Loading ...The 5 Best Decisions the Braves Made in 2009
Monday, October 19th, 2009For the antithesis of my last post, the 5 best decisions the Braves made in 2009*. Number 5 – Releasing Tom Glavine in favor of Tommy Hanson. I’m a huge Tom Glavine fan for so many reasons. He was drafted and developed by the Braves, he was a mainstay in the rotation for so many [...]
Braves 2009 Season In Review
Thursday, October 8th, 2009This is going to be a very lengthy post. It will involve a lot of statistical analysis and will attempt to determine what the Braves did well, what they did badly, what they need to change, and generally how they got to where they are. While the purpose of this post is to examine the [...]
Elimination Post
Friday, October 2nd, 2009By the time the Braves played yesterday the game was meaningless. The Rockies completed a 3-game sweep of the Brewers and clinched the NL Wild Card. So, the Braves won’t be playing October baseball this year. Well, not meaningful October baseball, as the regular season schedule extends into October this year on account of the [...]
A Rather Defensive Daily Post
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Thought of the Day The Braves are 23rd in Defensive Efficiency and 24th in Park Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. That sucks. Think about how awesome our pitchers would look if the Braves had an above-average defense. Getting better in that department, in my opinion, is the number 1 priority for the off-season. Let’s take a look [...]
Hanson’s MLB Debut Pitch F/X
Monday, June 8th, 2009Update 06/08/2009: Velocity Chart Changed: more aesthetically pleasing. I just finished compiling all the pitch f/x data for Tommy Hanson’s MLB debut so I could make a velocity chart and analyze his outing. Hanson’s final like was 6.0 IP (18 outs recorded), 7 runs (6 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, 1 double, 3 [...]
Series Thoughts: Marlins / Series Preview: Philthies
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Break out the brooms. Well, not really. We did take both of the games, but sweeping a 2-game series is hardly broom-worthy. Especially against the Marlins’ (who are currently in a 4 for 17 skid) 2 worst starters. In the first game, we scored 8 runs off Florida’s Andrew Miller replacement, Graham Taylor, then failed [...]
Series Thoughts: Mutts / Series Preview: Marlins
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Well, at least the Braves will be nice and rested for the Marlins series, because they completely took the day off on Monday and Tuesday. I’m not even going to talk about the Mets series because it’s just going to piss me off. I’ll just leave you 2 quotes. First is from Matthew Pouliot of [...]