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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Confessions of a Braves Fan Pulling for the Phillies

The tools of my trade:
For blogging.
For fuel.
For info.
I’m not ashamed to say it. I’m hoping for a Philly win tonight. And it’s a bandwagon this Braves fan treads lightly upon. I haven’t been pulling hard for them the entire series. In fact I’ve watched many of the games of this Fall Classic to [...]

Where Did It All Go Wrong?

~JB- Atlanta, GA
My friend Steve over at House of Braves Talk likes to cite the Kelly Johnson dropped pop up in the Phillies series of where it all began to fall apart.
Just to bring you back for a moment. It was 2-1 in the ninth. We were about to move to with 2 1/2 games [...]