Hamilton County schools started this week, so I’m spending more and more of my time sitting in traffic. I actually bothered to change the CDs in my car for the first time in probably a month or two, so I guess I’ve been pretty bored with the increase in traffic. Anyhow, I do have a […]
Category: Braves
Braves finish up-and-down week against division rivals
The week started out quite well with a series win in New York, but the back end of the rotation was quite bad against the Phillies, so the Braves dropped two of three there. Unfortunately, the team will have to play better than .500 baseball the rest of the way in order to make the […]
Friday Notes: August 10, 2007
School starts in Hamilton County this weekend, which means it’s my wife’s last free weekend before things really start getting crazy. I also have a fantasy football draft coming up next weekend and plenty of work to do for that. Here are some notes: I’m always looking for solutions to improve my productivity online and […]
Braves win both inter-division series, now face East challenge
The Braves dealt for a slugger and a couple of relievers this week, and as kind of an afterthought, they went 4-2 on the field. Heading into August, that’s barely what they need to keep pace with the Mets and Phillies. The Astros initially presented no challenge to the Braves’ offense, but a few hiccups […]
Friday Notes: August 3, 2007
Today marks my 14-month wedding anniversary, so it’s a pretty good day. Here are some notes for this week: The Braves need to stop playing extra-inning games, especially if they’re going to lose them. I didn’t watch much of last night’s game (too much basketball and NCAA 08 to be played), but I’m sure it […]
Teixeira and Dotel deals finalized, Royce Ring also in the fold
Even though the Braves added another prospect to the deal for Mark Teixeira (Beau Jones), I won’t revisit that one today. Instead, I’ll quickly go over the deals for Octavio Dotel and Royce Ring. Octavio Dotel Considered by many to be the best reliever on the market, Dotel put in 23 solid innings for Kansas […]
Braves Rumors for Trade Deadline Tuesday
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 […]
Braves finally acquire Teixeira
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 […]
Braves streak again, drop 4 in a row in 3-4 week
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 […]
A quick programming note
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, […]
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