Atlanta Braves Blog
The Atlanta Braves dropped their third straight spring game, 9-2 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, at the Pirates’ spring complex in Bradenton, Florida. Despite the loss, there were encouraging performances by starter Julio Teheran, and up and coming lefty, Sean Gilmartin. Teheran pitched two hitless innings while walking one and striking out two. Gilmartin took over [...]
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 [...]
Chipper Jones has arrived at the Braves complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and will participate in tomorrow’s afternoon workout session. Jones has been a fixture at the Braves last 19 spring camps, so having him around the practices will add a sense of normalcy. Jones isn’t the first former player to visit the Braves [...]
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 [...]
With the Super Bowl over, and the 2012 college football and NFL seasons in the books, we can turn our complete attention to major league baseball, and the Atlanta Braves. Sure, the NBA is still percolating, but we watch it with one eye until the playoffs start, don’t we? Spring Training Information Pitchers/catchers report: Monday, [...]
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