Having three of the worst players in the National League would seemingly ruin most teams’ chances of making the playoffs, but not the Atlanta Braves’. While three of their opening day starters (four if you include Derek Lowe) have done their best to continue Atlanta’s postseason absence, three others have been amongst the best in [...]

Dan Perry of FoxSports.com said today that he considers the Braves 3-1 favorites at this point to close the deal and win the NL East. I agree. 3-to-1 sounds about right to me. Here’s why Atlanta has the edge… First of all, obviously, they’re already in first place, three full games up on the Phillies, [...]

Everything totaled, Omar Infante has been a pretty mediocre hitter since he came up with Detroit back in 2002. His career triple slash line of .275/.319/.399 supports that statement. He has well over twice as many strikeouts as walks while only occasionally flashing any power; a good offensive comparison for Braves fans would be Jeff [...]

In his latest “Fried Baseball” audio blog, Kent Covington breaks down the Braves acquisition of Chicago Cubs first baseman, Derrek Lee and the impact of this move on the NL East pennant race. Throw in your 2 cents in the comments area below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]