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Reliance on Homer Could Trouble Giants Against Braves Pitching Staff

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants and Braves seem to be cut from the same cloth in a lot of ways. Both teams rely on their pitching to support unspectacular offenses. One big difference, though, is the way they score. The Giants, especially lately, have relied on home runs. That could be a problem, because the Braves have been...

Jo-Jo Reyes Arrives, Should Stay

Just because Jo-Jo Reyes doesn't have a great "baseball name", doesn't mean he won't be successful in the bigs, especially his second time around. Reyes struggled badly last year, but was dominant in the minor leagues in 2008, prompting the Braves to call him and start him on Saturday. Sample Size Alert time, but Reyes...

Random You Tube Magic: The 1986 Mets

Ah 1986 ... the days of Iran Contra, ALF, and the New York Mets, who swore, drank, and pillaged their way into your hearts. Oh yeah, and they won the world championship as well (which is how their swearing, drinking, and pillaging became public knowledge).They were music stars as well, as August of that year saw the...

Good News and Bad News for Braves and Mike Hampton

For the first time in practically a year and a half (technically a year and three days), the Atlanta Braves have returned to the tip top of the N.L. East with their late inning 3-2 victory over the Mets. Who knows how long they will stay there ... but beating the defenders of the division two out of three certainly makes a...

Background on Roger McDowell

Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21, 1960) is the pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed relief pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League and the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles of the American League.

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