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Hanson named NL's top rookie in June | braves.com: News
Hanson named NL's top rookie in June | braves.com: News
By Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com 07/02/09 6:36 PM ET ATLANTA -- One month into his Major League career, right-hander Tommy Hanson has been as good as advertised. Braves fans have known about the 6-foot-6 phenom since he dominated opponents in the Minor Leagues. Now, the rest of the baseball world is ...
Half Season All-Star Rookie Squad
Half Season All-Star Rookie Squad
morehardball.blogspot.com — With American and National League All-Star rosters being announced yesterday, I thought it would be fun to... create a roster of the rookie standouts from the 1st half of the season using all of Major League Baseball to form a lineup and pitching staff. (Stats through 7/5/09, Min. 85 at bats)  ... (more) Half Season All-Star Rookie Squad

Tommy Hanson:  One For The Ages
Tommy Hanson: One For The Ages
joshqpublic.com — Johnny come lately, the new kid in town. Everybody loves you, so don’t let them down. -Eagles... Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Rookie rookie, who gets the cookie? Tommy, that’s who. Tommy’s the big winner. Tommy wins. Atlanta Braves rookie Tommy ... (more) Tommy Hanson: One For The Ages
Tommy Hanson Proving He Belongs
Tommy Hanson Proving He Belongs
braves.gearupforsports.com — Tommy Hanson is 4-0, but it hasn’t been very pretty. Hanson gave up 3 homers in his... debut, but the Braves rallied and won the game. His next three starts featured base runners all over the place, but Hanson was able to limit the damage. His last start was more like one Braves fans ... (more) Tommy Hanson Proving He Belongs
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Hanson named top NL rookie for June
Talking Chop — Hanson named top NL rookie for June First month in the majors? Best rookie in the league.

Hanson named top NL rookie for June
Sports Page Atlanta — Hanson named top NL rookie for June First month in the majors? Best rookie in the league.

Tom Gieryn: News and Notes Plus July 2 recap
Atlanta Braves — Sorry for the lateness of this post, I've been in transit all day. Here's Tom's game recap. July 2 recap Four pretty big news items to note today: First, Tommy Hanson was named Rookie of the Month for June. Perhaps he will prove to be the rare rookie that lives up to the hype...knock on wood. He's looked better and better though, as the year has gone on. You could easily make the case that with Kawakami pitching very well of late (3.18 ERA in his last ten starts), and Hanson up, that the Braves have five legitimate top-of-the-rotation starters. Second, we're on track to getting yet another top-end starter, as the Myrtle Beach Sun-News is reporting that ...

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