NL East Power Rankings
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — Last week I established a rule for the NL East Power Rankings. Lose two of three to Baltimore and you automatically drop one spot in the rankings. Now what kind of credibility would I have if I did not follow that rule once again this week? But what about if a team loses three games, getting ...

NL East Daily Recap 7-4-09
nleastchatter.com 7/5/2009 — Jamie Moyer wins his third straight It seems all that Jamie Moyer and the Phillies needed was the battered Mets to come to town to remember how to win, and win at home. The Phillies won 4-1 yesterday with Jamie Moyer(7-6) pitching into the seventh inning while only allowing one run for ...

NL East Series Preview 7-3-09 to 7-5-09
nleastchatter.com 7/3/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies are reeling, and the New York Mets aren’t exactly lighting up the ball field either. The Phillies have gone 4-14 in their past eighteen games. During those same eighteen games since a matchup between the two, the Mets are 7-11 actually ...

Nationals snap Atlanta’s winning streak, take series
mlbcenter.com 7/6/2009 — The Atlanta Braves started out the series well with a 9-8 victory over the Washington Nationals in Nationals Park. Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami did not fair well, lasting just 4.1 innings and allowing 4 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks.

A Week Later, How We Feeling?
thebeardedicon.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — After my post last week attempting to convince myself that these Braves are still worth watching, how do I feel now? Well, believe it or not, I think I feel better. Watching Nate McLouth the past few games has been fun, with him stealing bases (!), getting some big hits, and playing pretty good ...

NL East Power Rankings
macho-row.blogspot.com 7/20/2009 — After the all star break it seems the message is clear now. The Phillies are, once again, the team to beat. After a rain shortened sweep of the Marlins to start the second half of the baseball season the Phillies have built one of their largest second half leads in the division race since 1993. ...

Game 75 Recap: Red Sox 1, Braves 2
talkingchop.com 6/29/2009 — More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP Browse more photos » How good is Tommy Hanson ? We're certainly finding out pretty quick. He has now pitched 20 consecutive scoreless innings with his 6 scoreless innings on Sunday, lowering ...

NL East Power Rankings
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — Time once again to update the weekly NL East Power Rankings. For the first time in a few weeks we have some slight moving around in the middle of the pack. The Atlanta Braves have been clinging to the third spot in the power rankings and the division standings but the Florida Marlins finally ...

NL East- Baseball's Worst Division
pabaseball.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — Heading into the 2009 season, many experts agreed the NL East was one of the most competitive divisions in baseball ranking only behind the AL East. Something happened between March and now, because only 1 team in the NL East currently has a winning record (Phillies). In fact, in terms of ...

Two Solo Home Runs Enough For Braves In 2-1 Win
soxanddawgs.com 6/28/2009 — Chipper Jones and Garrett Anderson backed up Tommy Hanson’s six shutout innings as the Atlanta Braves went on to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in front of 41,463 on a hot and humid day for baseball at Turner Field. The Red Sox did try to mount a comeback in the 9th inning. Braves closer ...

Lannan And Links — Nationals Journal 6/29/2009
Before I get to the links, let me drop a comment about John Lannan, who probably deserved more attention in my game story. With Lannan, results will always speak louder than radar guns. He doesn't have an ace's typical stuff -- no dominant fastball, ...

Atlanta Braves' Tommy Hanson is Chopping Down the Competition — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Back in the 1990s and early 2000s the Atlanta Braves were rolling out quality starting pitchers like the Colorado Rockies were rolling out guys who could hit 30 HRs. Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Kevin Millwood, Jason Schmidt, Denny ...

Rays reach 100 homers and 100 steals milestone — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/29/2009
The Tampa Bay Rays became the first team in six years to have 100 homers and 100 steals by the All-Star break when B.J. Upton homered in the third of inning of Sunday's game against Florida.

Florida Marlins' Midseason Report Card: The Way You Make Me Feel — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
We're approaching the MLB All-Star break and that can only mean one thing: an endless supply of midseason report cards detailing each team's strengths and weaknesses and each player's unique ability to crap the bed at just the right moment (we're ...

Who Should the New York Mets Send to the Pen When Perez and Maine are Back? — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Mets have seen too much of the disabled list this year, and it has been very hard to watch. Watching Met by Met go to the DL is not easy for any Mets fan to watch. Watching the Mets pay for it was even harder. But we have heard good news about ...