Archive for October 6th, 2008

8 Reasons Why You’ve GOT to Keep Watching Baseball

A Braves blog expanding its borders for the postseason, coming to you from off the couch in Atlanta… it’s JB. So maybe your favorite team is out of it already. Maybe your team finished just better than one of the worst teams in baseball (like my Braves). And there won’t be a Cubs/Red Sox World Series [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Where We Stand.

Last off season, I did a series on the Braves’ roster and what our options at each position were before the season started. This year I’m thinking about doing the same thing, only not quite to the same extent because it took way too long to do last time. I won’t start this probably until January or around there, but there’s a fanpost on TalkingChop about where we stand so far. It’s pretty detailed payroll-wise and it’s sorted pretty well by each facet of the team, so have a look if you wish. It’s a very nice read and a good reference as well.

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A Torch Has Been Passed

Submitted by Joe @ Baseballisms Nobody said this was going to be easy.  The Angels beat the Red Sox 5-4 last night in 12 innings to break an 0 - 11 playoff losing streak, It took a big offensive effort from catcher Mike Napoli (3 - 5 with two home runs, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI) [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Phillies Advance on a Bad Wisconsin Weekend

It must have been a bad day in Milwaukee.  The Wisconsin Badgers lost to THE Ohio State the night before, the Packers lost to the Atlanta Falcons and the Brewers were eliminated from the playoffs. Pat Burrell sure put an end to the questions about his back.  Burrell hit two demoralizing homeruns yesterday to power the [...] Read the rest of this entry »

A Year to Remember for the Brewers

Submitted by Jared @ Right Field Bleachers The 2008 season might not have ended the way we dreamed, but it was still a dream season. Was I let down the Brewers didn’t advance past the first round of the post season or even make it a close contest? Absolutely. But let’s keep things in perspective… First of all, this was [...] Read the rest of this entry »