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Let's keep this brief. Bobby Cox has signed a one-year contract extension with the Atlanta Braves. This will be his last whoorah, as the 68-year-old veteran manager will retire following the 2010 season to take on an advisory role in baseball operations. If there was any doubt about what the Braves aim to do next season, this should make it clear. I'll give you a hint: they aren't rebuilding and they aren't shooting for the first round ...

One of the hot topics of debate of late in the Braves' nation has been what the Braves should do with their pitching surplus and somewhat anemic. The near-consensus on this topic has been to trade Javier Vazquez and his all-time high value for a big-time bat. While this would be awesome (I have been a supporter), I have really though hard about the Brave's situation going into 2010 and have put ...

A renaissance is defined as a rebirth or revival. I think that is what needs to happen in Atlanta. Old philosophies have resulted in (soon to be) four consecutive postseason-less seasons for the Atlanta Braves, and I'm getting sick of it. It may seem like a dead horse that I continue to mercilessly strike, but there are certain things looming around this organization as a whole that are keeping it from taking ...