The Tomahawk

Frank Wren chats with fans.

Leah — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:10:46 +0000

Frank Wren held a chat this afternoon at 3 pm. I sat in on the near hour and a half chat and most of the questions answered were asked by some of the same people early on, which caused some to speculate its authenticity. But, nonetheless, we really didn’t gain any new information from this [...]

My Thoughts on the Peavy Ordeal

BenMurphy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:36 +0000

I'm not dead. Not yet, at least. Life has been extraordinarily busy and I've been really bad about writing (guess which work I'm not doing so I can do this post!), but I just wanted to express my thoughts about the Peavy 'trade'.

Worst OBPs, Major League outfielders, 2008

Mac Thomason — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:08:26 +0000

SEASON 2008 OF OBA OBA 1 Michael Bourn .288 2 Jeff Francoeur [...]

The Future of the Braves’ Catching Situation

PWHjort — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:24:08 +0000

Ladies and Gentleman, it is extremely cold outside and this Georgia native doesn’t like it one bit! That being said, lets get to it. While the offseason may be a dull time in that there are no major league baseball games are being played, plenty is still going on in the baseball world. Players are being [...]

Furcal Back with the Braves?

JB — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:24:38 +0000

It’s Monday, the middle of November and JB is feeling inspired. Perhaps this kid could walk for to raise money for the Braves’ offseason spending. Or maybe I should do my own walkathon. So even though the Peavy talks have cooled off don’t think Escobar has immunity from a trade. And so if the Braves were [...]

Offseason Updates

JB — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:34:53 +0000

Yes there was a lot to be downhearted about last year but here are some reasons to keep your chins up. McCann wins the Silver Slugger So he got snubbed at the All Star game by both the fans and Clint Hurdle. Who cares? He’s the best hitting catcher in the NL and he’s wearing a Braves [...]

Wren Won’t Give In. No Peavy

JB — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:46:38 +0000

Unless the Padres all of a sudden cave in and lower their asking price, we won’t see Peavy make his way to Atlanta any time soon…. or presumably ever. Here’s what Wren the man himself said. “Jake Peavy is obviously a quality top-of-the-rotation pitcher. But our focus is still to build our organization internally with our young players, and [...]

A few things to mention.

Leah — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:10:53 +0000

First, I’d like to mention (and congratulate) our 3-time All Star catcher on his winning the Silver Slugger Award for the second time in his young career. There was a conference call with the man himself, which you can listen to here, in which a few people ask McCann a few questions. DOB from [...]

Okay, here are the picks

Mac Thomason — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:26:43 +0000

Home teams in bold. Alabama 32, MSU 12 Georgia 27, Auburn 15 Vandy 21, Kentucky 14 LSU 37, Troy 17 Florida 38, South Carolina 20 Ole Miss 30, ULM 10

Edgy Braves Blogger Is Sick of Waiting on Peavy

JB — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:53:30 +0000

Good day Braves fans. I’m JB and I’ve got the mid-November, no baseball, waiting-on-something-to-happen blues getting me down in Atlanta. On the good side though, I am a baseball fan that loves basketball and the Hawks (though they didn’t win) impressed me greatly last night. In fact, I do love all North American sports including (at [...]

Why Jurrjens Didn’t Win the ROY

JB — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:42:54 +0000

Just in case you were interested the Hawks and Falcons are having far better 2008’s than the Braves did by far. And you’d better hope we don’t get rid of this prospect any time soon. Wren said he won’t trade him but now Hanson’s got my attention. The Dirty Birds got a win over the dreaded [...]

Where does Chipper rank?

Mac Thomason — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:51:20 +0000

Runs Created, Runs Created Above Average, Runs Created Per Game, all third basemen, all time (numbers from the Sabermetric Encyclopedia, Baseball Reference will differ): CAREER 3B RUNS CREATED RC 1 George Brett [...]

Braves Still in the Hunt for Pitching

JB — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:31:50 +0000

First off I have to say, the Yellow Jackets have sent me on a roller coaster. I’ve gone from ecstasy and hopefulness a week ago to downright depression and anger today. At least my Hawks are off to a 4-0 start! For the first time in 10 years they’re undefeated to start the season. And though [...]

Meet Some Top Players & Coaches

Leah — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:48:46 +0000

Autograph & Collectible Mega Show There is a Sports Collectible Show next weekend at the Cobb County Civic Center from November 14th-16th. You can meet and get autographs of the following people: current Braves Bobby Cox, Kelly Johnson, minor leaguer Jason Heyward, former player Otis Nixon, Jay Bruce of the Cincinnati Reds, former player and now a [...]

SEC Picks time

Mac Thomason — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:07 +0000

Waiting on the Peavy news. Home teams in purple. Undefeated #1 Alabama Crimson Tide 37, LSU 16 Georgia 23, Kentucky 9 South Carolina 26, Arkansas 20 Auburn 15, UT-Martin 0 Florida 41, Vandy 12 Wyoming 23, Tennessee 14

How President Obama Will Help My Braves

JB — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:09:30 +0000

Hey folks! I’m JB. Here’s your Braves blog for the day. I’m still enjoying the weekend I had and still on the job hunt. It’s a little tough these days but don’t worry about ol’ JB! Before we get started today I just want to say. Don’t let the title of today’s post fool you. We’re not [...]

Winning Post from our Winner

JB — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:21:29 +0000

Another “thanks” goes out to Kevin from Ramblings 1.5 for his contributions throughout the postseason. I never intended to have so much dedicated space to the Phillies on this Braves blog but he stepped up when I put out the request to get bloggers from each playoff contender to post for The Launching Pad. And [...]

He’s very bad

Mac Thomason — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:03:51 +0000

In conjunction with a list I generated last night and posted to comments, worst on-base percentages by an Atlanta Braves outfielder, 1991-2008, min. 300 PA: ATLANTA BRAVES SEASON 1991-2008 OF OBA YEAR [...]

I’ll concede…for now.

Leah — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:04:28 +0000

Ok, so I’ll be a nice blogger and send my congrats to the Phillies for winning the World Series and bringing us into the off season earlier than expected. Ok, there (even if it is a week late). Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, I will go on to say that the [...]

It’s Just So Beautiful

JB — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:02:40 +0000

It is the offseason and now that the World Series is officially over I can enjoy our fall sports. Today gave me a lot to smile about. My Yellow Jackets defeated FSU. Something I haven’t seen in my life time. And “Them Dawgs”… well how ’bout ‘em? A butt whippin’ I’d say. I guess that [...]

Cocktail week picks

Mac Thomason — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:19:35 +0000

Home teams in italics. Alabama 34, Ark. St. 13 Georgia 52, Florida 50 (3 OT, Jacksonville) Tulsa 35, Arkansas 27 Kentucky 23, MSU 10 Ole Miss 31, Auburn 20 LSU 38, Tulane 21 South Carolina 34, Tennessee 15

Renteria’s Option Declined

JB — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:15:16 +0000

There was Marcus Giles, getting cut from the Colorado Rockies before 2008 began. Javy tried to make a comeback and instead we went with Abraham Miller. I don’t even want to talk about this decision. Now he’s in the unemployment line. Andruw signed a two year deal with the Dodgers and couldn’t even finish the season. And it [...]

How Social Media, Baseball, and Blogging Can All Be Friends

JB — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:29:59 +0000

I’m JB. I like drinking coffee. And this is my Braves blog. Hey folks. It’s a good day to be alive even if… -The Braves aren’t playing baseball in October. -The Yellow Jackets lost their homecoming game. (I’m still in mourning. I can’t believe I could even type that.) -The Falcons lost. But I would’ve been surprised if [...]

Confessions of a Braves Fan Pulling for the Phillies

JB — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:44:55 +0000

The tools of my trade: For blogging. For fuel. For info. I’m not ashamed to say it. I’m hoping for a Philly win tonight. And it’s a bandwagon this Braves fan treads lightly upon. I haven’t been pulling hard for them the entire series. In fact I’ve watched many of the games of this Fall Classic to [...]

Open thread for a new week

Mac Thomason — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:19:21 +0000

I had a great weekend, how about you?

Prado an everyday player?

Leah — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:17:16 +0000

I would just like to say that I started writing this article about two weeks ago, I didn’t want to rush finishing it just to get it posted. I also had other things to worry about than to work on this article, but I finally found time to finish it between working on schoolwork. Also, [...]

Our Loss is Your Gain

JB — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:28:00 +0000

It’s Friday. It’s a day off of baseball but it’s World Series week. This Braves blog asks the question: Am I the only Braves fan out there that’s a little ticked off about seeing Willy Aybar in the World Series? In 2006, Mr. “Trouble No’ More” Aybar was acquired by my Atlanta Braves in a [...]

Stupid Auburn playing on Thursday SEC Picks

Mac Thomason — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:17:47 +0000

Home teams in ugly, ugly orange… Alabama 79, Tennessee i WVU 18, Auburn 17 Florida 37, Kentucky 12 Vandy 22, Duke 17 Georgia 28, LSU 24 Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 20 MSU 17, MTSU 14

Phillies Come to the Trop Tonight for Game One

JB — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:52:10 +0000

Well, the Phillies are still in it and “Phightin’” for a World Series Championship. They’ll have to get through the upstart Rays who just knocked off a tough Boston club. That also means our guest bloggers from Ramblings 1.5 is still with us since his team is still in it. Here’s what he has to [...]

I really can’t take the end of any more eras

Mac Thomason — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:26:43 +0000

Van Wieren surprises with retirement | braves.com: News Pete, now? Man. Pete probably shaped my view of baseball more than anyone else. Skip was funny, Ernie played the game, but Pete was the one who thought about the game. I really wasn’t prepared for this — and it seems like the Braves [...]