Jair is Da’ Man for Braves

Jair Jurrjens has not lost since his May 12 start at Pittsburg. In his past three starts the 22 year-old righty has not given up an earned run in 21.2 innings, and has 13 strikeouts. In fact, Jurrjens has given up more than four earned runs in only two starts all season, June 5th against Florida, [...]

Jurrjens Dealin’ in Road Win for Braves

Friday 6/27/08 Braves 4 – Blue Jays 0
With another make-shift line-up for the Braves, Bobby Cox needed a solid outing from Jair Jurrjens on Friday night against the Blue Jays.  Instead, he got a great outing from the young rookie, who improved his team best record to 8-3. Jurrjens pitched eight shut-out innings, giving up only three hits [...]

Can Braves Still Make Run at Division

After 70 games the Braves are 6.5 games back in the NL East. Considering all that the Braves have been through with injuries and just plain old bad luck, it’s surprising this team isn’t looking at a double digit deficit. There is hope for the future, but has the damage aready been done?
Despite all the [...]