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Jason Heyward Headlines Stellar Spring Training Start for the Braves
- By Jim Cheney
- March 9th, 2010
Greetings from snowy South Korea.
We are currently experiencing a March snowfall here in the Far East and I am enjoying the weather while sitting in Starbucks and thinking about Florida.
Let me apologize for my lack of articles recently.
As regular readers likely know, I recently moved to South Korea.
Unfortunately I haven't yet been able to get Internet set up in my apartment, so until I do, I am forced to come down to Starbucks to write.
After a long day of teaching English, leaving my apartment isn't always my top priority.
Hopefully I can get Internet within the next two weeks.
Regardless, when I do, rest assured that the articles will start flying off the pages.
Thanks to a wonderful thing called the Internet, no matter how far I am...
Is Derek Lowe the Right Choice for Opening Day?
- By Jim Cheney
- March 5th, 2010
For the second time in as many years, the Braves will start to the 2010 season with Derek Lowe toeing the rubber.
Considering he is making $15 million a season, it in some ways seems like an obvious decision.
However, after 2009, in which Lowe was the Braves' fifth best starter for most of the season, it certainly was a decision that wasn't guaranteed.
However, in my opinion, while Lowe likely will not finish 2010 as the Braves' ace, putting him on the mound on Opening Day was the right call.
The 2009 offseason brought a myriad of trade rumors regarding Lowe and even promoted him to lash out at the Braves in mid-December.
However, as you know, Lowe wasn't traded, but his words still stay.
So, how can the Braves show the 36 year...
Atlanta’s Overlooked Key Players for 2010: Kris Medlen
- By Jim Cheney
- March 2nd, 2010
Welcome to the last article in a five part series chronicling the Braves' overlooked key players for 2010. As I stated in the first part of this series, it doesn't really take a rocket scientist to tell you that if Chipper Jones has a higher batting average, or if Derek Lowe has a lower ERA, that the Braves have a better chance of making the playoffs, so we are taking a look at some of the players who you might not first think of, but who will still play a crucial role in a successful 2010 campaign for the Braves. In the first four parts of this series, we looked at Martin Prado, Kenshin Kawakami, Yunel Escobar, and Jason Heyward. Today we turn our attention to the player for whom this series was...
My 2010 BBA Hall of Fame Ballot: The Five Who Made the Cut
- By Jim Cheney
- March 2nd, 2010
So, here we are. After two articles that ended up being much longer than I anticipated we are finally at the end. It's time to me to defend my choices and explain why I voted for the five candidates that I did for the Baseball Blogger's Alliance virtual Hall of Fame. In the first blog in this series, I talked about my voting criteria and the players who belonged in the "Hall of Pretty Good". In the second blog in the series, I talked about the players who just missed my cut and were in the "Hall of Maybe Next Year". Now, without further ado, I present to you my five vote getters for BBA Hall of Fame induction. Hall of Fame Dale Murphy - Lets get things started by talking about Murphy, one of...
A First Look at the Braves' 2010 Lineup
- By Jim Cheney
- March 2nd, 2010
Coming into the 2009 offseason, Braves' fans were counting on the addition of a right-handed power bat to help the Braves reach the playoffs in 2010. Unfortunately though, it doesn't appear that Frank Wren will be able make a deal or signing which will satisfy this need in a manner that Braves' fans would have liked. So the question is, have the Braves actually improved their starting lineup over the starting linuep from the start of the 2009 season? Well, let's take a quick first look at my predicted lineup for Opening Day. Barring injury or another unexpected signing or trade, I see the 2010 opening day lineup looking like this... Nate McLouth Martin Prado Chipper Jones Troy Glaus Brian McCann Yunel Escobar Matt Diaz Melky Cabrera Overall, while it isn't the most impressing looking lineup imaginable and doesn't include a...
Six Questions the Braves Must Answer This Offseason, Part 1
- By Jim Cheney
- March 2nd, 2010
The 2009 edition of the Atlanta Braves was infuriatingly close to be an excellent team. On the back of the best starting staff in baseball, the Braves offensive production went through ups and downs that resulted in the Braves missing the postseason for the fourth straight season. This offseason, Frank Wren has a great foundation from which to build a contender in 2010, but he does have six questions that he must answer before the new season starts. In today's addition we will discuss the first two questions for the Braves. Later in the week, we will discuss the other four questions and I will also purpose a series of trades that I believe can make the Braves contenders in 2010 and beyond. Question 1: Is Jason Heyward ready for the Majors or...
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