Category: Braves 2021-22 Offseason

It was Hispanic Heritage night at Truist Park on Friday night, el diez y seis de Septiembre.  Fittingly, William Contreras and Ronald Acuña Jr, two young sons of Venezuela who were born within a week of each other in December … Finish Reading

Day game? Bad idea. Get away day? Bad idea. West coast? Bad Idea. After enough bad ideas it just won’t work.

I have searched for answers and found something. MLB and the “networks” want to derail the Braves for ratings … Finish Reading

I’ll never not hate west coast games. They start late, they’re against teams you’re less familiar with, and whether the stats agree or not, it seems like we constantly struggle on the west coast. Not tonight, fortunately, because the Braves … Finish Reading

Those of you expecting Alex will be disappointed.  I believe he had important Queen Elizabeth II mourning to do, so I’m taking over the recap duties this evening…. even though I’m still mourning Queen Elizabeth I.  By the way, … Finish Reading

I have to be honest. I’m pretty glad I didn’t get to watch this one. The Mariners pretty much dominated all day and led 6-2 going to the ninth, only for the Braves to come off the deck with five … Finish Reading

We should all thank heaven every day that we are Braves fans.  Just as importantly, we should all get down on our knees and give thanks that we’re not Mets fans. 

JonathanF wrote yesterday about the new book, A Fan’s … Finish Reading

When I agreed to do Thursday recaps, I was certainly aware that Thursday was less busy than any day but Monday.  What I hadn’t anticipated was just how many Thursdays would find our boys idle.  That said, … Finish Reading

As time goes on, we either learn stuff or get kicked in the ass. Sometimes we learn AND get kicked in the ass, but by learning, at least we lower the probabilities. My suspicion that such was the day for … Finish Reading

Oh my.

It’s hard to make of what was going on in the Colosseum last night. Both starting pitchers really struggled out of the shoot. I’m really not sure what was going on with Kyle Wright. His command wasn’t … Finish Reading

If one were to look around the horn at this team, you’ll not find many weaknesses:

• C: Travis d’Arnaud and William Contreras, combined 5.0 fWAR
• 1B: Matt Olson, 2.8 fWAR
• 2B: Ozzie Albies, 1 fWAR, Orlando Arcia