John Smoltz goes for 3,000 strikeouts this Tuesday!

GOING FOR 3,000: Smoltz fanned 10 Marlins Thursday, his 44th career game of 10 or more strikeouts, and is now just four strikeouts from becoming the 16th pitcher in baseball history with 3,000 career strikeouts...Smoltz will reach the mark in fewer innings pitched than all but Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Nolan Ryan, Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens.

RARE CLUB: There are fewer pitchers with 3,000 Ks than with 300 wins (23), 500 home runs (23) and 3,000 hits (27)...Only four active pitchers have more strikeouts than Smoltz: Johnson, Greg Maddux, Schilling and Martinez.

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Hey Mike Hampton! This is how you play through injuries!

Today is Mark Teixeira's 28th birthday. You can help him celebrate by signing the petition to encourage him to stay in Atlanta at Keep Teixeira.

Today's afternoon game against the Rockies has been canceled due to snow (see black and white picture). The game was rescheduled to June 16th, which was previously an off day. It's a good rescheduling for us since we'll be on our way from Anaheim to Texas, and Denver is pretty much on the way.

Yessssss!!!!!! The Braves signed minor league free agent catcher Sal Fasano and added him to Richmond's roster. 

Isn't this the second time we've signed Fasano to a minor league deal? Nonetheless, I'm psyched! Look out Corky!

I would totally make fun of this turn of events, but I am well aware that Smoltz is "currently" on the DL and Hampton is a sneeze away. By the way, I so thought that Hampton was going to sprain his hand or something when he was high-fiving the team during player introductions on opening day.