http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/ Braves Wed, 24 May 2006 13:15:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports Sports Sports http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Wed, 24 May 2006 21:09:39 GMT The San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves will complete their three-game series tonight as they meet for the rubber match at Petco Park. The teams have split the first two games of the series and just seven total runs have been scored in the process. Atlanta won Monday's opener by a 3-1 score and the Padres picked up a 2-1 victory on Tuesday. Mike Thompson pitched seven stellar innings to lead San Diego to the victory last night. Thompson (2-0) allowed one run on four hits with two strikeouts for the Padres, who halted a four-game skid. Mike Cameron recorded an RBI for San Diego, which... (more) http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:08:06 GMT With the call that confirmed that his father had finally gotten the call to the Hall, Ben Sutter burst out of Roswell High School and raced home to enjoy a celebration that he and his entire family had waited 13 years to enjoy. Racing down the rural Georgia roads to his father's home in Kennesaw, Sutter eluded detection from the police with the same type of success that his father had enjoyed while pioneering his way toward the Baseball Hall of Fame. "I'm glad I didn't get pulled over," said the 26-year-old Ben, who is a special-education teacher at the high school. "But they had every... (more) http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:07:41 GMT John Smoltz was intrigued and excited about the opportunity to represent the United States in the World Baseball Classic. But after giving it much thought, he's decided it's in his best interest to decline the invitation. Smoltz said he was planning to call U.S. manager Buck Martinez on Tuesday to tell him of his decision, which is based solely on his desire to intelligently prepare for a season in which he doesn't want to experience arm problems again. "I'm fighting some incredible ambition, but I need to be smart," said Smoltz, who experienced shoulder fatigue caused by tendinitis at... (more) http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:07:06 GMT Bruce Sutter made history on Tuesday. Not only did he become the latest member of baseball's most exclusive club by the slimmest of margins, the right-handed split-fingered fastball artist became the first pure reliever ever elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In a year in which there were no runaway candidates, a select group of 520 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America cast their votes -- the most in history -- anointing only Sutter, who pitched for the Cardinals, Cubs and Braves in a career that spanned from 1976-88, ending when his signature pitch shredded... (more) http://bravesatlantatick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1