What Sunk the Braves

October 2, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · 2 Comments

Good teams don’t fold for no apparent reason. Though buried by the publicity piled onto the Boston Red Sox, who also slipped out of the playoff picture in September, the Atlanta Braves should have seen their slide coming. Plagued all season by an inability to score runs, the Braves plodded through the 2011 season by […]

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Braves endure schizophrenic campaign

September 10, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment

No wonder Bobby Cox is retiring: he can’t stand the schizophrenic play of his ballclub. The Atlanta Braves have had a nine-game losing streak. They have also had a nine-game winning streak. Their long-time icon, Chipper Jones, said he would retire at the end of the season if he didn’t hit better than he did […]

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NL East Preview

March 29, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Who can beat the Phillies? Â The Braves have some of the best young talent in the game, but no one will catch them. Â The arrival in 2010 of young phenoms Stephen Strasburg and Jason Heyward will be highlights in the NL East. Â The ultimate story will be Roy Halladay as he carries the Phillies back […]

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