Baseball, with its seemingly endless stream of numbers and lengthy season, presents ample opportunities to share many types of data. In an effort to keep presenting that data in new and interesting ways, I will strive to post one new Braves chart per weekday (Tue-Fri) as a way to spur your thoughts and possibly facilitate […]
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Braves Chart of the Day: April 15, 2009
Baseball, with its seemingly endless stream of numbers and lengthy season, presents ample opportunities to share many types of data. In an effort to keep presenting that data in new and interesting ways, I will strive to post one new Braves chart per weekday (Tue-Fri) as a way to spur your thoughts and possibly facilitate […]
Braves Chart of the Day: April 14, 2009
There are few more compelling ways to present data than in chart form. Baseball, with its endless stream of numbers and lengthy season, presents ample opportunities to share data, so I’m going to try a new series called the “Braves Chart of the Day.” My intent is to provide a starting point for some discussion […]
Braves Check: April 13, 2009
The first week of the season was almost an undeniably good one for the Braves. Five wins in six games is a good stretch for any team, especially one that lost 90 games the previous year. (Were the Braves really that bad last year? I guess I didn’t watch a ton of games down the […]
Braves Check: April 6, 2009
Only one game is in the books, but it couldn’t have been a much better Opening Day for Braves fans. I’m willing to look past the offensive struggles after the first time through the batting order, I guess, and choose to see the glass-half-full summary of last night’s game: Jeff Francoeur looked better at the […]
Back from vacation, ready for a vacation from vacation
I’ve had a fun week and a half, but I’m ready to be at home for a while now. Tonight will be the first night since 3/12 that I’ve spent back-to-back nights at home and the first night in almost a week that I’ve spent back-to-back nights at the same place. I suppose I really […]
2009 Florida Spring Training Trip – Schedule
Being out of college and married with no kids has certain benefits, even in a slumping economy. My wife’s job recently offered her the opportunity to go to a conference in Orlando in March (free hotel!), so my eyes lit up with only one thought: Spring Training. Her conference is this weekend, and today I’m […]
Rotation coming together for the Braves
It’s safe to say that there were fewer more pressing needs for the Braves this offseason than to shore up the starting rotation. With Tim Hudson on the shelf until late 2009 and precious few others actually under team control (Jurrjens, Campillo, etc.), I was starting to view 2009 as very much a rebuilding season […]
Braves sign Rafael Furcal
The Braves have reportedly swooped in and signed free agent Rafael Furcal, who came up through the Braves organization and played the first six years of his career in Atlanta. He battled several off-field issues as a Brave, from the controversy over his age to his DUI arrest, but the 31-year-old shortstop will be coming […]
Braves acquire reliable Vazquez to fill gaping rotation hole
Jake Peavy might have been the sexier name on the offseason trade market, but the Braves went a different direction today by acquiring Javier Vazquez from the White Sox, reportedly for four prospects. Lefty reliever Boone Logan is also rumored to be coming to Atlanta, while Brent Lillibridge and Tyler Flowers are among the names […]
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