The incredible shrinking Falcons run afoul of Drew Brees

As fond as I am of grand pronouncements, I’m not sure one applies here. Do the sub-.500 Falcons need to fashion a winning streak soon? Well, yeah...

September 23, 2018 | 0 Comments

Wretched to regal: The Braves are again division champs

The wondrous part was that, at the end, it didn’t seem wondrous at all. The best team in the National League East clinched its division with eight...

September 22, 2018 | 0 Comments

Braves deserve the East, in part because nobody else does

The Braves led the National League East by two games at the close of business Aug. 31. They now lead by 6-1/2 games and are positioned to clinch...

September 21, 2018 | 0 Comments

Toussaint pitches. Freeman hits. The Braves stop the rot

The Braves play a 162-game schedule, each game counting as one. In the grand scheme, Game No. 152 carried no more weight than Game No. 52. But in the...

September 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

In a big game, the sliding Braves turn to ... Touki Toussaint

I’m not backing off my prediction. (Actually, it’s one prediction made a half-dozen times, but who’s counting?) The Braves...

September 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

Lucky Braves: They lose again but draw nearer a title

Bad news: The Atlanta Braves’ pitching has collapsed.  Good news: They’ll still win the division.  The Philadelphia Phillies must...

September 18, 2018 | 0 Comments

Braves’ playoff rotation: Teheran over Newcomb in Game 4

As postseason auditions go, the weekend turns of Julio Teheran and Sean Newcomb weren’t encouraging. Teheran issued a career-worst six walks in...

September 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

A few words not in defense of the Falcons’ defense

Apologies for picking nits, but that’s kind of why I’m here. (Well, isn’t it?) The Atlanta Falcons played well and were deserving...

September 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

At a needed time, the Falcons - and Sarkisian - have a big day

Steve Sarkisian will never be Kyle Shananan, but it’s days like these when he reminds us he’s not Elmer Fudd. The man who replaced Shanahan...

September 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Braves’ pennant drive stalls, if only for a day, amid 14 walks

The A-1 headline of the Atlanta Journal on Oct. 4, 1991: “It’s Title Time in Tomahawk Town.” It was brilliant in every way – pithy...

September 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

Won’t get fooled again: Why I think the Falcons will be fine

I don’t remember all the missives I’ve produced for the ol’ AJC. (Loose estimate is a bit south of 10,000.) I do recall the major whiffs...

September 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

The Braves’ magic number is 12. This is really happening

As of Saturday morning, the Braves had lost four of five. Their lead in the National League was 2-1/2 games. As of Wednesday morning, their lead is 6-1/2...

September 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

A tough Tuesday: Falcons’ Deion Jones on IR; Tech’s KirVonte Benson out for 2018

First the Falcons lost in Philadelphia, which, to be fair, they do often. Then they lost Keanu Neal, among their three best defenders, for the season...

September 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Looking ahead: Will October be a Brave(s) New World?

Five games up with 18 to go. Stranger things have happened, though not many. Barring an Epic Collapse on the scale of 2011, the Braves will win the National...

September 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

UGA, Tech and the Falcons: Second verse, same as the first

The first weekend of real games – Alcorn State and Austin Peay don’t qualify – for our three major local entities offered no revelations...

September 10, 2018 | 0 Comments