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Salty trade winds? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 More and more Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s name is being brought up with the world “trade” some where in the sentence. Yesterday on the way to work I was listening to the replay of Baseball This Morning on XM 175, they had Ken Rosenthal on and they were talking Braves. Rosenthal and Buck Martinez were going on [...] ...

The Hangover: Mets @ Braves Gm1 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The Braves kicked off a Mid-Week 3 game set with the National League East leaders the New York Mets. It was good to see Kyle Davies and the Braves set the tone for this series at home. After a dismal road trip, this is just what the doctor ordered. With yesterday’s loss the Mets are [...] ... Hangover

Gonzo frustrated.. 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Two MRI’s in 4 weeks, and nothing wrong. Mike Gonzalez isn’t sure why his velocity is down, and whats going on with his elbow. “If there’s any possible thing [wrong], they’re going to detect it with the MRI,” said Gonzalez, who was told it was 99 percent accurate. “It came out negative. All it has is [...] ...

Quote of the Day: Davies digs the long ball.. 0000-00-00 00:00:00 What more can you say about the “Good” Kyle Davies, pitched 8 strong innings and helped himself. Nothing like watching the Mets Centerfielder watch Davies blast a straight away shot that landed 415 feet from home plate. Though Kyle says he was looking for a take sign. “I was looking for the take sign, looking for the [...] ...

SNTCO: What are the Braves chances? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I know it’s a bit early in the season to be talking about these types of things, but what the hell. I’m most likely one of the last guys on the planet to discover CoolStandings.com. They go and simulate the current season, use the current standings to find out just how much of a change [...] ...

Green up, Reistma to DL 0000-00-00 00:00:00 It seems it’s the same story in Seattle as in Atlanta, Chris Reistma has elbow problems. How bad are the problems? The M’s aren’t sure, but according to the Seattle PI’s John Hickey it’s enough of a worry that they’ve placed Reistma on the 15-Day Disabled list and recalled Sean Green from Triple A Tacoma [...] ...

RD Retro: ?91 & ?92 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Man what a couple of years those were. I found this montage while trolling around YouTube and let me tell you it took me back and really gave me some goose bumps. It’s about 5 Min’s long but well worth the watch. WPvideo 1.10 *sniff* Where is Jeff Blauser these days anyway? ...

Who?s yer Buddy? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 With the release of Mark Redman, the Braves are in need of a starter come Saturday in the second game of a 3 game set with the Phillies. This also means, that more than likely Joey Devine will head back to M-Braves in favor of Carlyle. That Man: Buddy Carlyle. This according to Bobby Cox. “He’s pitched really [...] ...

Mateo to report to Tacoma today 0000-00-00 00:00:00 After being arrested in New York for domestic problems and then sent to Triple A Tacoma and put on the inactive list, Julio Mateo will be activated from the inactive list and start his stint in Triple A for the Rainiers. Mateo will report to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and will be available to pitch [...] ...

The Hangover: Mets @ Braves Gm2 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Nothing witty to say..really… Final Score: Mets 3 Braves 0 Games Back: 2.5 (recap|boxscore) So I’ve become resigned to the fact that Ollie Perez just owns us, and that’s just the way it is. Perez looked great out there, no really he did. I don’t know how many noticed, but when Villarreal plunked LoDuca Salty casually kept himself between [...] ... Hangover

Cormier Update 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Lance Cormier who’s been out since the end of spring training had another rehab start last night for Double A Mississippi, and from what the AJC is reporting things went well. Lance Cormier pitched five scoreless innings of four-hit ball in a Class AA rehab start. He had four strikeouts and no walks, and is set [...] ...

Gonzo to have another MRI 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Ok, so as DOB points out over at the AJC, Mike Gonzalez has one more MRI than Saves this year or wins. Braves reliever Mike Gonzalez will go in for his third MRI exam in five weeks Thursday. For those keeping score, that will give the reliever one more MRI this season than he has saves [...] ...

Chipper out of tonights game.. 0000-00-00 00:00:00 CBS Sportsline is reporting that Chipper isn’t in tonights starting line up. Due to his sore thumbs that he bruised back in Pittsburgh. Martin Pardo will be getting the nod at 3rd tonight. Here’s what Chipper had to say yesterday. “It’s becoming pretty troublesome,” Jones said on Wednesday. “Every time I hit the ground, I hurt it. [...] ...

Quotes: 200th Win Addition 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Here’s some quotes from Smoltz and Company on tonights win, with Smoltzy notching his 200th win against his best friend, Tom Glavine. Smoltzy digs his fast ball and the fans. “This was just a different game, you could see it in the buildup,” said Smoltz, who came out of the dugout afterward and was hugged by teammates [...] ...

The Hangover: 200th Win Addition 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Congratulations to John Smoltz picking up his 200th win at Turner Field. Maddux, Glavine and now Smoltzy all pick up their 200th on the mound at the “Ted”. John is also the first player in ML History to have 200 wins and 150 saves. I have a feeling that record will be around for some [...] ... Hangover