Loading ...On Bobby Cox’s Return
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009As you all probably know by now, Bobby Cox will return to manage the team in 2010. After that, he’ll fill in an advisory role from 2011-2015. Basically, 2010 is Bobby’s last year managing the Braves. Per David O’Brien: Just got upstairs after the interview with Frank and Bobby. As you’ve heard, Cox is coming [...]
Daily Post
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Matt Diaz, the Greatest Little Platoon Hitter Ever Matt Diaz has hit .317/.391/.496 this season. Let me repeat that. Matt Diaz has hit .317/.391/.496 this season. In nearly 400 PA’s. Remarkably, this is the first season that Matt Diaz has been to the plate more than 100 times and had a platoon advantage of less [...]
Rumors of the Braves’ Death are Much Exaggerated
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Man, look at the life this team is showing. Count it, though, that’s two epic defensive fails resulting in blown K-Rod saves and losses for the Mets. One against the Yankees when a Kelly Johnson dropped pop-up deja-vu allowed Teixeira to score from 2nd. And of course, the one last night. I didn’t watch it, [...]
The Fundamental Organizational Flaw
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Yes, this organization is fundamentally flawed. And by “this organization”, I mean the Atlanta Braves. No organization is flawless, not a single one. But a lot of organizations are fundamentally sound but flawed in the execution of their fundamentals or flawed in that they caught some bad breaks. Everyone catches bad breaks and everyone catches [...]
Series Thoughts: Mutts / Series Preview: Diamondbacks
Thursday, May 14th, 2009A win that put us on cloud 9, a loss that put us in the trenches, and another win that put us right back where we started. That’s what happened. Here’s how it went down. In the first game, Santana vs. Lowe, neither pitcher was particularly brilliant. Santana pitched 6 and 1/3 innings of 1-run [...]