Alex Anthopoulos has done some pretty amazing things during his time as the Braves president of baseball operations, but he may have even bested himself this offseason. Atlanta lost its two best players in Spencer Strider and Ronald Aunca Jr. at the start of the season. Along the way, another half dozen All-Stars have spent
The Falcons are gearing up for a highly anticipated season in which the expectation is the club ends their postseason drought and hosts the first playoff game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It all begins Sunday against the Steelers and the Falcons’ former head coach Arthur Smith. Atlanta will be rocking in anticipation of the Raheem Morris
Arthur Blank may be a lot of things, but the organization’s owner is certainly not cheap. Some fan bases, like the Bengals and Commanders (before Dan Snyder sold), have to actually deal with their owners penny-pinching. That’s not the Falcons or Arthur Blank. He’s constantly reinvesting in the club. He broke out his checkbook at
The Braves clearly have a formula for winning as they topped the Rockies 3-0 last night behind another gem from Chris Sale. The eight-time All-Star went 7.0 innings with 9 strikeouts, 0 walks, 0 runs, and only 6 hits allowed. Sale is the major league leader in ERA (2.46) and strikeouts (206) and has baseball’s
The Falcons have been wheeling and dealing from the start of the offseason until the end. It began with the hiring of Raheem Morris, followed quickly by the biggest free agent deal of the offseason when Atlanta inked Kirk Cousins to a $180 million contract. On the same day, Darnell Mooney signed a $39 million
The NFC South is universally regarded as the worst division in football, and the Falcons are considered betting favorites to win it, but several notable pundits don’t see it that way. Seth Walder of ESPN, who is known for his disdain for the Falcons, believes Atlanta will fall flat on their face, finishing with fewer
Over the weekend, the most predictable thing happened as the Braves reunited with an old friend, signing Tyler Matzek to a minor league contract on August 31. The Braves veteran was assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett that day and is eligible for Atlanta’s postseason roster if he’s needed. Elbow inflammation sent Matzek to the injured list
The Braves held the Rockies scoreless last night behind another gem of an outing by Chris Sale, who went seven innings of no-run ball to go along with nine strikeouts, no walks, and only six hits. Atlanta’s offense did just enough to give him another victory, and now Sale is set up to win his
The Braves have about a month left in the season and are amid Game 1 of a three-game set against the Rockies at home. Coming off a series against the Phillies, in which they fell in three of four, the Braves are now well out of reach of the NL East title, but attention shifts
The Falcons released their Week 1 depth chart on Tuesday afternoon before their season opener on Sunday against the Steelers. New depth chart, who dis — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 3, 2024 There are a few things that caught my eye. Offensively, there were no real surprises, but there were a couple on defense and
