mvn.com - 6/23/2009
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Javier
Vazquez continued to put up zeroes on Monday night, tossing 6.2 shutout
innings to earn the decisions in the Atlanta Braves' 2-0 win over the
Chicago Cubs. Vazquez scattered nine hits and struck out five while
walking two, throwing 74 out of 116 pitches for strikes. With the win,
he ...
blogs.ajc.com - 6/20/2009
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OK, now it’s the Braves’ turn. After all
those seasons of shoring up their roster with blockbuster...
trades in mid-season, at the expense of raiding the farm system, consider this: (Are you sitting down?) Tell the world they’re putting Chipper Jones on ...
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Brace yourselves, but Braves should put Chipper on the ...
sbnation.com - 6/19/2009
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sports.yahoo.com - 6/23/2009
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Javier Vazquez and three Atlanta relievers combined to
shut out the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Monday night....
In a makeup game caused by a June 4 rainout, the Braves won a series for the first time since completing a three-game sweep of Toronto on May ...
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Braves end Cubs' 4-game winning streak (AP)
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Mid-Season Awards: National League
Tyler's Take On Sports —
... Apologies to: Javier Vazquez Rookie of the Year Colby Rasums, St. Louis Cardinals: I remember watching Rasmus and his brother, Cody, shine for Phoenix City, Alabama in the 1999 Little League World Series. The kids were studs, and like Todd Frazier during my 12-year-old year in 1998, their names always stuck with me. When I saw their player profiles when scouring the Perfect Game USA National Showcase profile page a few years back (I spent a bit too much time doing that while in high school), it wasn’t too much of a surprise to see that the Rasmus ...
Hissey’s Mid-Season Awards - NL
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... - his recent acrobatics on a bloop behind the mound could be the best play of the year - who can field his position like a middle infielder, in addition to having excellent command of tremendous stuff.
The Freak, as they say, deserves to start the All-Star game for the National League, and, as of this writing, looks to be headed for a second Cy Young before his 26th birthday. No, he doesn’t get points for the awesome Mullet.
Apologies to: Javier VazquezRookie of the ...
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