Is Atlanta interested in Matt Holliday?
bases.newsvine.com 7/15/2009 — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Dave O'Brien mentions -- and then almost immediately scotches -- rumors of a Yunel Escobar for Matt Holliday trade:

The Escobar to Oakland for Holliday and Cabrera rumor
talkingchop.com 7/15/2009 — Fluttering around the Braves blogosphere today is this mention by an Oakland A's beat writer: Remember that potential trade with the Braves -- Holliday and Cabrera for Escobar and prospects -- I mentioned a while back? I keep hearing it, but out ...

Hairston traded to A’s, is Holliday the next to be moved?
scoresreport.com 7/6/2009 — On Sunday, the Padres traded outfielder Scott Hairston to the A’s in exchange for minor league pitchers Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano, in addition to a player to be named later. MLB FANHOUSE discusses the possibility of the A’s acquiring Hairston as a precursor to a Matt Holliday trade :  ...

A's Keeping Holliday?
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — "How will Matt Holliday's struggles at the plate affect his trade value? For now, A's GM Billy Beane told the San Jose Mercury News he doesn't feel an urgency to deal Holliday if the A's appear out of contention by the July 31 trade deadline (Sportsline)." The article goes on to say the A's a ...

Brewers Called Braves About Vazquez
mlbtraderumors.com 7/6/2009 — The Brewers heard Ryan Braun 's plea for help and they have responded. They called the Braves about Javier Vazquez , according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick . However, Atlanta likely won't part with Vazquez in a deal that doesn't bring back Mat Gamel ...

Braves Fading Fast
tomahawktake.com 6/28/2009 — Javier Vazquez pitched another gem saturday afternoon. He threw 7 and 1/3 innings, giving up but a single run. He lost , of course, because this is the Atlanta Braves, after all. Enough of that; let’s focus on the positive. Uh…I guess I already did that. Okay, the negatives, ...

Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 7/6
soxanddawgs.com 7/6/2009 — After salvaging the series against the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will now play host to their former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra and the Oakland A’s. The game tonight will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. ...

Atlanta Braves Sweep Champions
tomahawktake.com 7/3/2009 — The Atlanta Braves swept the Philadelphia Phillies in an exciting final game that had Garrett Anderson popping a home run after some solid hitting by the Braves late in the game. The Braves are now two games out of first heading to the All-Star break, a pleasant surprise considering ...

Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 7/7
soxanddawgs.com 7/7/2009 — Brett Anderson stole the show last night for the Oakland A’s as he threw a 2-hit complete game shutout at the Boston Red Sox. Tonight, the Red Sox will look to get back into the win column and maintain their 1-game lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East. The game tonight will ...

Jeff Francoeur and the extra base hit
talkingchop.com 7/2/2009 — More photos » by Erik S. Lesser - AP Like his bat, Jeff Francoeur of the Atlanta Braves, is broken. Browse more photos » When Jeff Francoeur burst on the scene in 2005, he did so with a display of power that the Braves ...

Stoking the Fires Special Edition: Atlanta Braves Trade Wishlist — Bleacher Report - MLB
The Atlanta Journal Constitution's, David O' Brien is reporting that Atlanta may be close to making a deal. Frank Wren and Bobby Cox were holed up in an office for more than an hour on Thursday before the game, leading to rampant speculation about an ...

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Nationals' Dunn hits 300th home run (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Nationals slugger Adam Dunn hit his 300th career home run Saturday, ending Braves rookie Tommy Hanson's consecutive scoreless innings streak at 26 with the milestone blast. Dunn hit a 2-2 fastball two-thirds of the way up the second deck in right ...

Dunn hits 300th HR, Nats beat Braves 5-3 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Atlanta's Tommy Hanson extended his scoreless innings streak to 26 before Adam Dunn's 300th career homer and the Washington Nationals rallied for four eighth-inning runs and a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Saturday. Hanson departed with a 3-1 ...

Mariners top Sox on Woodward's bloop — Major League Baseball News
Three walks and Chris Woodward's bloop single into right field in the ninth inning on Saturday lifted the Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox before 37,656 at Fenway Park.