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April 12, 2013

Evan Gattis: Wait and See but Enjoy the Ride

The Braves’ 26-year-old rookie, Evan Gattis, is on fire, triple-slashing .391/.440/.826 in his first 6 games and 25 plate appearances.  Some were skeptical that Gattis would be a very good everyday player.  Some were overly joyed at Gattis’ minor league …

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April 07, 2013

More on Braves Strikeouts

In on post on the AJC.com on Thursday the Braves beat writer David O’Brien once again addressed the Braves and all the whiffs to come.  He seems to think that while the Braves should do just fine, the high strikeout …

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April 04, 2013

Jonny Venters’ Injury: Cutting the Braves Some Slack

On last week’s podcast Steve, Ham and Curt discussed the Jonny Venters injury, whether he was overused over the previous 2-3 seasons and whether teams should be more willing to perhaps overuse pitchers and risk injuries when they have a …

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March 29, 2013

2013 MLB Predictions

NL EAST

1. Washington Nationals

2. Atlanta Braves (Wild Card)

3. Philadelphia Phillies

4. New York Mets

5. Florida Marlins

I have to go with the Nationals to win the East.  A lot went right for them last season, so …

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March 13, 2013

Are the 2013 Braves Better than the 2012 Braves?

There is plenty of optimism surrounding the 2013 Braves.  There was actually a lot of preseason optimism around the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Braves as well.  Preseason of 2013 seems different.  The Braves added the Upton brothers to an already …

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