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08 Dec 2009 02:31:02 PST

Written by Mac Thomason
Soriano surprises Braves, accepts arbitration | ajc.com I don’t really expect Soriano to pitch for the Braves this year. I think they’ll work out a deal where he’s traded for a prospect. But that prospect will probably be pretty mediocre.

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The National League Evolution Begins

07 Dec 2009 22:14:30 PST

The National League East is up for grabs, with the Braves stockpiling arms in their bullpen for manager Bobby Cox's final season. The Braves' restructuring ...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Braves: Will Soriano accept arbitration?

07 Dec 2009 22:02:19 PST

Welcome to chilly Indy, where baseball's hot stove will be stoked plenty this week at the annual swap meet known as the Winter Meetings, and the Braves will move forward in their plans to trade a starting pitcher - "- almost certainly either Derek Lowe or Javier Vazquez - and get a hitter or t...

Original story at topix.net .

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Braves' Soriano Accepts Arbitration

07 Dec 2009 16:50:07 PST

Written by gondeee
The biggest impact here is how this move will affect the other moves the Braves may be planning. The next couple of days will be interesting, to see if Atlanta makes any trades to free up salary. The Braves other free agent who was offered arbitration, Mike Gonzalez, has apparently declined a...

Original story at Talking Chop .

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Cox preparing for final year at helm

07 Dec 2009 16:22:30 PST

INDIANAPOLIS -- Braves manager Bobby Cox claims he hasn't allowed himself to think about the likelihood that he's preparing to ... Bauman: Cox's last go-round beginsMLB.com all 4 news articles »

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Tip to Tom: Trading Bradley isn't the answer

07 Dec 2009 14:07:42 PST

The 1987 Tigers stuck up the Braves for veteran pitcher Doyle Alexander for the mere price of some kid named John Smoltz. Upon further review . ...

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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Atlanta Braves news and blogs - December 08, 2009

08 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Atlanta Braves news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Winter meetings Day 1: MLB execs slow to get warmed up -- from SportingNews.com
• Pavano, Soriano, Betancourt accept arbitration -- from Globe and Mail
• Soriano accepts arbitration offer -- from MLB.com
• O's: Soriano to stay in Atlanta -- from Baltimore Sun
• As expected, Bay declines arbitration -- from ESPN
• Numerous tweets and comments suggest Heyward has a real chance to be on the opening day roster -- by Windu from bobby-cox « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• West Allis native scores outside oval -- from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Winter meetings notes: Piniella won't talk about future with Cubs -- from USA Today
• O's eye pitchers at start of meetings -- from Baltimore Sun
• Braves awaiting Soriano's arbitration decision -- from Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Braves' Kelly Johnson in High Demand

07 Dec 2009 11:21:52 PST

Written by gondeee
Atlanta Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson is apparently a coveted commodity this off-season. Cox: clubs knocking on the door for Kelly Johnson Cox: we'll give Heywatd a chance Cox: Braves not in on Bay Cox: Wags the closer "no matter what" Cox: Martin Prado could play anywhere

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More Sources Say Soriano Likely to Accept Arbitration from Braves

06 Dec 2009 17:49:28 PST

Written by gondeee
I guess the Atlanta Braves should be flattered that Rafael Soriano wants to remain in a Braves uniform, but with the recent signings of Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito, the Braves seem to be saying they would rather Soriano not return. Atlanta has presumably spent all of its allocated budge...

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Opinion: The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap

06 Dec 2009 12:18:51 PST

Written by gondeee
In the Press... Without too much surprise, the Braves offered arbitration to both relievers Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, while declining to offer arbitration to Adam LaRoche and Garrett Anderson.Only a day after the arbitration decisions on both Soriano and Gonzalez, the Braves mov...

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After bullpen overhaul, Braves focus on offense

05 Dec 2009 13:24:32 PST

Written by dobrien@ajc.com
Atlanta is exploring its options on trade market and from free agents -- like ex-Brave Jermaine Dye.

Original story at Atlanta Journal Constitution .

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Atlanta Braves on a Warpath: Club Bolsters 'Pen, Turns Attention To Bats

03 Dec 2009 16:34:35 PST

shared the bulk of Atlanta's closing and setup duties in recent years. Soriano and Gonzalez were both offered arbitration, and sources said the Braves ...

Original story at Bleacher Report . Related stories include: Braves sign free agent reliever Takashi Saito - Reuters , Braves add Saito to bullpen - Sports Network and ... FOXSports.com , tomahawktake.com , Examiner.com , AtlantaBraves.com , WJBDRadio.com , NYT > Atlanta Braves , topix.net

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D12: Billy Wagner heads back to NL, joins effort in Atlanta

03 Dec 2009 07:22:27 PST

Billy Wagner(notes) grew up as a Braves fan in Virginia and now he's headed to the team for a one-year deal. "I grew up loving Dale Murphy," he reminisced ...

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Billy Wagner to Atlanta

02 Dec 2009 07:00:56 PST

Written by Jack Moore
We saw the first big move of free agency late last night, as the Atlanta Braves signed closer Billy Wagner. With the potential losses of Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez looming large, Frank Wren felt the need to fill the gap in the bullpen. Per Rosenthal, the terms of the deal include 7 [...]

Original story at FanGraphs Baseball .

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Braves 2009 Season in Review: Mike Gonzalez

18 Nov 2009 02:40:51 PST

Written by gondeee
If Rafael Soriano was the Atlanta Braves closer that came out of the gate strong and finished poorly, then Mike Gonzalez is the opposite -- the closer who started out poorly and finished strong. Gonzalez was in the co-closer role out of spring training, but he was clearly favored by Bobby Co...

Original story at Talking Chop .

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Braves 2009 Season in Review: Kenshin Kawakami

07 Nov 2009 15:36:43 PST

Written by gondeee
Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami took one month of the regular season to adjust to American baseball. His April starts produced a 7.06 ERA. While it was only four starts, including one really bad start, Kawakami made the adjustments and compiled ERAs of 3.03 and 3.33 the next two months...

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Braves 2009 Season in Review: Jordan Schafer

27 Oct 2009 15:36:46 PDT

Written by gondeee
One of the most disappointing story lines of the 2009 season for the Atlanta Braves was the failure of center fielder Jordan Schafer. Going into spring training he was competing with two other guys, both with major league experience, Josh Anderson and Gregor Blanco. Schafer had such an imp...

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Braves 2009 Season In Review: Martin Prado

12 Oct 2009 23:27:09 PDT

Written by cbwilk
Prior to the 2009 season, there was speculation that Martin Prado could perform well enough to replace Kelly Johnson as the Braves' starting second baseman. This speculation was based on the idea that Prado's presence could allow the Braves to trade Johnson, who had shown himself to be on...

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sportsslash: MLB/Braves Fic

22 Nov 2008 16:09:13 PST

Written by sportsslash
Fandom: MLB/Braves Pairing: Jeff/Brian Rating: R Disclaimer: This is not in any way intended to represent reality. Summary: Brian makes it to the honeymoon suite, one year after Jeff left it behind. Jeff wanders New Zealand aimlessly. ...

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Podcast: Rest in Peace, Skip

04 Aug 2008 13:24:13 PDT

Written by Alex Remington
Tonight, the bases may not be loaded, but a lot of Atlanta Braves fans will be, toasting Skip’s health, shouting “Braves win!” together, and remembering every goofy smile Skip was able to steal from sadness, back when it was fun. Thanks for the laughs, Skip. We’ll miss you.

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Opinion: Were the Braves Winners or Losers at the Trade Deadline

01 Aug 2008 11:53:48 PDT

Written by gondeee
First up is the Phill-o-phile writer for ESPN, Jayson Stark. He lists the Braves and the rest of the NL East among the losers on his review of deadline day: What do you think? Poll Were the Braves winners or losers at the trade deadline? Winners Losers

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Podcast: MLB Week 17: Braves bowing out? Author Eric Seidman argues for proper usage of stats; When to pitch from the stretch

24 Jul 2008 17:57:01 PDT

Atlanta lost Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson to injury in the same game Wednesday, leaving “The Pitch, presented by Liveboard” to wonder if the team’s quandary hanging between out-of-contention and in-contention forces their hand as sellers, with Mark Teixeira as their prize bait.

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Podcast: MLB Week 3: Maddux schools LA, The Ultimate Ballpark, New Yankee Stadium cursed

14 Apr 2008 19:53:53 PDT

The Pitch kicks off MLB’s third week of regular season play with banter from a weekend that saw ageless ace Greg Maddux carve up the Dodgers, Francisco Liriano stumble in a “rehab” start, Tom Glavine fall off of the Braves’ rotation and the-Detroit-team-that-shall-remain-nameless co...

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Podcast: MLB Opening Day: Predicting 2008 division and award winners

30 Mar 2008 18:42:22 PDT

In the hour before the Braves and Nationals fired off their first pitch of the 2008 campaign and brand new Nationals Park, The Pitch unleashed its ‘08 predictions for the MLB season’s division, wild card, World Series and award winners.

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Podcast: The 10 Commandments of Attending a Baseball Game

17 Jan 2008 11:32:55 PST

Written by Kristi Dosh
10. Thou shalt not leave the game before the final out is recorded. Here we are in the offseason and all I can think about when I’ll get to go to my first game. I played around with a poem about the 2008 Braves this morning, but it needs more work. I got to thinking about my pet peeves when it comes to...

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Podcast: Rockies roll in NLCS Game 1; ALCS preview

12 Oct 2007 15:47:44 PDT

Written by Brandon Rosage
The Pitch: Oct. 12, 2007 Bringing back the weekly MLB talk program, “The Pitch” relaunched Friday on MVN Radio with Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage. We look at Jeff Francis’ NLCS Game 1 gem, Brandon Webb’s inability to dominate Colorado, Justin Upton’s interference play and the pitiful booi...

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