I want Brebbia back, Brebbia back, Brebbia back pleeeeease. Preferably without barbecue sauce. John Brebbia holds a special place in my heart, which probably seems weird in regard to a fiery-ish red-bearded reliever. I started in a sim league back in 2018, and in a nice turn of fate, my team was becoming good. I […]
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A-ha, the easiest fill-in question on a Friday ever. Are you just watching Game 6, which could be the final game of the “2025 Championship Season,” or is there something more topically relevant also going on? Are you perhaps combining the two, somehow? (If you’re towards the East Coast and have kiddos, the candy-gathering is […]
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Braves History 1960 – The San Francisco Giants acquire veteran shortstop Alvin Dark from the Milwaukee Braves and then sign Dark to a two-year contract as team manager. The Giants send infielder Andre Rodgers to the Braves as compensation for Dark. 2021 – Houston remains alive in the World Series with a 9 – 5 […]
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There’s a chance that tomorrow’s Game 6 in Toronto might be the final game of the season. If the rumors concerning the Braves and Danny Lehmann hold up, this might be the only thing keeping us from figuring out who the next manager in Atlanta will officially be. With that being said, we know how […]
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How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa, but a smaller bonus prospect hitter from that same class has been making even more waves over the past couple of seasons. That would be infielder John Gil, who the Braves signed for just $110k out of the Dominican. What were […]
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How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa out of Venezuela. Guanipa ranked as the #34 prospect according to Pipeline and commanded a $2.5M signing bonus. Guanipa was seen as a bit of a late bloomer for an international signee, as he started to improve at the plate in […]
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Rolddy Muñoz rolled into town for a rollicking good time. A whole whopping three innings. The right-handed relief prospect has relish-worthy velocity on his fastball and rolls a lot of grounders, but he also walks too many. How acquired Muñoz signed during the 2019 international free agency period for a whole $20,000. What were the […]
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Sure would be nice if baseball current event-y stuff happened to fuel these, but I guess the World Series has to end before that. Anyway, see the title. I’m not asking about the best logo, just the worst. Nor is it limited to baseball. Once upon a time, there was a website called LogoServer, which […]
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Braves History 2021 – The Braves take a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series by winning Game 4 at home, 3 – 2, over Houston. The Astros take an early 2 – 0 lead, scoring a run against unlikely opener Dylan Lee in the 1st and another on a solo homer by Jose Altuve in […]
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Drake Baldwin has now won a few of the Rookie of the Year equivalent awards, which are awesome recognitions for him. We still await the results in the BWAA NL Rookie of the Year that is the most prestigious of these awards, but also would have a first round pick attached to it for the […]
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Tonight’s pretty big. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continued to go crazy at the plate as he helped push the Blue Jays to relatively comfortable win over the Dodgers in order to tie the World Series up at two games apiece. It’s time to let the world’s latest sports analyst let you know what’s at stake going […]
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How Acquired Blake was selected in the second comp round of the 2022 MLB draft – overall the 76th pick. What Were Expectations? After a very impressive stint at Rome to end the 2024 season there were lofty expectations for Blake – especially since he would be more than a full year removed from Tommy […]
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