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The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1997 to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field. The "Braves" name, which was first used in 1912, originates from a term for a Native American warrior.




With Schedule, Howard Fill-ins Must Succeed Early

By: Phillies Nation

8Feb2012

From 2007-10, the Phillies had a .573 overall winning percentage despite going 100-101 in eight combined Aprils and Junes. Last season, they sprinted out of the gate and neither month was a problem. Based on the way the 2012 schedule is set up, it is...

Early National League Postseason Predictions

By: The Ghost of Moonlight Graham

3Feb2012

With spring training right around the corner and all of the major free agents signed and ready to go with their respective teams, I thought it would be interesting to see which teams have positioned themselves for a playoff run in 2012. Obviously thi...

NL East Infection: Kevin Sefcik, Anyone?

By: That Balls Outta Here

2Feb2012

Washington Nationals The Nats were accidentally mentioned in the same breath as “playoff contenders” the other day, indicating once and for all that this is a changing world.  Though it should be no surprise anymore–with the amount...

Top Moment #4: Win 102

By: Phillies Nation

29Jan2012

In the last couple of years, the last day of the season was somewhat meaningless. By that time, the Phillies already clinched the division and September callups saw much of the action. 2011 was a tad different. The division was already clinched, but...

Braves Like Byrd, But Enough To Take Soriano?

By: Bullpen Brian

26Jan2012

Alfonso Soriano an Atlanta Brave? It’s not that far fetched if the Cubs can somehow package Soriano in a deal with Marlon Byrd, who the Braves have been interested in acquiring over the last 10 months. Soriano’s insistence on being …...

Red Sox are favorites to land Cody Ross. Decision expected today

By: BoSox Injection

23Jan2012

  The Boston Red Sox are rumored to be the front runners in what has become a thinning market for free-agent outfielder,Red Sox are favorites to land Cody Ross. Decision expected today - BoSox Injection - BoSox Injection - A Boston Red Sox Fan S...

Tom Seaver, Born to be a Dodger?

By: Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest

23Jan2012

I had an opportunity to chat with Steven Travers last night, author of a new book called “The Last Icon: Tom Seaver and His Times,” on my radio program. Never before has someone delved into the career of the man known as “The Franchise.

162

By: Call to the Pen

23Jan2012

It was a day built for Hollywood.  Movies thrive on comeback stories, magical stories, and improbable underdog stories.  The 162nd game of the 2011 season had every storyline imaginable.  It was a day that baseball fans dream of.  It was a day we...

A Few Questions for Tomahawk Take

By: Rising Apple

23Jan2012

As promised, I turned the interview table on Carlos Collazo, blogger at Tomahawk Take, and asked him four questions about the Atlanta Braves. Collazo’s answers were shocking, thrilling, and other over-dramatic adjectives. But there’s only...

Watch: Mike Piazza on MSG Celebrity Row

By: Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest

22Jan2012

During last night’s Knicks-Nuggets game at the Garden, Mike Piazza appeared at halftime with Jill Martin on the MSG Network. You can watch the segment below, but some of the highlights were Piazza saying he and Johnny Bench are tied as “t...

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