Braves sign utility infielder Pena
The Braves added another bench piece Thursday, signing utility infielder Ramiro Pena to a one-year major league contract. Pena, a former New York Yankee who has played shortstop, third base, and second...
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Who’s in LF? Plus, DOB’s Top 50 albums
We’re inside the last week before Christmas, Braves fans. Do you know where your left fielder is? No, I didn’t think so. But at least you’re about to know the best 50 albums of 2012, as judged by your...
View ArticleBraves minor leaguer gets 50-game drug suspension
Braves minor league pitcher Billy Bullock was suspended 50 games for a second violation of baseball’s drug prevention and treatment program for a “drug of abuse.” The suspension was announced Friday by...
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On the Braves’ Indian-head logo, future catching and LF
The Braves GM is back in the office after a Christmas-New Year’s vacation, and so am I. So let’s start the new year with an update on the Bravos and the stirred-up controversy over new batting-practice...
View ArticleBraves vs. Phillies in Opening Night game on ESPN2
The Braves’ April 1 regular-season opener against Philadelphia at Turner Field will start at 7 p.m. and be carried by ESPN2 as part of Opening Night prime-time doubleheader. It will mark just the...
View ArticleBraves Country Caravan set for Jan. 22-Feb. 2
Braves players and team officials will meet and greet fans and sign autographs when the team’s annual Country Caravan rolls through five states and covers about 3,000 miles from Jan. 22 through Feb. 2....
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Bourn back to Braves? Rumor mill gets a spin
After GM Frank Wren said during a satellite-radio interview Sunday that the Braves had not closed the door on the possibility of Michael Bourn returning to the team, reaction on Twitter and the...
View ArticleHOF shutout: Bonds, Clemens (and Murph) left out
First-time eligible players Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the biggest stars implicated in baseball’s steroid era, were turned away by voters for the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, as was Braves...
View ArticleGattis, Graham among spring training non-roster invitees
Left field hopeful Evan Gattis and a top pitching prospect J.R. Graham are among the 21 non-roster invitees the Braves will bring to spring training when camp opens in early February – a list the club...
View ArticleIf Braves don’t add an Upton, Gattis could get look in LF
Now that Arizona outfielder Justin Upton has rejected a trade to the Mariners – Seattle was one of four teams on his no-trade list – and the Rangers reportedly moved on from Upton after deciding the...
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