Posts Tagged ‘ Braves ’

David Ross racked his brain, trying to recall if he'd ever hit a grand slam. "Some of the guys were asking me about that," the Braves catcher said. "I can't remember one in college, the minors - ever."
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Today, I got the opportunity to write a guest post over on Yahoo! Sports’ great baseball blog, Big League Stew. ‘Duk and the gang let post a follow-up to yesterday’s post by Alex Remington that the Braves would make the postseason. I felt the need to back up our fair team, even though last...
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Let's go to the videotape Let's set the scene. Sunday, ninth inning, Marlins vs. Braves in Atlanta. The Braves' Brian McCann smacks a ball that ricochets back onto the field.
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Phils fall three games back of Braves as bats go cold again. Read more at Philly Sports Daily
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Brian McCann stood at second base, convinced he had just hit a game-winning homer. His teammates gathered along the first-base line, ready to celebrate.
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Cameron Maybin went up to the plate ready to swing, and the Florida Marlins never let up. They're not giving up on the playoffs, either.
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DENVER - Maybe early in the season, Colorado manager Jim Tracy pulls his starters and puts in a pitcher for mop-up duty. Not now, not with the Rockies trying to stay in the playoff race.
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Former Phillie J.A. Happ tied up his former teammates for two runs over 6 1-3 innings as Houston defeated the Phillies 3-2 Wednesday night. The slumping Phils, who kept pace with the Braves thanks to the Rockies' stunning nine-run rally, have scored ju...
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Maybe early in the season, Colorado manager Jim Tracy pulls his starters and puts in a pitcher for mopup duty. Not now, not with the Rockies trying to stay in the playoff race.
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Piniella hangs up his lineup card A mini-support group for retiring baseball managers met Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Braves' Bobby Cox decided a while back that this would be his last season.
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Roy Halladay pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Phillies, who have won 13 of 17 games, are 2 1/2 games behind the Braves in the NL East. Halladay (16-8) wo...
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BRAVES WIN, Phillies win. Braves lose, Phillies lose. It plays out like that every day, it seems. The notion that this is going to end either easily or quickly dissipated a long time ago. The National League East championship might very well not be dec...
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A couple of items before the start of tonight's game ... Washington led from wire-to-wire and held on to beat the Braves this afternoon 6-2, so if the Phillies complete the sweep of San Fran tonight, they'll narrow the gap to 1.5 games in the National ...
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THE BRAVES had won two straight division titles. Still, the mood around the executive offices at drab, old AtlantaFulton County Stadium in July 1993 was hardly upbeat. They were playing all right . . . and the Giants were still threatening to turn the ...
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The Braves know the routine. Get it down to their final swing. Come through with the big hit. Run onto the field to celebrate.
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ATLANTA - Little-used Diory Hernandez sparked Atlanta with a pinch-hit homer, all-star Martin Prado returned from the disabled list with three hits, and Mike Minor claimed his first big-league win, 10-2, over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
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