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Braves Bomb Squad Dismantling Opponents
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez affectionately refers to his bench players as his "B-Squad" or "Bomb Squad" and after Tuesday night's thrilling come from behind victory that finished close to midnight, he stated that they would be playing prominent roles in Wednesday's early ... Read More »
Braves Gattis Amazes Manager Fredi Gonzalez
Tuesday night Evan Gattis came through again for the Braves, driving a Glenn Perkins slider into the left field seats with two out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, 4-4. Gattis has hit nine home runs this season, four have been tying or go-head shots in the ... Read More »
Braves Starting Line-Up: Twins Game Two
The Braves try to extend their 5-game win streak tonight in game two against the Twins. Surprisingly, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez will field a rather conventional line-up. Conventional in the sense that there are no bench players in the line-up, and there is nothing ... Read More »
Braves Post-Game Quotes: Twins Game One
The Braves defeated the Twins 5-1 Monday night in the opener of a 3-game series. Braves starter Julio Teheran took a 3-hit shutout into the ninth before surrendering a couple more hits, including Josh Willingham's sixth home run of the year with one out. Teheran ... Read More »
Braves Surprise Line-Up In Opener Against Twins
Always interesting to see what the Braves line-up will be on a game-to-game basis. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is always good for a surprise or two. Today's line-up against the Twins is no exception. Gerald Laird will catch and bat.. fifth!! Laird has been catching ... Read More »
Braves Overcome Two Challenges
The Braves came from behind in all three games against the Dodgers this past weekend, including Saturday and Sunday when they took the lead both games in the eighth inning. Major contributions from bench players was a real key. Braves outfielder Justin Upton offered his ... Read More »
Braves Salaries Complicate Playing Decisions
The Braves first two weeks of the season started as well as anyone could have hoped. Since that time, Atlanta is 13-17, and has had some big time struggles. I understand that teams are going to have struggles during the year, and players aren’t always going to hit ... Read More »
More Spice in Braves Starting Line-Up
If variety is the spice of life, then as a Braves fan you have to love manager Fredi Gonzalez's line-up selections. They are rarely the same two days in a row. The left-handed hitting Jordan Schafer will start in center field and bat lead-off today against Dodgers' ... Read More »
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