The Braves gave up a lot last year for what everyone knew was a year-and-a-half rental of Mark Teixeira. A Scott Boras client, Teixeira appeared unwilling to go behind his agent’s back like A-Rod to reach a contract extension, so the team and fans both seemed to realize that 2008 was going to be Tex’s […]
Month: July 2008
Braves Check: Trade Deadline Week
After splitting the week against the Marlins and Phillies, the Braves have wisely decided that it’s not in their best interests to keep pursuing a division title in 2008. The Mets are hot as fire, and the Braves sit 7.5 games behind the Mets and still in fourth place (7 behind the Phillies, 6.5 behind […]
Schedule for the week of July 28, 2008
Monday: Braves stat update Tuesday: Full Braves recap Later this week: The Diaper List (you’ll understand when I post it) Obviously I haven’t had that much to say about anything recently. This is partly due to some longer hours at work (because even I can’t make myself sit in front of a computer 24/7), but […]
Braves Check: July 21, 2008
That kind of weekend will go a long way toward correcting your Pythagorean record. Braves pitching allowed 29 runs in 3 games to a Nationals lineup that was missing its best hitter. The Braves are still 6.5 games behind both the Phillies and Mets for first in the NL East, and 6 games behind Florida […]
Braves Check: At the Break
The Braves are 45-50 at the 2008 All-Star Break, under .500 and 6.5 games behind the division-leading Phillies and Mets. There are a few problems with this if you’re a Braves fan: A 6.5-game deficit is a lot to make up with only 67 games left. If the 52-44 Phillies keep up their current .542 […]
All-Star week brings some welcome rest, except for two who need it
Brian McCann has already caught more than his share of innings in the first half, and Chipper Jones has been battling three or four different injuries. Both of those were probably expected this year, and both problems won’t be going away this week. McCann and Jones are the two Braves headed to the All-Star Game […]
Atlanta trip pictures
I plan on having some captions for these at some point, but you can get the general idea what’s going on: I went to some Braves games and saw a few other things in between. http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf
Just checking in…
I’m back from a fun weekend trip to Atlanta to see all 3 games of the Braves’ series against the Astros. As a result of the trip, I haven’t had the chance to put any of the stat pages together or do any meaningful analysis. I’m also going to be out of pocket for a […]
Outfield Suggestions
Mark Kotsay returned from the DL to play in last night’s game, but the Braves’ outfield remains one of the league’s worst at the season’s halfway point. I’ll quickly analyze the current players, minor leagues, and trade possibilities to figure out how the Braves might improve their currently dismal situation. Active Roster and Disabled List […]
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