If We Were In Frank Wren’s Shoes
As we continue to wait and see what happens at the end of this series against the Phillies, we’re looking at what we’d do if we were in Frank Wren’s shoes. Here’s a breakdown from some of the BravesBlast crew - we’ll add more as we hear back from everyone.
Colin: I’d wait. Don’t trade Tex […]
Braves Trade Rumor Updates
All indications are pointing towards the Braves taking a passive approach to the non-waiver trade deadline. Here are the Braves related notes I have been hearing as of this morning:
Mike Gonzalez - The Braves closer has received interest from the Texas Rangers organization. The Rangers, in desperate need of bullpen help would be willing to […]
24Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued7/23 vs. Marlins
Through 5 1/2 innings the Braves are holding onto the 5-0 lead. Hudson has been dealing and has allowed just the one hit through five. One bad note for Braves fans is that Chipper Jones was taken out with what appears to be an aggravation of his left hamstring.
Mixed news for this evenings game, a […]
Cox Out, Morton On The Mound
Coming off a strong win last night against the Marlins, the Braves send Charlie Morton (2-2, 5.93 ERA) to the mound against Rick VandenHurk (0-1, 11.81 ERA). Morton won’t have Bobby Cox in the dugout to turn to - Bobby is serving a one game suspension for his actions a couple nights ago that led […]
22Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedAre We Done Yet?
After getting completely dismantled by several former Braves in this past weekend’s series against what was supposed to be the worst team in the division, the Braves are looking forward to a tough series this week against the Marlins, followed by an even tougher series against the Phillies (where the Braves have won their only […]
22Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Final Countdown: 10 Days to Trade
Coming off an ugly 15-6 (and series) defeat to the worst team in the NL East, the Braves are playing very ugly baseball while still on life support sitting six and a half games behind the first-place Mets and Phillies. Coming out of the break, this was the series to make a statement and unfortunately […]
21Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedA Game Thread?
So we haven’t had a game thread in a long while. Blame jobs, blame lack of time, blame apathy, but no matter what, they’re back. As promised, we’re bringing back the game threads after the All-Star break. The Braves are closing out a 3-game series against the Nationals this afternoon and looking for a series […]
20Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedHampton Being Hampton
Mike Hampton had made it nearly all the way through a rehab assignment successfully. He just needed to make one more rehab start. After trying to come back and pitch in the majors for so long, surely, finally, something would go his way. Maybe he’d be back in the Majors pitching against the Marlins next […]
17Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedBullpen Holding Up Well
Back in February, I wrote a post called “5 Keys to 2008 Bullpen Success” and identified five points I thought would be crucial to have a successful bullpen. Let’s see how the bullpen has done compared to those five points.
#1 - Rafael Soriano is lights out as closer.
#2 - Peter Moylan eats up innings - […]
Discussing The All-Star Break
Back to the regular sized blog post.
So, we haven’t posted in a while, but this would be a good time to discuss the break and such. Chipper, McCann and trainer Jeff Porter are in New York as I write this enjoying the sites, including Yankee stadium, as well as enjoying their four days off. Chipper […]
NL East Review: Braves
I figured this would be a good time to get the review in, what with it being an off-day and all. Let me start off by saying I made a mistake earlier, I should not have said the Muts would be fourth in the division. After watching this team play the past couple of weeks, […]
11Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued10 Reasons To Throw In The Towel
Yesterday we looked at 10 Reasons To Pull Out The Stops and go for broke in a quest to make the playoffs. Today is time to look at the opposite side of the coin - with nearly an even split in our “Should we trade Mark Teixeira” poll, it’s clear fan opinion is split. Without […]
10Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued10 Reasons To Pull Out The Stops
Today and tomorrow I’ll be unveiling two articles - 10 Reasons To Pull Out The Stops and 10 Reasons To Throw In The Towel. Both will feature 10 reasons the Braves should head that given direction with the rest of their season. This was brought on by the nearly 50/50 split of opinions in the […]
9Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedBraves Sign Reliever Julian Tavarez
The Braves signed free-agent relief pitcher Julian Tavarez for the remainder of the season today.
Tavarez, who last pitched earlier this season in 16 appearances for two teams (Boston and Milwaukee), was 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA. He’s made 750 career appearances with a 84-72 record, 22 saves, and a 4.46 ERA. He’s no youngster, having […]
The Braves Of The Future
One of my favorite things to do as a baseball person is to think about what is next for teams. Coming up for the Braves regardless to whether or not they are buyers or sellers at the trading deadline are a ton of free agent departures at the end of the year that will clean […]
8Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
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