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Tomorrow Brandon Beachy will pitch two innings in extended spring training, and then make his first minor league start on Sunday for the AAA Gwinnett Braves. Hopefully Beachy’s rehab will progress without setback, as a healthy Brandon Beachy would be a huge shot in the arm for the Braves. Before the game tonight Martin Prado [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez puts another interesting line-up out there tonight against the Diamondbacks. Most notable is that the .153 hitting B.J. Upton will bat second and the .307 hitting Chris Johnson will bat eighth. This will be the fifth time this season that B.J. Upton has batted second. At first glance it looks a [...]
With the Braves playing the Diamondbacks in a three game series starting tonight, there are inevitable discussions and assessments about the trade that brought Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to Atlanta, and sent Martin Prado and prospects, to Arizona. Braves manager, Fredi Gonzalez, isn’t in the business of publicly assessing trades, but he is very [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, looking to get more life into a line-up that has scored only three runs the past two games against the Giants, has shaken things up. Here’s today’s batting order against the Giants: 1. RF: Jordan Schafer 2. SS: Ramiro Pena 3. C: Brian McCann 4. LF: Justin Upton 5. 1B: Freddie [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download AtlantaBullpen.com’s Jim Hart joined WCCP-FM’s James Thurn to talk Braves baseball. Topics included Craig Kimbrell’s recent struggles, the surging Washington Nationals, Brian McCann returning to the line-up, Jordan Schafer‘s solid play, B.J. Upton, Dan Uggla…and more!
The Washington Nationals won their fifth straight last night as they beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 at Nationals Park, and coupled with the Braves 8-2 loss to the Giants, the Nationals have closed within a game of the National League Eastern Division race. The Braves have held sole possession of first place since April 7. [...]
The Braves beat the Giants 6-3 last night, and will try to make it two in a row in the second game of this four-game series at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The Braves have now won four of their last five games, and have a two game lead over second place Washington, in the [...]
In a few weeks Brandon Beachy will come off the disabled list ready to assume his role as a Braves starter. Beachy had Tommy John surgery 11 months ago, and his rehab is a little ahead of schedule. Beachy had a solid rookie year in 2011, and then last season in 13 starts he had [...]
According to the website, Celebrity Net Worth, former Braves great and future Hall of Famer, Chipper Jones, is worth $110 million. A hefty sum of money, but there’s another recent Braves player who is worth more. Jones retired from the Braves after last season, and at 41 years of age, still has many years to [...]
Braves second baseman Dan Uggla is not only hotter right now than Kate Upton, he is hotter than all the Uptons. In the past 6 games, Uggla has 11 hits in 24 at bats, 3 home runs, 2 triples, 5 RBI, and has scored 8 times. After having his batting average under .200 all season, [...]
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