That’s the rumor, anyway: The Braves already have made moves to augment their rotation, calling up super prospect Tommy Hanson to make his major league debut on Sunday, after summoning Kris Medlen last month. But Atlanta might not be done adding pitching. Atlanta is one of the teams in conversation with the Boston Red Sox […]

According to Tom, this is how it went down: Glavine said that he had expected all along to playing in Atlanta this weekend following a rehab schedule in the minors. “I would pitch the simulated game that I pitched at Turner Field, I would then pitch a 3- or 4-inning stint in Gwinnett, followed by […]

Most of the commentariat is still wondering what’s wrong with Papi. Sox fan Russ Smith is on to the next question: The real question is how Boston’s normally sober and calculating general manager Theo Epstein is going to negotiate Ortiz’s exit from Fenway Park. He’s in a real bind: when Epstein dispatched onetime Sox legend […]

The Ballpark at Arlington is not among the top-10 vegetarian ballparks. This is likely not an accident: After years of trying to find a consistent, high quality steak, [Nolan] Ryan finally decided that the only way he could guarantee beef that was tender and good every time was to start his own brand. He gathered […]

Serious drama for Yorvit Torrealba and his family: The 11-year-old son of Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba was rescued by police after he was kidnapped according to a newspaper in his home country of Venezuela. Yorvit Eduardo and two of his uncles were reportedly kidnapped Tuesday morning in Guarenas, Venezuela while the boy was on […]

BTF poster and Braves fan, Sam Hutcheson, responding to John Smoltz’s critical comments about the Braves’ release of Tom Glavine: John Smoltz is a sanctimonious prick. I hope his shoulder falls off. Frank Wren’s job is not to assemble an old-timers squad from the Braves’ HOF. Tom Glavine is 43, throws 80 on a good […]

After a night’s sleep — and upon learning that Tommy Hanson has been called up and will pitch on Saturday — I have moderated my views about the whole Glavine affair. Upshot: While I concede that from a purely baseball perspective the Braves are better off with Tommy Hanson than Tom Glavine on the mound, […]

With apologies to Jayson Stark’s research staff, I must say that I usually don’t care for those “look at these weird stats!” pieces. But this one did do what those things are intended to do, which is to make read it and go “Hmm. Neat”: A third of the way through the season, James Loney […]

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That’s what Rosenthal is saying: Tom Glavine is done in Atlanta. According to major-league sources, the Braves released Glavine on Wednesday, just a day after the two-time Cy Young Award winner threw six scoreless innings in his latest rehab start. Glavine was to be paid $1 million for his first day on the active roster, […]