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
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
Their timing was off by twenty-eight years, but the Braves took a series from the Blue Jays.
The bats were mostly cold, but that’s mostly universal. In the first-ever year with no pitchers hitting, the collective major league batting line … Finish Reading
If you’ve read my work at other sites, I’ve written periodic “positional case studies,” looking at how various clubs have staffed a particular position over multi-decade time spans, revealing interesting trends. Here are the ones I’ve done so far:
There are a million ways to ask this question, and just as many ways to answer it. Here’s my attempt: Who’s the most underrated Atlanta Brave?
This would be someone who isn’t in the Hall of Fame, who provided significant … Finish Reading
Best Trades in Atlanta Braves History? Omar Infante. How good was Infante in a Braves uniform? The answer…very.
Over the last three decades of (mostly) excellence, the Braves have made ton of memorable trades, from franchise-altering trades like Doyle Alexander… Finish Reading
* I’d say Braves One Year Wonder, Kenny Lofton, was about as good as he could have been, given the caveat that an asterisk is obviously needed.
Anyway, I’m sure some of you … Finish Reading
To go alongside our Braves One Year Wonder Series, we’ve decided to reign down our distaste for several players over the years with a bizarro series called One Year Wankers, and who better to kick this series off but One … Finish Reading
Once a year, Mac used to write up a Keltner List for a retired Brave, as a way of debating whether he deserved to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. It’s been several years since we’ve had one, but … Finish Reading
(Ed. note: yesterday was dumb and there’s your recap.)
I’ve been cranky almost all of 2019.
I was ecstatic when Alex Anthopoulos was hired and excited when he brought in Josh Donaldson on a one-year deal last winter. But as … Finish Reading
