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 [...]

Moving On

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 [...]

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 [...]

Peter’s New Year’s Resolutions

First of all, Merry Christmas everyone.  Here’s a few New Year’s resolutions of mine.  As you may know, I began my baseball journey purely as a fan who thought that the best offensive metric was batting average.  Slowly, over the years, I’ve become more and more of a sabermetrician.  However, this has only made me [...]

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, [...]