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Howard Bryant does a great job chronicling the life of a true baseball icon. However, I still don’t feel like I know much more about the person Aaron is. You can argue that this is a pretty important component of a biography, but don’t be too quick to blame Bryant. The book is very well written and […]

Former Mississippi Braves skipper goes a little crazy in this 2007 game agains the Chattanooga Lookouts.

In Monday night’s 4-2 loss in Los Angeles, Tim Hudson threw a pitch directly at the head of Dodgers rookie Jerry Sands in the young player’s major league debut. Needless to say, this drew a lot of boos and words from the Dodger dugout. Hudson appeared to take the blame for it after the at-bat, […]

Tom O’Connor took time to visit students in Steve Klein’s sports journalism class on Thursday at George Mason University to discuss the business of basketball. O’Connor discussed several topics, including why men’s and women’s basketball seems to get favored compared to other NCAA sports that the school participates in. “Basketball makes more money than other sports,” […]

The Natural shows both the highs and the lows of making a living in professional baseball in the 1950s. Based on the novel of the same name by Bernard Malamud, the film uses baseball as a vehicle to tell a compelling love story and how the sport kept young lovers apart and eventually brought them […]

Brandon Beachy’s 16 innings this Spring were impressive enough to win him the job as the Braves’ fifth starter. He struck out 16, walked four and only allowed two earned runs in this span. Primary competitor for the job, Mike Minor, pitched 10 innings striking out seven and only allowing one earned run. General Manager […]

Nate McLouth seems to have figured something out this Spring, as he his hitting .310 in 58 at bats. Everyone knock on wood with me so that he keeps this up during the season, where it actually counts! We are seeing his positive attitude and self-expectations translate to the field which is very comforting. It […]

Anybody following the Braves closely over the past couple of years might be used to this, and many fans were fortunate to see the many ‘ifs’ of 2010 come to fruition and result in a great season. 2011 is no exception and this year’s ‘ifs’ will make the season another fun one to watch. 1. […]

Staying on the topic of the Braves 2011 pitchers, I am posting a poll. With a very talented staff, it will be exciting to see who leads the team in wins this season. It really could be anyone this year!

Baseball fans know what I’m talking about. Spring doesn’t arrive with “April Showers” or “May Flowers.” Spring isn’t here when the temperature exceeds a certain threshold. Hell, Spring’s arrival doesn’t even depend on Punxsutawney Phil‘s shadow-seeing abilities. It arrived today, and with less than two weeks until the first Spring Training games, this baseball fan […]