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R.I.P. Duke Snider

Edwin “Duke” Snider, center fielder for the Brooklyn and later Los Angeles Dodgers died today, Sunday February 27, 2011 at age 84. The main power hitter on a talented series of Dodgers teams,…Read More

Starters Roll Relievers Stumble as Braves Lose 5-4

The Mets and Braves picked up today’s game where they left off yesterday; dead even. Braves jockeying for the fifth starter position all had a good day.  Rodrigo Lopez went two giving up a hit and striking…Read More

Another Quick Chipper Update And A Poll

Hello again from Hawaii. This is probably my last article from here, as I fly home to Michigan tomorrow night. Since the Chipper news was so positive today, I thought I’d quickly bring you up to…Read More

Assorted Under-The-Radar Observations

Hello again everyone! I have my iPad pointed in exactly the right direction for the WiFi to connect here by the lagoon in Hawaii, so I’m striking while the iron’s hot writing this post. Kudos…Read More

Jurrjens, Venters Sharp, Freeman Doubles 3 Times vs Mets

Freddie Freeman introduced him self formally to the Mets by doubling to right, left and center before leaving the game in the 6th. He also took advantage of a missed cutoff man to go third in the first…Read More

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Short Memories or Rose Colored Glasses

On this Saturday Morning before the Braves wander up to Port St. Lucie to play the Mets a headline in…Read More

Spring Training Fish Tale?

Hello again everyone from the tropical paradise of Hawaii! I heard from my intrepid partner in crime…Read More

Ballgame tomorrow; Is this the last day of ST clichés?

The first week of clichés is finally past. I was thrilled to know that everyone lost weight, is in their…Read More

Optimal Optimistic Optimism? Braves Offense Ready To Pounce!

Aloha everyone! I’m writing from poolside during the band’s break here at the Hilton resort…Read More

The Best Divisional Lineup in Baseball!

By definition, we’re all fans of the Braves here and most would say the the NL and particularly the…Read More

Frankly Frank, You’re Wrong.

It’s no secret I have serious doubts about Frank Wren’s decision making abilities when it comes to acquiring players. On Sunday he let everyone know how he views one of the games’ key elements;…Read More

Thoughts On Wren’s Contract Extension

Hello everyone! I’m coming to you today from near Kona on the “Big Island” of Hawaii. Just as background for those who haven’t been here, Honolulu is actually on a much smaller…Read More

Hot prospects and old favorites.

With a hoard of reporters of every ilk descending on the Braves camp every piece of information is sent to the cloud far too often. I counted 24 tweets and retweets that today is BMac’s 27th birthday.…Read More

Show up, work hard

Fredi started his first full workout by having the team meeting in centerfield, something his predecessor never did. Chipper said perhaps Gonzales was a signaling to everyone that things had changed. …Read More

Quick Update On Chipper

Hello again gang! I’m writing my last post from balmy Michigan for the next 10 days or so. I’m heading out to the island paradise of Hawaii, specifically the big island. I’m taking…Read More

How does our lineup lineup?

Spring training begins in earnest next week and it’s about time, this off season seemed very long. With that in mind it’s time I decided to take a look at the projected and see if it’s up to the…Read More

Some 2011 Braves Home Run Poll Support Data

Hello again from the fun, sun capital of the Midwest, southeast Michigan, where the state lotto is based on how many days will elapse before there is a verifiable sighting of a really large yellow sphere…Read More

How Many Home Runs Will The 2011 Braves Hit?

Hello again everyone from balmy Michigan where it may even hit 40 degrees today! One aspect of the team that the Braves hope will be significantly improved relative to the past couple of years is the power…Read More

What To Do With Barbaro Canizares?

Hello again everyone from slushy southeast Michigan, where the denizens are celebrating the first day the mercury hit the south side of freezing in what seems like forever. I assure you that reports of…Read More

Five Reasons Wagner Hasn’t Submitted Retirement Papers Yet

Hello again from the snow-tipped flatlands of Michigan! Just because there’s like two feet of snow on the ground here doesn’t mean that the investigative reporters from TomahawkTake News haven’t…Read More

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