Andruw Jones

Never in my history of watching sports have I been as frustrated as I have been with the 2009 version of the Atlanta Braves. I have watched as they hit great in spurts of three games, and then perform terribly in five. I've watched a dominant pitching staff throw quality innings night-in and night-out for Atlanta, only to see the pitcher rewarded with a loss in a 1-0 game. Other games, we've watched Atlanta hold a lead for the majority of the...  

TheBootleg.comAtlanta Braves: Bobby Cox vs. Lou Piniella - Which managerial ...Atlanta Journal ConstitutionWhen AJC columnist Mark Bradley asked readers if the Braves needed to say goodbye to longtime manager Bobby Cox, he found that although most fans who ...Milton Bradley Reduces Cubdom From Sad to WackoFanHouseLast stand for lost LouChicago Sun-Timesall 309 news articles »  

The Atlanta Braves used an eighth inning rally to beat the spiraling Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Thursday, moving to within two games from first place in the National League East Division. Matt Diaz hit a go-ahead double to hand a 3-2 lead and ...  

ATLANTA --- Jair Jurrjens was given an ovation after the right-hander gave up his only hit with two outs in the seventh inning. In the Atlanta Braves dugout, manager Bobby Cox cheered privately -- for the hitter who saved him from having to make a ...  

The Associated PressPhiladelphia Phillies (39-36) At Atlanta Braves (37-40), 7:10 PmKETV.comThe righty beat the Phils on May 9 at Citizens Bank Park with 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball. Philadelphia is rapidly falling from grace and has dropped 13 ...Philadelphia Phillies +130 avoid sweep at Atlanta Braves.SBR ForumPhiladelphia Phillies (39-34) at Atlanta Braves (35-40), 7:10 pmMiamiHerald.comJair Jurrjens flirts with no-hitter in Braves...  

by Matt SnyderFiled under: AL Central, AL East, AL West, NL Central, NL East, NL West, MLB All-Star GameFrom the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.This coming weekend, Major League Baseball will reveal its 2009 All-Star teams. So what better opportunity than this to run through a list of this season's "Anti-All-Stars." Anti-All-Stars is far too bland a name, though, so we decided to name...  

Shad Gregory Moss, better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil’ Bow Wow), recently sold his Duluth, GA home for $850,000. The lucky buyer? Atlanta Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami. The property is located at 2315 Sugarloaf Club Drive, Duluth, GA and is pimped out with a home theater system, ...  

If you were watching Thursday's Braves' game on Sports South, you probably saw this. Even if you didn't, fans of baseball shouldn't be surprised. Four weeks ago, Tommy Hanson was still in the minors, dominating AAA hitters pitching just outside of Atlanta for the Gwinnett Braves of the International League. Five starts into his major league career, he's already giving notice of his arrival. Despite allowing seven earned runs in his major...  

The NL East has proven to be the free-for-all many thought it would be. The Atlanta Braves are in fourth place, but are only three games out of first place on July 1. The New York Mets are injured and their roster is depleted, yet they broke out of a five-game losing streak against Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo on Wednesday. The Florida Marlins have shot up the standings to within a half-game of first place after a 17-11 June. The Philadelphia...  

by Knox BardeenFiled under: Braves, MLB Injuries, MLB TransactionsThe Atlanta Braves have announced that struggling second baseman, Kelly Johnson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right wrist. This is the second piece of bad news Johnson has received this week. After Tuesday night's game, Bobby Cox announced that Martin Prado would take over as the starting second baseman for the Braves. Johnson, who is hitting...  

Back in the 1990s and early 2000s the Atlanta Braves were rolling out quality starting pitchers like the Colorado Rockies were rolling out guys who could hit 30 HRs. Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Kevin Millwood, Jason Schmidt, Denny Neagle, Jason Marquis, Damian Moss, and even Odalis Perez were winning  games for the Braves in their glory years. However, things have changed over the last couple of years. The Braves have struggled to...  

Atlanta Braves - Philadelphia Phillies: Series PreviewTalking ChopBelow are my questions and Peter's answers. My answers to his questions can be found here. Q: After Cole Hamels, do the Phillies have a starting rotation ...and more »  

ATLANTA(AP) -- The Atlanta Braves took advantage of the convenient location of their new Triple-A Gwinnett team in making a late decision to call up first baseman Barbaro Canizares in time to bat cleanup on Thursday. The phone call to Canizares came ...  

ATLANTA - Rookie Tommy Hanson threw six scoreless innings despite a bout with the flu, and homers by Chipper Jones and Garret Anderson carried the Atlanta Braves past Boston, 2-1, yesterday, preventing a Red Sox sweep.  

Boston GlobeSlideshow: New York Yankees 8, Atlanta Braves 4NJ.comby Star-Ledger Staff Curtis Compton/MCTFirst base umpire Bill Welke ejects Yankees manager Joe Girardi from the game during sixth-inning action. ...Slideshow: Atlanta Braves 4, New York Yankees 0NJ.comall 825 news articles »