Smoltz to be the Braves Closer?

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
I was the first person to speculate that the Atlanta Braves should move John Smoltz into the closers role. To help prove my theory David O’Brien of the AJC.com has an interview with John Smoltz about that possibility. So far this season the closing spot hasn’t been the problem in this relatively young [...]

Nats Top Braves

Well, the Braves didn’t the Nationals, again. It seems hard for the Braves to beat the Nationals, for some reason. Just seems like they always have some kind of problem. However, there was some really good news in this game, as 3 guys returned from injuries and owies. Yunel Escobar, Chipper Jones, and Tom Glavine [...]

Glavine Activated, Smoltz Disabled

Hey, good news! Tom Glavine has been activated from the disabled list, and is making his start against the Nationals! He’s back from the first stint of the DL he’s ever had, after he had a little Hammy problem. That’s good news, as we could definitely use some more pitching, no matter who it is. [...]

Hudson Hounded by Mets

The game didn’t go as planned for the Braves. The bad luck started before the game did. Chipper Jones suffered from a “Mike Hampton like” injury. While putting on his jersey, he got back muscle spasms. He missed the rest of the game, and will probably miss a few more. There was also a roster [...]

Braves Reel in Marlins

The Braves pushed themselves to reel in the Marlins, as it was a good game. Chipper celebrated his birthday with his 7th homer this year in the second inning. Chuck James didn’t do too bad, as he went 5 innings, and gave up 5 hits on 4 runs. Jose Campillo went the nexted two innings, [...]

Pitching on the Way?

Update!!! 4/24/2008
Mike Gonzalez: Gonzalez was originally supposed to come off the DL around the all-star break. Thankfully he has been work extremely hard and is now expected to be ready by mid May. We can only hope that he will not have any major set backs that will keep him out longer.
“He’s getting real [...]

Smoltz Gets 3,000

Congratulations to John Smoltz. He struck out 10 last night, giving him a career 3,006 strikeouts now. Unfortuneatly he has to take the bitter along with the sweet. He suffered the lost, as the Braves lost 6-0 to the Washington Nationals. It snapped the Braves 5 game win streak, but the Braves will look to [...]

Week 4 In Review

OffenseThe offense this past week struggled in the first two games against the Marlins, after that it has been pretty good. Lead by the hottest hitter in baseball in Chipper Jones. Chipper is ranked in the top 5 in the majors in every major offensive category. Now we just need for Chipper to start stealing [...]

Braves Win 5th Straight

Tim Hudson threw a great game in the first game of the series against the Nationals, going 6 and 2/3 of an inning. The only big blemish on his record for today’s game is he gave up 10 hits and 2 runs. Huddy walked 2 and struck out 3. Overall, he had a really nice [...]

Braves Sweep Dodgers

The Braves took the entire series from the Dodgers, and Jair Jurrjens made sure they won the game today, going 7 really strong innings today, only giving up 3 hits and 1 run. He struck out 8. If Hampton and Glavine come back strong for the Braves, then the Braves will have the strongest starting [...]