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Wicky comes off DL 2007-05-16 01:38:08 Well we’ve got our closer back. Wickman was activated today, Kevin Barry sent packing.
The Atlanta Braves activated closer Bob Wickman from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and optioned reliever Kevin Barry to Triple-A Richmond.
Good stuff maynard…. Read more:comes
Meche Meter? 2007-05-15 19:39:11 Well it seems that former Seattle Mariner Gil Meche is finding some success in Kansas City. And the KC Star (local fishwrap) is running a “Meche Meter
” to see if he’s going to live up the $55 million that he was signed for. (tip of the cap to Baseball Musings).
How well is Gil Meche [...]
Smoltzy injured… 2007-05-15 15:26:51 I didn’t see the play until I got to see a replay of it. I was at work and heard some sort of commotion coming from my laptop. Sure enough, Smoltzy hurt.
Here’s the official word, via the AJC.
Smoltz dislocated the second joint on his pinky during a 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals, but X-rays [...] Read more:injured
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Larry hates interleauge play.. 2007-05-14 19:37:34 I’m still on the fence about Inter-League play, though as fans there isn’t much we can do about it. It makes money for Major League Baseball and some fans seem to love it. One person I can tell you that isn’t a fan is Chipper.
“If we’re going to play the American League Central, everybody [...] Read more:Larry
Aybar getting help… 2007-05-20 06:20:27 Well it seems that Willie Aybar is finally getting the help he needs.
Suspended Braves infielder Willy Aybar is a patient in a substance-abuse rehabilitation clinic, a baseball official familiar with the situation told the Journal-Constitution on Saturday.
The length of his stay is supposed to be determined by doctors there, according to the official, who [...] Read more:hellip
Bill Buckner 2007-05-19 18:48:52 For those of you who don’t know, I’m in radio. I do afternoons on a classic rock station, and I’m also the radio groups Production/Creative Services Director. This afternoon I’m doing a live remote broadcast from a sporting goods store here in Medford.
As part of their big shindig this afternoon I will be meeting none [...]
According to ESPN? 2007-05-19 17:17:48 I’m not sure what to make of this, but it sounds like that we wont get a Smoltz/Dice-K match up. As they’ve moved Smoltzy to the night cap of the Day/Night Double Header. Dice-K will still go in the day game, I’m assuming against Mr. Lerew.
What ever happens, they need to get both of these [...]
Quote of the Day: He’s got Eck’s vote 2007-05-19 16:41:44 More HOF talk of John Smoltz, this time it’s Dennis Eckersley.
“I don’t know if he’d get in right this minute, but I’d vote for him,” said Eckersley, who was inducted in 2004, his second year of eligibility, after winning 197 games and saving 390. “He went to the bullpen and did what he did out [...] Read more:Quote
Gonzo’s MRI shows nothing.. 2007-05-19 15:15:58 Well this is good news, though it doesn’t explain his decreased velocity or the fact he was reporting spasms when Bobby yanked him in the game vs the Nationals.
For the second time in four weeks, an MRI on Mike Gonzalez’s pitching elbow revealed no structural damage. This time, not even mild inflammation.
Though Mike isn’t all [...]
Game 1 Braves vs BoSox PPN 2007-05-18 21:55:00 According to my MLB Text Alerts tonights game vs the Red Sox has been postponed due to rain. It will be made up tomorrow as a Day-Night Double Header. Read more:Braves
First Quarter Grades 2007-05-18 20:04:05 Ok, I meant to do this a day or so ago, as the Braves have now played 41 games. This puts us *just* over the quarter of a season mark. And I thought I’d grade the Offense and then the Pitching Staff. Now when I originally wrote this up, or jotted it down more like [...] Read more:First
Redman activated, Pena sent to Richmond 2007-05-18 16:10:04 Well after yesterdays disappointing loss to the Nationals. The Braves activated the black hole of wins Mark Redman
and sent Catcher Brayan Pena to Triple A Richmond
. The reasoning behind this is supposedly just in case Smoltzy can’t go for the Braves over the weekend, when he’s slated to match up with Dice-K. This would [...]
Quote of the Day: Frenchy echo’s Larry 2007-05-18 15:00:47 It seems more than just Chipper isn’t a fan of this years Interleague schedule. Which by the way starts today with three in Fenway.
“I don’t think it’s all that fair,” Francoeur said. “They say it all works out, but shoot, [we’ve] got the Red Sox, the Twins, the Indians and the Tigers. It’s not exactly [...] Read more:Quote
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Players Union files grievance 2007-05-18 05:52:52 Well after M’s pitcher Julio Mateo was suspended and then optioned to Triple A, the players union seems to have filed a grievance on Mateo’s behalf.
Mateo was arrested in New York following a dispute at a Manhattan hotel on May 5 involving a woman police said was his wife. He was arrested on a charge [...] Read more:Players
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Salty trade winds… 2007-05-22 17:00:56 More and more Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s name is being brought up with the world “trade” some where in the sentence. Yesterday on the way to work I was listening to the replay of Baseball This Morning on XM 175, they had Ken Rosenthal on and they were talking Braves. Rosenthal and Buck Martinez were going on [...] Read more:Salty
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Braves cut bait with Redman 2007-05-22 16:56:28 According to Rotoworld.com, the Braves
have released LHP Mark Redman
. With the Release of Redman the Braves have recalled Joey Devine from Double A Mississippi.
With the M-Braves Devine posted a 1.61 ERA, 22/8 K/BB in 22 1/3 innings. He’ll be picking up middle relief duties for the time being. So that makes a total [...]
The Mets on The Braves 2007-05-22 13:26:26 First pitch of a 6 game home stand, and the first of 3 against the Mets looms just hours away. In the mean time as we wring our hands and get ready for what’s going to be a great series no matter how you slice it. Here’s some quotes from the Mets in regards to [...] Read more:Braves
Quote of the Day: Don’t need to trash talk 2007-05-22 11:49:42 Here’s Smoltzy on the series that kicks off today with the Mets.
“You can’t trash-talk,” the 40-year-old Smoltz said, smiling, “when you’re facing a lineup that can humiliate you.”
[snip]
“I follow them all of the time,” Smoltz said of the Mets. “They’re probably the best team in our league. It’s hard not to follow them.”
I totally [...] Read more:Quote
preView: Braves v Mets Round III 2007-05-22 08:51:41 It’s only May, I get that, but with that said I really think that after a 4-6 road trip this series is an important one against the division leader. The Mets travel to the Ted for a 3 game mid-week tilt that could include John Smoltz’s 200th win. Which could come at the expense of [...] Read more:Braves
Ignore the guy behind the curtian 2007-05-22 08:10:56 Today marks, what I guess you could term a new era in Atlanta Braves Baseball. No, I’m not talking about moving Andruw to the 8th spot in the lineup. No, starting today the Braves are under new ownership - Liberty Media.
If you haven’t been paying a lick of attention, Major League Baseball approved the sale [...] Read more:Ignore
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Quote of the Day: Andruw being Andruw 2007-05-21 17:00:48 I don’t know about you but the attitude in this quote bugs the crap out of me.
“I swing the bat the way I want to swing, the way I swing it all the time,” Jones said. “So some days, you’re going to have bad days and some days, you’re going to have good days.”
Keep [...] Read more:Quote
Ugly Road Trip 2007-05-21 08:58:10 I don’t think a 4-6 road trip is exactly what the Braves were looking for when they headed into Washington and Boston. Still with all that said we’re only 2.5 games out of first, with the Mets dropping their final game of a 3 game tilt with the cross-town Yankees. Several Braves had [...]
Quote of the Day: Huddy’s bad luck.. 2007-05-21 08:06:56 If there’s one pitcher on the Braves staff that the BoSox know it’s Tim Hudson from his days in Oakland. Huddy’s never had that good of luck, and yesterday it showed.
“They got me pretty quick, and early,” said Hudson, 0-5 with a 9.49 ERA in his past five starts vs. the Red Sox. “I’ve definitely [...] Read more:Quote
Is there an echo in here? 2007-05-20 21:25:58 Geoff Baker echo’s something I said last week. And not to mention Derek Zumsteg of the USSM agrees as well.
All I’ll say about Hernandez is that he looks like a guy who could have used a rehab assignment before stepping back in to face major league hitters.
Nice to see some others coming around to [...]
Gonzo to have Tommy John.. 2007-05-25 16:14:22 This is not good news at all folks.
According to Martin from TalkingChop who’s at the Ted for todays tilt against the Phillies it was announced by the club today that Mike Gonzalez is lost for the season as he will undergo Tommy
John Surgery.
Mike Gonzalez spoke for about 10 minutes after that. He mentioned that [...]
Cormier’s next re-hab start Monday 2007-05-25 11:01:29 Lance Cormier is looking better, and set to make one more re-hab start. This time for Triple A Richmond after which if successful he’ll be able to be added to the rotation, that’s if the Braves see him fit too.
Wednesday he tossed 5 scoreless innings, four hits, no walks and 4 strike outs.
Assistant GM Frank [...] Read more:Monday
The Hangover: 200th Win Addition 2007-05-25 09:03:29 Congratulations to John Smoltz picking up his 200th win at Turner Field. Maddux, Glavine and now Smoltzy all pick up their 200th on the mound at the “Ted”. John is also the first player in ML History to have 200 wins and 150 saves. I have a feeling that record will be around for some [...] Read more:Addition
Quotes: 200th Win Addition 2007-05-25 08:10:30 Here’s some quotes from Smoltz and Company on tonights win, with Smoltzy notching his 200th win against his best friend, Tom Glavine.
Smoltzy digs his fast ball and the fans.
“This was just a different game, you could see it in the buildup,” said Smoltz, who came out of the dugout afterward and was hugged by teammates [...] Read more:Addition
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Chipper out of tonights game.. 2007-05-24 18:19:19 CBS Sportsline is reporting that Chipper isn’t in tonights starting line up. Due to his sore thumbs that he bruised back in Pittsburgh. Martin Pardo will be getting the nod at 3rd tonight.
Here’s what Chipper had to say yesterday.
“It’s becoming pretty troublesome,” Jones said on Wednesday. “Every time I hit the ground, I hurt it. [...]
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