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The Braves Are Leaving Their Highest-Paid Player Off The Playoff Roster
Braves second baseman Dan Uggla made $13 million this season, more money than any of his teammates did. That seems like a pretty OK deal for a second baseman that can hit 22 home runs in 448 at-bats. Except that Dan Uggla also sucks, and now he sucks bad enough to be left off the Braves' roster for ...
Bob Kraft And Money Mayweather, Chilling: Your Pats-Falcons Roundup
Patriots 30, Falcons 23: At one point, New England held a 30-13 lead. Bob Kraft thought the game was over, gleefully taking photos with Floyd Mayweather in his box seats. But Atlanta rallied back and came extremely close to a 17-point comeback in under six minutes. ...
Terry Pendleton Roughed Up Chris Johnson For Sliding Into First Base
We've proven time and again that sliding into first base gets you there slower than if you run through it. Chris Johnson joined that Idiot Club of first-base-sliders and ended the Braves' rally tonight against the Phillies. His punishment was an enraged Terry Pendleton getting physical with him in ...
Atlanta-Milwaukee Brawl Was Brewing For Three Months
An awful lot to unpack from last night's Brewers-Braves bench-clearing scrum/fracas/donnybrook/other term that only gets used for baseball near-brawls. It started after Carlos Gomez took his time rounding the bases after homering off Paul Maholm, jawing at three different Braves along the way. But i...
Braves Fan Ignores Baseball, Fondles Nearby Woman's Breasts Instead
This Braves fan in the Budweiser section of Turner Field takes "Grab Some Buds" way too literally....
An Atlanta Braves-Themed "Blurred Lines" Parody, Featuring Javy Lopez
This is the work of comedian Aaron Chewning and rapper Jonny Quest, two dudes from Atlanta who are big Braves fans and also apparently friends with Javy Lopez....
Braves Fan's Fatal Fall A Ruled A Suicide
The death of Ron Homer, a 30-year-old Braves fans who fell from the upper level of Turner Field on Aug. 12, has been ruled a suicide by the medical examiner's office....
Is Dan Uggla A Mad Genius Or Just A Crappy Fielder?
The answer, of course, is "crappy fielder." But when Uggla completely whiffed on a throw, dropping it at his own feet, it inspired Denard Span to try for home. He discovered, an instant too late, that he had been Uggla'd....
Nationals Game Canceled After Navy Yard Shootings
MLB just announced that tonight's scheduled Braves-Nationals game will not be played, after this morning's shootings at the nearby Navy Yard....
Reports: Atlanta Is Up Next For An MLS Team
Local and national reports say MLS is relatively close to an agreement with Falcons owner Arthur Blank to bring an MLS expansion team to Atlanta, one of the five new franchises coming in the next seven years. The two would share the billion-dollar retractable domed stadium—aka, "The Sphincter"—that'...
Evan Gattis Can Add "Hit Fan In The Dick With A Home Run" To Legend
So what if Jose Fernandez showboated a little? Maybe he was sticking up for the home crowd, one of whom got smacked in the dick with an Evan Gattis home run....
Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 1 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....
Atlanta Hawks Head Coach Charged With DUI
Mike Budenholzer's tenure as the new head coach of the Atlanta Hawks isn't exactly off to a roaring start. The former Spurs assistant was arrested early Thursday morning in Atlanta and charged with a DUI....
Braves Player Channels NASCAR Driver During Postgame Interview
As we've pointed out before, the Atlanta Braves hold a huge lead at the top of the NL East, and members of the team are probably having trouble finding ways to keep themselves entertained as they slog through the end of the season. That brings us to Elliot Johnson, who decided to pretend to be a NAS...
Bored Baseball Players Victimize Teammate With Gum-On-Hat Prank
This is what happens when it's August and your team has a 13-game lead in the division. ...
Jason Heyward Will Be Out A While With A Broken Jaw
When you've opened up a 15-game lead in the division, as the Braves have, playing out the string is all about not getting hurt before the playoffs. Mission not accomplished. Jason Heyward took a fastball to the face, and will need surgery on a broken jaw that could have him out the rest of the regul...
Atlanta Braves Batboy Uses Actual Bat In Cruel Hoax
A real, winged bat flew onto the field in the middle of last night's Phillies-Braves game. If you've seen this story by now, you probably think that the batboy scooped the bat from shortstop Paul Janish's glove and then ran, cradling it, to the Braves dugout. You may have read or incorrectly invoked...