The Launching Pad

~JB, There’s always something to play for.
It’s been a while since we’ve played 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 then; [...]

10 Signs that You Might Be a Braves Fan

So this is a variation of a post I did earlier in the year. I hope you’ll forgive me but I edited it significantly and wanted to re-release it. Enjoy!

IF…

1 ) You remember where you were and what you were doing when Sid slid. Which reminds you of when Barry Bonds was skinny…
2) You think Kent Hrbek [...]

Braves Fans Remain Faithful in the Midst of a Tough Season

~JB, Kenya Coffee, Braves fans make me happy, Remembering Skip
Brandon Webb’s next Cy Young campaign is going well as he dominates the Braves yesterday afternoon and gets his league leading 17th win. And the DBacks didn’t let the Braves’ near sweep discourage them into rolling over and dying. They picked up Adam Dunn this afternoon [...]

12 Ways To Make The Best of a Throwaway Season

~JB, Atlanta, GA
All in one game, Charlie Morton pitches 7 scoreless innings, gets his first big league hit/double, gets picked off shortly after that, and even gets caught stealing (cue the Jane’s Addiction music). So maybe Morton has promise after all. But he’s still only 3-7 and may need a little more time in Triple [...]

Launching Pad Exclusive Interview

~JB, a winning blog about the Braves, Kenya Coffee from Starbucks, Couchin’ it up in K-Town
For this post we’ve got a guest Atlanta celebrity with us. He’s not very old but has lived most of his life watching a good share of baseball. Not very good baseball, but still. With us today is the Turner [...]

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Remaining Braves to Have Season Ending Surgeries

~JB, Atlanta, GA
In an unexpected move, Bobby Cox announced Monday morning that the remaining players on the Braves’ active roster will undergo season ending surgery starting this weekend and replaced with the best players he can find in the minor leagues.
“This was a tough decision to come by” said Cox “since Frank [Wren] and I [...]

August 18, 2008 | JB | Comments 7

Doesn’t This Team Remind You of The “Good Ol’ Days”?

Braves lose! Braves lose! Braves lose!

Seems like the Braves are doing their best 1987 impression in more ways than one. On August 16th, 1987 the Braves had lost their fourth game in a row and fell to 50-67 after dropping a contest to the Houston Astros. Your 2008 Atlanta Braves are now 55-67 on August 16th [...]

August 16, 2008 | JB | Comments 2

The Cycle Comes Back to Atlanta

~JB, a little heartburn from my trip to the Varsity, I get it… you like the Cubs, now quit chanting!!
Was it really 21 years ago? I was 7 years old back then and didn’t think much of Albert Hall nor did I even know what a cycle was but knew that it was somehow significant.
I [...]

August 14, 2008 | JB | Comments 5

Glavine Back in the Saddle Again…

…but the sunset ride has been a disappointing one.
~JB, Kennesaw, GA
When Glavine left the Braves at the conclusion of 2002, I was furious.
Not only had he defected but he had pulled a stunt that was in my mind only equaled in treachery by Roger Clemens signing on with the hated Yankees after all those [...]

August 14, 2008 | JB | Comments 0

Morton and Cox Exit Early in Cub Pummeling

~JB, Pike Place roast coffee, Hating day/night double headers, Make it 142.
Charlie Morton didn’t stick around that long either. After giving up a sizeable 4 run lead to the Cubs who are looking to seal their Central division pennant sooner rather than later, the Braves never even got into this one. 10-2 is the [...]

August 13, 2008 | JB | Comments 2