By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Just when it felt like things were starting to come together for a Braves rotation that’s been a revolving door for the last nine weeks, there was more bad news on Monday just before first pitch of the series opener with Miami. Cole Hamels, who missed the…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 6810 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Here we go folks, the final week of the regular season is already upon us! Starting tonight, the Braves will play four against the second place Marlins and wrap up the final three at home against the Red Sox next weekend. Entering tonight’s action, Atlanta has a…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Tonight, the Braves officially start the home stretch of the 2020 season, as they open up a three game set against the Mets at Citi Field. While the club was idle last night, they got some help in the standings as the Red Sox beat the Marlins,…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – While it took a lot longer than anyone could’ve anticipated seven months ago, Cole Hamels makes his return to a Major League mound tonight, as the Braves and Orioles wrap up their three game series in Baltimore. The 36 year old southpaw missed all of Spring Training…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – On Monday, the Braves brought in a familiar name, signing veteran Pablo Sandoval to a minor league deal. Sandoval, a three-time World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants was in his second go-round with the Giants, after a three year stint with the Boston Red Sox.…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the Braves enter tonight’s series opener in Baltimore with a three-and-a-half game lead over the now second place Marlins, as Miami swept a twin bill from Philly yesterday in South Florida. With the loss, the Phils now…… read more »
BY KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Over the course of a baseball season, there’s going to be days you get to the ballpark and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be your day. For the Braves, through two innings last night, it was looking like Thursday was going to be that day.…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Wednesday morning, the Braves activated Ozzie Albies from the Injured List after missing the last 27 games with a bone contusion in his right wrist. Initially, the injury appeared relatively minor when it initially occurred, Albies has been on the shelf for nearly half of the 2020…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Just when it felt like the news couldn’t get any worse for Braves fans in 2020, it did. Tuesday morning, the club placed Max Fried on the IL with a left side muscle spasm in his lumbar spine. Fried, coming off another five inning outing on Saturday…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Baseball can be a really funny (and maddening) game. The best part about this crazy game is the fact you can watch it day in and day out, 162 times a summer, and continue to see something you’ve never seen before. Take Freddie Freeman’s weekend for example.…… read more »
