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. […]
Category: Braves
Braves Check: August 31, 2009
I missed last week and will have to do an abbreviated version this week. I just have too many irons in the fire right now to devote much time to blogging, and the Braves’ uninspiring play hasn’t helped. They lost both series last week, both crippling losses given their standing in the division, but the […]
Braves Check: August 17, 2009
The two-game sweep of Washington was a nice start to the week, but it hurts to lose two of three from the Phillies. The Braves are now in third place, six games back of the Phils for the division lead, with six games remaining against them. The Wild Card race is getting closer, but the […]
Braves Check: August 10, 2009
Suddenly the Braves seem like a team with a little resilience and fight in them, don’t they? I didn’t watch much of the games this week, since they were almost all late starts, but winning 3 of 4 against the Dodgers on the road can’t be a bad thing. A series win against the Padres […]
Jason Heyward Discussion
A baseball discussion topic for your weekend, if you’re so inclined. I’ll be navigating some whitewater on the Hiwassee River tomorrow, so do as you wish. If you follow baseball, you’re well aware that hitting prospects are treated differently from pitching prospects. A good pitcher has tremendous value, but a pitching prospect’s much higher injury […]
Braves Check: August 3, 2009
A noisy trade deadline has passed, and the Braves are nine games out of first place in the NL East (third place) and five games out of the Wild Card (fifth place). They added Adam LaRoche for Casey Kotchman in a sort of perplexing deal at the deadline, but they’re facing an uphill climb to […]
Braves Check: July 27, 2009
The post-All-Star revival continued for another week, as the Braves knocked down two of their fellow Wild Card contenders for series wins. They finished the week 5-2 and are now three games over .500 for the season. The Phillies, unfortunately, haven’t slowed down from their hot streak, and they remain 6.5 games up (8 in […]
