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A Visit To Citi Field Made For A Delightful Spring Day in New York– Especially For This Braves’ Fan A recent quick stop in New York City provided an opportunity to visit Citi Field to see the Mets take on the Atlanta Braves. The spoken reason for the visit was
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Georgia Tech Baseball Head Coach Danny Hall introduced his new pitching coach to the press Tuesday . Danny Borrell has agreed to join the Jackets’ staff . Borrell has been the minor league pitching coordinator for the New York Yankees over the past 4 plus years. Prior to that, he was pitching
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Ronald Acuna was certainly taught to run through first base during his time in the minors… Braves’ Bullpen HOLDS a Lead! In a rational baseball world, the bullpen’s newfound success on Sunday in the Braves’ win over the Dodgers would be the big news. After all, for much of
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Today the Braves open a four-game set in Washington as baseball heads into its final 2 months of regular season play. In Ken Burns’ documentary on baseball, George Will explains the nature of a full baseball season. He noted that the best teams lose up to about a third of
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Let’s see… Brand new stadium…check! Terrific summer setting….check! Spirited Friday night crowd…check! Dramatic walk-off win over rival….check check!! All the ingredients were there for a great visit to the ol’ ballyard…and we had a great visit to SRP park. A recent road trip took
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In the world of business, big investments are meant to bring big rewards. That formula worked well for Augusta Friday night as former 1st round draft pick Heliot Ramos singled in the winning run in the 10th inning. His big hit scored Trevor Abrams from 2nd base, who slid home
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Markakis’ Walk-off Blast Caps Late Rally, Sends Crowd Home Happy For the first 5 innings of Thursday’s 2018 season-opening affair at SunTrust Park, it looked like all of Braves fans’ concerns for the new year were coming to fruition on Day One. Inconsistent starting pitching from Julio Teheran, spotty
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The curtain goes up Thursday afternoon on the 2018 season for the Atlanta Braves The Braves’ spring performance has yielded mixed results and the regular season is likely to do the same. The biggest change in the organization this year is not on the field, but in the front office
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The offseason has already been more exciting than Braves fans had anticipated…and not in a good way. Last week, GM John Coppelella resigned suddenly just after Major League Baseball announced it was investigating the Braves organization for suspected transgressions in their dealings with international prospects. No significant details were
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On July 16, the Braves won (behind pitcher Jamie Garcia), bringing their record to .500 at 45-45. Over their next 45 games, they went 15-30. That dismal spell has also seen the hastened departure of Jaime Garcia, Sean Rodriguez – and just last week, Brandon Phillips – each “traded” for little to
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I took a quick trip down to Coolray Field to take in a minor league game, AAA version. The Gwinnett Braves landed here in 2009. The initial enthusiasm –and attendance–has cooled steadily over the past few years, and prospects are dim for short-term improvement given the relocation of the
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On a breezy, sunny early March afternoon, I find myself enjoying a little slice of baseball heaven. Spring baseball in Florida, also known as the exhibition season, gives a gently joyful experience to all who visit. Today I am watching the Boston Red Sox at their spring home in Ft