With the benefit of hindsight, we can view the 2002 season as something in a broader narrative — the good old days, of course, but also the first of four straight years that the Braves lost in the NLDS, the last … Finish Reading
Author: Alex Remington (Another Alex R.)
Farewell, Henry
… Finish ReadingI used to have talks with Jackie Robinson not long before he died, and he impressed upon me that I should never allow myself to be satisfied with the way things are. I can’t let Jackie down—or my people, or
2020 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Max Fried

I do not, admittedly, have anything quite as extraordinary to offer the Braves as the curveball, or the fastball, or the veteran poise, or the quiet confidence, or any of the myriad other qualities that Bethany’s husband brings to Atlanta. … Finish Reading
2020 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Tommy Milone
Once upon a long, long ago, there was a young boy from Saugus, California. Just like many young boys across America, and just … Finish Reading
2020 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Travis d’Arnaud

Travis d’Arnaud was so good last year that it was a little hard to remember that that was basically exactly how good he was supposed to be.
It also may have been hard to remember that his nickname, according … Finish Reading
Braves 2020 Player Review: A.J. Minter
Now these are the droids we’re looking for. The 2020 Braves bullpen was extraordinary, and A.J. Minter was a big part of why — by far the best homegrown reliever in the pen.
It felt like it was a long time … Finish Reading
Braves 2020 Player Review: Ian Anderson

Whence and whither our American Ian Anderson?
As to the former, I wrote this a couple of weeks ago:
… Finish ReadingAnderson blazed through the minors like the second coming of Soroka — indeed, his prospect
Where Do We Go from Here: Part 2, The Starting Rotation

This is part 2 of 6 in our “Where Do We Go From Here” series. For those that need to catch up, you can find Part 1 here.
Into the blue again
This is not a tale of endings, but … Finish Reading
NLCS Preview: Braves vs. Dodgers

Foreword
It’s been a while since I’ve written a preview for an important series; obviously, it’s been a hell of a long time since there was any call to preview an NLCS. So, I think the best possible way to … Finish Reading
Is Freddie Freeman a Hall of Famer?

Note: all numbers are current as of September 16.
On September 12, Freddie Freeman celebrated his 31st birthday. He still looks like a big kid to me, but he’s been in the big leagues a full decade, and as magnificent … Finish Reading