Early Thoughts on Rookie of the Year
MikeI’ve never been a big fan of the Rookie of the Year award. It’s nice to commend a young player who’s worked his butt off to make it to and succeed in the major leagues, but isn’t the award like …
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The Braves Could Compete in the AL East
MikeMonday night, just before the start of our first game against the Yankees, I received a text message from a friend calling the series a rematch of the 1996 World Series. While this series obviously didn’t have the same magnitude …
First Impressions
MikeThe construction of Marlin’s Park cost approximately 515 million dollars. To put that in perspective, it’s over six times the Braves 2012 total payroll. Miami certainly didn’t waste the money. The stadium is visually pleasing, and if it can draw …
Our Options at Third Base
MikeThe eight-game skid made the Braves plummet down the NL East standings, and, even worse, it revealed some pretty big holes in our lineup and rotation. Hinske, for example, is a guy I love to have on the team. He …
Is Brandon Beachy the Real Deal?
MikeWhile Mike Minor was busy giving up back-to-back-to-back homeruns on Monday, this was my comforting thought: It’s okay. We’ve got Beachy tomorrow.
He’s been that good. I look forward to Beachy taking the mound more than any of our other …
