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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 [...]
Yesterday’s article entitled, “Braves Could Have Decisions to Make,” detailed the struggles of Dan Uggla and B.J. Upton, and talked about options Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez may at some point consider. The real question I’m going to talk about today, is when if it all would it be appropriate for Gonzalez to bench Uggla and/or [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez may be making tough decisions in the coming weeks if a couple of his star players keep struggling and his bench players keep performing well. BrianMcCann is scheduled to rejoin the Braves next week, so what will be done about Evan Gattis? Gattis has not only been a force in the [...]
In a game where the Braves were down 5 to 1 heading into the bottom of the 8th, it couldn’t have ended any better! The story that would unfold in the last inning and a half was one that will be told for years to come. The bottom of the 8th started with a double [...]
Some bulletin board material that may motivate the Braves a little bit has appeared, as Washington Nationals star Jayson Werth talked to the Washington Post’s Adam Kilgore about the National League East race before Tuesday’s game. Werth was asked whether he thinks the Phillies or Braves are the Nationals’ biggest challenger. “Phillies,” Werth said. “I [...]
There is no question that the addition of the Upton brothers, to the Braves, was done to increase power in the lineup from the right side of the plate. At first glance, it looks like this deal is going to do just that, but after looking at the numbers, maybe not. Let’s first talk about [...]
Seems like a long time ago that Tyler Pastornicky beat out Andrelton Simmons in spring training to win the shortstop job. When he was called up on May 30, Simmons brought excellent defense and surprising hitting prowess to the Atlanta Braves. Simmons was playing so well after his call up, that he became a legitimate [...]
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