Chipper Jones
Some people seem to have decided that Chipper is a problem. This is dumb; he’s one of the best players on the team. He’s not what he once was, but here you’ve got a third baseman putting up a .275/.344/.470...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Jan 11, 2012 | Recaps 2011
Some people seem to have decided that Chipper is a problem. This is dumb; he’s one of the best players on the team. He’s not what he once was, but here you’ve got a third baseman putting up a .275/.344/.470...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 29, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 28, 2011 – ESPN. And so it ends. Somehow, you knew Scott Linebrink would be involved. He would have to be. The season in microcosm: The Braves...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 28, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 27, 2011 – ESPN. I hope the Cardinals vote Derek Lowe a playoff share. He’s the MVP of their stretch run, for sure. Lowe failed to make it...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 27, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 26, 2011 – ESPN. Once again, a young starting pitcher did enough to keep the team in the game, only to see the offense completely shut down....
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 25, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 25, 2011 – ESPN. You guys need a sense of history here. This is a collapse for the ages. The Braves got four-hit today, yet still should have...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 24, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 24, 2011 – ESPN. If you don’t score, you won’t win. It’s pretty simple, really. The Nats scored a run in the second after...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 23, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 23, 2011 – ESPN. Get out to a big lead and then try to hang on. It’s not like it’s symbolic of the season or anything. The Braves...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 21, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 21, 2011 – ESPN. Maybe I should have gone with “Low” for the game thread. Or “Everybody Hurts”. Not that Derek Lowe was...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 20, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 20, 2011 – ESPN. So I had only two arrows left in my luck-changing quiver. Not wanting to deploy Collins yet, I went with not watching the game and...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 19, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 19, 2011 – ESPN. I just don’t understand it. It doesn’t make any sense. Having rallied back from 4-1 down to take the lead, with the...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 18, 2011 | Recaps 2011
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 18, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves were able to strand even more runners than the Mets, and the Mets won the game long after both starters were gone. After a...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 17, 2011 | Recaps 2011
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 17, 2011 – ESPN. Thank God for Tim Hudson. Hudson threw eight shutout innings while the Braves were getting shutout in their turn, keeping the team in...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 17, 2011 | Recaps 2011
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 16, 2011 – ESPN. Derek Lowe: Bad at his job. He doesn’t even eat innings: he just immediately regurgitates them. The Braves are desperately trying...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 14, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 14, 2011 – ESPN. So of course Alex Gonzalez saved the day. Everything is backwards this month anyway. For six innings the Braves were two-hit by Ricky...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 13, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 13, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves broke a nine-game losing streak against teams that aren’t the Mets. They still didn’t hit well with runners on...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 13, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 12, 2011 – ESPN. This is really frustrating. The Braves rallied back, twice, from two runs down to tie it, only to go into extras and continually fail...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 11, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – September 11, 2011 – ESPN. So, another stinkbomb. This is not making me optimistic. Tim Hudson held the Cards for two innings, but with two out in the third...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 10, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – September 10, 2011 – ESPN. Okay, now I’m worried. Derek Lowe gave up eight hits and four runs in the first three innings. He settled down after that,...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 10, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – September 09, 2011 – ESPN. So now the most reliable part of the team is breaking down. The Braves took a 2-1 lead in the first; it stayed that way until the...
Read Moreby Mac Thomason | Sep 8, 2011 | Recaps 2011
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – September 08, 2011 – ESPN. Ah, the Mets, the perfect cure. In the first, Michael Bourn reached on a throwing error, went to second on a stolen base, then third on...
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