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A look back at Conrad’s memorable slam
Move over Mike Mordecai. Brooks Conrad now owns the distinction of being the man who hit the most memorable homer in the most improbable win in Braves history. The Braves have played 19,932 games dating back to 1876 and according... »
Conrad gets his first start of the season
With Chipper Jones getting a chance to rest the left groin muscle that he tweaked Saturday, Brooks Conrad will make his first start of the season during this afternoon's series finale against Cole Hamels and the Phillies. It would have... »
Braves make final roster decisions
Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters made solid impressions while experiencing their first Major League Spring Training. But the two young Braves relievers learned Friday afternoon that they will begin this upcoming season with Triple-A Gwinnett. Manager Bobby Cox just announced... »
Final roster decisions expected to be made today
As many of the Braves pitchers are running and throwing in the bright green Turner Field outfield grass, manager Bobby Cox, general manager Frank Wren and the members of the coaching staff are discussing their final roster decisions. It's 3:15... »
Roster battles taking shape
Before this afternoon's game against the Phillies, I mentioned that I felt the final two bullpen spots would be claimed by Jo-Jo Reyes and Jesse Chavez. A few hours later, I'm willing to make this assumption with greater confidence and... »
Tight battles for final roster spots
The Braves will be going back to Atlanta in 15 days and as things currently stand there isn't any way to confidently state who is going to win their final available roster spots. We entered camp with the belief that... »
Kawakami pleased with performance on split-squad Sunday
While working primarily on the two-seamer that has drawn his primary focus throughout Spring Training, Kenshin Kawakami was cruising along before experiencing a misfortune-filled fourth inning that forced him to stare at a rather ugly line on Sunday afternoon. Kawakami's... »
Conrad and Thurston could stage a tight battle
If the battle to earn the last roster spot for a position play ends the way it has started, Brooks Conrad and Joe Thurston are going to force the Braves to make a tough decision. Conrad has been displaying some... »
Recapping Thursday’s game
With Jason Heyward not producing any noteworthy exploits today, I'm going to ask you to read the entirety of this blog to confirm my belief that it will prove to be much less enlightening than the posts that followed the... »
Barton clears waivers to make room for Hudson
Tim Hudson has been activated from the 60-day disabled list and the Braves made room for him on their 40-man roster by placing outfielder Brian Barton on waivers. Barton cleared waivers on Monday and was outrighted to the Triple-A Gwinnett... »