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August 3rd, 2008

Skip Caray Dies - Atlanta Braves - Video

Skip Caray, who called Atlanta Braves game for three decades, died in his sleep on Sunday. Caray was 68.
The son of Harry Carry, Skip Caray carved out his own Hall of Fame legacy while with the Braves. He had been calling games until getting ill recently. Funeral service have not been announced […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

June 27th, 2008

Chipper Jones Injury Update - Braves Injury

Chipper Jones is having a great yet injury filled season. However, it appears as if Jones will be able to return to the lineup on Friday as a DH. He had been sidelined with a quadriceps injury.
On the season, Jones has a .394 batting average with 16 homers and 46 RBIs. He […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2008

Chipper Jones Injury - Freak Accident

Chipper Jones, who we at KnuckleCurve just named baseball hottest hitter yesterday, was injured when taking batting practice. In a freak accident, Jones fouled off a pitch but then the ball hit off the batting cage and hit him in the eye. Jones suffered an eye contusion and was scratched from the lineup.
The […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

June 12th, 2008

Hottest Hitters in Baseball - Power Ranking

1. Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
When you are batting north of .400, you are the hottest hitter in baseball. While it’s still early in the season, Chipper is showing signs that he could make the impossible a reality. He’s currently batting .414 with 15 homers and 41 RBIs.

Can Chipper Jones hit .400?
2. Lance Berkman, […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

June 11th, 2008

Alfonso Soriano Broken Left Hand - Out Six Weeks

Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs broke his a bone in his left hand and will be out approximately six weeks. Soriano got hit by a pitch from Jeff Bennett in Wednesday game against the Atlanta Braves.
On the season, Soriano is hitting .280 with 15 homers and 40 RBI. The 32-year-old […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

June 4th, 2008

John Smoltz Surgery - Season Over

John Smoltz season is over. The Atlanta Braves starter who tried to return as the team’s closer will need season-ending surgery on his troublesome shoulder.
Even though he’s 41-years-old, Smoltz has said that he plans to return to the Braves. While the odds are definitely stacked against him, it’s never right to […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

April 24th, 2008

Hottest Hitting Catchers in 2008

Which major league catchers are having the most early season success at the plate?
Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves
With five homers and 12 RBIs, Brian McCann is becoming a force for the Braves. He has shown very good potential in the last few seasons and seems to be taking a step forward this year. He’s now cemented […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

March 26th, 2008

Pirates Pick Up Yates from Atlanta

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired right-handed reliever Tyler Yates from the Atlanta Braves for minor-league right-hander Todd Redmond. The latter is a former 39th-round pick who only struck out 6 batters per 9 innings in High-A last year at age 22. Every case is different, of course, but those guys don’t have a real good […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

November 20th, 2007

Of Shoe sizes and pitchers

By Guest Blogger, Timm Davis 
Normally you would be expecting a post from Geoff, well he’s taking a bit of a break for the week. And I, TD have been asked to fill his enormous shoes for the time being. I guess you’d want to know a bit about me first, well as I’ve stated my […]

By guys -- 0 comments