A Profile of Kenshin Kawakami

In the midst of Smoltz’s departure and the other dark clouds that have been surrounding the Braves’ 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’s MLB).  Kawakami [...]

Merry Christmas, Braves Fans. I Hope You Like Your Coal!

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If you’re a Ramblin’ Wreck fan, the Golden Tornado gave you something to cheer about this year. And hopefully next week’s Peach Bowl Chick-Fil-A Sponsorship Bowl will leave you happy as well.
If you’re a Hawks fans you got to see your team go [...]

So… Now What?

Well, the Winter Meetings are over. I don’t know whether to be relieved or angry, but they’re over. To summarize the Atlanta Braves’ activity at the Winter Meetings, the Braves got very close to signing A. J. Burnett only to lose him to the Yankees while making very little headway to acquire a power-hitting, right-handed, [...]

A Little Game of “What If?”

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. With the Winter Meetings rapidly approaching, much speculation exists about what would happen should certain scenarios play out. What if the Braves trade for Peavy? What if the Braves trade for Dye? What if the Braves trade for Cain? Well, we’ve played those scenarios out to wits end. One scenario I want [...]

What To Expect From Jurrjens and Campillo in 2009

In 2008 Jair Jurrjens and Jorge Campillo both had very sufficient seasons. Jair Jurrjens was shipped to Atlanta in the Edgar Renteria trade before 2008 and going into spring training, Jurrjens was not expected to make the starting rotation. By the end of the season Jurrjens was the ace of the staff. Jorge Campillo didn’t [...]