The Recycle Bin

It is no secret that the Atlanta Braves need a couple of bats, so I was surprised to see that Adam LaRoche was not wrapped up for next year. According to the ajc.com LaRoche is not in active negations with the Braves Asked Friday whether he’d heard anything from the Braves since becoming a free [...]

By accepting salary arbitration, Rafael Soriano completely screwed the Braves. Of course for the players and teams baseball is a business, and Soriano figured to get more money in arbitration than via free agency, so Soriano did what he had to do to protect his bank account. Or at least Soriano did what his agent [...]

I am not sure how many times I wrote (complained) last season that the Braves needed to do something with the bullpen. Their closer situation (when healthy, Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano) was a mess; best left for setup duties and not to be fully trusted. A mess may be a harsh assessment, but let’s [...]

It seems like every time I write about the Braves being in contention for the playoffs, something miserable happens to them, so it is with trepidation that I write this post. Keeping my fingers crossed … here we go … According to ESPN, what the Braves are attempting to do has never been done before. [...]

I really do not get the recent criticism of Bobby Cox. I do not see how another manager would have manufactured more wins, much less a playoff appearance, out of the current Braves or the past few teams that have failed to make the playoffs. Jeff Schultz has a blog entry on the current status [...]

Every time I write about the Braves being in the thick of the playoff action, they prove me wrong, and start dropping games. While the NL East is a lost cause, the Braves are now within 3 games of the Wild Card. Will Hudson’s return give them enough of a boost to push them over [...]

After falling to San Diego 12-5, and going .500 in their last 10 games, the Braves are 8 back of the Phillies. The NL East crown is going to have to wait, and it looks like the playoffs are now out of reach. Atlanta is now 5.5 back in the wild card chase, and I [...]

Philadelphia has been on an incredible run, 9-1 in their last 10 games to take a 5.5 lead over Atlanta. The Braves have also been on a run of sorts, going 8-2 in their last 10, doing their level best to keep pace with the defending World Champs. Atlanta is now 49-46, and a legitimate [...]

Not sure what else you can call it besides a dump. Most surprising of all, the Braves traded within the NL East. Wow. Church must really have worn out his welcome with the Mets. Since coming off the DL in early June, Church’s line is .290/.336/.402 … far from good for a corner outfielder, but [...]

At this point in the season, if you told me the Braves were going to be a game under .500 (39-40 to be precise), I would have told you the Brave would be 7+ games back of the Phillies and the Mets. After winning 5 games in a row, including a 3 game sweep of [...]

As a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan, I am seriously pissed. How could the Braves absolutely piss all over Glavine, tell him he is done, and then toss him aside like a discarded bag of stale chips? WTF is wrong with this organization? The Braves said the move was not about the money, instead insisting that [...]

espn.com is reporting that the Braves are looking to extend Chipper Jones’ contract until the 2013 season. At least they have finally decided that they would like one of their future Hall of Famers to retire as a Brave, as a lifetime Brave.

I have not spent too much time with the Braves this off season. I have my doubts … rather thoughts … about the current lineup, but will reserve my comments until the final roster is announced. It looks like Glavine is well on his way to a successful recovery. In his second Grapefruit League start, [...]