Loading ...Thoughts on Tim Hudson
Saturday, October 24th, 2009Apparently the Braves began negotiations with Tim Hudson’s agent about a contract extension that would keep him in Atlanta. Mark Bowman has all the details. The money quotes: Braves general manager Frank Wren and Hudson’s agent, Paul Cohen, began negotiations on Thursday and they are expected to continue talking over the course of the next [...]
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 [...]
Braves 2009 Top Prospects Year In Review: 1-10
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Number 10: Brett DeVall – LHP (19) 6′3″ 215 LB Brett DeVall’s season was once again hampered by injury. He ended up making just 10 starts for the Class-A Rome Braves. In those 10 starts, the numbers were fairly good. He posted a 3.52 ERA, a 1.193 WHIP, and a 41-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 53 [...]
We Just Swept The Stem Post
Friday, September 18th, 20097 games out, 23 games out, or whatever, it still feels good to sweep the Mets. It also feels good to watch Jeff Francoeur try to leap over the wall and catch Brian McCann’s home run to no avail. Yes, I did watch this one. After I turned off the GT Miami game in disgust. [...]
Daily Post
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Standings I suppose it would be constructive to post both the Wild Card and NL East standings because I don’t know what the hell the Braves are shooting for at this point. Starting in the East, much like the Sun. Team: W L GB Diff Philadelphia 83 60 – +100 Florida 77 68 7.0 +10 [...]
Saturday Post
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Happy Saturday, everyone. So, how about that game last night? Jeez, I didn’t see that coming. Heck of a game. If the offense preforms like that against Carpenter, he’ll have a perfect game. And if Jurrjens pitched like that against the Padres, he’d have a perfect game. But Carpenter doesn’t pitch until Sunday and we’ve [...]