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A look at the early season surprises in Major League Baseball.

My nice new boyfriend had a dark side, and that dark side, fellas, was called baseball. Oh, dear, I was dating a guy.

List of blogs dealing with Major League Baseball.

The best baseball players born in Michigan

This article outlines my choices for the National League all-star substitutes if I was the manager for the NL all-star team after the starters have been announced. The list is complete with both stats and explanations for why I chose who I did, and also discusses omissions.

After seeing their record run of 14 straight division titles end last season, the Atlanta Braves are looking to get back on top of the NL East

national league first half has had some surprises but will they continue their winning pace?

All 30 MLB teams ranked 1-30!

Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt will take injured pitcher John Smoltz's roster spot in the 78th annual MLB All-Star Game.

Baseball players have a new worry and it comes in the form of painful surgery. More and more baseball players are heading under the knife to undergo what has become popularly called "Tommy John's Surgery".

OK Internet people all around the world, here is your chance to have a say in who should win the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of The Year awards in Major League Baseball.

which of your favorite baseball players are likely to make the All Star game?

A ranking of MLB players according to fantasy points

In this guide I will show you the best places to find Atlanta Braves Baseball MySpace layouts and contact tables.

The Red Sox' lead over the Yankees has shrunk drastically and the Padres are clinging to a 1-game lead in the NL Wild Card race. Collapsing in late September stings. Here is a list of the top ten regular season collapses in baseball history.

Humor columnist Christopher Wilson sits down at the breakfast table to bask in the glory of Post Cereal's miniature Major League Baseball bobblehead dolls.

June 2nd power rankings

The Marlins traded away their two top names, and pin the future on a youth movement. How bright is the outlook in sunny Miami for 2008?

Fantasy news and insights surrounding the 2008 Atlanta Braves. Includes projected starters, fantasy gems, duds, and sleepers.

With the announcement a year ago of the innaugural World Baseball Classic, baseball players,owners, and fans alike greeted the idea with fanfare. Now, in the World Baseball Classic, sixteen countries, some without star players, will bat to the finish.

While watching an interleague game on a summer night between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves, 64 baseball fans share their passion for America's pastime and Fenway Park, a place writer John Updike lovingly called "a lyric little bandbox."

Here are the cheats and hints for All Star Baseball 2003 Xbox.

With an improved bullben and starting rotation, along with a potent offense, the Atlanta Braves baseball team should be able to reclaim the division title and see the postseason again this year.

Last season, the Atlanta Braves took a step back towards the top of the NL East. This season, they entertain some blasts from the past, but will they continue to improve?

I was already mourning the losses to my beloved Braves roster. But Leo Mazzone? This news was incomprehensible.

Braves baseball is back

Here is a look at the greatest pitchers to ever toe the rubber for the Atlanta Braves. This list includes one Hall of Famer and 3 future Hall of Famers.

Here is a look at the 10 greatest moments in Atlanta Braves history. The list is in chronological order.

Andy Pettitte has pitched for four World Series winning team and played in seven Fall Classics for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. He also finds time to serve disabled children, visit injured veterans, and share his faith.

The lineup may be hype, but I will tell you someting that is not, their starting pitching.

A story in the AJC bemoaned the Braves' record in one-run games. This article explores the merit in blaming that for a second straight season out of the playoffs for Atlanta.

The state of the New York Yankees 2008 starting roster is in flux. Here is what the Yankees must do to achieve success.

The Braves finished five games out of first in 2007- will bringing Tom Glavine back help lead them to their first division title after a three-year absence?

San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young has won the final National League All-Star spot.

The New York Mets made a blockbuster deal to land Johan Santana. Will this be enough to erase the memory of their late season collapse of 2007? Here is how things look to shape up in the National League East.

What was once the three-headed monster at the top of the Oakland A's starting rotation at the beginning of the decade is now a group of pitchers that has since gone their separate ways, but haven't been the same.

The Atlanta Braves look to be on the fast track to win its 14th straight division championship. That is despite the fact that many believed before the season (and some may still believe) that the Braves are not the most talented team in the division.

A brief look at some of the stories around the majors during Spring Training

The Atlanta Braves have established a tradition of excellence unmatched by any team in history. This is a review of the recent rebuilding actions of the Braves along with outlining exactly what makes the Braves a model of excellence.

Coverage of John Smoltz speech Thursday night to the American Baseball Foundation in Birmingham.

John Smoltz has long lived in the shadows of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, it's about time he got some credit.

On June 4th, it was announced John Smoltz would undergo season-ending surgery, with the hopes that he'd be back for the 2009 season. What does this mean for my Braves?!?!

John Smoltz will finish his career with over 200 wins and 150 saves, a Cy Young, and the most post-season wins of anybody ever to throw a pitch. Enough said.

John Smoltz is one of two major league pitchers ever to have 150 or more wins and 150 or more saves for a career. He is one of two players ever to have a 20 win season and a season with 50 saves. Smotz is also a humanitarian and outspoken Christian.

Smoltz became the only pitcher to win 200 games and save 150 games Thursday.

Normally, when someone asks you to name your favorite athlete, celebrity or Christian role model; you give three different answers. I have only one answer.

Tommy John was a fine left-handed pitcher who suffered what had been a career ending injury for anyone else. But a radical procedure prolonged his career, and he went on to win 288 games, but for some reason, Cooperstown hasn't called.

The Braves have won 13 straight NL East crowns. With new ace Tim Hudson --- and John Smoltz back from the pen to the starting side --- can they make it 14 in a vastly improved division?

To win games you must have three things. 1. Good pitching ability 2. Good team 3. good bullpen

The Cy Young Award goes to the best pitcher in each league. Who will win Cy Young in the National League in 2007?

You might be thinking, Joe Mauer is awfully young to have a biography about him already, what has he done to deserve a biography piece? Well, read and find out.

It's hard to track every player in each game, so here are some key stats from April 2nd to help managers looking to pick up players.

The Atlanta Braves 2006 season saw of the greatest streaks come to an end. Starting in 1991 the Braves have been in the playoffs every year until 2006 when that streak ended.

While ESPN and Fox are going on about the 10 game gap between the Yankees and Red Sox the Mets and Braves are going back and forth seemingly every night.

The offense of the Philadelphia Phillies has a lot of power but the team as a whole just doesn't have what it takes to compete with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.

Everybody either loves Derek Jeter or hates Derek Jeter. He seems like he wins everything and does everything right. Well let's not forget the original Derek Jeter, Dave Justice.

Alabama is probably thought of as a football state, but many great baseball players have come from Alabama.

I've covered predictions for everything this year except for MVP. Who will win the National League MVP in 2007?

After the New York Mets dethroned the Braves and dominated the NL East many people thought the NL East was a lousy division, but the truth is the NL East is full of more futuare stars than any other division.

Andy Pettitte has an impressive 186-104 record over a dozen seasons, nine of those spent with the New York Yankees, a team he now goes back to after three seasons with the Astros.

A list of candidates and the winner of my NL Cy Young award if the season ended after May.

Perhaps the only thing hotter than the weather in the dog days of August is baseball's wild card race in the wide open National League. A look at the teams in the hunt for October.

The Atlanta Braves have had an extraordinary run of consistency, winning 14 straight division titles. But it looks as if Atlanta's run of success is over as the Braves simply do not have enough talent anymore to win.

The Braves streak of winning 14 consecutive division titles is in jeopardy. Atlanta has had an amazing run, but it appears to be coming to an end this season.

Aging Hurler Not Ready To Quit Just Yet

Joel Pineiro is three years removed from his last good season as a starter, but Boston may have plans to use their new acquisition in the back of the bullpen.

How will the Braves shape up in 2007?

Provides what all fantasy players want, a second opinion and analysis on who some of the top pitchers for the 2007 season will be.

A look at how each team will finish in the National League East in 2007

During their run of four championships in five years from 1996-2000, Andy Pettitte was one of the Yankees' most popular players, but owner George Steinbrenner let him get away following the 2003 season. That mistake was rectified when Pettitte was re-acquired in December.

On draft day a lot of fantasy baseball owners will scramble to get the best starting pitcher available. A starting pitcher is very hard to predict but here are my rankings.

In this article I give some predictions on how I feel the Atlanta Braves pitching staff will be this year.

A preview of Major League Baseball's National League Eastern Division.

So who is going to lead the Majors in strikeouts in 2007? Or is the better question who is going to finish second in strikeouts behind Johan Santana?

After losing his first four decisions of the 2007 season and posting an awful 10.62 ERA, the Atlanta Braves had starting pitcher Mark Redman "put down" this week.

The current baseball economy has made deadline deals more difficult. Veterans have bloated contracts and teams are holding onto young prospects more than ever. Let's take a look at the buyers, sellers, the muddled middle, and pat-standers over the next month:

My fantasy baseball numbers

My overview of fantasy baseball

My best baseball fantasy performers

Fantasy baseball opinions

Familiar face hopes to give Braves much needed depth in their rotation

Top ranking fantasy baseball players

In the year 2004, 16% of all hate crime was motivated by a sexual-orientation bias. Sally Kern's anti-gay comments are being heard around the country for exactly what it is.

Are you tired of wondering "What should I do?" when it comes to your fantasy baseball draft? I've got you covered. I break down what I consider the best draft strategy, and mention a few keys that any successful draft takes into account.

A look inside the NL East: It appears to be a three team race with the New York Mets featuring a potent lineup and new ace pitcher Johan Santana. Do the Phillies have what it takes to repeat? Can Atlanta get back to the postseason after a 2 year drought?

My top ranking fantasy players and tidbits from week 7.

A look at the blockbuster of the 1977 Winter Meetings in which Bert Blyleven, Jon Matlack, Willie Montanez and Al Oliver changed teams. Includes a breakdown of what each team hoped to accomplish with the deal and how it worked out in the end for all of the clubs.

Why Curt Schilling belongs in Cooperstown

A listing of my top performing fantasy baseball players

Medical advances, physical conditioning, better diets, pitch counts, and the use of "set up" men and "closers" are simply too many variables for statistical treatments to control

The Atlanta Braves have been struggling as of late with injuries and bad luck but are still well within the reach of the National League East lead.

An overview of my top producing fantasy players.

A ranking of my top performing fantasy baseball players.

My top fantasy baseball players

My top performing baseball fantasy players

Sports fans talk all the time about basketball and football players that were steals in the draft but here are a few baseball players that weren't drafted until the 20th round or later.

I was surprised by how many players became managers, and how many of them are still playing in the bigs. I was saddened by the number who have passed away.

It's the All-Star break, a perfect time to hand out mid-season report cards for everyone's favorite team, the New York Mets.

There have been so many great players and characters in baseball over the years. Here is a breakdown of the best players for each decade, starting in 1870 and working up to the present. Enjoy.

Six Hall of Famers, another in waiting, and another two that could make a case have struck out the most men in October championship play.