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Atlanta Braves-New York Mets: Spring Training Opener

Posted: 2nd March 2010 by Ben Duronio in MLB
The baseball season will officially be under way today with games finally beginning after a seemingly endless offseason (maybe only to me, those four months are agonizing). Today the Atlanta Braves take on their biggest rival, the New York Mets. The rivalry has been a bit calmer the past few seasons as both have been chasing the Phillies for titles and both the Braves and Mets have had injury-riddled seasons ...

Atlanta Braves: Can Martin Prado Handle the Starting Gig?

Posted: 28th February 2010 by Ben Duronio in MLB
Through Martin PradoÆs first 779 major league at bats he has been extremely productive, especially for a middle infielder. He has a career .360 OBP, .451 SLG, and a .353 wOBA (similar to OPS, but weighs OBP more than SLG, mean is around .330 just like OBP). Prado also performed extremely well after being promoted to full-time status last season after Kelly Johnson and Omar Infante were injured. Despite all things ...
Jair Jurrjens and the Braves had the biggest scare of the offseason earlier this week Jurrjens had to leave the Orlando training complex to receive an MRI on his shoulder. Thankfully for them both, Jurrjens and his shoulder are fine. Jurrjens' shoulder only had someáinflammationáand there was no damage to the labrum or rotator cuff.á Jurrjens, 24, is only seven months older than phenom Tommy Hanson. If the Braves were to miss any time ...

Predicting Baseball’s Division and Wild Card Winners

Posted: 16th February 2010 by Ben Duronio in MLB
There will always be people who disagree with your opinion, especially when you do not pick their team to make the playoffs. This year and these predictions will be no different, and these are the teams that I truly feel will make the playoffs in 2010. There are teams that have upgraded and teams that have downgraded, and teams that may be better without making many moves at all. The Rays ...