Matt Diaz News

When the Braves sent Jason Heyward to compete in this year's Arizona Fall League, the plan was for him to gain the added development that would provide them even more confidence to place him on the Opening Day roster next season.

If only we had brought Hanson up a few months sooner, we would have had a chance to watch the Braves still.

Good for Huddy! He really wants to remain a Brave and I sure hope the brass appreciates this and signs him up long term.

Mike Donehey, lead singer for Tenth Avenue North interviews new INO recording artist Jonny Diaz.

While evaluating his career path during his days at Florida State University, Matt Diaz took advantage of the opportunity to ask the great Ernie Harwell what he should do to prepare for a possible entry into the broadcasting world.

A strip club worker is being held without bond in the death of a "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member's ex-fiance. Ashley "A.J." Jewell died at a hospital after a scuffle at the Atlanta strip club Friday night.

A constant in a changing world: Norton whiffs. True story: My daughter and I were sitting in Section 401 last week the night of the Ricky Nolasco/Matt Diaz game.

With the season over, the Braves are already back to the drawing board, beginning to look where to add, subtract and possibly move people around.

Next season will be manager Bobby Cox's final season with the Braves. ATLANTA - The Braves packed up their lockers, exchanged phone numbers and started looking ahead to next season with a lot more hope than they had a year ago.

The Atlanta Braves found an interesting way to put Ricky Nolasco in the record book and an even more interesting way to fall out of the playoff race Wednesday night.

If you're trying to place blame on when the Braves blew their shot at making the playoffs, it wasn't when Matt Diaz was caught off base trying to score against the Florida Marlins.

Matt Diaz is a keeper for the Braves, but Jordan Schafer remains a mystery after this season's flop.

Rookie Chris Coghlan has done his best to help keep the Marlins' playoff hopes alive this month.

Ricky Nolasco struck out nine straight Atlanta Braves and set a Marlins record with 16 strikeouts - the most by a major league pitcher in more than two years - in Florida's 5-4 victory Wednesday night.

ATLANTA a ' Jorge Cantu hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh and the Florida Marlins damaged Atlantaa TMs playoff hopes, winning 5-4 Tuesday night to snap the Bravesa TM seven-game winning streak.

Javier Vazquez pitched a complete-game three-hitter Friday, pacing Atlanta's 4-1 win over Washington.

Chipper Jones and Garret Anderson highlighted the early power display that helped Derek Lowe feel less uneasy about his latest finger ailment and the possibility of reliving the nightmare that he'd experienced when he last stood on Citi Field's mound.

The Braves handled their business early Saturday and padded a lead late, beating the host Nationals, 11-5, before 29,058 fans at rain-soaked Nationals Park.

If you own Mets season tickets and attended every game at Citi Field this season, you are a person in need of companionship or a hobby.

An alarming situation worsened yesterday when catcher Carlos Ruiz returned to Philadelphia to have his sprained left wrist examined.