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Braves show resilience through pitching woes, aim to get Fried back by NLDS
Sitting a mere ten days away from their first playoff game, the owners of baseball’s best record have a serious issue. The Braves number one and three starting pitchers are on the injured list, with the latter ineligible for the NLDS roster. That’s Max Fried and Charlie Morton, the two headlining starters from their 2021 Continue reading
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Falcons scuffle offensively versus Lions, lose 20-6
Amidst a plethora of issues for the Falcons this Sunday, Desmond Ridder stuck out as particularly bad. The second year QB was too slow going through his progressions against an injury-depleted Lions defense that blitzed frequently. Against the blitz, good NFL quarterbacks make quick reads and get the ball out fast. The opposite Continue reading
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Under Coach Arthur Smith, the Falcons are never down for the count.
Midway through a question about the 12-point deficit they faced in the fourth quarter on Sunday, Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder cut off the inquiring reporter. “No no no, hold on, never down for the count,” Ridder said in his postgame press conference. He has a point. In the first two games of this season Atlanta, Continue reading
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Falcons defeat Panthers 24-10 thanks to Bates III and fourth-quarter prowess
The Falcons won the fourth quarter to win their week-one contest against their division rival Carolina Panthers. Running back Bijan Robinson showed why he was selected eighth overall in the most recent NFL draft with a combination of elusiveness, burst and vision. Robinson’s debut was overshadowed by that of safety Jessie Bates III, who in Continue reading
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Raisel Iglesias wins NL Reliever of the Month in August and represents the Braves pitching prowess
On a team as loaded with talent as the 2023 Atlanta Braves, it’s easy to miss a standout performance here or there. Say, like Raisel Iglesias, the Braves closer. Iglesias must have been tired of being overlooked, so he threw 13 scoreless innings for Atlanta in August to claim the NL Reliever Continue reading
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What to make of the Braves’ series loss to the Padres
Well, that sucked. But it only sucks as much as the Braves let it. They lost three of four games to a loaded Padres team that is expected by most to at least make it back to the NLCS, if not further. The Braves are projected similarly, so convincingly losing a four game set at Continue reading
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Braves, Padres match the spectacle of Truist Park’s opening night in 7-6 Atlanta victory
The Braves and Padres gave the sold out Truist Park crowd a game worthy of the Atlanta home opener of the 2023 season. Spencer Strider threw gas in the top of the first inning that probably could have fueled the F-22 and F-35 jets that performed the pre-game flyover. He was effective against the Padres Continue reading
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Harris II, Acuña Jr are Sparkplugs for the braves
Almost everything I have written about the Atlanta Braves 2023 season so far has been positive. I heaped praise on Austin Riley for beating the cover off of a baseball in St. Louis with his 473 foot homerun, I have marveled at Spencer Strider for his unhittable stuff, and given the team props for their Continue reading
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Repetition is key as Braves beat Cardinals 5-2 to complete series sweep
Repetition in baseball is one of the most defining aspects of the sport. Throwing pitches, swinging the bat and playing the infield are just a few aspects of the game that are predicated on successful repetition of actions. For the Braves, repetition is the reason they swept the Cardinals in St. Louis this week. Today’s Continue reading
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Dodd, Defense shine for Braves in 4-1 win over Cardinals
Austin Riley is not a patient man. I don’t know him, but I am confident this is true because he hit a first-inning homerun for the second consecutive day. Why wait? Home plate umpire Junior Valentine had an inconsistent game calling balls and strikes, so the Braves just controlled what they can control- their defense. Continue reading
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