The Worldwide Leader has two good spots on the Braves right now worth checking out. The pieces are the usual, looking at the past success of the Braves and comparing it to what’s going on in Atlanta today. This practice, I imagine, will continue until Cox, Chipper and Glavine head outta town (5 years more [...]
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Kurkjian & Stark on Chipper and the Braves
Posted in braves, Chipper Jones, espn, Jayson Stark, Tim Kurkjian on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
the day the Braves died.
Posted in braves, frank wren, rants, smoltz on January 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s something sad and shocking enough that Don McLean could write a song about. I cannot remember when I started watching the Braves. That is to say, I cannot remember life without watching the Braves. But as long as I have watched my beloved team, I have watched John Smoltz. I was 4 and a [...]
Thoughts on the Braves
Posted in braves, rants, smoltz on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The good news is that we (that is, Braves fans) may see something like this again one day: That was, for the uneducated, catcher Greg Olson leaping into the receiving arms of John Smoltz in 1991 as the Braves clinched a tie for the NL West pennant (later that day winning outright when the Dodgers [...]
The 10 Spot
Posted in baseball, braves, espn, fantasy sports on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ten random thoughts… No rhyme or reason… 10. I’ve just found the worst broadcast combination in Baseball, Darren Sutton and Mark Grace of Fox Sports. Yes, worse than Joe Morgan. At least he has Jon Miller to support him. Listening to Darren Sutton and Mark Grace is like listening to Joe Morgan broadcasting with his [...]
Brave New World
Posted in braves, espn on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Braves are younger than the Mets and Phillies, deeper in most respects than the Mets and Phillies and have a better farm system to mine for reinforcements than the Mets and Phillies.” -Jason Stark, ESPN, in his column predicting the Braves to win the World Series. Click here for the full-text. I’ll give my [...]
What I Hope…
Posted in atlanta falcons, atlanta hawks, atlanta thrashers, braves, slam dunk contest on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Free Agency has hit in the NFL. The Hawks have made a move. The Thrashers have dumped an All-Star. And the Braves are “working” at Disney. Good times are here again! Because February really bites. Post-Super Bowl, what’s the month good for? You’ve got the NHL All Star game (yawn) and the NBA’s Ugly Uniform [...]
SB: Extra Large Two
Posted in braves, predictions, pro football, super bowl on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are three reasons I’m glad that Super Bowl XLII is just two days away. Reason number one is that I’m getting pretty tired of seeing the same clip of Bill Belichick running in his grey hoodie with the cut-off sleeves a-swayin’ and the chin fat a-bouncin’. Reason number two is that I’m always ready [...]
Not Enough … Yet
Posted in braves, frank wren on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Cudos to Frank Wren. The Braves’ new GM immediately went to work after taking over for long-tenured, highly-respected and Atlanta demi-god John Schuerholz. Remember the pressure Ron Zook had after taking over for Spurrier at Florida? That’s what Wren will face if the Braves don’t return to the playoffs after a two-year layoff. The Braves [...]
