Note to Braves Journal newbies: Every offseason here at Braves Journal, we run a series of posts called “Where Do We Go From Here?” The first one of the 2014 offseason is from Smitty.
Other than hiring a General Manger, … Finish Reading
Month: October 2014
Crowdsourced Sopranos Comparisons
John Schuerholz: Tony Soprano (spike)
John Hart: Paulie Walnuts (spike), Silvio Dante (Edward)
John Coppolella: Christopher Moltisanti (spike)
Frank Wren: Big Pussy (Adam R), Phil Leotardo (Ububba)
Bobby … Finish Reading
The Last Week Before the Offseason
I’m rooting against the Giants because Posey was out.
I’m rooting for the Royals because if they win the World Series, there is no chance that Dayton Moore gets hired away.
Where Do We Go From Here: Why I Believe In Retooling, Not Rebuilding
We’ll get to the meat of the offseason content after the World Series, but in the meantime, I wanted to point to an interesting article by Dave Cameron of Fangraphs, where he tries to wrestle with what he got wrong … Finish Reading
Stupid Manager Tricks, Mike Matheny Edition
So, for those of you not following along at home, Mike Matheny lost the NLCS last night by managing worse than Fredi Gonzalez ever even thought about doing. I’ll throw it over to Deadspin for the details.
… Finish ReadingMatheny, when asked
The Braves Win The Franchise’s First World Series (by AtlCrackers Fan)
Ed. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here
Three days after the regular season’s end, the 1914 World Series started on October 9 in Philadelphia. The surprising upstart Braves faced off against the defending … Finish Reading
Ruh-Roh
Just saw this infographic in the AJC:
The Braves’ average attendance just dipped by 2,380 fans per game in 2014. That’s real money. With an average ticket price of $18.53, over the 81 home games … Finish Reading
Not That We Care: a guide to the playoffs, part 5
Tonight baseball continues along its merry way without us. This time it’s Game 1 of the ALCS, apparently pitting the Kansas City Lorde Songs against the Baltimore Unintimidating And Thus Unintelligible Bird Mascots. (cf Thrashers, Atlantan or otherwise.*) … Finish Reading
Where We Go From Here
We’ll continue with the playoff game threads. But I wanted to put this up to explain to the new folks and remind the regulars about the cadence of the offseason and hot stove league. Traditionally, we run a series of … Finish Reading
Boston Takes the National League Pennant! (by AtlCrackers Fan)
Ed. note: to see the previous installment in the 1914 Braves saga, click here
The National League’s regular season after the games on October 6, with the Boston Braves as the unlikely league champions. Starting with games on Sept. 18, … Finish Reading