KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – In the world of “new norms”, much has changed for those of us who cover sports on a daily basis. Gone (for now) are the days of being in a clubhouse to chat with players and coaches, as is our daily sit down with the manager in the…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – To say the Braves need a starter to get deep in tonight’s Home Opener would be the understatement of the day. Through the first turn of the rotation, the Atlanta starting pitchers are right in the middle of the pack in the Majors as far as innings pitched…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Reliever Will Smith, who has been out with COVID since the Braves returned to Summer Camp at long last has been cleared to return. Asymptomatic all along, Smith had to go through the protocols and get two negative tests in a more than 24 hour span, in addition…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – With the Braves set to take the field in a little over four hours, Brian Snitker announced the team will be without both their starting catchers for Opening Day. Travis d’Arnaud and Tyler Flowers are not in New York with the team, as both are experiencing symptoms of…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – WE MADE IT! After months of uncertainty on whether there would be a baseball season or not this summer, at 7:09pm on Thursday evening, Max Scherzer threw the first pitch of the 2020 season at Nationals Park. Sure there were times over the last few months that baseball…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Since Summer Camp resumed three weeks ago, one of the biggest questions surrounded what the team may or may not do with the designated hitter in 2020. Marcell Ozuna seemed like the most logical candidate. Nick Markakis had also been talked about as an option, prior to opting…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – As we inch closer and closer to the start of the regular season, one of the Braves biggest strengths this year figures to be the depth of their bullpen. Even with Will Smith unavailable to this point, the club has a number of options when it comes…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – It’s Monday, which means it’s the start of a new work week. It also means that in just a few days, the 2020 MLB regular season will (finally) be upon us! This time last month, the MLBPA and owners were still caught up in a tense back-and-forth stalemate,…… read more »
KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – Watching Freddie Freeman make his return to the field on Saturday evening, I forgot how easy he makes everything look. It started with his first time in the box. The swing, as simple and pretty as ever. And he wasted no time trying to get his timing back…… read more »
The NCAA Football Oversight Committee proposed and the Division I Council approved a preseason football timeline last month. For Georgia Tech, that preseason timeline is as follows: Saturday, July 11-Tuesday, July 21 Student-athletes may be required to participate in up to eight hours of weight training, conditioning and film review per week (not more than…… read more »
