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Tag Archives: Braves
Ladies and Gentlemen . . . “U3″
It started, as it so often innocently does, with a tweet. In this case, it came a few days ago from a Braves fan and follower of the VORG: Steve Simonsen @simonsen77 “@TomahawkTalk: If Braves get J Upton, will be … Continue reading
Posted in factoids, frivolity, Names, rosters, teams
Tagged 1927 Indians, B.J. Upton, Braves, Dan Uggla, Jayson Stark, Justin Upton
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No Singles for You … or You … or You
The Dodgers beat the Braves 6-2 last night, collecting only four hits, but they were all homers. The Braves had five hits: three doubles, one triple and one homer. So, in a game with nine hits combined between the two … Continue reading
Posted in factoids, game events, Play Index mining, records
Tagged Braves, Dodgers, extra-base hits, singles
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Catch Me Now I’m Falling
The Mets got off to a surprisingly good start in the first half of the season, sitting at 46-40 (.535) at the All-Star Break. Some suggested they were “playing over their heads”. Since then, they have dropped 11 of 12 … Continue reading
Posted in stat crunching, teams, won-loss
Tagged All Star Break, Braves, Dodgers, Mets, Nationals
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What if the pennant races never materialize?
So here we are, just past Labor Day, and most people seem to agree that four of the six division races are pretty much over and both Wild Card races are kaput. There are still 20-something games to go, and … Continue reading
Posted in stat crunching, won-loss
Tagged Braves, pennant races, Rockies, wild card, Yankees
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