I don’t really have any news to report today, so I’m going with some more analysis. Stats are through Wednesday’s game. The current state of the Braves’ bullpen is not strong. With Soriano, Gonzalez, and Moylan ailing in various degrees, that is to be expected. This is not news, and it probably shouldn’t be alarming […]
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Whither Matt Diaz: Thoughts on Left Field
After two years platooning with players who subsequently have bounced around the league having trouble finding jobs, Matt Diaz probably felt a little more comfortable with his job heading into 2008. The right-handed batter had earned a starting spot outright, OPS+ing 114 and 124 in 2006 and 2007 while showing an inconsistent platoon split (he […]
Braves Check: April 21, 2008
Last week started on kind of a low note, with a couple of losses in Florida, but Chipper Jones decided he was tired of losing and carried the Braves through a 3-game sweep of the Dodgers over the weekend. His health status is up in the air, of course, but he’s the current NL batting […]
Schedule for the week of April 21, 2008
Here’s what I’m planning to write about this week, and it all has to do with the Braves. I’m not going to presume anyone actually cares what order I go in unless someone says otherwise. Monday: Weekly Braves check Friday: Notes Other Braves post ideas for the middle of the week: The Left Field Dilemma: […]
Braves Check: Where Atlanta beats Pythagoras into submission
We’re just two weeks into the season, and it’s almost becoming a chore just to watch the games. If it’s close, you just get the feeling the Braves are going to lose. The bullpen hasn’t been good, and the starting pitchers aren’t lasting long enough to give them a break. The lineup’s only piling on […]
2008 Braves WPA Stats Posted
Links to static pages are on the sidebar. I have separate pages this year (including much more detail) for hitting, pitching, and relief. Last week’s stats are now in Monday’s post. 2008 Hitting Stats 2008 Pitching Stats 2008 Relief Stats I’ll be updating these pages each week on Monday, with the goal of having my […]
Braves Check: April 7, 2008
After a rough 1-3 start against the Nats and Pirates, two supposedly poor teams, the Braves pulled it together over the weekend against the Mets and finished the week at 3-3. They’re currently tied atop the NL East with the Marlins. This week, they’ll try to add to the Rockies’ rough start with a four-game […]
Friday Notes: April 4, 2008
This year’s just flying by for me. I’m finding that to be the case each year as I get older, but man, three months can go by quickly. I’ve basically abandoned my month-end meta posts because they stopped being interesting to write a long time ago. I can’t even imagine what they were like to […]
What's going on?
It’s been a while since I checked in. My fantasy baseball draft is Saturday, so I’m spending pretty much every free minute between now and then preparing for it. Baseball season kind of sneaked up on me this year, since HU’s basketball season lasted longer than usual. Combine that with the D-I tourney’s late start […]
Weekly Notes: January 31, 2008
I’ve gone a bit light on the blogging lately, but I do have a few things to share. Unfortunately, none of them is a college basketball Top 25 list. I’ve been following some blog activity this week about [HU Prof.] Flavil Yeakley’s presentation on youth in the churches of Christ, which he made on January […]
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