From fans to enemies: San Francisco propels the Atlanta Braves to the playoffs

Dear San Francisco, You have not had any bigger fans than those who root for the Atlanta Braves over the last three days.  We are grateful for your ability to win the final game of your series against the San Diego Padres.  It did not come without drama, as did the Braves clinching of the [...]

All eyes on Padres and Giants as Braves outlast Phillies, 8-7.

The last homestand for Bobby Cox in his long career did not go without sweat and anxiety.  The Atlanta Braves lost the first two games a combined 18-5.  The San Diego Padres won the first two games of their series with the San Francisco Giants to pull within one game of the Giants in the [...]

Ain’t that a Beachy night. Phillies slam Braves.

Brandon Beachy pitched solid in his third major league start.  He gave the Atlanta Braves a chance to win. For the second time in 3 starts the defense let him down.  And the bullpen imploded to hand him his second career loss. He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 7 hits, walking 1 and giving [...]

Braves lead Padres by 2 games in the Wild Card, thanks to Cubs.

Hey, Chicago Cubs.  The check is in the mail! The Cubs finished off the San Diego Padres 1-0 tonight scoring a run in the 9th inning to take 3 of 4 games from the Padres.  They helped turn a 1/2 game lead for the Padres to a 2 game deficit in the wild card race [...]

Unannounced portion of Braves/Cubs trade.

When the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs made a trade on August 18th to send former All Star Derrek Lee to the Braves many speculated that this may be the trade that propelled the Braves into the playoffs. The unannounced portion of the deal may have been the most important part of the trade. The [...]

Lets Go Padres, Reds, Rays, Twins, Rangers…

Now that the season is all but over, Mets fans can turn their attention to more important things. Like rooting against the teams we don’t want to win the World Series. For me, and most Mets fans, those teams include the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. When those teams win the World [...]

MLB Division Leaders 2010

This time a year ago every division in baseball had a different leader. Now, not every team that was leading at this point went on to win the division but it proves that the MLB season is a marathon not a sprint.
What surprises me the most? The NL West has the Pads in first when [...]

Jays Remain Calm in Victory (Despite an Earthquake)

 
After being swept by the Colorado Rockies in a three-game series, the Toronto Blue Jays (35-30) were able to end their losing ways by defeating the Padres (37-27) last night in San Diego.
Blue Jays Game Notes:
Shawn Marcum (6-3) took to the mound, in an attempt to bounce back from a pair of rough outings against [...]

Mets Split, Niese Shines

What did Johan Santana do to the Mets hitters to make them hate him so? They were able to get just two hits off Matt Latos and three other San Diego relievers as they lost 4-2. The Padres snapped the Mets nine-game home winning streak in the first game of the day/night double header with [...]

Ike The Mighty

On the night where Stephen Strasburg made his debut (holy crap! 14Ks, no walks), Mike Pelfrey pitched another great game. A day after the Mets drafted a guy eerily similar to Pelfrey, he pitched nine innings of five hit ball. He allowed just one run, while striking out six and walking no one.
Sadly, Pelfrey didn’t [...]

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