C Henry Blanco 1B Mike Hessman 2B Bret Boone 3B Wes Helms SS Ozzie Guillen RF Reggie Sanders CF Deion Sanders LF Dave Gallagher IF Keith Lockhart OF Mike Kelly SP Russ Ortiz SP Shane Reynolds SP Horacio Ramirez* SP Andy Ashby SP Jason Shiell (and his wife)† CL Danny Kolb RP Tyler Kali Yates [...]
(By Smitty) Last year I did nothing of note that cost the Braves wins or helped win any games (unless you count wearing my lucky Braves hat.) I finished the season what Skip Caray would say were ideal stats for a reliever (0-0 0.00 ERA 0 blown saves in 0 save chances.) I often could [...]
Bledsoe: What a hoot. Many, many thanks to Mac for my own little virtual soapbox. This is the most fun I’ve had writing in a long time. I hope that you’ve enjoyed either remembering these guys with me or else learning a little about the Braves’ history and players. For those of you disappointed in [...]
Bledsoe: Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing Sibling Seasons with Braves: 1962-71 Career Stats with Braves: .229/.292/.327, 13 HR, 94 RBI, 102 RS For the last selection of the Left Behind 18 Squad: Tommy is second on the all-time Braves list in literally every offensive category for guys named Aaron. He also holds, with his brother Henry, [...]
Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing C Seasons with Braves: 1978-89 Career Stats with Braves: .242/.320/.299, 18 HR, 260 RBI, 214 RS Eggs, a fine defensive catcher with a banjo bat, makes the Left Behind Squad on his glove. I think Bruce is slightly underestimated as a batter and greatly underappreciated as a receiver. He made the [...]
LEFT BEHIND NO. 15 Rule 5 Pickup: The Left Behinders made a serious drafting mistake. I neglected to grab Pat Jarvis last week when Mac ejected him from the Elect on his miscount. Pat should have been instantly put on the Left Behind 18 when Mac exposed him to waivers; see Mac’s detailed analysis below. [...]
Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing SS Seasons with Braves: 1980-87 Career Stats with Braves: .263/.298/.345, 37 HR, 301 RBI, 387 RS, 93 SBs He’s 18th in total bases, 12th in SBs, 16th in 2Bs, 22d in RBI, 19th in runs scored, so we need to talk about him. Rafy’s best year was 1983 – he actually [...]
Bledsoe: Lefthanded Relief Pitcher Seasons with Braves: 1989-95 Career Stats with Braves: 18-21, ERA 4.01, 289.7 IP, 55 SV, 223 SO Mike Stanton was a hardthrowing lefthanded minor league centerfielder whom the Braves took a look at and said “Pitcher.” Good call, as Mike’s 17-year career attest. Guy’s still pitching, at age 51, I think. [...]
Bledsoe: Righthanded Reliever Seasons with Braves: 1997-2002 Career Stats with Braves: 12-12, ERA 3.04, 266.7 IP, 44 SV, 256 SO Kerry Ligtenberg had the best sideburns of any reliever since the 70s’ Oakland Athletics. He also had an outstanding ERA for the Braves, and in 1998, 30 saves and 75 appearances. He looked like the [...]
Lefthanded Reliever Seasons with Braves: 1983-85 Career Stats with Braves: 7-5, ERA 2.23, 165.3 IP, 16 SV Okay, this is starting to get ugly. As Mac’s players rise to quasi-Hall of Fame level, mine are sinking to, well, Terry Forster. The Fat Tub of Goo, as Dave Letterman called him on national television, was the [...]
