time soon, although, for the moment, his health is stable. If you’ve spent any time at all in a hospital —...
Read MoreGo, Braves!
Read MoreActually, he’s a few months older, but we’re both 41. Bring back Herzog.
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