Being a baseball addict, a guy who falls asleep every summer night to the sound of an exhausted ESPN highlight reel repeatedly slapping against the floor, who watches VHS tapes of old games just for fun, whose sum total of missed televised Braves games since 1989 isn’t even in double digits, I thought I had [...]

A day after losing to an inept umpiring crew at Turner Field, the Atlanta Braves made sure there was margin for error against the Milwaukee Brewers, and that Mister Magoo disguised in black would be powerless to determine their fate with a lousy call.  It was not the sharpest outing of the year for Javier [...]

Tim Hudson looked real shaky today in his second rehab start with Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He gave up five hits and three runs in the third inning to end his night on the mound.
Hudson is expected to have at least five more starts in the minors before he joins the Atlanta Braves. He [...]

The Atlanta Braves finally crashed to earth against the Barry Zito-led Giants to lose 5-1 today in an afternoon game at Turner Field.
The only hightlight of the game was Yunel Escobar hitting his second home run in two days. He’s really coming into his own for the Braves, who actually considered trading him last year.
The [...]

After putting the ailing Mets out of their collective misery, the Braves set their sights on Jonathan Sanchez and the wild card leading Giants.  They made quick work of them, too.  At least in game one.  The Braves offense has awakened–at least for now–and they are finally showing some mojo at the plate.  The home [...]

The Atlanta Braves won the first two games after the all star break much the way they won the first two of the season: by hitting homers, pitching well, and playing fundamentally sound baseball.
On friday, the Braves, who have habitually played down to the level of competition this year, utterly dismantled an injury riddled N.Y. [...]

The Braves mid term grades are as follows:
Pitching:
Derek Lowe: C+   He started out of the gate throwing his sinker effectively, but of late, his pitches haven’t been “lowe” enough, hence, the surge in ERA.  The Braves need more ballast from their ace.

Jair Jurrjens: A-   He has been proving that 2008 was no anomaly.
Javier [...]