Two years ago, Bus Leagues began building its massive empire on the strength of Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds farmhand who won Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year award at the end of the 2007 season. We spoke of Bruce in hushed tones until he was called up midway through the 2008 campaign, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Atlanta Braves’
16 Jul
Average Distance From Majors To Affiliates: National League East
Continuing on with the series we started on Monday, here are the distances between the teams in the National League East and their affiliates. Atlanta Braves (average: 279 miles) Atlanta to… …Gwinnett Braves (AAA): 32 miles …Mississippi Braves (AA): 378 miles …Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A): 364 miles …Rome Braves (A): 70 miles …Danville Braves (R): [...]
4 Jun
Now Pitching For The Atlanta Braves…
There’s a scene in The Matrix where Joe Pantoliano starts unplugging all the good guys while they’re still inside the matrix, killing them instantly. Just after they figure out what’s happening but just before they figure out how to stop it, one of the soon-to-be-axed characters looks at Carrie-Anne Moss and says, “Not like this. [...]
18 Jul
I Need The Blood Of A Live Rooster, Take The Curse Off My Body!
I’m not one to question anyone’s mental toughness, but I think the time has come for Mike Hampton to trade in the doctors who ply their trade with scalpels for the ones who utilize a couch. That’s right, I’m saying that Mike Hampton is messed up in the head and needs a shrink (don’t [...]
22 Jun
I Kinda Feel Bad For The Horse
You know that scene in The 40 Year Old Virgin where Seth Rogen is talking about his wild weekend in Tijuana, and he goes off on a tangent about seeing a show where a woman performed some, uh, unnatural acts with a horse? “We get there and we think it’s gonna be awesome and… it [...]
16 Jun
Now Batting For The Atlanta Braves…
Whew, this was close. I like to get “Now Batting For” posts up within a day or two of a prospect’s debut, if not before, and have updated my Google Alerts in the hopes that it will help improve my promptness. One hundred alerts means one hundred emails a day, however, which can be impossible [...]
1 May
Tough Day To Be A Rehabbing Lefty
Mulder struggles in rehab start St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder gave up nine runs in his fourth rehabilitation start, an indication he’s far from ready to return from September shoulder surgery. Pitching for Triple-A Memphis, Mulder allowed nine hits – three homers – and seven earned runs in 3 2-3 innings. Durability question? Hampton [...]
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