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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 eighth inning or later. [...]
How ’bout Andrelton Simmons last night? He went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI and made a play at second base that still has me scratching my head. If he makes that play in the seventh game of the World Series it would be legendary. Check out the video at: Andrelton [...]
Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann, who has been rehabbing his shoulder since off-season surgery, will begin an injury rehabilitation assignment tonight with the Single-A Rome Braves at 7 p.m. The Rome Braves will play tonight at Greensboro. McCann had successful arthroscopic surgery on October 12 to repair a torn right labrum, and started the season [...]
My personal optimism for the Braves is at an all-time high. I really thought Atlanta had a great opportunity to compete for a championship last year, but this year the chance is even greater. The first series against the Phillies only boosted my positivity. I know it’s the first series of the year and it [...]
Braves catcher Brian McCann will face major challenges this season, and he will be facing them with a surgically repaired right shoulder that most likely won’t be 100% until the 2013 season is well underway. McCann didn’t have a “Brian McCann” type season at the plate in 2012, when he hit only .230, with 20 [...]
A few weeks ago, Braves farm hand Evan Gattis was all the rage in the media. His colorful personal journey was told, and re-told, and his daily exploits in the Venezuelan league were tracked like the Dow Jones. We learned that the 6’3″ 235 pound Gattis was nicknamed El Oso Blanco “The White Bear” by [...]
Backup catcher David Ross has accepted a two-year $6.2 million dollar contract with the Boston Red Sox. The deal will be announced pending Ross passing a physical. The Braves did not want to give the 36-year old Ross more than a one year contract. Ross has been an excellent back-up the past four years and [...]
The Atlanta Braves have picked up the contract options on starters Tim Hudson and Paul Maholm, and on catcher Brian McCann. No contract details were released. The 37-year old Hudson had another big year in 2012, going 16-7 with a 3.62 ERA in 28 starts. He tossed 179 innings while logging a solid 1.21 WHIP. [...]
Atlanta Braves back-up catcher David Ross had another solid season. With Brian McCann’s mounting injuries, Ross played 62 games, his most ever as a Brave. Lets grade his 2012 efforts: Hitting: Ross’ average (.256), on base percentage (.321) , slugging percentage (.449), and OPS (.770), were very close to his career numbers. With 9 homeruns [...]
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