Smoltz is Boston Bound

Thanks to our latest contributor Grant McAuley for today’s piece.
 
ATLANTA — Veteran right-hander John Smoltz appears close to a deal with the Boston Red Sox according to MLB.com’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 [...]

Braves Still in the Hunt for Pitching

First off I have to say, the Yellow Jackets have sent me on a roller coaster. I’ve gone from ecstasy and hopefulness a week ago to downright depression and anger today.
At least my Hawks are off to a 4-0 start! For the first time in 10 years they’re undefeated to start the season. And though [...]

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The end of the Boston Red Sox 2008 campaign came last night at Tropicana Field in Tampa.  The losing score was 3 – 1 at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays, a team attempting to accomplish a worst to first transformation in a single season, trying to match the ‘91 [...]

Fenway Magic

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ON THE FRONT LINES
-Tommy for the White Sox at his baseball blog
-Jared for the [...]

Rays Hope Cinderella Story Ends With Trip to the Ball

Sure, call me a bandwagon jumper but even though this is a Braves blog… I’ll say it…

How did they do it?
They played in one of the toughest divisions in baseball.
They were outspent. The division incumbent, whom they were 10-8 against in 2008, shelled out $89 million more and the Evil Empire eclipsed them by $189+ [...]