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Cox clears Heyward and praises Kimbrel

By Mark Bowman

Chipper Jones will be getting the night off and Melky Cabrera won't be present to talk to Yankees reporters about how he's doing now that he's no longer wearing pinstripes.  But Jason Heyward will be in Tampa tomorrow night to... »

Heyward provided another day to rest

By Mark Bowman

As Jason Heyward went back to the right field wall on Tuesday night to attempt to rob Jayson Werth of the two-run homer that he hit off Kenshin Kawakami, I was half expecting to see the young phenom leap to... »

Recapping Thursday’s game

By Mark Bowman

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... »

Lowe draws the short straw

By udflyer96

When I approached Tim Hudson this morning to ask him about the club's plans to provide him an extra day of rest before his first few starts of the regular season, I was prepared for him to tell me that... »

Lowe named Opening Day starter

By udflyer96

With a vote of confidence, Braves manager Bobby Cox has announced that Derek Lowe will be his Opening Day starter for the second straight season.Lowe will take the mound when the Braves open the 2010 season against the Cubs on... »

Heyward and Hank Aaron make their arrivals

By Mark Bowman

Jason Heyward has arrived at Spring Training to enhance the growing legend that has built during his Minor League career.  But with the presence of Hank Aaron, there truly was a legend present in Braves camp this morning.  While Aaron... »

Odds and ends from Day 2 in Braves camp

By Mark Bowman

Before the Braves begin their workouts on this sunny Sunday morning in ESPN land, I figured I'd provide you a couple of light-hearted notes that have been gathered during the early days of this camp that is still awaiting the... »

Lowe prepared to move past last year’s frustrations

By Mark Bowman

When Derek Lowe arrived at the Braves Spring Training complex this morning, he was the same high-energy, jovial individual that we came to know last year.  Confident that he has made the necessary mechanical adjustments to his delivery, he said... »

Odds and ends as Braves pitchers and catchers report

By Mark Bowman

Had Nate McLouth known how miserable his beloved Michigan Wolverines were going to make him feel, he might have chosen to wait until the end of the football season before correcting his vision with contact lenses.But now that he's had... »

Busy holiday season for Wren and the Braves

By Mark Bowman

After making my 11-hour journey back home for the holidays yesterday, I learned that that yesterday's trade of Javier Vazquez had made many of you just as sick as my three female passengers, who had never previously been introduced to... »