Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1997 to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field. The Braves name originates from the term for a Native American warrior. They are nicknamed the Bravos, and America's Team, the latter a reference to the team's games being broadcast on the nationally available TBS until the 2008 season, gaining a wide fanbase. From 1991-2005, the Braves were one of the most successful franchises in baseball, winning their division title an unprecedented 14 consecutive times in that period (omitting the strike-shortened 1994 season in which there were no official division champions). The Braves advanced to the World Series five times in the 1990s, winning the title in 1995, and earning the moniker the Team of the '90s. In their history, the Braves have won 16 divisional titles, nine National League pennants.
Twice an M.V.P., but Never a Shoo-In 
Dale Murphy and Andre Dawson, two slugging outfielders from the 1980s, are on the Hall of Fame ballot. But one is close to being bumped off.
Dale Murphy and Andre Dawson, two slugging outfielders from the 1980s, are on the Hall of Fame ballot. But one is close to being bumped off. Lanza Group Brings Salsa Fest to Atlanta with the Atlanta Braves (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The Lanza Group is excited to announce their partnership with the Atlanta Braves and Turner Field to present Salsa Fest. The newest event in the Lanza Group's yearly celebrations of Hispanic culture will include local salsa groups, DJs, bands, and dance demonstrations.
ANALYSIS; In Vazquez, Yankees Get Pitcher Who Got Away In the winter after the 2007 season, the Yankees could have acquired Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins for Melky Cabrera, Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy and Jeff Marquez. Two years after turning down that offer, the Yankees are overjoyed with their decision. On Tuesday, they sent Cabrera to the Atlanta Braves in a deal for Javier Vazquez, a durable right-hander who stabilizes their starting rotation. Earlier this month, they used Kennedy in their trade for Curtis Granderson; last year, they ship...
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Damon may be headed to Braves or TigersYahoo! SportsThe Detroit Free Press is reporting that the last two teams interested in Damon are the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers. The Braves aren't expected to ...and more »
ROUNDUP: Braves Sign Wagner The former Mets closer Billy Wagner agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract with the Atlanta Braves. The left-handed Wagner, 38, a six-time All-Star, missed most of last season after having elbow ligament replacement surgery on Sept. 10, 2008. (AP)
Atlanta Braves Team Report (USA Today) Manager Bobby Cox said he doesn't know who will comprise the bullpen, and he said he doesn't know who is opening-day starter is. But in his first informal press gathering of the spring, he referred several times to right-hander Kenshin Kawakami as the fifth starter.
In 1-1 Series, Agent Is 2-0 Nobody has had a better World Series so far than a former pitcher with a 5.55 earned run average in his only season as a Montreal Expos farmhand. He is Darek Braunecker, 39, and as he strode through the tunnel between the clubhouses at Yankee Stadium early Friday morning, he was the only person fully satisfied with the outcome of both games. Braunecker is an agent based in Little Rock, Ark. His top two clients are Cliff Lee, the Phillies left-hander who won Game 1, and A. J. Burnett, the Yankee...
Braves Announce Non-Roster Spring Invitees - Talking Chop Braves Announce Non-Roster Spring InviteesTalking Chopby gondeee on Feb 8, 2010 7:35 PM EST 1 comment The Atlanta Braves announced the final list of their non-roster invitees for spring training today. ...Heyward, Minor among spring inviteesAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 2 news articles »
Braves Pull Closer To Rockies In Wild-Card Race Jair Jurrjens pitched seven outstanding innings, Chipper Jones homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Florida Marlins, 4-0, on Monday night for their 15th win in 17 games, a stretch that has lifted them into playoff contention with less than a week to go in the regular season. The Braves closed to two games behind the idle Colorado Rockies in the National League wild-card race with six games remaining. Florida's third loss in four games all but finished off the Marlins, who dropped fi...
Atlanta Braves In Macon For 2010 Caravan (41 NBC Macon) Major league baseball fans had the chance to meet several players from the Atlanta Braves Monday, in Macon. Five players, along with the team's coach and Assistant GM, signed autographs at the Academy Sports and Outdoors store on Eisenhower Parkway. The signing was one of more than 25 stops on the 2010 community caravan, which travels all over the southeast through February 11th. Catcher David ...
In Playoff Picture, Braves Find Out Winning Is Fun The Atlanta Braves have forced their way into the playoff picture unburdened by the usual late-season nerves and anxieties. They threw all that out long ago, back when they were so far behind they thought they were pretty much out of the race. Playing confident and free with nothing to lose -- and with the breaks falling their way -- the Braves completed a three-game sweep of the Nationals with a 6-3 victory in 10 innings Sunday in Washington for their sixth victory in a row and 14th in 16 game...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Sports' feel-good list: Saints No. 1, Braves, others followAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Atlanta Braves (1995): If you don't count the NASL's Atlanta Chiefs or the IHL's Atlanta Knights, and most don't, the Braves gave Atlanta its first world ...and more »
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Sports' feel-good list: Saints No. 1, Braves, others followAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Atlanta Braves (1995): If you don't count the NASL's Atlanta Chiefs or the IHL's Atlanta Knights, and most don't, the Braves gave Atlanta its first world ...and more » As Cardinals Clinch Central, Rockies Stagger Jason LaRue, subbing at catcher for the injured All-Star Yadier Molina, homered off Ubaldo Jimenez to break a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning, and the Cardinals clinched the National League Central on Saturday night by beating host Colorado, 6-3. The Rockies' lead in the National League wild-card race shrank to two and a half games over the Atlanta Braves.
Don Sutton, 3 Atlanta Braves players help build Habitat for Humanity in Birmingham (Birmingham News) Sutton: "It's wonderful seeing smiles on the faces of people whose lives you're making better"
METS 6, MARLINS 5; Pinch-Hitter Rallies Mets Against Marlins Pinch-hitter Cory Sullivan delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning Friday as the Mets beat the host Florida Marlins, 6-5, damaging the Marlins' playoff hopes. Closer Leo Nunez (4-6) gave up singles to Daniel Murphy and Jeff Francoeur before Jeremy Reed walked to load the bases with no outs. Sullivan then drilled Nunez's 0-1 pitch into left field, scoring Murphy and Francoeur.
King on D&H: Colts are 'like the Atlanta Braves.' - WEEI.com King on D&H: Colts are 'like the Atlanta Braves.'WEEI.comKing said that he raised the idea that the Colts are like the NFL's version of the Atlanta Braves in that, ?They either win their division or make the ...King on D&H: Payton 'unafraid'WEEI.comall 2 news articles »
Minaya?s Reprieve May Be a Short One Despite the Mets? lack of success this season, management appears willing to give Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel another shot next year.
Jackson sheriff drug hauls aid youth sports (Asheville Citizen-Times) SYLVA ? Crime has its own way of paying in Jackson County. It has paid for batting helmets for a girls softball team. It has paid for a machine that helps fill water bottles for high school football players. And it has paid to send kids to an Atlanta Braves game.
Cox to Retire as Manager After 2010 With Braves Bobby Cox, 68, has managed in the major leagues for 28 years, including a total of 24 in two stints with Atlanta.
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Bleacher ReportAtlanta Braves: Bravesball Season Is Upon UsBleacher ReportAs Chipper Jones' and Bobby Cox's tenures as Atlanta Braves come to an end, players like Brian McCann and Tommy Hanson are ready to take over the clubhouse ...and more »
Bleacher ReportAtlanta Braves: Bravesball Season Is Upon UsBleacher ReportAs Chipper Jones' and Bobby Cox's tenures as Atlanta Braves come to an end, players like Brian McCann and Tommy Hanson are ready to take over the clubhouse ...and more » Something to Remember From a Mets Season to Forget The Mets have been selling game-used items bats, balls, batting helmets and more at Citi Field in a disappointing first season there.
Braves Caravan rolls through Knoxville Tuesday (WBIR-TV Knoxville) The Atlanta Braves Country Caravan is heading to Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee on Tuesday, February 9th with Braves players Mike Minor, Jo-Jo Reyes, James Parr, Assistant GM Bruce Manno and Gwinnett Braves manager Dave Brundage.
Braves Win 7th Straight As Mets' Slide Continues Brian McCann hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the fifth inning Thursday as the Braves beat the reeling Mets in Atlanta, 7-3, for their first seven-game winning streak since 2006. McCann's four runs batted in helped the Braves pull to four and a half games behind the Colorado Rockies in the National League wild-card race.
The Atlanta Braves Country Caravan is heading to Knoxville and Chattanooga on ... - WBIR-TV The Atlanta Braves Country Caravan is heading to Knoxville and Chattanooga on ...WBIR-TVThe Atlanta Braves Foundation will conduct an online auction for Braves autographed items and memorabilia beginning on Monday, February 1 at ...and more »
Braves Win Seventh Straight as Mets? Slide Continues The Mets have 20 fewer victories than at the same time last season, when they were 83-64 and in first place in the National League East.
Pendleton sent them a message (The Walton Tribune I Monroe) Going from worst to first in 1991 would not have happened to the Atlanta Braves had general manager John Shuerholtz not gone out and signed Terry Pendleton. Not only did Pendleton add strong defense and a bevy of offense to the club, he brought maturity and a winning attitude and leadership.
Just When You Think the Mets Can?t Get Worse ... 
Leading by 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth with closer Francisco Rodriguez on the mound, the Mets botched a win they had worked hard for.
Leading by 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth with closer Francisco Rodriguez on the mound, the Mets botched a win they had worked hard for. Lanza Group Brings Salsa Fest to Atlanta with the Atlanta Braves - PR Newswire (press release) Lanza Group Brings Salsa Fest to Atlanta with the Atlanta BravesPR Newswire (press release)8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lanza Group is excited to announce their partnership with the Atlanta Braves and Turner Field to present Salsa Fest. ...and more »
BRAVES 6, METS 0; Still Running Into Trouble, the Mets Plan to Address It When the Mets review the chaos of 2009, the blight of base-running mistakes -- the overaggressiveness or lack of aggressiveness, runners punished at the plate for poor jumps and bad reads -- will be a prime time topic of organizational discussion. Manager Jerry Manuel said the base-running follies were not something that would be dismissed easily, not with the collection of evidence on tape.
Braves hitting coach addresses Rotarians (The Walton Tribune I Monroe) MONROE ? Current Atlanta Braves batting coach and the 1991 National League Most Valuable Player Terry Pendleton answered questions Monday at the weekly meeting of the Monroe Rotary Club. Pendleton goes into 2010 not knowing where or if he?ll be working next summer because Braves manager Bobby Cox has announced he will retire at the end of the upcoming campaign.
Bill Ballew: Braves Prospect List Q&A 2010, Part 1 - Talking Chop Bill Ballew: Braves Prospect List Q&A 2010, Part 1Talking ChopBill penned this year's Atlanta Braves top prospects for Baseball America, which was released back at the beginning of November. ...
3 Braves help build home for Birmingham mom (WCTV Tallahassee) A Birmingham woman will soon be able to move her two children into a new home with a little help from Atlanta Braves players.
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SB Nation (blog)Peyton Manning is Phil Mickelson And The Colts Are The BravesSB Nation (blog)Whitlock also goes on to make perhaps the best comparison for the Colts: They are the baseball version of the Atlanta Braves, who went to the playoffs in 14 ...
SB Nation (blog)Peyton Manning is Phil Mickelson And The Colts Are The BravesSB Nation (blog)Whitlock also goes on to make perhaps the best comparison for the Colts: They are the baseball version of the Atlanta Braves, who went to the playoffs in 14 ... Trash Talk: Manning, Colts could become Braves of NFL (MSNBC) Trash Talk: Peyton Manning could become the Atlanta Braves of the NFL, loads of talent but only one title to show for it . In fact, when it?s all told, he might not even be the most successful quarterback in his own family.
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CBC.caPeyton Manning: Yep, Still A ChokerDeadspin (blog)Even the greatest of the greats don't win them all, but we're talking Buffalo Bills/Atlanta Braves territory here. Nothing against Bobby Cox, ...Manning, Colts Aim to Cap Record Decade With Super Bowl TitleBloombergPick, loss hurt Manning's legacyESPN (blog)5 Things We Learned From The Super BowlBaltimore Sun (blog)Dallas Morning News -Houston Press (blog) -CNNall 14,603 news articles »
CBC.caPeyton Manning: Yep, Still A ChokerDeadspin (blog)Even the greatest of the greats don't win them all, but we're talking Buffalo Bills/Atlanta Braves territory here. Nothing against Bobby Cox, ...Manning, Colts Aim to Cap Record Decade With Super Bowl TitleBloombergPick, loss hurt Manning's legacyESPN (blog)5 Things We Learned From The Super BowlBaltimore Sun (blog)Dallas Morning News -Houston Press (blog) -CNNall 14,603 news articles » | |
