After work on Friday, my wife and I headed south to Atlanta with a full day planned for Saturday. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express near Perimeter Mall and planned to use MARTA for all our transportation needs. We got up early Saturday morning so that we could reach the Georgia Aquarium when they […]
Category: Braves
Braves shut out four times in five-loss week
Offense is overrated anyway, right? Pitching and defense win championships, don’t they? The Braves are learning that’s not really the case after giving up a respectable 12 runs to the Tigers this weekend but coming up short in each game. After a 9-4 win over Boston on Monday, the team dropped five in a row […]
Friday Notes: June 22, 2007
Another week, another set of notes: I’ll be heading off to Atlanta after work today, where my wife and I will be visiting the Georgia Aquarium and attending tomorrow’s Braves game. The pitching matchup is Justin Verlander against Kyle Davies, which should be fun for all the visiting fans unless Good Davies makes his triumphant […]
Examining the Braves' clutch performance
One of the easiest ways to get a sabermetrician riled up is to tell him or her that so-and-so is the best hitter because he always gets it done in the clutch. People throw around the term “clutch hitter” for guys like David Ortiz and Derek Jeter, but the truth is, it’s awfully hard to […]
Interleague madness continues, Braves lose out
I’m ready for this week to be over. The Braves have faced a brutal interleague schedule that will conclude this week at home with the best team in baseball and the defending AL champs. Last week, the Braves traveled to face two strong AL Central teams in Minnesota and Cleveland, losing all three at the […]
Friday Notes: June 15, 2007
Here’s a little bit of what’s going on in my world: Melissa and I gave in and bought an HDTV last weekend, a Vizio 42″ model with 720p resolution. I was suitably impressed with the combination of decent reviews and an excellent price point (from Sam’s Club). Other than my house, it’s probably the single […]
The Braves' biggest plays of 2007
Every week in my Braves update, I throw in a list of the top five positive plays from the previous week. Today, I want to examine the top five positive plays and the top five negative plays of the season thus far within their game context. Personally, I think lists like this are part of […]
In too deep: Braves Bullpen
Last year, the Braves’ bullpen was an unmitigated disaster, so much so that they traded a great catching prospect named Max Ramirez to Cleveland for aging stopper Bob Wickman. This year, after several more trades that netted them Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano, the Braves have been among the best. Here’s where we stand so […]
Tough week for the Braves ends well
Could two teams who don’t play very often really have this many problems with each other? That was an exciting split with the Cubs, after a dull and disappointing 1-3 series with the Marlins. With the Mets struggling, the Braves moved within 2.5 games of the division lead despite losing five of eight this week. This […]
In too deep: Braves Rotation
After a day off from blogging, I’ll continue the series I started last week by looking at the Braves’ rotation. John Smoltz The Braves’ ace was off to a rough start, but he’s back under control, leading the team with seven wins. He has only recently surpassed the play of the Braves’ “other” ace, Tim […]
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