Archive for the ‘Atlanta Braves’ Category
Evening Headlines (Video of a 7-year-old leading police on a car chase)
The Raiders are in for a long season: Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell admits that he is a little heavy but is not at 300 pounds like reporters claimed he was last year. Al Davis must be glad he drafted this bum first overall in the 2007 draft. [Twitter]
MLB Teams: Buyers Beware
Detroit never should have let Jair Jurrjens go.
Cliché Alert: With the Major League Baseball trading deadline approaching on Friday, teams need to remember that sometimes the best trade you make is the one you don’t make. What do I mean by this? Look at the Detroit Tigers for instance. You think they regret trading prospect [...]
Patriots and Ravens Favorites for Vick
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh admitted that he is having long discussions about Michael Vick. The Ravens and the Patriots are two of the teams that might make a run at the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback. [ESPN Insider] Ray Lewis would make sure Vick behaves on his team and Vick would be a great wildcat [...]
Late Night MLB Trade Rumors
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The Dodgers are after Orioles closer George Sherrill: The Los Angeles Dodgers could package third baseman Blake DeWitt and pitcher Scott Elbert for Baltimore Orioles closer George Sherrill. [Yahoo Sports]
The Atlanta Braves aquired about Freddy Sanchez: The Braves and the Minnesota Twins checked in on Sanchez but some teams might not make the [...]
Big Evening Update
Brett Favre pulls a Brett Favre: The former New York Jets quarterback told the Minnesota Vikings that he will stay retired. Would anybody be shocked if Favre changes his mind 323,000 times before the season starts? [ESPN]
The Red Sox want Halladay: The Boston Red Sox have offered the Toronto Blue Jays Clay Buchholtz, Michael Bowden [...]
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Homer Alert: The AJC’s Mark Bradley said he would be surprised if Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer doesn’t finish in the top five for the Hesiman Trophy. Mark, did you forget about Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, Jahvid Best, Jevan Snead and Dez Bryant? I love Georgia Tech this year and might pick them to [...]
The X-Factor for the Atlanta Braves
If the rumors are true that the Philadelphia Phillies are close to trading for Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, the Atlanta Braves need to do something to keep pace with the defending champs. Many Braves fans want GM Frank Wren to add some power to the offense. The way the Braves are hitting the [...]
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Jesse Scroggins will announce today.
Local:
SEC coaches need to man up when making non-conference schedules. [Tennesean]
A break down of the 1st day of SEC media days. [Go Vols Xtra]
Regional:
The Braves are quietly killing it. Had the Phils not gone on their recent streak they’d be leading the East. [AJC]
Mark Richt’s imposing his will in Urban Meyer’s [...]
La Russa in Atlanta?
Is this the last year for Bobby Cox in Atlanta? The Atlanta Braves currently are in fourth place in the N.L. East. FOURTH PLACE. This is a team that at one point you could pencil in as the division winner every year. These current players haven’t been to the playoffs since 2005. If this team [...]