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If I had to bet, I'd say least half of those reading this can immediately name where that image of Fred McGriff is from.

At a time when many are still feeling the squeeze of a less-than-robust economy, a couple of Fox... OK, implying run-of-the-mill and hall-of-famer in the same breath is probably a crime in at least 46 states.

As lonely as it might feel to be Mike Minor these days, in the midst of such a trying stretch in his young career with the Braves, there is somebody who knows exactly what he feels like.

It was two decades ago that the Montreal Expos were set to bring in a new manager, a move that would become a major event in the franchise's history.

Welcome to the abbreviated blog, wherein we'll discuss the worst-to-first nature of the Braves' first two pitchers in this series - Mike Minor last night, Brandon Beachy tonight - and the ridiculous odds defied by a fan catching home runs hit by consecutive batters three pitches apart.

Mike Minor enters his start tonight in Cincinnati with a 7.09 ERA that's soared in the past couple of weeks, and a lot of folks are asking how long the Braves can wait before they ship him to the minor leagues.

The Braves had Tom Glavine in the booth. Unfortunately, the Chip Caray. The Mets broadcasters were clearly A-level: Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez , and Ralph Kiner each did color commentary.

Atlanta Braves cast-off Derek Lowe is, to date, leading the American League in ERA , and wins .A Could this mean that the problem here in Atlanta wasn't with Lowe, but lay with the Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell ?A Yes,A it's very early in the season, but baseball is a numbers driven and performance driven sport more than any other, and as ... (more)

Tonight will be the 8,000th game in Mets history. Provided the Marlins get a hit, it will also be the 8,000th straight game without a no-hitter. Whatever opinion you may have of this odd streak, every Mets fan seems to have their own close call story.

Some of the time has been spent in what fans like to think of as baseball's romantic spots: the small towns such as Yakima, Wash.; Lancaster, Pa.; Macon and Greenville, where major-league dreams are furthered one single or strikeout at a time in front of small but enthusiastic crowds.

The 83rd All-Star Game is at Kauffman Stadium on July 10. Leading up to that game, The Star is looking back at a Midsummer Classic game every day.

Chris Davis is not a pitcher. He's a first baseman by trade, and on Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles were using him as their designated hitter.

If John Smoltz doesn't make it into the Hall of Fame, it won't be because of his own efforts but because the voters don't know how to put all the pieces of his remarkable career together.

It was the poster every Braves fan had to have, back in the early 1990s anyway. In my room only a very select few items adorned the walls.