Greg Norton News

Jason Heyward: No. 13 for the 20-Teens. There's no science so inexact as the projection of baseball talent.

Best Case Scenerio:The Braves sign a big time power hitter. Worst Case Scenerio: Braves keep Greg Norton on the 25-man roster.

Slowinski asked what the Rays should do with Andy Sonnanstine last week. It's pretty obvious.

Former Braves pitcher John Smoltz and four members of last year's squad were among 79 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first possible day.

With the World Series coming to a close on Wednesday, yesterday marked the first day players with six or more years of major league service could file for free agency.

When the regular season concluded, first baseman Adam LaRoche and left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez were hopeful that they'd have the opportunity to return to the Braves.

Rockies played horrible, Dodgers played horrible, Cardinals played horrible; the Braves may have made it to the World Series, but it was that whole business of getting into the playoffs first.

A constant in a changing world: Norton whiffs. True story: My daughter and I were sitting in Section 401 last week the night of the Ricky Nolasco/Matt Diaz game.

As he saw his wife, Jaena, begin to cry as she packed and prepared to leave the life they had shared with their children in a suburban Atlanta home during the past two years, Greg Norton further understood how much the baseball world affects the one he inhabits with his family.

Sun Oct 4, 2009 7:57am EDT -Jair Jurrjens struck out nine and walked three in eight innings on Saturday.

The Atlanta Braves found an interesting way to put Ricky Nolasco in the record book and an even more interesting way to fall out of the playoff race Wednesday night.

So he hit a home run. He hit a lot of home runs. It's unfortunate the long and meritorious career of a Hall of Fame manager can, at least in the minds of many locals, be boiled down to one at-bat on Oct.

Bobby Cox can argue all he wants, but I've come to my conclusion: This is the right time for him to step aside.

Atlanta Braves right-hander Derek Lowe has left the game against the New York Mets after two innings because of a blister on his right ring finger.

If you have watched these Braves all season long and can't come up with a scapegoat for their struggles and terribly inconsistent play allow me to help.

"You're lying! Bradley would never write anything like that!" I, Mark Bradley, being of failing body and always-feeble mind, do solemnly swear that I write the following of my own free will.

No game tonight for the Phillies, but that doesn't mean we're taking the day off at Philled In .

Greg Norton has had a miserable season as the Braves' primary pinch hitter, but Wednesday night's fruitless at-bat against the Marlins might have been a new low.

Michael Corleone dines with Capt. McCluskey and Sollozzo. This didn't end well, either.

Throughout his nightmarish season, Brad Lidge has followed blown saves with blind optimism, insisting his once-balky right knee is healthy and his once-lethal fastball-slider combination is improving.