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Braves win their 1st one
Jair Jurrjens took the mound in his 1st of many appearances as an Atlanta Brave. He looked good on the mound early. He had his change up and fastball working tonight. He broke at least 5 bats with his fastball breaking like it was. I for one was very impressed with Jair's performance. He went 5 1/3 innings, striking out 5 and walking only 1. He allowed 7 hits and 2 runs before he was taken out by Bobby when he got into some trouble in the 6th inning but the bullpen came in and did the job. Got a little shaky but they shut the door and didn't allow any runs.
Read the rest of this entry » Braves Lose a Heart Breaker Tom Glavine made his first start back with the Braves since 2002. He did ok, giving up 7 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He ended the game with a 1.80 ERA. The Braves bullpen did ok as well, at least until Manny Acosta came in. Last year, Acosta only gave up two homeruns combined in the minors and in Atlanta. He tied that mark last night, giving up a three run homer, and a solo homer. Tough break for Manny.Read the rest of this entry » Post Game Report-Braves v. Nats
Tough Break for our Braves. Except for the 1st inning, Tim Hudson pitched one heck of a game. He retired 19 straight Nationals. He pitched 7 strong innings, throwing every pitch he has, with good movement. If tonight's start is any indication of what we can expect from Tim Hudson, I can see a Cy Young at the end of season for him.
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Well before the season really starts. I wanted to show everybody my pre-season predictions for the 2008 MLB season. This will show how much I know about baseball or how little I know. Feel free to comment on my predictions and to make your own in the comment box below the article.
 AL East1. Boston Red Sox 2. NY Yankees 3. Tampa Bay Rays 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Baltimore Orioles The Red Sox have too much starting pitching, offense, and one of the best pens in the game. The Yankees are going to put up a good battle, but the Red Sox’s are just flat out better than them. Look out for the Tampa Bay Rays to make some noise in that division.  AL Central1. Cleveland Indians 2. Detroit Tigers 3. Chicago White Sox 4. Minnesota Twins 5. Kansas City Royals The Indians have the deepest rotation and pen in baseball. They also have a great 1-2 punch in CC Sabathia and Fausto Carmona. They also have the ability to play small ball and hit homers with their lineup. The Tigers pitching really needs to improve. After Verlander they have a bunch of inconsistent starters. Plus their bullpen doesn't look that good at all. They do have the best offense in baseball.  AL West1. Anaheim Angels 2. Seattle Mariners 3. Texas Rangers 4. Oakland Atheltics The addition of Erik Bedard is going to be a major plus for the Mariners. They are one more bat away from being a team that can do some major damage this year. The Angels have a pretty good offense team led by Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter. The key for this team is starting pitching. They might need to go out and get a starter, because of the injury concerns of John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar.  NL East1. Atlanta Braves 2. NY Mets 3. Philadelphia Phillies 4. Washington Nationals 5. Florida Marlins This is going to be one of the toughest divisions to pick a winner. I strongly believe that the second place winner in this division will win the NL Wild Card. The team that can stay healthier the longest is most likely going to win. Overall the Braves have the best team from top to bottom. They also have quality backups to replace some players that go down to injury.  NL Central1. Chicago Cubs 2. Milwaukee Brewers 3. Cincinnati Reds 4. Houston Astros 5. St. Louis Cardinals 6. Pittsburgh Pirates This is going to be a good battle between the Cubs and Brewers. The Brewers have one of the best offenses in the NL. The Cubs have one of the best rotations and bullpens in the NL. The key for this division is going to be Ben Sheets. If Sheets can stay healthy the Brewers have a great chance at winning the division. I picked the Cubs mainly, because they are a more balanced and more experienced team than the young Brew Crew.  NL West1. LA Dodgers 2. Colorado Rockies 3. Arizona Diamondbacks 4. San Diego Padres 5. San Francisco Giants This is basically a tossup to see who is going to win this division. The Dodgers, Rockies, Diamondback or Padres can all win. The Giants have absolutely no offense, but they do have a great rotation. So none of these teams should sleep on them. The Padres have a great 1-2-3 punch in Peavey, Young, and Maddux. If Randy Wolf and Mark Prior can stay healthy, they’re going to be tough to beat. The Diamondbacks have great pitching all around. They are just a bit too young, I don’t think they can do the same thing they did last year and win the division. The Rockies have a great offense and bullpen, but their starting pitching is a bit too inconsistent. The Dodgers are probably the most complete team in this division. With the additions of Joe Torre, Andruw Jones, and Hiroki Kuroda they should be the team to beat in this tough division. Read the rest of this entry » Future NL East Champions The 2008 Atlanta Braves season starts tomorrow!!! Bobby Cox and the rest of his staff have finally made their 25 man roster. The Braves are hopeful for a return to the playoffs this year. Read the rest of this entry » Last Spring Training Game-Indians v. Braves
Most of our regulars got one or two AB's before Bobby pulled them out and got them some rest. Good move. Then the rains came which caused delay in the game.
Read the rest of this entry » Chop Chatter According to Fox 5 News in Atlanta, the Atlanta Braves first baseman Scott Thorman has cleared waivers. Thorman is going to be the starting first baseman for the Braves AAA affiliate Richmond this season. This should do wonders for Thorman. He can have another year in Richmond were he can try to fix his whole in his swing. So this probably means that Brayan Pena might be our backup first baseman this year. Bobby Cox can also go with Joe Borchard in that role too. Since the Braves are able to send Borchard to AAA, the best option is probably to keep Pena in Atlanta for now.  The Braves have claimed former Mets utility infielder Ruben Gotay off of waivers this afternoon. The 25-year-old Gotay, who has three years in the majors, played 98 games for the Mets last year, hitting .295 with four homers and 24 RBIs. He played 37 games at second base last year, five at shortstop and two at third base. Read the rest of this entry » 10 Keys for the Braves This Season
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 10. Mark Kotsay needs to stay healthy!!! Read the rest of this entry » Who’s Number 5? That is the question. Who is the number 5 starter? With Hudson, Glavine, Smoltz, and maybe Hampton going for the first 4 slots, this looks like one strong rotation. Reyes is still a work in progress. Jurrjens needs a little more seasoning, but looks really good. Bennett impressed last year, but can he do it year? I don't like him taking over a spot, but I would not disagree if he was number 5. I think Chuck James could best be suited for the number 5, because he's been pitching in the majors for over 2 years. He has Glavine like qualities of pitching. However, I think we will have a right handed pitcher as our number 5, because Cox likes to have 3 right handers, and 2 left handers.Read the rest of this entry » Yates to the Pirates Well, it was rumored a good bit. One of the out of option players were being asked in phone calls to GM Frank Wren for trades. Wren bit at an offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates, as he traded reliever Tyler Yates for Pittsburgh minor league right hander, Todd Redmond. This deal gives the Braves more options to play with. One is that Wren has one less Out of option player to choose from. He is likely picking his opening day roster tomorrow, so I wouldn't be surprised to see another deal or two come, since Blaine Boyer and Royce Ring are also out of options. I'd expect Ring to go. Javy Retires Can’t say I’m surprised. Javy Lopez has retired. After a weak arm in Spring, the former Braves catcher decided to hang up the cleats. He only hit .180 with 2 homers and 7 RBI’s. Only 6 hits in 22 at bats, so it looks like he might have made the right decision to retire. He really had nothing to play for, and there are others who could do a better job. Read the rest of this entry » Smoltz to begin season on DL
It seems John Smoltz will begin the season on the DL. He threw today and didn't experience any soreness but the Braves aren't going to change their plans. This gives Smoltz a chance to throw a sim. game and a minor league game in Rome before coming off the DL on the 6th of April. That date will be a home game against the Mets, on a Sunday, he will be going against Johan Santana, the Mets #1 starter.
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Since the last time there was a post on Tomahawk Talk...Talk, there has been alot of changes to TT, staff and forum wise.As a staff member. I am please to announce that Braves N 08 is Owner/Admin now. Congrats to him. We have made some additions to the staff as well as we have lost some staff due to a split. Like to welcome gobravez, who will be leading the blog with updates on our Atlanta Braves. braveschopbraves who also has made global moderator. Nice going bcb. Kumar has stepped down. Thanks for all your work on the board. You have lead us to this point now we take it from here.The New Tomahawk Talk now features an arcade, chat and we got our own fantasy league with 8 teams. Alot of competitive teams. We will keep all updated as to who is doing well and not so well. Come and check out the New and Improve Tomahawk Talk. http://forums.tomahawk-talk.com/index
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