Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on October 25th:
In the Press...
- There were some suggestions by beat writers David O'Brien and Mark Bowman about the off-season direction the Braves will take.
- Talking Chop first reported that Jason Heyward was sidelined with a leg injury, which was later reported by the Braves.com site.
- The Braves "got the ball rolling" on contract extension talks with Tim Hudson.
- The Braves hired another former member of the Orioles front office.
- The AJC reported that Martin Prado is likely going to be the Braves 2010 opening day second baseman.
At Talking Chop...
- The Atlanta Braves Fan Confidence Poll showed that Braves fans are already feeling better about the off-season.
- We reviewed the 2009 season of third baseman Chipper Jones.
- The 2009 seasons of Omar Infante, Kelly Johnson, and Garret Anderson were also reviewed.
- Matt reviewed the top-5 Braves third base prospects and the top-5 left field prospects.
- Matt Diaz chatted with fans on ESPN, we wrapped up the most interesting Qs & As.
- The bloggers of Talking Chop conducted a round table on the third basemen in the Braves organization.
- We continue to recap the Braves prospects' performances in the games of the baseball fall and winter leagues, here and here.
Notable FanPosts and FanShots...
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GoBravesNY told us about prospect Jeff Lyman's Arizona Fall League blog, and cbwilk told us about L.V. Ware's blog.
- justincredubil02 informed everyone how to get free Braves merchandise.
- Dale Murphy for HOF gave us his top-5 best and top-5 worst Braves trades.
- GoBravesNY asked everyone what their screen names meant, mine (gondeee) is a play on my last name, Gandy.
- PWHjort expanded upon a link from the USS Mariner about roster construction theory.