Month: July 2007

As soon as the Teixeira trade went down yesterday, a flurry of rumors started about John Schuerholz’ next move to improve the Braves for a postseason run.  With fewer top prospects in tow, these deals could be difficult to pull off, but here’s where they stand.  I’ll update this post throughout the day as things […]

At least now we can start analyzing this deal as if it has happened. DOB at the Journal-Constitution is reporting that the trade has been finalized.  Apparently he’s already in a Braves uniform on Wikipedia.  My initial reaction is this: if I can now type “Francoeur,” I can one day hope to type “Teixeira” without […]

The Braves went on the road to face two NL West teams and return home 3-4 on the trip, despite getting two starts each from Smoltz and Hudson.  The trade deadline is tomorrow afternoon, and the Braves are the frontrunner to haul in Mark Teixeira, so even though today’s an off-day, there’s still plenty to […]

I’ll be in Atlanta for work tomorrow (Monday), which means that I won’t have time for the weekly Braves update until Tuesday.  The Braves don’t play tomorrow, so I guess I won’t be getting behind.  In the meantime, it’s possible that the Braves will trade for Mark Teixeira, the ghost of Walter Johnson, Moonlight Graham, […]

Recently, I was inspired by the First Half in Review article about the Milwaukee Brewers on THT.  Writer Justin Inaz presented some graphical data on the Brewers in what I thought was an interesting way.  In keeping with a recent trend of must-read THT articles, this one was positively enlightening. If you look at the article, […]

I asked last Friday if the Braves really were swept by the Reds, and it turns out that this actually happened.  After a split with the Cardinals, the Braves ended up dropping five of seven this week, finishing the homestand at 5-5.  The Marlins went on to take 3 of 4 from Cincy this weekend, […]