Tag Archives: atlanta braves
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/6/2013 — Andrelton Simmons
The Atlanta Braves have plenty of big names and big bats in their line-up, but on Monday night in Cincinnati, it was one of their lesser known players that was carrying the offense. Batting in the eighth spot of the Braves’ line-up, shortstop Andrelton Simmons stepped up to the plate four times, and two of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 11th) — Deion Sanders
It was on this day in 1992 that Deion Sanders suited up for both the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Braves. He remains the only man in history to dress for two different professional sports team in one day. Deion Sanders’ wild weekend began on Saturday night when he played in Game 4 of the [...]
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Here’s Footage Of The Braves Fans Littering Turning Field With Garbage During The NL Wild Card Game (Video)
Hey, remember that one time, during the very first ever “National League Wild Card Game,” when that umpire made the insane infield fly call that cut short a Braves rally and sent the fans at Turner Field into a frenzy? Really? You don’t remember it? It was less than a week ago. The Braves were playing [...]
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The 15 Most Awesome Retirement Gifts Given To Chipper Jones
You know, it might be easy to overlook the career of retiring Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Throughout his entire 18-year, the man only led a significant statistical category three times—OPS in in 2006, and BA and OBP in 2007. However, when you look at his career numbers, they’re actually kind of mind-blowing: .303/.401/.529, with [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/19/12 — Kris Medlen
The dominance of Kris Medlen continues. In his first nine starts for the Atlanta Braves this season, Medlen was a perfect 7-0 with two no-decisions, and he hadn’t allowed more than two earned runs against in any of those contests. As for last night’s game against the Miami Marlins, Medlen delivered the type of [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/3/12 — Kris Medlen
This Kris Medlen guy is really something. The Braves’ 26-year-old pitcher entered yesterday’s game against the Colorado Rockies with a 28.1-inning scoreless streak intact, and while that streak would eventually end at 34.2 innings, Medlen’s streak of not allowing an earned run against is still alive and well, at a remarkable 37.1 innings. Medlen [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/28/12 — Kris Medlen
During the 90s, the Atlanta Braves’ pitching staff dominated the NL Cy Young voting, winning the award a total of seven times between 1991 and 1998. However, the organization hasn’t produced another Cy Young winner since Tom Glavine won the award in 1998. They have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of an arm that is [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/15/12 — Kris Medlen
On July 31st, the Atlanta Braves inserted Kris Medlen into their starting rotation. It appeared to be a good decision after the 26-year-old righty recorded wins in two of his first three starts, and it is looking even better following his fourth start of the season last night. Not only did Medlen improve his record [...]
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Carlos Lee Hit Umpire Joe West In The Head With His Bat (Video)
Is it just me, or have baseball umpires had it particularly rough this year? To recap, just this season alone, we’ve seen an umpire get hit in the head with a broken bat, punched in the face by Yorvit Torrealba, hit in the junk by a 96 mph Stephen Strasberg fastball, forced to tackle a [...]
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Fan Catches Foul Ball With One Hand While Holding Baby…No Big Deal (Video)
There are lots of great ways to catch foul balls at a baseball game. You can do it with a popcorn bucket, a blanket, a beer, or even your face—though that last one is not recommended. However, without a doubt, the crème de la crème of foul ball catches is the gloveless one-handed baby-holding catch. [...]
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Check Out This Drunk Female Fan From The Braves Game (Videos)
For some, it can take an entire ball game before they are drunk enough to start waving their hands in the air and dancing to the tune of Hall & Oats’ “Kiss On My List.” For this female Braves fan, it took only three innings to reach that level of intoxication. And while that may [...]
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Livan Hernandez Heckles Ball Boy, Showers Him With Seeds (Video)
Major League baseball players are often on the receiving end of the heckling, whether it is the result of a blown catch, a wild pitch, or a base-running blunder. After playing 15 seasons in the Majors, Atlanta Braves reliever Livan Hernandez has probably been on the receiving end of his fair share of heckling, but [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 5/17/12 — Brandon Beachy
The Atlanta Braves organization has developed some great pitchers throughout the past couple of decades. Among them are the likes of John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Tommy Hanson. And now it is beginning to appear as though it won’t be long before we add Brandon Beachy’s name to that list. After going 7-3 [...]
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Kate Upton Demonstrates Her Patience WIth 2 MLB TV Hosts Dancing Like Morons (Video)
One of the downsides of being as hot as Kate Upton is (and there aren’t many) is that everyone wants to impress you, no matter how stupid their act. Which is why it’s important to put on your happy face (though in Kate’s case, it’s more of a “Hide my rage and boredom face”) while [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 28th) – Atlanta Braves
It was on this day in 1995 that the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians played Game Six of the World Series. The Braves won the game 1-0 to capture their third World Series title and first since 1957. This was a very close series, as five out of the six games were decided by one [...]
