Posted on July 3, 2008 by bravesooner10
There are actually a large number of Braves fans that think Jeff Francoeur is the best thing since sliced bread. It’s almost as if his runners left on base count as RBI. I’ve never seen so much applause for a .236 hitter. It’s time for fans to get over the fact that he’s from Atlanta.
Frenchy [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by bravesooner10
There is starting to be some talk that the Braves should take interest in the services of Barry Bonds. If you take away his name and just look at the numbers and what he could bring to the team, it seems like a good idea.
Bonds only played in 126 games last season, but still hit 28 home runs with [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by bravesooner10
There is nothing worse than an off day after a loss. To make things worse, I am forced to ponder the possibility of Chipper Jones going on the disabled list. It’s not that I’m trying to be negative, but it just seems like every time things are looking up, the bad news bus rolls in.
Just [...]
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Posted on June 29, 2008 by bravesooner10
The Braves lost to the Blue Jays 1-0 on Sunday to drop another series on the road. Jo-Jo Reyes pitched seven strong innings, giving up only one run on six hits, but still got the loss. The injury depleted line-up for the Braves was unable to solve A.J. Burnett, who threw seven shutout innings, giving [...]
Filed under: News | Tagged: Alex Rios, Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Bobby Cox, Jo-Jo Reyes, Marco Scutaro, MLB, Sports, Toronto Blue Jays | 3 Comments »