ATLANTA – Having never seen Joe Biden in person, I can say with confidence that what I saw last night at Turner Field was the worst display of human ineptitude I have ever personally witnessed. Brooks Conrad, second baseman for the Atlanta Braves, single-handedly lost the game for Atlanta. He committed three errors in the [...]
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Help Wanted: Second Base, Atlanta Braves
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Braves, Brooks Conrad, Brooks Conrad cant play second base, Conrad is Terrible on October 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Joey Votto and Albert Pujols: The Race for the Triple Crown
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Albert Pujols, American League, Carl Yastrzemski, Homeruns, Joe Medwick, Joey Votto, MLB, National League, Triple Crown, Triple Crown Winners, Triple Crown Winners Baseball History on August 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
ATLANTA— Is anyone watching the batting leaders in the National League? Joey Votto of the Cincinatti Reds is leading the league in hitting at .323 and is third in homers at 29 and second in RBI’s at 86. Meanwhile, Albert Pujols (the greatest player of our generation) is second in hitting at .319 and first in [...]
Jason Heyward: SUPER STAR!
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Atlanta Braves, Heyward is the best player ever to play the game, Jason Heyward, Jeff Francoeur, Jose Cruz Jr, Rookie of the Year on April 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
That is one large individual,” Ryan Howard, first baseman of the Philadelphia Phillies, describing his first meeting with Jason Heyward. (Sports Illustrated, April 19, 2010). ATLANTA – Just got finished reading the piece in the latest Sports Illustrated about Jason Heyward of the Braves. It’s a great piece, if you can pick up the mag [...]
OPENING DAY: 2010 Baseball Season
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged 2010 Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, Predictions on April 4, 2010 | 9 Comments »
RALEIGH— The 2010 baseball season is upon us. At last. Spring training is wonderful but it is no substitute for the real games. Below are my predictions for the season. I’m basing this on six weeks of Spring Training research and analysis. Grueling late nights crunching numbers. Back ground checks on all new rookies. Team [...]
Spring Has Come
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Andruw Jones, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Braves History, Bobby Cox, Brian McCann, Chipper Jones, David Justice, Dennis Purdy, Frank Wren, Gary Sheffield, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Diaz, Melky Cabrera, Nate McLouth, Philadelphia Phillies, Tommy Hanson, Troy Glaus on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
RALEIGH— Pitchers and catchers reported today for one of the best sports franchises in history. The oldest sports franchise in America. The longest continuously running sports franchise in America. The Atlanta Braves.
American Pastimes
Posted in Baseball, Politics, Sports, tagged Adam LaRoche, American Pastime, Conservative, Johnny Damon, Liberal, Post-partisan, Scott Boras on February 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
RALEIGH— I woke up today and checked the news of the land.