Atlanta Braves Blog
The Braves tangle with the Diamondbacks in the second game of a 3-game series tonight at 9:40 p.m. ET, and if you put Fredi Gonzalez‘s line-up to music, it would be lyrics from a SuperTramp song, “Right, right, you’re bloody well right.” Arizona’s starting pitcher, the left-handed Patrick Corbin, has held left-handed hitters to a [...]
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, [...]
Andrelton Simmons hit two home runs and drove in four runs total, and starter Paul Maholm pitched 5 2/3 effective innings, as the Atlanta Braves made it two in a row with a 7-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. The Braves jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first when Freddie Freeman singled [...]
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 [...]
The Atlanta Braves got back on the winning track in Colorado with a 4-3 win over the Rockies. Justin Upton and Evan Gattis hit solo homers and Dan Uggla blasted a two-run shot to key the offense. Gattis’ shot in the fourth proved to be the decisive run as neither team scored in the last [...]
Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has inserted two bench players into today’s starting line-up against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates will send left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to the mound today. Sanchez has a 12.96 ERA through two starts this season. His last appearance was this past Tuesday night against the Cardinals when the game was [...]
It is still early in the Braves spring camp, so no need to worry about anything yet, right? Players are still getting into shape and after all, the games don’t count. That is all true, but in the case of Dan Uggla, is it already time to be concerned? Uggla is notoriously not a good [...]
The Atlanta Braves notched their third spring win in a row Wednesday, with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Braves were sparked by a 3-run first inning shot by third base candidate, Juan Francisco. Francisco finished 2 for 4 in the game, to hike his spring average to .333, as he bids [...]
The Braves will head into the 2013 season with Dan Uggla as their biggest question mark. Uggla is coming off a forgettable 2012 where he struck out 168 times, while batting only .220. He had career lows in RBIs (78) and home runs (19). Uggla did have a career high in walks (94), which contributed [...]
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