Kyle Lobner of Brew Crew Ball contacted me to ask me to answer five questions about the Braves. So I returned the favor. Here are his answers to my questions about the team we’re about to face: Question: The Brewers have gotten some unexpectedly good offensive performances this year, particularly from the 26-year olds Jonathan [...]
The Mets are a very generous organization. For example, they gave Tom Glavine a jet ski in an elaborate ceremony for his 300th win — a pitcher who earned 242 of them (up to that point) for another team. They gave $46 million to a man who played 166 baseball games for them, Mo Vaughn. [...]
Lyle Overbay came up in the Diamondbacks organization as a guy who hit for a high average with medium power and walks. He only had one season in the minors where he hit below .342. Arizona thought that he would be a younger and cheaper version of the guy he was replacing (Mark Grace). He [...]
At popular request, here’s a writeup of Jeff Baker, whom the Braves acquired on August 31, just before the playoff deadline. It will come as no surprise to you that Jeff Baker isn’t a great baseball player. A 31-year-old former Clemson Tiger turned Detroit Tiger, he doesn’t walk, is a below-average fielder, and can’t hit [...]
This is a post I never wanted to write, but I knew that I would have to. Mac Thomason passed away on Saturday, September 1, following a three-and-a-half-year battle with testicular cancer. Mac was an unusual Alabaman. He was a librarian at Stillman College, a historically black college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (He rarely liked to [...]
Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 31, 2012 – ESPN. It’s a great time to hate the Marlins right now, as long as you don’t mind kicking a man when he’s down. The Marlins are 16-33 since June 3, when they were tied with the Nationals for first place in the [...]
The Braves flashed some serious leather and continued to hit, while Tommy Hanson lucked out again, and that combined for a relatively easy extension of the winning streak. Meanwhile, Frank Wren addressed issues in the rotation and on the bench by acquiring Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson from the Cubs, in exchange for recovering-from-Tommy-John-surgery Arodys [...]
Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – July 24, 2012 Another one-run game, but this time we had the correct result. The Braves should have had a lot more than four runs — Mark Buehrle was all over the place (partly due to Laz Diaz behind the plate, calling a predictably unpredictable strike zone), giving up [...]
Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – July 23, 2012 I didn’t see this game; I’m just putting this up for a new thread. The Braves played the PURE EVIL Marlins on a Monday with Josh Johnson versus Mike Minor on the mound. It’s sort of miraculous that they only lost by one run. Because he [...]
San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – July 19 20, 2012 – ESPN. ”That’s why,” said Azaz, “There was one very important thing about your quest that we couldn’t discuss until you returned.” ”I remember, said Milo eagerly. “Tell me now.” ”It was impossible,” said the king, looking at [...]
