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Sports Illustrated September 26, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball A mechanical adjustment by John Rocker could spell trouble for the Braves' playoff foes |
Salon.com June 30, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
John Rocker says he's sorry On his first trip to New York since his inflammatory comments last year, the Braves reliever issues another apology, then retires the side. |
Sports Illustrated March 3, 2000 |
A Brave mission Forget Rocker? Atlanta has reason to do just that |
AskMen.com Fan-atic |
Athletes & Freedom Of Speech Fans are enraged over John Rocker's racist and derogatory comments. |
Salon.com June 9, 2000 Allen Barra |
John Rocker, whipping boy He was torched for talking about New York the way baseball executives do. But he'd still be in the majors if he'd been getting people out. |
Salon.com August 21, 2000 Joan Walsh |
John Rocker's San Francisco treat White hecklers and gay mashers greet the Atlanta Braves bigot on his first trip to the Bay Area -- but is yelling "trailer trash" the best way to fight racism? |
Sports Illustrated March 7, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Expos still interested in Rocker |
Salon.com June 22, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
The police blotter Some of our wholesome heroes in the world of sport have been getting into some unwholesome trouble. And that's just this week. |
Sports Illustrated August 21, 2002 Frank Deford |
Bane of the Braves Atlanta's run has been admirable, but also disappointing. |
Sports Illustrated September 18, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Baseball comes through National pastime helps the healing process... |
Sports Central May 4, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
The Letter of the Law, Written and Otherwise Baseball, for all its controversies and crises, remains as invigorating a game in discourse as it is in play. |
Sports Central October 13, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
Bobby's World Stopped Bobby Cox could bring himself to do no more Monday than flash a shy, close-lipped smile, and a thumbs-up to a Turner Field audience that had just watched an only-too-familiar sight. |
Sports Central May 10, 2006 Jeff Kallman |
The Braves Bend the Pendulum What happened when the New York mets threw Jose Lima against a short-rested Atlanta Braves' John Smoltz? |
Sports Illustrated April 24, 2000 Jack McCallum |
He's Off His Rocker Pick your reason as to why John (Off His) Rocker got a standing ovation last week when he made his Atlanta Braves debut and why in his early-season appearances he has been accorded the status of a returning war hero.... |
Sports Illustrated January 22, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Take That, You Mets! Gary Sheffield may give the Braves the punch needed to stay ahead of New York... |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Maddux's march toward history A look at Maddux's history and a comparison with other pitchers who won 250 games by the time they were his age... Magglio Ordonez... John Rocker... |
Salon.com July 12, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
The really big show Cue the sappy French horn music, they're introducing All-Stars. |
Sports Illustrated August 6, 2002 Tom Verducci |
The rich get richer The emergence of young hurlers fortifies Atlanta's rotation. |
Sports Illustrated September 20, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Subway Series? It could happen The Jets and Giants are undefeated. The Yankees are just days away from clinching another division title. The Mets have a solid grip on the NL wild card (with assistance from the D-Backs.) The bottled water is safe to drink. Yes, sir, these are heady times for New Yorkers. |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Even the Braves suffer pitching woes, and Andy Ashby is the latest cure |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
Postseason File: Braves vs. Diamondbacks Overall the Braves have to scratch out base hits and hope one of their big guns drives the runners home... |
Sports Illustrated October 13, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Chopped down Playoff disappointment means more changes for Braves... |
Sports Illustrated October 24, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Seventh Heaven Can a pair of aces keep the Yankees from another title? |
Sports Illustrated June 11, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Risky business Investing big money and long years in pitchers can backfire. |
Sports Illustrated April 24, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Check your calendar Despite some feel-good stories in Major League Baseball, keep in mind it's only April... |
Salon.com July 31, 2002 King Kaufman |
30 more memorable moments Baseball's list tends toward the recent and positive, so here are some alternatives, unvarnished. |
Sports Illustrated June 4, 2003 Tom Verducci |
Man vs. Machine Pitchers are swinging away and umpires are crying foul, but QuesTec, baseball's high-tech strike zone evaluator, is good for the game |
Sports Illustrated June 6, 2000 Jeff Pearlman |
Inside Baseball The Yankees' reserves don't have the juice of those of recent vintage |
Sports Illustrated March 26, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Brave new world It's been a while, but Atlanta's pitching is now questionable... |
Sports Central October 8, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
Goodbye, Atlanta Braves, Yet Again The Braves, who managed to shake off a few hiccups and a few dubious deals to post the National League's best regular season record, deserved better than regular season managing in a win-or-be-gone game. |
Sports Illustrated January 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
The more things change ... Say hello to the new Braves, same as the old Braves... |
Sports Central July 11, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: A Brave Prediction A glance at baseball's National League East and you might say every team is within striking distance. A more careful look and one team appears to have what it takes to win. |
Sports Illustrated September 29, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Chat Reel: SI's Stephen Cannella It's cliche, but Braves are the team to beat. Plus, musings on the AL MVP and the collapse of the Diamondbacks... |
Sports Illustrated August 7, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Phillies fans speak out So, you didn't think there were many Philly fans out there these days? All you need to do is overlook Robert Person and there they are. I found that out in this week's mailbag. |
Sports Illustrated October 3, 2000 Jeff Pearlman |
Playoffs: Cardinals-Braves Breakdown A pinch-hitting Mark McGwire makes this a much, much closer match. Besides Jim Edmonds, the Cardinals don't have the two-three-four-five power of Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Andres Galarraga and Javy Lopez, but leadoff hitter Fernando Vina is a sneaky run generator... |
Sports Illustrated June 8, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Sosa should have gone to Baylor first The Sammy Sosa saga; Billy Koch; Expo All-Stars; etc. |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"! |
Fast Company May 2006 Michael A. Prospero |
9 Innings with Jeff Angus Baseball metaphors run through business speak as easily as Willie Mays ran down fly balls. But too often, writes consultant and baseball columnist Jeff Angus in Management by Baseball, business fails to live up to the American pastime. Here's an interview with the author. |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Brave move Atlanta is a better team without Rocker... |
Sports Illustrated March 20, 2000 Jeff Pearlman |
Griffey, still golden in center Baseball Q&A |
Sports Illustrated October 2, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Center stage Down the stretch, NL races come to the forefront... |
Sports Central December 28, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2015: It Got Late Early Out There The author ruminates on this year's baseball games and famous players of years past. |
Sports Central August 16, 2012 Kevin Beane |
TBS's Grand Experiment For the first time in MLB television history, the commentary will be covered by a woman, Michele Smith (well, partially covered -- John Smoltz will be there too, along with Ernie Johnson doing play-by-play). |
Sports Central March 4, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Big 10, Smoltz, and Chaney What chances do you give the Big 10 of not only receiving NCAA tournament bids, but having some level of success?... How do you think John Smoltz will perform as a starter again with the Atlanta Braves?... etc. |
Salon.com October 17, 2000 King Kaufman |
Save me, Alex Rodriguez We non-New Yorkers implore the baseball gods: Please don't make us suffer a Subway Series. |
Sports Central September 29, 2009 Bill Hazell |
Any Drama Left in September? We can only hope the story of September 2009, the last month of regular season baseball in this decade, has yet to be written. |
Sports Illustrated March 9, 2000 Jeff Pearlman |
Sans Smoltz, Braves look vulnerable Baseball Q&A: Mets... Steve Avery... Rickey Henderson... Kerry Wood... Rockies... Ken Griffey Jr... Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Montreal... Minnesota Twins... Braves... Nick Johnson... |
Sports Illustrated November 19, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Another Atlanta ace Expect pitcher Mike Hampton to thrive in his new surroundings. |
Sports Illustrated October 18, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Mr. Clutch Postseason pressure brings out best in Yankees' Jeter... |
Sports Illustrated April 26, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Vlad, undervalued? Believe it Baseball Q&A: Who is over/under rated?... Considering how thin starting pitching is, why don't managers entertain the idea of returning to the days of four-man rotations?... Are the Braves interested in acquiring A-Rod in the off-season?... etc. |