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Braves renew contracts of Escobar and Hanson
After proving unsuccessful in their attempts to reach agreements regarding salary figures, the Braves were forced to renew the contracts of Yunel Escobar and Tommy Hanson. The Braves made this announcement on Wednesday afternoon while revealing that they had come... »
Odds and ends from a rainy Saturday
Rain prevented the Braves from doing the fielding and baserunning drills today. But Mother Nature wasn't able to prevent Jair Jurrjens from taking another step in the right direction with the 20-minute long toss session he completed in the soggy... »
Let the Hot Stove season begin
When I arrive at Citizens Bank Park for this afternoon's Division Series workout, I'm going to present Ryan Howard with the First Annual White Flag -- an award that will be presented to the player that proves to be the... »
Does this portion of the schedule still elicit optimism?
The Braves are about to embark on that portion of their schedule that looked so appealing as recently as Thursday, when there was still seemingly some reason to feel optimistic about their postseason hopes. Mathematically the Braves are still alive... »
LaRoche sits with sore back
Braves first baseman Adam LaRoche was out of the lineup for Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Phillies because of a sore back. LaRoche strained his back while diving for a ball during the latter portion of Friday night's loss... »
Cox pulls Escobar again
Yunel Escobar has proven to have a much better attitude over the course of the past few weeks. But when he took a lackadaisical stroll toward first base at the end of the first inning of Friday night's 9-4 loss... »
Clutch hits have provided rotation more consistent support
While discussing the different feeling that has existed in the Braves clubhouse over the course of the past few weeks, Derek Lowe said, "We believe that we're going to win every day instead of just hoping that we're going to... »