If Smoltz Leaves… He’s Taking My Battered and Bloody Heart With Him

It’s unfathomable. Unthinkable. It would be even more bizarro than watching Glavine depart for the Mets after 2002.
He’s my favorite. He and The Murph share a distinct place in my heart. Mr. 3000. Mr. Brave. An idol I’ve admired from childhood to adulthood and for all those years, a Brave.
How can he wear a uniform [...]

Playing the Waiting Game

It’s on the table.
$60 MM for 4 years and a 5th year option. Meaning if AJ accepts we’d have him for quite some time and presumably as our #1 starter. Bolstering a staff that currently touts little more than freshman Brave Javier Vazquez and sophmore Jair Jurrjens.
But it’s all out there now and despite encouraging [...]

Wren to San Diego, “We’ll keep the kitchen sink. Thanks.”

Unless the Padres all of a sudden cave in and lower their asking price, we won’t see Peavy make his way to Atlanta any time soon…. or presumably ever.
Here’s what Wren the man himself said.
“Jake Peavy is obviously a quality top-of-the-rotation pitcher. But our
focus is still to build our organization internally with our young
players, and [...]

How President Obama Will Help My Braves

Hey folks! I’m JB. Here’s your Braves blog for the day.
I’m still enjoying the weekend I had and still on the job hunt. It’s a little tough these days but don’t worry about ol’ JB!
Before we get started today I just want to say. Don’t let the title of today’s post fool you. We’re not [...]

Renteria’s Option Declined

There was Marcus Giles, getting cut from the Colorado Rockies before 2008 began.
Javy tried to make a comeback and instead we went with Abraham Miller. I don’t even want to talk about this decision. Now he’s in the unemployment line. 
Andruw signed a two year deal with the Dodgers and couldn’t even finish the season.
And it [...]