After being swept by the Padres and the Cubs, then losing 2 of 3 to the Rockies, Braves fans needed yesterday’s one-day reprieve from baseball. Over the last ten games we’ve managed to score only 2.8 runs per game while…
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Series Preview: Yankees, August 28-30
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Series Preview: Rockies, August 24-26
As the season barrels wontonly toward its thrilling finish, the Atlanta Braves have truly matured in their penchant for losing games. No longer are they simply content to lose by a run or two nor even to just lose one…
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Series Preview: Padres, August 17-19
As I was beginning to write this, Cameron Maybin delivered a tenth-inning walkoff home run to give the Braves a 2 to 1 win in both the game and the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The walkoff came after a…
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Series Preview: D’backs, August 14 – 16
After riding high from a series win against the Marlins, the Braves got a stern reminder from the Tampa Bay Rays that they are not actually a very good team of baseballers. The first game Atlanta showed off their potent…
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Series Preview: Rays, August 11 – 12
The Braves are fresh off their first series victory since whatever that thing was with the Dodgers back in July. A new era has dawned upon the Atlanta team. The Post-Johnson years are here and the just-getting-by-for-two-seasons lineup of veteran…
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Series Preview: Giants, August 3 – 5
Here in early August the Braves have made it to the abandoned port-a-john section of their storied 2015 season. Since the break, Atlanta is 5-11. Prior to their Sunday win, they had been swept mercilessly by the Orioles and gotten…
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Series Preview: Phillies, July 30 – August 2
We’re through the first 100 games of the season and things aren’t looking too great for our Braves. Over the first 50 games the Braves played .500 baseball thanks to an offense that was scoring just over 4 runs per…
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Series Preview: Orioles, July 27-29
The Braves, fresh off a series loss to the Cardinals, head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles. We’re now going to get through the vitals as quickly as we can so we can talk about Kevin Gausman. Cool? The…
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Series Preview: Cardinals, July 24-26
The Braves, against all odds and all reason, are coming off of a series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at home. Unfortunately, things won’t become any easier for the Tomahawkers as they travel to “Bush” Stadium (Home of the…
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Series Preview: Dodgers, July 20-22
Perhaps, as a young child, you were read the story of David and Goliath. A small, unarmoured boy wielding something that can only be considered a weapon in the most generous terms taking down a legendary behemoth armed to the…
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