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Do you believe in Cardinals devil magic?

Another quick one because yay this is my worst work day in probably six years or so. Anyway… There are lots of reasons to believe in Cardinals devil magic, if one wants to. There are also probably lots of reasons not to believe in it. Personally, I am fascinated by the Cardinals on a bigger-picture, […]

Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach update, Week Ahead, More

While the Braves continue to struggle on the field, they fortunately continue to get some positive news off it regarding their young arms. The latest update is that Spencer Schwellenbach could be back in around two months, as he road back could begin in Florida in early July. That would certainly be a nice boost […]

Atlanta Braves off day chat and discussion: June 29

There’s one more off day until the Atlanta Braves are back in action on this side of the country. Hopefully the change in scenery will result in a change in fortune for the Braves, who have been on a very dire run as of late. As I mentioned with the title of a series recap […]

Spencer Schwellenbach could be back by late-August or early-September, per report

Not much is going right for the Atlanta Braves at the moment as they’re essentially riding on the excellent pace that they set during the first half of the season as they try to navigate this current rough patch. They certainly need some starting pitching help at the moment and while the following news is […]

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The Week Ahead for Atlanta: Is this when the slide stops for the Braves?

Following another terrible trip out to California, the Atlanta Braves are finally back at home and looking for any type of spark. Whether that comes from someone in the rotation not named Chris Sale or Martín Pérez delivering a standout performance or quite literally anybody in the lineup actually having a big day, it’s clear […]

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I’m tired, boss. Are you tired? Do you think the Braves are tired?

Nothing caps off misery even better than immediately wheeling your approach around to something completely different to try to win a series, only to get destroyed by bloop hits, swinging bunts, and your own defensive miscues. I won’t dwell on it. This is not a great week for me, so I’ll probably do stuff like […]

Braves News: West Coast Woes, AJ Smith-Shawver Rehab Starts, More

June cannot end soon enough for the Atlanta Braves. It was another miserable week for the Braves, as Sunday was just the latest disappointing performance despite another awesome effort from ace Chris Sale. It truly has been an entire month of struggles for the Braves, who know see that the NL East division lead is […]

AJ Smith-Shawver set for rehab start in Single-A

We may be tracking toward seeing a bright blue glove back on the mound for the Atlanta Braves later this summer. In an interview with BravesVision, Braves president of baseball operations and GM Alex Anthopolous shared that AJ Smith-Shawver will make a start in Single-A with the Augusta GreenJackets to kick off his rehab assignment. […]

Braves vs. Giants Chat and Discussion: Chris Sale vs. Robbie Ray

First pitch for today’s series finale in San Francisco is at 4:05 pm ET. Game Notes Pitching matchup Lineups ICYMI Carlos2 news: Carlos Santana and Carlos Carrasco signed to MiLB deals Hartman hype train: Grant McAuley’s conversation with Rome Emperor and Braves top prospecct Eric Hartman, who homered again this afternoon All-Star voting: Five Braves […]

Chris Sale to start Sunday series finale versus San Francisco

Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]

Chris Sale to start Sunday series finale versus San Francisco

Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene Hits First Rome Homer

Saturday saw the teams in the Atlanta Braves organization take three out of five games, with the sixth one being suspended in the first inning. The big story of the day had to be Tate Southisene’s first homer since being promoted to High-A Rome, though Isaiah Drake’s red hot streak continued with another homer and […]

Does Tim Hyers need to go?

The offensive deluge of the first two months of the baseball calendar has been replaced with a dribble in June. Through May, the Braves were second in home runs, third in batting average, slugging, wRC+ and xwOBA. And they were way out in front. In June, they are 27th in batting average, 28th in slugging, […]

Braves News: Carlos Santana signing, pitching struggles, more

The Braves’ starting pitching has been absolutely abysmal in June, after being much maligned in the offseason for lack of depth, but surprisingly productive to start the season. It really is “Chris Sale and pray” right now, which is a bigger problem when Sale performs best on extra rest and the offense is struggling. It […]

Braves fall to Giants as Bryce Elder gets shelled again

On May 22, Bryce Elder completed six innings against the Washington Nationals to lower his ERA on the season to 1.97. His FIP sat at a reasonable 3.31 and even his 3.84 xFIP was totally palatable. Flash forward to Saturday night — a span of six starts — and after surrendering five more runs to […]

Braves add first baseman Carlos Santana on MiLB deal, per report

Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Atlanta Braves are adding long-time big league first baseman Carlos Santana on a minor league deal. Santana, 40, was release by the Arizona Diamondbacks last week. Santana made his big league debut with Cleveland in 2010 and the switch-hitter was known for becoming a highly-effective defender while drawing […]

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Braves @ Giants Game Thread 6/27/2026

Join us and discuss tonight’s game in the comments below! Game Info Game Date/Time: Saturday, June 27, 9:05 p.m. EDT Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA TV: BravesVision Streaming: MLB.tv Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan

Ha-Seong Kim starts again, Drake Baldwin bats cleanup against the Giants

Ha-Seong Kim is getting a third straight start at shortstop and batting ninth, as he continues to set a torridly awful pace for value and production this season. Drake Baldwin is catching and batting cleanup and the Braves really need him to find his swing again, as he has struggled since returning from injury. That […]

Braves hope for a good Bryce Elder start in the bay

After making the pitching work behind Reynaldo Lopez Friday for a win in Lopez’ return to the rotation, the Braves will hope for a successful more traditional start from Bryce Elder on Saturday night. Elder has been pretty rough of late and Logan Webb is on the mound for the Giants, so this isn’t the […]

What do we make of Hurston Waldrep?

Hurston Waldrep was pulled out of Nashville on Thursday afternoon and put on a flight to San Francisco. He had worked himself up to 4 2/3 innings five days before this appearance. He is 16 weeks removed from his surgery to remove loose bodies from his throwing elbow, and admitted that this is his Spring […]