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Braves' Teheran set for crucial Game 3
LOS ANGELES – At this time last year Julio Teheran was 21 years old and coming off a wholly disappointing second season at Triple-A Gwinnett, where he’d gone 7-9 while posting a 5.08 ERA, which seemed almost incomprehensible for an uninjured young guy who’d previously been rated one of the ...
Braves in familiar position, hope to buck recent history
Got an email this morning from a Braves fan who’d managed to maintain a sense of humor but was clearly upset over the Game 1 loss. “Why can’t we have nice things?” she asked, referring to the Braves’ decade-plus lack of postseason success. My reply, which I would’ve said ...
Postseason time in ATL, this time an actual series
Even if there’s not exactly a nip in the October air, it’s postseason time again in Atlanta. Not that Wild Card game of last year, when a sloppy Braves defensive inning and sloppy umpiring led to a loss against the Cardinals and an exit before Atlanta even got to the ...
Heyward is key to Braves' postseason
Assuming Brian McCann’s adductor (groin) muscle strain is as relatively minor as he and the Braves indicated late Thursday, the key difference-maker for the Braves in their division series seems obvious to me. Jason Heyward. Yes, you’re only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher, and the ...
McCann has substance over style
Too many sports fans – and some media members -- have gone soft, seduced by style over substance, or by the new tendency to dismiss as wrong-headed or quaint almost anything that’s old school. Simply because it might not fit with some hip trend of excusing any flamboyant on-field ...
Braves can boost postseason chances by finishing strong
By now, most Braves fans fully understand how important it is for this team to keep winning games and try to finish with the National League’s best record, thereby assuring itself of home-field advantage through the league championship series. Folks understand why that carrot has been even ...
Slumping Braves really, really miss Heyward
WASHINGTON – It’s hard to overstate how much the slumping Braves have missed Jason Heyward in the four weeks since he had his jaw smashed by Jonathon Niese’s fastball on Aug. 21. Heyward had sizzled at the plate since the first week of June, but especially since moving ...
Braves hope to clinch on Nats' yard
WASHINGTON – So it’s come to this, the Braves with a opportunity to clinch the division title on home field or their new rival and the defending NL East champions, the Nationals. Where that #NATITUDE sign staring at them from the center-field wall would sure look nice, or ironic, or ...
Arm of Andrelton inspires awe
Andrelton Simmons might still fly under the radar for the casual fan, but hardcore seamheads and industry insiders all know about the Braves splendid shortstop, and most are in agreement he’s the best at a position that suddenly has a fairly deep field of young and exciting talent. If ...
Freeman has emerged as legit MVP candidate
On the Braves' last road trip, a national baseball writer and a St. Louis writer both mentioned to me that Freddie Freeman would probably be in their top five for National League MVP, and both said it with a tone of surprise. FreddieFree has that way ...
McCann healthy, raking; will Braves keep him?
Brian McCann is healthy, which is why none of us should be surprised that McCann is hitting. Like he’s always hit when healthy. The veteran Braves catcher has hit .309 with nine doubles, 11 homers and 29 RBIs in his past 44 games, with a .a 361 ...
Braves' Schafer has crucial role with Heyward out
As potentially devastating as Jason Heyward’s broken jaw could be to the Braves if he's not ready for the postseason, they might at least be breathing a little easier after seeing Jordan Schafer reassert himself in the leadoff role the past few games, after he'd struggled following a five-week ...
J. Upton's unusual season of binging
ST. LOUIS – Most hitters would be happy to have just one home-run binge in their career like the two that Justin Upton has had already this season. But it’s not simply the 12 homers in April and eight homers already in August that makes Upton’s power binges ...
Make no mistake, Heyward injury is big blow
ST. LOUIS – Let’s start by saying the Jason Heyward injury is probably the most devastating and difficult to overcome of the litany of ailments the Braves have had in 2013, including a staggering six season-ending surgeries: starter Tim Hudson; relievers Eric O’Flaherty, Jonny Venters and Cristhian Martinez, and ...
Home-field advantage important for Braves
It surprises me to hear so many folks, mostly radio and TV broadcasters and well-meaning fans, continue to talk about how important it is for the Braves to hurry up and clinch the division title so they can rest Craig Kimbrel and lineup regulars in preparation for the ...
Considering B.J. and Uggla, and those two ABs
Some might say it’s wrong, silly even, to focus attention on two at-bats so early in a game the Braves ended up losing 5-1. So let’s do it. The two at-bats in question came in the second inning Monday night in what was then a scoreless game. ...
Braves no longer boom-or-bust offense
At the end of the day on June 14, the Braves had lost six out of eight games and slipped to 39-28, and they ranked dead last in the NL with a .226 average with runners in scoring position. In the nearly two months since then, the Braves ...
On double-digit streaks, superb pitching, and waffles & sweet tea
Before we turn the page on a 14-game Braves winning streak that brought plenty of attention to a waffle-centric restaurant that does quite well on its own, thankyaverymuch, a streak that was the fourth-longest in the century-plus history of the franchise, and one shy of matching the longest streak ...
On near 100-win pace, Braves still have doubters
It’s a hard baseball town to please, Atlanta. The Braves come home riding a 13-game winning streak, one of three 70-win teams in the majors, and only a half-game behind Pittsburgh for the best record in baseball. Yet there are some – not just Braves fans, but also ...
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