http://tomferda.com Sportswriter Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/fat-lady-warming-up-her-mic-for-the-braves/ http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/fat-lady-warming-up-her-mic-for-the-braves/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:10:49 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=27 Previously published in Baseball Digest Daily on July 29, 2008. ATLANTA - At All-Star break the Atlanta Braves were poised to make a run. Their schedule allowed them a realistic opportunity to create a tight, four-way race in the NL East. Being in the hunt for a playoff spot would put the Braves in the position most analysts expected them to be in throughout this season. Being in the hunt could also convince Braves GM Frank Wren to stop accepting calls inquiring about a Mark Teixeira trade. On July 16 with the Braves sitting 6.5 games behind first and the last-place Nationals coming to town, it wasn't time for the Fat Lady to sing just yet.]]> http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/fat-lady-warming-up-her-mic-for-the-braves/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/braves-need-early-win-streak-to-save-teixeira/ http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/braves-need-early-win-streak-to-save-teixeira/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:11:47 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=75 Previously published in Baseball Digest Daily on July 16, 2008. ATLANTA- Now that we've taken a few days to come down from the adrenaline rush furnished by the longest game in All-Star history that included appearances from Atlanta Braves Chipper Jones and Brian McCann, it's time to take a look at the importance of a strong Braves start to begin the second half. As the Braves come out rested after the break, two issues seem to be of interest. One, closing the gap on the NL East leaders and two, GM Frank Wren seems to need a reason to keep clean-up hitter Mark Teixeira past the July 31 trade deadline.]]> http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/braves-need-early-win-streak-to-save-teixeira/feed/ 0