Braves 7 Mets 1 So much for the split. Things were looking bad right away, when starting pitcher Fernando Nieve left the game in the second inning with a pulled muscle in his leg trying to beat out an infield grounder — and was replaced by everyone’s favorite “long man” Tim Redding. Redding immediately served … Read more
Mets 5 Braves 1 It took them 90 games, but the Mets finally learned how to play small ball. Johan Santana and Kenshin Kawakami engaged in a pitchers’ duel for the first five innings, before the Mets scratched out two runs on a bases-loaded walk and a groundout. Then, in the top of the ninth, … Read more
Braves 11 Mets 0 So much for Mike Pelfrey building on his previous strong start. The game was over within a half hour after it began, as the Braves pelted Pelfrey for three runs in the first and another three in the third, finally chasing him from the game in the fifth in the midst … Read more
Braves 5 Mets 3 Oliver Perez got off to a strong second half start, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to do the same for the Mets. In a matchup pitting the two top free agent pitchers coveted by the Mets last winter, Perez pitched his most effective game of the year. Of course, when your … Read more
Likely you’ve read all you can find from the New York press and blogosphere in regard to the Ryan Church – Jeff Francoeur trade. Here are a few of the opinion of Francoeur from the Braves’ perspective: The Francoeur trade: A Sad But Necessary Ending Excerpt: “This is how much the Braves wanted rid of … Read more
The Mets have traded Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur, according to GM Omar Minaya. My initial, gut reaction is, I’m going to miss Church, who never really got a true opportunity to play every day under Jerry Manuel, but in Francoeur, the Mets get a younger, more physically talented outfielder, who … Read more
Now we know why the Braves dumped Tom Glavine — to clear payroll. In the second surprising move of the day involving Atlanta, the Braves acquired centerfielder Nate McLouth from the Pirates in exchange for Charlie Morton, Gorkys Hernandez, and Jeff Locke. Morton and Locke were among the Braves’ better pitching prospects, and Hernandez a … Read more
Tom Glavine has been released by the Atlanta Braves, just as he was on the brink of returning from shoulder and elbow surgeries. Glavine had just enjoyed a 6-inning, 64-pitch outing in a final tuneup for Rome, an A-level minor league club. He did not allow any runs and 44 of those tosses were for … Read more
