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Swept away, seven back — Braves silenced again by Phils 2008-07-03 23:06:44
By Bud L. Ellis
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Phillies 4, Braves
1
Top of the Order: Facing a must-win in the finale of a three-game set with the division leaders, the Braves responded with just five hits, losing for the fifth consecutive game and capping a sweep that plunges Atlanta seven games out of first place in the NL East and [...]
Same sad story: Braves fall again to Phils, tumble to six out in East 2008-07-03 05:45:36 By Bud L. Ellis
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Phillies 7, Braves
3
Top of the Order: For the second consecutive night the Braves fell behind early, pulled within two runs, then watched as the Phillies pulled away, Atlanta falling a season-worst five games below .500 and six games out in the NL East with its fourth consecutive loss.
The Good: Chipper Jones [...] Read more:story
Lifeless Braves run over by Phils, fall five games out in East 2008-07-02 06:00:46 By Bud L. Ellis
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Phillies 8, Braves
3
Top of the Order: Opening a three-game homestand against the NL East-leading Phillies, the Braves fell flat on their face and only briefly showed any signs of life in dropping four games under .500 and five games out of first place.
The Good: At least the lineup featured some familiar [...]
Frenchy needs to break slump by going to bench 2008-07-01 05:53:47 By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – Consider for a moment what it’s like to be Jeff Francoeur.
Drop-dead good looks. Outstanding personality. Fantastic sense of humor. Beautiful wife. Sports Illustrated cover boy. Foundation pillar of the team he grew up cheering for as a kid.
Sounds like a heck of a life, doesn’t it? Ready to change places [...]
Undermanned Braves fall short again at Toronto 2008-06-30 05:39:42 By Bud L. Ellis
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Blue Jays 1, Braves
0
Top of the Order: The Braves extended their major-league record for consecutive one-run losses on the road, wasting another great performance by Jo-Jo Reyes in losing the rubber game of a three-game set in Toronto
.
The Good: Following the worst start of his season Monday – snapping a string [...]
Pitching can’t ground Jays as Braves drop to four games out in East 2008-06-29 09:14:11 By Bud L. Ellis
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Blue Jays 9, Braves
5
Top of the Order: Tim Hudson and Jeff Bennett let things get out of control in the sixth inning, and a late rally wasn’t enough as the Braves dropped the middle game of a three-game set, falling four games out in the NL East.
The Good: After struggling in [...] Read more:ground
Three games out: Jurrjens, Teixeira lead undermanned Braves past Jays 2008-06-28 07:29:14 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
4, Blue Jays 0
Top of the Order: With only one healthy player on the bench, Atlanta cruised behind super pitching from Jair Jurrjens and a three-RBI night from Mark Teixeira to win the opener of a three-game series north of the border, pulling within three games of first place in the [...] Read more:Three
With all that’s gone wrong, Braves reach midpoint still in the hunt 2008-06-27 06:25:13 By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – A baseball season indeed is a marathon, a long grind that marches on game after game, week after week, month after month. The 162 games of a baseball schedule pass by methodically – riding the highs of victory and the lows of defeat – as the days of the calendar [...] Read more:Braves
Campillo’s arm, bat push Braves to win in series finale 2008-06-26 05:56:47 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
4, Brewers 2
Top of the Order: Jorge Campillo dominated on the mound and threw in two hits for good measure, leading the Braves to victory in the finale of a three-game set at Turner Field.
The Good: Campillo was outstanding on the bump, giving up just two runs and four hits in [...] Read more:series
Wretched defense costs bumbling Braves in loss to Brewers 2008-06-25 06:23:57 By Bud L. Ellis
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Brewers
4, Braves
3
Top of the Order: Three errors in the first inning dug the Braves a hole from which they nearly emerged, only to lose yet another one-run game and fall to 2-3 on the homestand.
The Good: The pitching was quite good, which makes the Braves’ pitiful display of defense all [...] Read more:Wretched
Braves at the Break: Fans frustrated, yet optimistic 2008-07-17 07:57:33
Editor’s note: Braves
at the Break
is a four-part look at the 2008 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star break. The series began Tuesday and continues through Friday. Today, it’s time to look at the fans’ view of the state of the franchise.
By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – Whether you’re sitting in a bar, catching up with [...] Read more:optimistic
Braves at the Break: Midseason report card anything but average 2008-07-16 06:09:23 Editor’s note: Braves
at the Break
is a four-part look at the 2008 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star break. The series began Tuesday and continues through Friday. Today, it’s midseason report
card time.
By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – The law of averages would suggest the first half of the Atlanta Braves’ 2008 season has been anything
[...]
Braves at the Break: A long, strange trip 2008-07-15 07:05:54 Editor’s note: Braves
at the Break
is a four-part look at the 2008 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star break. The series begins today with a look at the first half of the season, and continues through Friday.
By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
Listening to Pete Van Wieren’s voice through my [...]
Braves end first half with big offensive showing 2008-07-14 06:48:08 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
12, Padres 3
Top of the Order: The Braves ended a maddening first half with something quite rare: consecutive road victories for the first time since early April, bashing the Padres to finish their first non-losing road trip of the season at 3-3 and reach the All-Star break 6 ½ games out [...]
Frenchy, rookies shine as Braves gain ground in East 2008-07-13 07:23:44 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
4, Padres 1
Top of the Order: Desperately needing a win in the next-to-last game before the All-Star break, Jeff Francoeur and Brent Lillibridge led the way as the Braves moved to within 6 ½ games in the NL East.
The Good: Francoeur had his best offensive game in months, going 2-for-4 with [...] Read more:ground
No offense again as Braves fall to Pads, drop 7 1/2 out in East 2008-07-12 03:49:15 By Bud L. Ellis
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Padres 4, Braves
0
Top of the Order: The Braves opened the final series before the All-Star break with another miserable offensive performance, Jake Peavy and three relievers holding the Braves to just eight hits as Atlanta lost for the third time in four games on the current road trip, tumbling to 7 [...]
Buy, or sell? Not even Wren knows at this point 2008-07-11 05:59:32 By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – Lately, I’ve paid close attention to the stock market. During my afternoons, I’ll flip on CNBC and listening to the talking heads blabber about bull markets and bear markets, occasionally raising my eyes from my laptop to drool at the sight of Erin Burnett on my TV …
Erin Burnett … [...] Read more:point
Braves lose duel with Dodgers, drop six off East lead 2008-07-10 06:21:09 By Bud L. Ellis
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Dodgers
2, Braves
1
Top of the Order: Tim Hudson was great but Derek Lowe was splendid, holding the Braves to just two hits as Atlanta lost the rubber game of the three-game set, falling six games out in the NL East.
The Good: For a game that started at 10 p.m. and for [...]
Bats break out as Braves thump L.A., pull within five in East 2008-07-09 06:01:20 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
9, Dodgers 3
Top of the Order: Brian McCann blasted two home runs to lead a 12-hit attack, and Jair Jurrjens fired six stellar innings as the Braves moved within
five games of first place in the middling NL East.
The Good: Lots and lots of good stuff on this night. One night [...]
Frenchy’s back (too soon); Braves dodge perfection bid in loss 2008-07-08 06:13:28 By Bud L. Ellis
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Dodgers 3, Braves
0
Top of the Order: On the day when Jeff Francoeur was recalled from the minors, the Braves’ offense was shut down in near-historic fashion, as Los Angeles’ Hiroki Kuroda took a perfect game into the eighth and finished with a one-hitter.
The Good: Mark Teixeira kept the Braves from going [...]
Chuckie clocked as Braves smashed by Brew Crew 2008-08-02 08:38:31
By Bud L. Ellis
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Brewers 9, Braves
0
Top of the Order: Chuck James’ return to the major leagues lasted 2 2/3 inning, the left-hander getting rocked as the Braves lost for the sixth time in the past seven games.
The Good: This is what it’s come to for Braves Nation during this disastrous season – the absolute [...]
Braves power past Cards, halt five-game skid 2008-08-01 05:53:06 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
9, Cardinals 4
Top of the Order: No Chipper, no McCann, no Teixeira … no matter on this night, as the Braves pounded out 15 hits to snap a five-game losing streak.
The Good: The Braves broke out the bats in a big way, despite not having Chipper Jones and Brian McCann in [...] Read more:Cards
, power
A fifth of misery: Braves lose fifth straight, Hudson faces Tommy John surgery 2008-07-31 05:26:35 By Bud L. Ellis
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Cardinals 7, Braves
2
Top of the Order: The beat goes on for the beaten-down Braves, as news broke that Tim Hudson
needs Tommy
John surgery and Atlanta lost its fifth straight to drop a season-worst nine games under .500.
The Good: Let’s start with the much-maligned Jeff Francoeur, who went 2-for-4 – just [...] Read more:faces
Tex traded as Braves wave white flag on 2008 2008-07-30 05:27:23 By Bud L. Ellis
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Cardinals 8, Braves
3
(The Bye-Bye Tex Edition)
Top of the Order: The Braves officially raised the surrender flag above Turner Field, first trading Mark Teixeira to the Angels, and then losing their fourth in a row as Corky Miller’s eighth-inning throwing error allowed the eventual game-winning run to score.
The Trade: Teixeira to the [...]
Black Monday for Braves: Hudson may be done, Chipper to DL, Braves hammered at home 2008-07-29 05:52:30 UPDATED FROM BUD, 8:27 p.m.: Top of the evening, good people. In case you’ve missed it — and likely, you haven’t since it broke two hours ago — but the winner of the Mark Teixeira Sweepstakes is the Angels.
The Braves
shipped Teixeira to Los Angeles for first baseman Casey Kotchman — which, you’ll read below, [...] Read more:Black
, hammered
, Hudson
, Monday
Welcome to Sell City: another big lead wasted as Braves slide 7 1/2 back 2008-07-28 05:57:54 By Bud L. Ellis
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Phillies 12, Braves
10
Top of the Order: Following a two-hour rain delay, the Braves realized the inevitable – they’ll be sellers at the trade deadline and looking ahead to 2009 – by blowing a five-run lead and losing Brian McCann to a concussion in the process, then rallying from seven runs down [...] Read more:Welcome
Epic meltdown: Braves blow six-run lead in Hampton’s return, fall by one run at Philly 2008-07-27 06:43:03 By Bud L. Ellis
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Phillies 10, Braves
9
Top of the Order: In a season littered with enough gut-wrenching losses to make even the most optimistic fan spend the offseason wondering “what if,” the Braves let a six-run lead slide away and lost at Philadelphia in Mike Hampton
’s return to the major leagues.
The Good: The end result [...] Read more:Philly
Jurrjens, McCann lead the way as Braves bash Phils in opener of critical series 2008-07-26 07:24:37 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
8, Phillies 2
Top of the Order: Playing without Chipper Jones in the opening game of a must-win series
, the Braves rode the great pitching of Jair Jurrjens through eight innings then broke open a tense one-run game in the ninth, improving to 3-1 on this ultra-important road trip.
The Good: Jurrjens set [...] Read more:critical
, McCann
After 5-3 stretch, Braves have to do it again (and again, and again) 2008-07-25 05:42:23 By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA – Seven weeks ago, the Atlanta Braves
opened a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on a Friday night, looking to gain ground in the NL East.
And in the 40 games since that fateful night inside Turner Field, the night Kelly Johnson dropped the final out of the game in the [...]
Chipper, Hudson leave with injuries as Braves bash Fish 2008-07-24 05:25:54 By Bud L. Ellis
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Braves
9, Marlins 4
Top of the Order: In typical Braves fashion, even Wednesday’s resounding victory in the rubber game of a three-game set was shadowed by bad news, as both Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson
left the contest with injuries.
The Good: A night after getting just one hit, the Braves broke out [...]
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