Winter Meetings Begin

Looking towards the 2009 season, top executives from all 30 MLB clubs and the agents of players all began their annual Winter Meetings this morning. The Winter Meetings run from December 8 through the end of the week, culminating with the Rule 5 Draft on December 11. These meetings are generally full of [...]

Grading a Player’s Real Value

Its been a month and a half since we switched first basemen and called it quits on 2008. But with Tex gone and a rebuilding of sorts to come, I’d like to weigh in further on the trade since we’ve had time to see first hand what we’ll be working with in preparation for ‘09.
In [...]

Hello, Old Friend

~JB, There’s always something to play for. 
It’s been a while since we’ve taken on these guys. 
 

This last time we faced the Mets it was May and we swept them in four games at home.
But those days seem like something out of not just another season but an entirely different universe. We were looking good back [...]

Bring Back That Lovin’ Feelin’

~JB, This blog runs on Brazilian Coffee
In case you haven’t heard for some reason (ie. living under a rock, refusing to expose yourself to any kind of sports media etc.) Ken Griffey is now a White Sox ck and the Marlins picked up lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes. The Fish had been talking seriously about picking up [...]

Eastbound and Down

~JB, sugar free wings, looking to a brighter future
I’m feeling good today.
Yes my Braves lost… again.
But I feel like we made a good move yesterday evening before the game started. And there may be more moves to come.
As I’ve put my fingers on the pulse of the Braves’ blogosphere, the consensus I’ve [...]