Category: Braves

The last two weeks have seen the Braves deal for two relievers and a prospect while, at best, a handful of games out of a wild card playoff spot. The first deal, back on July 20th, was A-ball catcher Max Ramirez for Indians closer Bob Wickman. Here’s the AJC’s take on the story. Sure, Wickman […]

Obviously this isn’t a week in review post. I’m moving into my apartment and preparing to get married on Saturday, so it’s been a busy week. I’ll be tracking the games and hopefully updating the site before all the wedding stuff starts up Friday night.

The Braves did make it back to .500 this week, as I’d hoped, but an emphatic sweep of the Marlins was followed by a tough series loss against the NL West leading D-Backs. A 5-2 week isn’t bad, though, and the Braves are very much in the division race. Here are this week’s stats (Blogger […]

My apologies for the late post…I try to get these done by Monday morning for the new week, but graduation kind of got in the way. I think it’s a good excuse, though. Anyhow, the stats are updated. The Braves were 4-2 this past week against the cellar dwellers of the NL East, Florida and […]

The Braves lost again tonight to fall 4 games under .500 and 7 games back in the division. Instead of getting depressed, I decided that I would look at some of the best and worst moments of the young season. Ten best individual games (position players only, sorted by WPA): # Date Opp Player WPA […]

It was an awful week for the Braves, as they narrowly avoided being swept in consecutive series for the first time in over 20 years. The five-game losing streak to start the week was almost entirely a result of the offense, which managed just 10 runs in the 5 games. Looking at the WPA, the […]

The weekend rains in D.C. nicely coincided with my trip out of town, and I was actually able to see the only game they played while I was away from Searcy. The Braves only got in five games this week, but they went 3-2 and evened up their record at 9-9, three games behind the […]

I have two suggestions for Bobby Cox in addition to my points in yesterday’s post. 1. Don’t be stupid with the batting order. Even though studies have shown the impact of using the optimal batting order to be minimal (using something like descending OBP, when compared to a traditional one), you don’t want to be […]

It was another up-and-down week for the Braves, although it appeared to be ending on a high note. The bullpen blew today’s game, so the Braves fell to 3-3 at home, 6-7 overall. The Mets will be out of reach in first place in the NL East, with the Braves four games back in second. […]

I meant to post this yesterday, but homework tends not to conform to the Braves’ schedule. I’d like to weigh in on a couple of early-season debates. 1. Jeff Francoeur’s struggles at the plate, which date back to the end of last season, continue. Of course, his patience problems are nothing new. David O’Brien (and […]