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Talking Chop (Sam Peebles) —
With Albies out, Guillorme gets the start at 2B | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With Ozzie Albies on the IL, we have a new look Braves lineup As the Atlanta Braves face the Astros this afternoon, they will continue to be without their starting second baseman Ozzie Albies. Not only does this leave a hole in the position itself, but it is also significant in terms of the lineup....
Talking Chop (Kris Willis) —
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Albies is on the injured list after suffering a broken toe when he was hit by a pitch in Monday’s game Ozzie Albies is the third key player for the Atlanta Braves to be placed on the injured list before the end of April. Albies joins catcher Sean Murphy and starter Spencer Strider. Murphy is recovering from an oblique strain ...
Talking Chop (AaronPledger) —
Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1904 - The Boston Beaneaters fall to the Brooklyn Superbas 9-0. It is Brooklyn’s first ever Sunday home game. To circumvent the Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans are required to buy scorecards to enter the grandstands and box seats. 1934 - The Boston Braves defeat the Brooklyn ...
Over the Monster (Jake Reiser) —
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports One week later, and it seems as if the shortstop issue has gotten even worse! It was just a week ago I wrote about the Red Sox possible internal solutions to fix the hole at shortstop. We’ve seen a few of the permutations of my proposals so far: David Hamilton, Romy Gonzalez, and Ceddanne Rafaela, though Hamilton has gotten the most starts. How has...
Talking Chop (Demetrius Bell) —
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images So far, it's been López leading the way for the rotation. The Braves are certainly looking forward to him keeping it going for a third straight start to kick off the season. The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Houston Astros tonight with the hopes of picking up their first series win since, well, you know when. They pulled away last night...
SBN: Bluebird Banter (Matt W) —
Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images Though interrupted by frequent bouts of uncooperative weather, it was ultimately a good week for the Blue Jays system with not one, but two clean org sweeps as on both Tuesday and Sunday all rungs combined for perfect 5-0 marks. The latter was salvaged by an improbable and rally by the Vancouver Canadians, down 7-3 with none out and two out in the...
Royals Review (Bradford Lee) —
Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Headin’ to the Oasis Have you ever started reading about something and it led you into a rabbit hole of information? This happened to me recently and I dropped into a hole much deeper than I imagined possible. My daughter and I were at a hockey game a week ago, watching our local juniors team, the Waterloo Blackhawks. Baseball has always been my...
Over the Monster (Matthew Gross) —
Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images When you combine a neglectful owner, an inconsistent front office, and some rotten luck, you get the 2024 Red Sox defense. “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” - Warren Buffet Well, as the tide continues to recede in Boston Harbor, it’s very apparent that everybody who put this roster...
Gaslamp Ball (Jeremy Brener) —
Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, April 16, 2024. San Diego Padres News Craziest inning of 2024? 6-run 5th turns tide in Padres’ win (MLB.com) MLB News ‘An impossible catch!’ This one needs to be seen to be believed (MLB.com) ‘You always feel good when No. 27 is up there’: Trout belts...
Talking Chop (AaronPledger) —
Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1928 - Boston Braves pitcher Charlie Robertson has his glove removed from the game by umpire Charlie Moran after the Brooklyn Robins complain that the ball is acting strangely. Boston still manages to win the game, 3-2. 1935 - Babe Ruth makes his debut with the Boston Braves with a single and a home run off of Carl...
Talking Chop (Stephen Tolbert) —
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Darius Vines change-up is back. If you missed the news, this is happening Monday in Houston: Darius Vines will start tomorrow in Houston. — Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) April 14, 2024 The Braves are still reeling a bit from the news their ace Spencer Strider is out for the season after elbow surgery and haven't fully reset their rotation...
SBN: Bluebird Banter (Tom Dakers) —
Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Danny Jansen turns 29 today. When Danny gets onto the active roster, he’ll be in his seventh season with the Blue Jays . We thought he would be a bat-first catcher when he came up, but his glove was surprisingly good. Over the last couple of years, Danny’s been hitting with more power. In the last three years, he’s hit...
Bless You Boys (Adam Dubbin) —
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports AJ Hinch’s team is looking to put some Ws in th in column against the defending World Champions. The Detroit Tigers remain at home this week within the comfortable confines of Comerica Park after splitting a four-game series with the Minnesota Twins this weekend. AJ Hinch’s squad won the opening and closing games, while the team was swept on...
Royals Review (Max Rieper) —
Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The first place Royals are no more. Jaylon Thompson writes that Salvador Perez joined the 250 home run club over the weekend. On Saturday, Perez added to his illustrious Royals career. He became the 12th primary catcher to hit 250 career home runs. The exclusive list includes Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Yogi Berra, Garry Carter and...
Talking Chop (AaronPledger) —
Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. 1977 - Hank Aaron becomes the...