The Braves improved to 2-0 on the young season, downing the defending World Series champs again as Jair Jurrjens grinded out 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, and Kelly Johnson and Chipper Jones went deep.
My oh my, how much better this feels, doesn't it Braves Nation?
Derek Lowe fired eight innings of two-hit, shutout ball in his Atlanta debut, and homers from Brian McCann, Jeff Francoeur and Jordan Schafer powered the Braves to a 4-1 victory at Philadelphia in the first game of the 2009 season.
Outfield phenom Jordan Schafer hit a solo homer, stole a base, scored two runs and displayed a strong throwing arm as the Atlanta Braves opened the Grapefruit League season with a 5-4 loss to Detroit.
The Braves capped a topsy-turvy week Sunday by finalizing a one-year deal with free-agent Garret Anderson on Sunday.
Garret Anderson hit as many home runs off right-handers in 2008 as Ken Griffey Jr., while driving in 21 more runs and hitting 21 points higher than the superstar outfielder the Braves nearly landed this week. Isn't it worth a call to try and bring Anderson into the mix?
Once again, the Braves have fallen short in pursuit of a big name. Ken Griffey Jr. decided late Wednesday to sign with Seattle, returning to the team with whom he made his major-league debut instead of joining the Braves.
According to a published report, Ken Griffey Jr. will indeed return to Seattle, spurning the Atlanta Braves to accept a deal with the Mariners.
At the lunch hour, Braves Nation waits as Ken Griffey Jr. continues mulling over whether he'll take his 611 career homers to Atlanta, or instead head to Seattle.
Relax, Braves Nation. Ken Griffey Jr. is going to sign with your team, probably as soon as today. So get some sleep.
Both Ken Griffey Jr. and his agent have said this afternoon the future Hall of Famer has not decided whether to play with Atlanta or Seattle this season, contrary to published Internet reports earlier that reported Junior had picked the Braves.
Rather than pin their left-field hopes on the kids, the Atlanta Braves instead have landed The Kid.
The Braves and their fan base find themselves playing the waiting game again today, as Ken Griffey Jr. is expected to announce whether he will join Atlanta or sign with Seattle.
For all the talk surrounding a new day for the Atlanta Braves, the white-hot focus of Braves Nation this morning rests on two old-school G's: Ken Griffey Jr. and Tom Glavine.
Ken Griffey Jr. a Brave? Looks like it could happen. The Braves are squarely in the mix for the future Hall of Famer, according to several published reports. In Griffey, the Braves would land a powerful stick to platoon with Matt Diaz in left field.
You've made it, Braves Nation. It's the first day of spring. The Atlanta Braves open 2009 spring training this morning at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the first steps on a campaign they hope will take them to the postseason for the first time since 2005.
The darkest offseason in Atlanta Braves history just took a dramatic swing north.
Braves Nation received jarring news upon awakening Thursday: Franchise icon John Smoltz stands poised to sign with the Boston Red Sox, according to published reports. Smoltz, who has spent his entire 20-year major-league career with the Braves, is recovering from June surgery.
The Atlanta Braves, and their anxious fan base, awaits Rafael Furcal to decide between coming home to the Braves or remaining in Los Angeles.
The Atlanta Braves are poised to bring back one of their better players from the earlier part of the decade. Rafael Furcal, who won rookie of the year with the Braves in 2000 and who shined during a six-year stint with Atlanta, is set to sign a three-year deal with the team today.
It's a good first step for the Atlanta Braves in remaking their starting rotation.
The sounds of Atlanta Braves baseball never will be the same. Two months after longtime broadcaster Skip Caray died, the man who started calling the Braves along with Caray in 1976 – Pete Van Wieren – has announced his retirement from the booth.
Jake Peavy is an Alabama native who would waive his no-trade clause to pitch for the Atlanta Braves. He's also the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner with a 3.25 career ERA and has made 27-plus starts for six consecutive seasons. Hmmm ... pretty enticing.
Since a seven-goal outburst on opening night, it's been tough going for the Atlanta Thrashers' offense: four goals in their past three games, all losses. Atlanta looks to shake its offensive malaise tonight when the Buffalo Sabers come to Philips Arena.
Joe the All-Star or Joe the Plumber? We saw both sides of Jo-Jo Reyes in 2008, and if the 23-year-old left-hander plans on being in the Atlanta Braves' rotation in 2009, he best resemble the former and not the latter when spring training begins.
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