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Runnin
March 3rd, 2012
12:34 pm
I hope FF doesn’t re-injure his knee trying to come back too fast.
Samantha
March 3rd, 2012
12:34 pm
Thank you Trey, I will.
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
12:35 pm
Word on the Street is that Boog Powell and Dale Murphy will be calling the game…
I can’t wait to hear Boog Powell…The dude is underrated… he and Don Sutton are the voices of Dem Braves!
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
12:39 pm
Runnin
“I hope FF doesn’t re-injure his knee trying to come back too fast.”
Co-Sign
I want Fab 5 Freddie to sit another week to 10 days…the team and Fredi G is dumb to rush him back. Why rush Fab 5 Freddie in meaningless games?
We are not in a pennant race, And We Need a Healthy Fab 5 Freddie in Aug/Sept…That Knee injury will linger on as the season Progresses, Bank on It
brian
March 3rd, 2012
12:41 pm
what time is gametime??
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
12:43 pm
Fredi G is gonna make his first Stoopid Move of 2012 in Rushing Fab 5 Freddie Back…
There is no need for him to play in Meaningless S. Traing games…Start SKE at 1st for the next 2 weeks
Samantha
March 3rd, 2012
12:43 pm
Thank you Tomahawkin for your kind. I am here to make friends and make as much money as possible before school starts in fall. Also get to see Braves live instead of just TV.
David O'Brien
March 3rd, 2012
12:44 pm
Braves are wearing their regular white home jerseys for home spring-training games this year, first time they’ve done that. Will wear spring-training blues on road.
New bloggage coming shortly.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
March 3rd, 2012
12:46 pm
Brava—
Yeah, some areas got it really bad. Places just to the North and just to the South of us were in the path of a tornado, but thankfully we were in the clear.
kenhotlanta—
Thanks! Oh, you didn’t offend me. I just wasn’t sure what you meant! Sorry about that…
Anybody heard from Soph??
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
12:49 pm
Time To Grill Brats, Go Braves!
Samantha
March 3rd, 2012
12:52 pm
Game Time Go Braves
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
12:53 pm
@D.O.B.
LOL, Just say you have a New Blog “On Deck!”
You Rule, Thanks for your S. Training Coverage…I have said it before and I will say it Again…To Alot of out of State Fans you are The current TBS….
You need a VIP Party at The Cheetah or Flip Flops
tiger297
March 3rd, 2012
12:54 pm
yeah go braves
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
12:54 pm
@Samantha
Rock On!
Its GameTime
‘All Da Way Turn’t Up!!!
MFin04
March 3rd, 2012
12:55 pm
Baseball is in the air! Should be fun!
tiger297
March 3rd, 2012
12:56 pm
samantha – tickets go on sale monday at 10AM – if you are going to opening day I’d get there early they will sell out quickly
tiger297
March 3rd, 2012
12:58 pm
nice to hear jim powell’s voice…
Brava
March 3rd, 2012
12:58 pm
Woohoo! Go Braves!
Mitchie-sand
March 3rd, 2012
12:59 pm
Here we go!
Tomahawkin (Mr Boombastic!)
March 3rd, 2012
1:00 pm
Samantha
“Thank you Tomahawkin for your kind. I am here to make friends and make as much money as possible before school starts in fall”
I’m The Class Clown on here…D.O.B. and others on here can’t stand the fact that I Say old Mariah is Poetry
Welcome to the Blog, I will Take You Under My Wing
My Best Advice is Don’t Drink the Kool Aid and dont take the blog too seriously…?
And Better yet if someone takes a Cheap shot/Unprovoked Smart Ass attack on you, Put them on Ignore..Its easier said than done however…There are Blog elitists on here who get off on talking down to people
MFin04
March 3rd, 2012
1:00 pm
Nice National Anthem! Here is to a great season of making and losing a 1-game playoff! Woot!
Brava
March 3rd, 2012
1:01 pm
Welcome to the blog, Samantha.
Samantha
March 3rd, 2012
1:01 pm
Good morning Tiger, Thanks for info. I will be there. Go Braves
Trey
March 3rd, 2012
1:03 pm
Oh, Samantha and welcome. Enjoy the blog, even if you get grief from some of the bloggers. Don’t let them get to you.
Bayou Brave
March 3rd, 2012
1:03 pm
Play ball!
ncgary
March 3rd, 2012
1:05 pm
brava ,
shhhh
yes i am from a dimension unknown to mankind
time keeps on ticking ticking ticking
into the future
David O'Brien
March 3rd, 2012
1:06 pm
New BLOGGAGE
ncgary
March 3rd, 2012
1:06 pm
batter up
Brava
March 3rd, 2012
1:07 pm
LOL, ncgary.
George
March 3rd, 2012
1:08 pm
Here we go again, start of another season and another disappointment, The ATLANTA BRAVES leadership does not have the desire to win since TED TURNER gave up control of the team. Why do we start every spring with hope when we know we will be disappointed at end of season?
Samantha
March 3rd, 2012
1:08 pm
Thank you everone for your kind words. I am young and very shy, but if anybody wants to know anything about me. Just ask. Go Braves.
Mixxo
March 3rd, 2012
1:10 pm
Dangit! Can’t find a radio stream.
tiger297
March 3rd, 2012
1:13 pm
neither can I
Ward
March 3rd, 2012
2:34 pm
Hello everyone! Great day to begin Braves baseball”Go!!!!!Braves!!!!! Let’s have a great Spring………
TennesseePaul
March 3rd, 2012
2:57 pm
Thanks for the work DOB.
GO BRAVES!
74bravesjersey
March 3rd, 2012
7:32 pm
Gattis must have strong plate discipline,k’d-44times/222 ab in’10;k’d-53times/338ab’s, man, mabey he’s our diamond in the rough, let him learn corner OF position in dbl A & send him on up soon! Hope he has strong spring, & just give him a shot,He’s hungry,not taken anything for granted,Could be of great inspiration for the team,looks like a clutch hitter for a long time. Save his career,let him learn OF or 3rd Base, or both, Could shock the world & possibly our own Pujols(2 much dreamin’ but you never know about these things. Da’ Cards didn’t know they had a prince albert when before he became prince albert. This one just might be our “Evan Almighty”! Ya never know.
GMCK
March 5th, 2012
1:41 pm
how did the braves score?
Felix 17
March 6th, 2012
1:08 am
Haven’t recovered from September.
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March 13th, 2012
9:27 pm
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March 18th, 2012
1:08 pm
[...] and looking for answers. (In case you missed it, I did a story on him a couple of weeks ago. Click here for a link to that [...]
Daily Dotes for March 20 | NotGraphs Baseball
March 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
[...] The stuff that I’ve read about him doesn’t include much more detail than that, but it… [...]
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March 21st, 2012
3:47 am
[...] Circus-like path to the majors, and his story is probably more interesting than yours. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: His life began to resemble a Jack Kerouac novel mixed with new age spiritualism wherever he could [...]
So Much Time and So Little to Do! « Salem Sox Talk
April 10th, 2012
3:46 pm
[...] In preparing for today’s matchup with the Hillcats, I came across this remarkable story about Lynchburg catcher Evan Gattis: http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/02/29/braves-slugger-gattis-has-a-story-man-does-he-ev… [...]
Dashing Around Baseball-April 16 « The Dash Board
April 16th, 2012
2:41 pm
[...] He leads the league in seven statistical categories including batting average, home runs, and RBI. Gattis also has a remarkable background and his journey to Advanced-A ball has certainly been atypical. By no means is Gattis on the fast [...]
Brave change: from can’t score to majors’ 2nd-most runs | Atlanta Braves
April 20th, 2012
3:51 pm
[...] For those who missed the story during spring training, check it out by clicking here. [...]
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April 25th, 2012
11:31 am
[...] Braves slugger Gattis has a story. Man, does he ever | Atlanta Braves Good article on Gattis for those in the dark [...]
Evan Gattis Has Nothing Left To Prove in High-A « Brave Decisions
April 25th, 2012
7:34 pm
[...] For those of you who have been unable to pay attention to the Braves minor league system this season, you might want to start following catcher Evan Gattis. Not only has he been off to a torrid start, but the background story is even more fascinating. Dave O’Brien wrote a great piece this spring about Gattis which you can read here. [...]
Late-arriving Braves prospect Evan Gattis keeps slugging | Atlanta Braves
May 8th, 2012
3:37 pm
[...] point to say that if you missed the Gattis story in the spring, you’ll want to read it. Click here for a link to that story, or slap this into your browser: [...]
Evan Gattis, Jackie Bradley among top performers in the minors | HardballTalk
May 14th, 2012
8:03 pm
[...] have gotten plenty of attention already, and those three are the best prospects on this list. Gattis’ story is also one everybody should know. He’s played 15 games at catcher and nine in left field this year as the Braves try to figure [...]
Daily Notes, In Which Evan Gattis Is Honored | FanGraphs Baseball
September 13th, 2012
10:45 am
[...] in the league. That said, his development path has been decidedly unorthodox — Gattis lived a legitimately itinerant life for ca. four years — and he’s been an unmitigated offensive success over the last [...]
Keeper Strategy — 2013 Impact Rookies: Outfielders | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
September 26th, 2012
11:32 am
[...] Gattis, Braves (Double-A) This dude has quite a story, including time spent in drug rehab and a depression diagnosis. But he’s back playing ball [...]
Braves GM on Gattis: “Very good prospect” | Atlanta Braves
November 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
[...] and doing a variety of part-time jobs to support himself while he sought out his purpose in life, here’s a link to the story I first did on him at spring training. He got an invite to big-league camp in after [...]
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November 25th, 2012
9:50 pm
[...] in life while traveling the western U.S. and working odd jobs. I chronicled his colorful past in this story during spring [...]
Top 50 albums of ‘12, and who’s Braves LF? | Atlanta Braves
December 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
[...] 26 and hasn’t played above Double-A. He was out of baseball nearly four years – read about it here — while on a personal journey to figure out his purpose in life, a quest that included [...]
If Braves don’t add an Upton, Gattis could get look in LF | Atlanta Braves
January 10th, 2013
11:50 pm
[...] probably read or at least heard a little about his colorful past, but for those who haven’t, here’s the link again to the story I wrote last spring about his journey that included a brief stint in drug rehab and [...]
Ward
January 13th, 2013
4:53 am
DOB – I can’t figure out how to get on, and I’m afraid that you wont see me on anymore, because I’m having trouble posting, or trying to get on, so wish you, and Carroll well, until I can figure it out, and if not? I wont be on the blog any more. Thanks, and will still read your posts……Peace my friends, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
Daily Notes: Top Performers of the Venezuelan Winter League | FanGraphs Baseball
January 14th, 2013
10:32 am
[...] not catcher.” Regarding the first question, there are indications that Gattis, who has followed a non-traditional development path, ought to be evaluated differently from other players precisely his [...]
Prospect Impact: Bundy, Wheeler, Jackson | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
January 25th, 2013
11:40 am
[...] Gattis, Braves SP: The 26-year-old’s long and winding journey to the majors just got a lot winding-er. With two Uptons and a Heyward in his way, Gattis’ [...]
Braves catchers face challenge in 2013 « CBS Atlanta
March 13th, 2013
1:24 am
[...] spring, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution detailed Gattis’ [...]
Braves catchers face challenge in 2013 « CBS Atlanta
March 13th, 2013
1:24 am
[...] spring, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution detailed Gattis’ [...]
Braves catchers face challenge in 2013 « Changing Speeds
March 13th, 2013
1:25 am
[...] spring, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution detailed Gattis’ [...]
Braves slugger Gattis has a story. Man, does he ever
March 27th, 2013
4:00 pm
[...] [...]
brett
April 2nd, 2013
12:19 am
This guy is a coook job. I don’t expect him to be in the league a long time.
Ncmountie
April 3rd, 2013
8:57 pm
Interesting update…. Gattis not only made the majors out of spring training, he made his MLB debut tonight (April 3) at catcher. AND in his first at bat (while dad is being interviewed int he stands), he Homers! Can this story become any more interesting! All the best to Gattis and whether with the Braves or elsewhere, I hope he has a long major league career.
Lexx
April 4th, 2013
2:19 pm
Can he pitch?
E.R.A. - Vigilante Baseball
April 5th, 2013
1:03 pm
[...] to Evan Gattis. Gattis has a crazy back story that delayed his professional debut until age 23. When he did debut, though, he hit the ground [...]
Evan Gattis
April 9th, 2013
7:05 am
[...] Just live life, chill out,” Evan realized he missed the game of baseball and wanted back in (Atlanta Journal Constitution). So four years after playing his last game in Oklahoma, Evan stepped back onto the field at the [...]
Casey
April 11th, 2013
1:53 am
This article was written before this fast start to the season. He really is easy to cheer for. I wish him the best at his athletic career and whatever he decides to do.
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April 11th, 2013
7:54 am
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April 11th, 2013
11:43 am
[...] The Braves are 8-1 and off to their best start since the 1994 season, thanks to a pitching staff that are tops in ERA, and more specifically, a bullpen that’s allowed just five runs in 25 plus innings. What’s more, Atlanta can hit. Actually, they can mash. Even without Brian McCann in the lineup, and with B.J. Upton, Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla missing in action, these Braves continue to score, thanks to his brother Justin who has a league-leading six home runs, and a scorching hot Freddie Freeman (now on the DL with an oblique against his will). Then there’s catcher Evan Gattis, who has exploded onto the scene in Atlanta while filling in for McCann. On Wednesday in Miami, he hit his third home run in six games, while boosting his batting average to .391. I know it’s April, but Gattis is lucky to be on the field, let alone thriving on it. [...]
Marty Foster apologises for blown call on Joe Nathan’s 300th save | David Lengel | Excel-R8
April 11th, 2013
12:28 pm
[...] The Braves are 8-1 and off to their best start since the 1994 season, thanks to a pitching staff that are tops in ERA, and more specifically, a bullpen that’s allowed just five runs in 25 plus innings. What’s more, Atlanta can hit. Actually, they can mash. Even without Brian McCann in the lineup, and with B.J. Upton, Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla missing in action, these Braves continue to score, thanks to his brother Justin who has a league-leading six home runs, and a scorching hot Freddie Freeman (now on the DL against his will with an oblique). Then there’s catcher Evan Gattis, who has exploded onto the scene in Atlanta while filling in for McCann. On Wednesday in Miami, he hit his third home run in six games, while boosting his batting average to .391. I know it’s April, but Gattis is lucky to be on the field, let alone thriving on it. [...]
Evan Gattis and Other Old Rookie Catchers | FanGraphs Baseball
April 11th, 2013
3:30 pm
[...] also a 26-year old rookie catcher who is relatively inexperienced behind the dish because he took four years off from baseball (a bit like Tom Wilhelmsen, who walked away for even [...]
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April 12th, 2013
7:35 pm
[...] Evan Gattis of the Braves is another great example. If you don’t know his story, this is a recommended read by David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [...]
Atlanta Braves Catcher Evan Gattis Is The Best Story In Baseball’s Early Season | NewsCred Plugin For WPMU
April 13th, 2013
7:50 am
[...] age 18 Gattis was a hot college baseball prospect in his hometown of Forney, Texas. He signed to play at Texas A&M, but never showed up, the [...]
Atlanta Braves Catcher Evan Gattis Is The Best Story In Baseball’s Early Season | Business
April 13th, 2013
8:17 am
[...] age 18 Gattis was a hot college baseball prospect in his hometown of Forney, Texas. He signed to play at Texas A&M, but never showed up, the [...]
Atlanta Braves Catcher Evan Gattis Is The Best Story In Baseball's Early Season - Forbes
April 13th, 2013
10:15 am
[...] age 18 Gattis was a hot college baseball prospect in his hometown of Forney, Texas. He signed to play at Texas A&M, but never showed up, the [...]
Former Dallas Janitor Evan Gattis is Cleaning Up For the Atlanta Braves | FrontBurner
April 15th, 2013
11:26 am
[...] Lynch High School in Dallas. He was supposed to go to Texas A&M to play ball, but as this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article recounts, he chose the road far less traveled. He took to a semi-itinerant life working as a ski lift [...]
Eric Shawn
April 15th, 2013
12:37 pm
Not sure I’m up for celebrating this guy. He basically “came back” to baseball only because he left due to boredom and not want to be responsible for anything. It’s a story that he’s playing well, but I don’t know that his “journey” is something we should be celebrating.
Roy Lindbom
April 15th, 2013
12:48 pm
You can stop looking for that which you always had!
Appreciate yourself just as you are and appreciate those around you just as they are.
Max
April 15th, 2013
2:20 pm
Wow
Great article.
Random Thoughts on Baseball | Approaching Equilibrium
April 17th, 2013
8:51 pm
[...] We’ve got bench players in the starting lineup and they are still scoring tons of runs. They have a feel good story in Evan Gattis. There is literally nothing to not like about this team right now, I hope it [...]
Eric Shawn is a douche
April 18th, 2013
9:36 pm
You can choose to celebrate him or choose not to, but don’t simplify the choices he made and the life he lived as “not want [sic] to be responsible for anything”. You have no idea what it is or was to be in Evan’s shoes, or anyone else’s for that matter. STFU.
Back to Baseball | Far From Camelot
April 19th, 2013
8:14 am
[...] Isn’t this much like what our Christian journey entails? We start with a solid foundation of church and God’s Word. Then as we experience life’s hardships we often begin to doubt our foundations, turning to drugs or alcohol or sex for different answers. Finally, in our darkest hours, God either empowers us or sends an angel to bring us back to Him, where we find our freedom has always been. Baseball has been Gattis’ “God”, if you will, and being back on a baseball team where he belongs is his way of finding freedom. Listen to this: [...]
Barbara Kirkpatrick
April 21st, 2013
1:26 pm
Since Chipper retired I’ve felt like I didn’t have anyone to root for, but with the addition of Evan to the line up I’ve found someone . This was a great success story!
Braves, Post Chipper, Cox Days | Scout Team Hero
April 22nd, 2013
12:45 pm
[...] he has been slapping homers as easily as Hank Aaron in corporate softball leagues. Gattis, with his troubled past behind him, has been that unexpected boon that has really aided the Braves in their fresh franchise, and will [...]
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April 30th, 2013
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Two Games in One « Faith and Fear in Flushing
May 4th, 2013
1:10 am
[...] Miami by falling behind with one pitch, this one a homer by hulking Atlanta cult hero Evan Gattis, whose backstory seems borrowed from mid-career Jen Capriati. (Poor Anthony Recker had nothing to do with it, though [...]