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Bruce Baldwin said Friday he was stepping down as general manager of the Gwinnett Braves to spend more time with his family in Richmond, according to a news release.

Who you trade him? There is one Brave whose name is occasionally mentioned as a potential trade piece: Jair Jurrjens 7 nights, 7 discounts Where's dinner tonight? Here are the best savings from local restaurants each night of the week.

Free tickets are just a phone call away, if you can dial fast enough. The Alliance Theatre is giving away 100 pairs of tickets to the opening of A Life In The Theatre, performed Nov.

Manager Manny Acta #14 of the Washington Nationals watches batting practice before play against the Atlanta Braves on April 11, 2009 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.

Top 20 Atlanta Braves Prospects for 2010. All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change.

It's too early to know how the Braves will go about adding a power hitter and filling expected bullpen vacancies, but second base appears set with Martin Prado .

When Tommy Hanson began competing in the Arizona Fall League last year, he was a highly-regarded prospect who provided the Braves hope for the future.

Pitchers Jorge Campillo, Buddy Carlyle and Vladimir Nunez were removed from the Braves' 40-man roster and opted for free agency last week, though that doesn't necessarily mean the team has cut ties with the right-handers. The club could offer any of them contracts later, probably minor-league deals since major-league roster spots are needed to ...

Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte #46 of the New York Yankees pitches to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on June 25, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

It's rare to hear a player openly state that he'll take less from his current team than from others, especially before negotiations have even begun.

Since Georgia was hit by devastating and deadly floods last month , help has come in from all sides.A A A A TV and radio stations, the Atlanta Braves, schools,A A local and national businesses, and others have pitched in, after flooding destroyed a reported 781 homes and caused an estimated $250 million in damage.

Ned Yost says he knows how to turn around the Houston Astros . The former Milwaukee Brewers manager met with the team on Thursday, the third candidate to interview to become Houston's skipper next season.

Tony DeMacio has been promoted to the Atlanta Braves ' director of scouting. DeMacio got his new position on Wednesday.

Having been on the mend, is Tim Hudson now on the wing? Here's a a bit of a surprise: Citing "major-league sources," Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reports Tim Hudson will decline his option to re-up with the Braves and will become a free agent instead.

Roy Clark told the Braves on Tuesday that he's leaving the organization to become an assistant general manager with the Nationals.

We all know what the Braves will be after this offseason . Right now, it's wide open as to who they'll go after.

A This article is the last in a six part series discussing the players on the Atlanta Braves' 25-man roster that will be free agents this offseason.

The Cubs filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. The move was anticipated as the Tribune Co.

Tonight's third game of the National League Division Series between the Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers will be the 131st postseason game, long ago a record, to be managed by the Dodgers ' Joe Torre.

We've got some Junior Wells wailing on the stereo, Dodgers-Cardinals muted on the TV,A door to the patio open and a nice Punch cigar burning.

The Braves season ended in disappointing fashion after getting swept by the Nationals at home and seeing low attendance in the Marlins series.

Twenty-one major league teams hit more homers than the Braves this season, but not a single team had a better earned run average from its starting pitchers.

Infielder Cristian Guzman #15 of the Washington Nationals watches play against the Atlanta Braves April 12, 2009 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dan Uggla, the big bat in the Marlins lineup, is bound to be dealt in theA offseasonA due to his raise in salary via arbitration.A Dan Uggla is very valuable to a team as he can hit homers and drive in runs; for this reason, the Braves are in pursuit for his bat.

Like some others, I will remember this year as a turning point. I will remember how at this time last year the Braves were devoid of any semblance of a pitching rotation.

This article is the fifth in a six part series discussing the players on the Atlanta Braves' 25-man roster that will be free agents this offseason.

This past Friday we were given 5 tickets to the Atlanta Braves game. The tickets were in a suitewith a couch, flat screen TV, your very own bathroom.

The Braves knew the odds were stacked against them in their quest to win the NL Wild Card.

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.

When Rawlings introduced its safer S100 batting helmet around Major League clubhouses in August, it was met with snickers.

Jair Jurrjens #49 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch against the New York Mets on May 12, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

The Atlanta Braves will honor longtime WSB-TV Sports Director Chuck Dowdle before Tuesday's game vs.

The winner was Logan Kensing . Nate McLouth produced Atlanta's only run with a sixth-inning solo homer, his 20th this season.

The most consistent slugger in Baseball came up two home runs short of his usual benchmark.

The Braves separated themselves from their storied past and looked toward a future that was brightened by the pitching dominance that provided them the opportunity to enter the final week of the 2009 season with legitimate playoff hopes.

Seventy-five minutes after the final out Sunday, Braves center fielder Nate McLouth climbed into his Range Rover to begin a 13-hour hour drive home to Michigan.

Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez will be evaluated at the end of the season, leaving the winningest manager in team history with no guarantee he'll return for 2010.

Washington Nationals third baseman Pete Orr shows his glove after tagging out Atlanta Braves Martin Prado trying to advance to third during the sixth inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct.

Sat Oct 3, 2009 7:50am EDT - ATLANTA - Derek Lowe can take solace in the fact that his frustrating season has come to a close.

Baseball Prospectus' Pre-season Projection : 87-75, second place Current record: 86-75, second place The Braves look ready to make another run-but folks have been saying that for four years now.

Ryan Madson reacts after striking out Houston's Hunter Pence to secure the Phillies' victoryon Tuesday night.

Playoff berths are no formality, though a Red Sox fan might be forgiven for starting to think that way.

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.

The Braves are planning for the possibility of a one-game playoff Monday at Turner Field, if they finish the regular season in a tie with the Rockies.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ryan Church is with his wife, Tina, in Viera, Fla., as the couple await the birth of their second child.

The Nationals, who lead the majors with 103 losses, have a five-game winning streak, their second-longest string of the year.

How many times in 2009 have we been at this juncture? How many times have the Atlanta Braves climbed back in the standings and laced a fainted city with hope? How many times has this team been so close to clinching a hold and gaining a victory, only to have its heart ripped out? Too many.

Resurgent Rockies clinch spot in postseason They were 18-28 on May 29 when Jim Tracy took over as manager for fired Clint Hurdle .

Ricky Nolasco prefers to live in the moment, which is one reason why the Marlins' 26-year-old right-hander wasn't overly excited about making history on Wednesday night.

The Braves have been officially eliminated from the postseason chase. With their win Thursday afternoon over the Brewers, the Rockies clinched the final available spot in the National League playoffs.

Pete Orr hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals beat Atlanta 2-1 on Thursday night, hours after the Braves were eliminated from playoff contention.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Garret Anderson has gotten his 2,500th major league hit.

Chipper Jones feels as though he's returned to the 1990s. Those were giddy times for the Atlanta Braves, who won their division just about every season and often made it to the World Series - five times by the time the decade was done.

He is not a four-time All-Star catcher or a Hall of Fame-bound third baseman, but Martin Prado has been at least as important as anyone in the Braves' lineup these past few months.

To think, Braves fans had it all two days ago. The Braves were on fire, the Rox were, to an extent, scuffling, and they sat only two games back.