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Atlanta Braves News: Teammates Battle for Playing Time
The Atlanta Braves have continued playing excellent baseball since the completion of the Dodgers series on Sunday, as the team steamrolled right through the Minnesota Twins on their way to a 4 ½ game lead in the NL East over the Nationals.
This great play, however, does not come without some difficulties; namely that the Braves have a roster full of talent but only nine positions...
Could Braves Trade Evan Gattis?
Could Evan Gattis be a trade chip?
The Braves Evan Gattis has come on the scene and made a big splash in his rookie season. Gattis already has 10 home runs (2nd on the team and tied for 4th in the NL) in just 121 plate appearances and is second on the Braves with 27 runs-batted-in, only one behind team leader, Justin Upton.
Gattis was dynamic in the just completed six game home stand...
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Fan catches B.J. Upton homer with his hat
I'm always going to be ridiculously impressed by fans who catch balls with their hat (which always has seemed to be some sort of impossible task for me), and this one in Atlanta yesterday is another fantastic play to add to the ledger. In the bottom of the fourth inning of the Braves' 8-3 win over the Twins, BJ Upton homered to left field against Vance Worley. This fan proceeded...
Time to bench B.J. Upton?
The hot Atlanta Braves are having arguably the best offensive season in the history of the club, and one of the biggest offseason acquisitions this year, is off to his worst start ever. B.J. Upton was considered the crown jewel of the offseason for the Braves and for good reason. He was considered to have more upside than his brother Justin, and was coming off arguably his best offensive...
WATCH: Evan Gattis amazing rookie season continues with grand slam
The Atlanta Braves don’t need Justin Upton (DNP – rest) as rookie sensation C/OF Evan Gattis clears the bases with an opposite field grand slam! Video courtesy of MLB.com:
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Braves' Jordan Walden won't return when eligible
Atlanta Braves reliever Jordan Walden's previously ailing shoulder continues to feel good, but manager Fredi Gonzalez still doesn't expect the right-hander to come off the disabled list when he's eligible on Monday, according to Carroll Rogers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Walden played catch for the second day in a row yesterday, and he says his shoulder...
Evan Gattis is Unreal as Braves win 8-3
The Atlanta Braves return home this week could be described as little other than a rousing success. The Braves just completed an 8-3 win over the Twins to complete their sweep of the team from Minnesota. This, after a 3 game dismantling of the Dodgers. Today’s story: Evan Gattis, who clubbed a 4th inning grand slam.
As the winter months unfolded, Atlanta Braves beat writer...
Braves Evan Gattis Amazes Manager Fredi Gonzalez
Evan Gattis has not disappointed Tuesday night Evan Gattis came through again for the Braves, driving a Glenn Perkins slider into the left field seats with two out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, 4-4. Gattis has hit nine home runs this season, four have been tying or go-head shots in the eighth inning or later. Whenever a player comes on the scene and has immediate...
While overshadowed, McCann's bat stays consistent
ATLANTA As media members jostled for position around Freddie Freeman and Evan Gattis, the Braves' late-inning stars against the Twins Tuesday night, Brian McCann's whereabouts remained unclear.
The team's catcher was coming off one of his best games since returning from shoulder rehab, but there was no one there clamoring for a quote.
And yet it was McCann who, in...
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Twins face struggling Hudson on the mound in Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves finally played a game in which they didn't have to rally to win. If Tim Hudson can't put an end to his recent struggles, they may find themselves needing to overcome a deficit yet again.
Hudson will try to avoid losing three consecutive starts for the first time in three seasons as the Braves go for a fifth straight victory Tuesday night against the slumping...
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Rosenthal: Braves eyeing trade market for lefty reliever
The Atlanta Braves enjoyed a significant advantage in recent seasons, deploying not one but two premier left-handed relievers. Now Jonny Venters has undergone Tommy John surgery and Eric OFlaherty is likely to follow.
Huge blows, for sure. But not necessarily crushing.
General manager Frank Wren said Saturday that the trade market has yet to develop, but rest assured, the Braves...
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Braves Overcome Two Challenges
The Braves came from behind in all three games against the Dodgers this past weekend, including Saturday and Sunday when they took the lead both games in the eighth inning. Major contributions from bench players was a real key.
Braves outfielder Justin Upton offered his thoughts on why the Braves have been converting late game situations, “I think the feeling goes back to the...
Braves sweep Dodgers, Twins up next
It’s safe to say that the Atlanta Braves put their horrid road trip behind them with a home sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. And the timing could not have been better given the blows to the Braves of late, especially in their injury decimated bullpen.
Before a rundown of the injuries the Braves are currently faced with, the line scores from the 3-game set against the Dodgers:...
Atlanta Braves News: Braves Play Hot and Cold
It has been almost a month since my last look-in on the Atlanta Braves, and since that April 24th loss to the Colorado Rockies the team has had its share of highlights as well as several games they would definitely like to forget. During this time the team has had twenty-two games and was able to post a respectable 10-12 record, leaving the team at 25-18 with a 2 game lead over the...
The Curious Case Of Justin Upton
Justin Upton is good, but not great. Over his career, Upton has been in the top ten of MVP voting once, named to two all-star teams, and won one silver slugger. But for some reason, people talk about him like he’s won five MVPs, has been named an all-star every year, and has won multiple silver slugger and gold glove awards. The Diamondbacks drafted Upton with the first overall...
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