Month: April 2018

1. Julio is an ace. Well, he’s OUR ace. Or rather, he’s been the best pitcher on a bad team for four years. Somehow, the first Atlanta Brave to start five straight opening day games is not Maddux, Mahler, … Finish Reading

The Braves retooled their lineup on Sunday, moving Ozzie Albies to the top of the order, and dropping Ender Inciarte to ninth.  The initial data point is promising.

Albies hit the first pitch of the game into the right field … Finish Reading

My candle burns at both ends

it will not last the night

but O my foes and O my friends

it gives a lovely light.                                   Edna St Vincent Millay

Another milestone for our rookie. His first 0-fer. Fine, get … Finish Reading

For about 12 minutes it looked like things were going to go well for Atlanta Friday night. Then, Philadelphia came up to bat in the bottom of the first….

The Braves started off well against Aaron Nola, scoring three … Finish Reading

I don’t understand all the hype for this kid Acuña. Jeff Francouer hit a three run homer in his first game in the major leagues. Jason Heyward hit a three run dinger in his first at bat in the bigs. … Finish Reading

Once again, your Wednesday correspondent is called on to squelch a mini-slump, known in Japanese as a cliffSam, this time taking on the KRP which is Cincinnati. They have 5 wins, 40% of which have come against us. Last year’s … Finish Reading

The way this seems to work is, things go pretty good until Cliff does Mondays. Then he jinxes up the place and his mojo is so bad it lingers well into Tuesdays, regardless of how awesome I am. Then I … Finish Reading

Though overall the Braves have started off fairly strong this year, I haven’t. This makes me 0 – 3 for Mondays. The old Bobby Cox Braves used to stink up Sunday with the famous “Sunday lineups” in which scrubs frequently … Finish Reading

Joey Bats was signed last week to a non-guaranteed deal, and over the weekend, DOB said that he could join the Braves this week. If it were 2015, you’d be wondering how the Braves acquired Bautista on a minor … Finish Reading

The Braves game vs. the Mets scheduled for Sunday has been postponed.  The Braves play Monday in Cincinnati.  Now please enjoy this episode of “Driven.”

Josh Ravin gave the Braves 2 Major League innings Friday night; for his efforts, he … Finish Reading