Atlanta Braves: (7-3; -6.5) The Braves took two of three from the Milwaukee Brewers, and will open a series in Florida Tuesday night. If the Braves make any moves at the deadline, it would be to help their pen, as they do not seem to have any glaring holes, just areas that could use help. Florida Marlins: (6-4; -6.5) The Marlins took two of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers, and will return home for [...]

Atlanta Braves: (7-3; -6.5) The Braves took three of four from the San Francisco Giants and will head to Milwaukee for a weekend series against the Brewers. Florida Marlins: (5-5; -6.5) The Marlins swept the San Diego Padres on the road, and will head to Los Angeles for a weekend series with the Dodgers. Wonder if anyone on the team went to Comic-Con on the off-day… Philadelphia Phillies: (9-1; Leader) The Phillies took two of [...]

Atlanta Braves: (6-4; -5) The Atlanta Braves took two of three from the Chicago Cubs before losing the opener in Colorado. They will finish their series with three more in Colorado before the All-Star Break. Pitcher Javier Vasquez will miss his next scheduled start because of a strained lower abdominal muscle. The Braves had two prospects in the Baseball America’s Top 25, including the number 1 overall, Jason Heyward. Florida Marlins: (7-3; -2) The Marlins [...]

Atlanta Braves: (5-5; -4) The Braves lost two of three to the Washington Nationals, and will travel to Chicago to play a three-game series with the Cubs. Brian McCann was the only Brave added to the All-Star-Team. The Braves are looking for anyone with interest in dreadful OF Jeff Francoeur, but other teams are avoiding him as if he has swine flu. I don’t mean to be Chicken Little, but if the Braves beat the [...]

Earlier this week, Jerry Manuel had a team meeting with his players after the Mets dropped their fifth straight game, a 6-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.  They had been playing sloppy, lethargic baseball and had fallen two games under .500.  In the nearly half hour meeting, Manuel claimed the following: “The whole key was to say that we have enough.  We have enough.  We’ve got enough in here to do what we need to [...]

Atlanta Braves: (4-6; -5) The Braves lost two of there to the Boston Red Sox, and now begin a three game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Lowe vs. Blanton on Tuesday. Also, outfielder Jordan Schafer might be drawing interest from the Washington Nationals, but we’ll get back to that. Florida Marlins: (6-4;-3) Interestingly enough, the Marlins are the only NL East team above .500 in their last 10 games. They were, however, swept by [...]

Atlanta Braves: (4-6; -4) The Braves lose two out of three to the New York Yankees, and proceed to face the Boston Red Sox. Josh Beckett will face Jair Jurrjens in the opener tonight. The Braves lost two of three to the Sox last weekend. Florida Marlins: (7-3; -1) The Marlins swept a three game series from the Baltimore Orioles, and are the hottest team in the division.  They open a three game series against [...]

Atlanta Braves: (4-6; -5.5) The Braves were involved in the lone National League series this week, losing two of three to the Cincinnati Reds. They will move on to a very interesting series with the Red Sox. Friday’s matchup pits Japanese pitchers Kenshin Kawakami of the Braves against Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Red Sox. Saturday’s matchup tops that, as Braves ace Derek Lowe returns to Boston for the first time since 2004 against Red Sox [...]

Atlanta Braves: (1-2; -6.5) The Braves lost two of three to the lowly Orioles, over the weekend. Derek Lowe was absolutely rocked on Sunday, giving up 7ER in 2.1 IP. The day before, their bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, giving the Braves an 8-4 loss. They open up a three game series in Cincinnati. Florida Marlins: (3-0; -6) The Marlins swept  a three game series from the Toronto Blue Jays. Jays ace Roy Halladay left [...]

Atlanta Braves:  (2-2; -6.5) The Braves went 2-2 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and will open up an interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles. Tommy Hanson has the start tonight. Florida Marlins: (2-2; -8) The Marlins split their series with the St. Louis Cardinals. With this past week’s draft, they selected Chad James, a power pitcher from Oklahoma. James has a letter of intent with Oklahoma St., but will opt for the Marlins instead. The Marlins [...]