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		<title>Mission accomplished, Braves sign Derek Lowe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA &#8212; The Atlanta Braves and free agent right-hander Derek Lowe have agreed to a four-year deal worth $60 million on Tuesday, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Lowe, 35, is coming off a season in which he went 14-11 with a 3.24 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 34 starts. The deal gives Atlanta [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2323&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Braves Shore Up Bench With Infante Extension</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this offseason, Frank Wren signed Greg Norton to a 1-year deal to anchor the Braves&#8217; bench as the pinch-hitting specialist.  Yesterday, Wren made another move towards maintaining one of the best benches in the league: signing Omar Infante to a 2-year deal worth 4.35 million with a club option for 2011 worth 2.5 million [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2326&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Braves Add Another New Cast Member- Derek Lowe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaq Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the same day that saw Kenshin Kawakami announce his signing with the Braves, Derek Lowe agreed to terms with us and will ink the contract pending his phyiscal on Wednesday.
The deal is a 4 year $60 mill free agent signing that saw the Mets among teams losing out on acquiring his services.
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		<title>Hall Calls Henderson and Rice, Murphy Still Waits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hall of Fame welcomed two new members on Monday, as both Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were voted in by the Baseball Writers of America. Both players inclusion in Cooperstown may help shine a new light on the superstars of the 1980s, including Atlanta Braves legend and all around good guy, Dale Murphy.
Henderson was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2318&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Profile of Kenshin Kawakami</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of Smoltz&#8217;s departure and the other dark clouds that have been surrounding the Braves&#8217; front office the past 3 months, a beacon of hope for success in 2009 shone through on Saturday when the Braves acquired Kenshin Kawakami, the long-time ace of the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Pro Baseball (Japan&#8217;s MLB).  Kawakami [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2315&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving On</title>
		<link>http://bravesblogger.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/moving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaq Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to Braves faves of all time, John Smoltz topped my list. But even beyond the Braves, he will remain my favorite baseball player of all time.
However, from my childhood I recall with vivid clarity my fascination with Dale Murphy. The player who received cheers like no one else whenever he stepped up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2293&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Turning things around, Braves sign Kawakami</title>
		<link>http://bravesblogger.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/turning-things-around-braves-sign-kawakami/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The off-season has not been what the Atlanta Braves had in mind when they entered the market with money to spend. With the fall-out of John Smoltz&#8217;s departure fresh on their minds, Atlanta agreed to terms with one of their free-agent pitching targets on Saturday, signing Japanese right-hander Kenshin Kawakami to a three-year contract.
Financial terms [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2278&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smoltz is Boston Bound</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaq Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our latest contributor Grant McAuley for today&#8217;s piece.
 
ATLANTA &#8212; Veteran right-hander John Smoltz appears close to a deal with the Boston Red Sox according to MLB.com&#8217;s Mark Bowman. An announcement could come as early as Thursday.
The deal calls for a $5.5 million base salary with incentives that could push the deal to $10 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2275&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas, Braves Fans. I Hope You Like Your Coal!</title>
		<link>http://bravesblogger.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/merry-christmas-braves-fans-you-got-coal-in-your-stockings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaq Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog has a forum for Braves baseball now. Please join the discussion.
If you&#8217;re a Ramblin&#8217; Wreck fan, the Golden Tornado gave you something to cheer about this year. And hopefully next week&#8217;s Peach Bowl Chick-Fil-A Sponsorship Bowl will leave you happy as well.
If you&#8217;re a Hawks fans you got to see your team go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2068&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TLP Book Club Book Review: Baseball Between the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://bravesblogger.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/tlp-book-club-book-review-baseball-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the first edition of: &#8220;The Launching Pad: Official Book Club&#8221;.  I&#8217;m going to try and keep this segment going for at least the course of the next baseball season.  That way, the time involved in making this logo will pay for itself.  Speaking of which, here it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bravesblogger.wordpress.com&blog=2028046&post=2061&subd=bravesblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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