Five. That’s the Rockies’ magic number this morning after the Braves extended their win streak to six games yesterday. It was a good week picking on the dregs of the NL East, the Mets and Nationals. I’m not going to dwell much on the stats this week, but I’ll consider some recent trends and get […]
Month: September 2009
FanGraphs for iPhone
If you read a lot of baseball blogs, you’ve probably seen this news a hundred times already today. If not, you need to be warned that a killer baseball app has hit the iPhone. Christmas is here early for this stat and tech geek. FanGraphs has made an iPhone app that currently includes their live […]
Braves Check: September 21, 2009
Seven consecutive wins weren’t good enough to scare Ryan Howard and the Phillies into prolonging the Braves’ continuing status as a contender. The Braves finished last week with a series loss to the Phillies, leaving them 5.5 games out of a playoff spot with 13 to play. Mathematical elimination could come as soon as this […]
Braves Check: September 14, 2009
The Braves’ timing is impeccable. They just finished the 5-1 road trip that they really needed to have 2 weeks ago to stay in the playoff race. In reality, the Braves still need a miracle if they’re going to reach the playoffs. They’re 6.5 games out of the wild card with three teams ahead of […]
Braves Check: September 8, 2009
Five straight losses, with this pitching staff? Three against the Reds? I suppose that’s one way to say you’re ready for the offseason. The Braves started packing early this week and all but ended their playoff hopes. They’re now 70-67 and in serious danger of finishing under .500 for the third time in four years. […]
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