Welcome to ICYMI: Atlanta Braves Weekly Blog Recap. For ICYMI, we collect a sampling of the week’s best articles, podcasts, and other news about the Atlanta Braves. This is a way to get a weekly recap of all things Braves, from multiple outlets, all in one place. Enjoy!
Saturday
Friend of OFR Grant McAuley sits down for a Q&A with Scott Kazmir.
Sunday
Ken and Josh at Knockahoma Nation roll out Episode #46 of their podcast, discussing Mike Foltynewicz and dads.
Monday
Brent Blackwell continues his countdown to Opening Day by looking at the best Braves (and others) to wear a particular jersey number. Today, numbers 40, 39, and 38 get discussed as he looks at a slew of very good players, including Tony Cloninger, Alex Wood, Dave Parker, Madison Bumgarner, Bartolo Colon, and Curt Schilling, among others.
Tommy Poe at Walk Off Walk continues his Book of the Month series, where he reviews books about the Braves.
Tom Verducci at SI looks at the ‘year after effect’ as it relates to some braves pitchers. He gives Luiz Gohara a “high” risk of injury.
Eric Cole at Talking Chop looks at five things the Braves need to have happen for a good season.
Tuesday
Brent looks at number 37 in his countdown. Rick Camp, Mike Remlinger, Brandon Beachy, or Dave Stieb?
Tommy Poe at Walk Off Walk looks at the five pitches (not pitchers) that have to go well for the Braves this year.
Ryan Cothran at Walk Off Walk wonders if this is the Braves offseason that got away.
Grant McAuley talks to A.J. Minter about what he hopes is a breakout season.
Wednesday
Thirty six days away from Opening Day means Brent looks at the best Braves to wear #36. Gary Matthews, Mike Minor, and Chris Hammond are good options, but they aren’t the best overall to wear that number.
Brittni Swanson joins Walk Off Walk and comes out swinging. She takes a look at whether the hype to be ‘the man’ around Ronald Acuna will get to him and affect him, like some believe happened with Dansby Swanson.
Ivan the Great at Talking Chop dives into Sean Newcomb’s whiff rates.
Thursday
Phil Niekro may have been the best of all the Braves to wear #35. But was he the best MLB player to wear it?
Stephen Tolbert of Walk Off Walk looks at the 10 worst decisions of the Hart/Coppolella Era.
Braves Options Guy at Knockahoma Nation delves into the Braves payroll in the first of a two-part series.
Blake Silvers at Tomahawk Take takes a look at the first Brave to break the color barrier, Sam Jethroe.
David Laurila at FanGraphs has a great read on former Braves pitcher Rob Whalen and how his struggles with anxiety disorder nearly derailed his career.
Friday
Andy Harris continues his look at depth throughout the entire Braves organization. Today, Andy looks at the relief pitching depth for both the Atlanta Braves and the Gwinnett Stripers.
Matt Chrietzberg takes a look at the first free agent, Andy Messersmith, as he continues strolling down MLB’s labor memory lane.
Stephen Tolbert follows up yesterday’s pieces with the 10 best decisions of the Hartolella Era.
Brent’s countdown reaches 34, and there are a ton of great options. Kevin Millwood is the best of the Braves to wear number 34, bu is he the best ever? Let’s ask, Felix Hernandez, Kirby Puckett, and David Ortiz.
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