Braves and MLB to Host Free Jackie Robinson Movie Screenings

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The Atlanta Braves and Major League Baseball will host free private screenings for Atlanta area teenagers at Atlantic Station‘s Regal Theater 16 of the movie about Jackie Robinson entitled “42″.  The screenings will be on April 29 at 6:40 p.m. and May 5 at 2:30 p.m. “We have the unique opportunity to impact the next [...]

World Baseball Classic: Should Braves Fans Care?

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Is there any reason why Braves fans should like the World Baseball Classic?  Personally, I don’t care if I hear one score from the World Baseball Classic, and I certainly don’t care who wins the thing. I care about the Atlanta Braves and major league baseball, and have no interest in this glorified exhibition tournament [...]

Braves Pitchers Hudson and Kimbrell Talk Game One

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No matter what happens in major league baseball spring games, whether it is good or bad, the caveat is always that it is just spring training, and players are just getting ready for the regular season.  You hear players say that over and over again in different ways. Yet, there are common threads to the [...]

Braves Need Freeman to Take the Next Step

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Freddie Freeman has had a couple nice years in the major leagues.  Last season in the first base position rankings, he ranked tenth in the major leagues in homers (23), sixth in RBIs (94), fifteenth in average (.259), and 12th in OPS (.796). Those are good numbers for a player in his first two years, [...]

Braves and B.J. Upton Agree to $75 Million Deal

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The Atlanta Braves and center fielder B.J. Upton have agreed to a 5-year $75 million deal.  Upton’s contract is the largest free agent contract the Braves have ever signed. The Braves are withholding an announcement on the deal until Upton passes a physical. The 28-year old Upton is listed at 6’3″ and 185 pounds.  He [...]