Section 435 An Atlanta Braves blog. From the upper deck at Turner Field.

Posts from March 2008

Quick Hits on Home Opening Day

The lineup was stale this weekend against the Indians and that continued into the heartbreaking opening day loss at Nationals Park. With a lineup as stacked as the Braves this year, you can’t be too worried about this continuing through the season, but it would be nice to come out of the gate strong.
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Jeff Bennett: Some Guy Makes the Team

I saw Jeff Bennett in his first start with Braves last September, another of the random folks who took part in the musical chairs end of the rotation last year. As he was the 86th guy to make the starting rotation, I just dubbed him Some Guy. Well, Some Guy pitched really well, I cheered [...]


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29 March 2008 @ 7pm

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Rain for the Win!

Atlanta 5, Cleveland 4. Mike Hampton haters were shut up for the final time this spring. Hampton pitched 3 strong innings, giving up only one run. His pitch count was very impressive: 41 pitches, 31 strikes. He fooled a lot of guys in the 1st and 3rd, but the Tribe was able to string together [...]


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29 March 2008 @ 11am

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Friday Night Highlights from Section 435

Cleveland 7, Atlanta 1. It was great to be back at Turner Field last night for the exhibition game against Cleveland. A little chilly in the upper decks, but that’s typical for early spring. I was excited to get a chance to see Jair Jurrjens live and in person, but it was not a great [...]