With Tropical Storm Priscilla bearing down on Arizona, it was a shortened opening week for the Arizona Fall League. Glendale only played three of their scheduled six games, but that was still plenty of time for Patrick Clohisy to make a huge mark. Fall Stats: 1 G, 1-4, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, .250/.500/.500 It took … Read more
Image credit: © Sam Navarro – USA TODAY Sports Congratulations to Seth Trachtman for winning his second Tout Wars Mixed Draft league title in the last three years and his third Tout Wars title overall. (I like to include this at the front of the article, so it doesn’t get buried after 1,200 words of … Read more
Image credit: © Kevin Jairaj – USA TODAY Sports The classics are classics for a reason. It’s why both of my kids still have a month-long unit in seventh-grade English on Edgar Allan Poe in the year 2025, when they otherwise only communicate in acronyms and memes. It’s why there’s an undeniable joy when you … Read more
It was a rough day down on the farm for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates — due in large part to pitching — as each starter from Gwinnett down to Augusta gave up at least three earned runs, putting their respective teams in an early hole. Regardless, let’s dive into what went down. (58-75) Gwinnett Stripers … Read more
The Las Vegas lights shined bright on the PPA Tour this past weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Number one seeds were upset, a teenager won his second tournament in a row, and a cell phone call caused quite the controversy. Top Storylines The Annas Lost for the First Time It was the talk … Read more
(51-71) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (65-56) Memphis Redbirds 6 •Jesús Bastidas, DH: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, .375/.419/.675 •Carlos Rodríguez, RF: 1-for-4, .264/.332/.353 •Luke Waddell, 2B: 2-for-4, .278/.382/.363 •JR Ritchie, SP: 3.1IP 4H 5ER 5BB 3K Frustrating night all around as JR Ritchie struggled to put away hitters, and with his command just a bit in one … Read more
If you had told me before the season started that the Atlanta Braves would go to Citi Field and Progressive Park for a two-city road trip and go 5-1 over that stretch, I would’ve gladly taken that and figured that this would’ve been just another one of those stretches that you need to go on … Read more
Here’s what I had to say about this series back in April: Thanks to a nasty weather system rolling through the Southeast and hitting the Atlanta metro area on Sunday afternoon, this ended up only being a quick two-game affair between the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins, with Sunday’s game being set to be … Read more
Yep, the Atlanta Braves just got done losing another series. They haven’t won a series at home since they swept the Mets last month. If you vaguely take a look at the majority of these series that the Braves have played (and lost) during this season, something resembling a “carrot-and-stick” pattern begins to emerge. The … Read more
I hope y’all enjoyed the All-Star break and all the time off that came from that. While we all certainly love this sport and the Atlanta Braves themselves, I can totally understand if y’all used this time during the break to really dive into other things. Well, now the break’s over and the Braves were … Read more