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Not Your Ordinary Joe: Girardi a Champion On and Off The Field

I'll be candid: I hate the New York Yankees. As a baseball fan I respect the franchise's rich history, but I can never envision myself cheering for the Bronx Bombers under any circumstances...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about 23 days ago 15 reads 0 comments
Ole Miss Football: The Return of Hope In 2008

I'm a baseball junkie. In late June, my focus on sports usually centers around the baseball diamond. Though that's more or less the case in 2008, I've recently felt the hunger pangs for football a bit earlier than usual...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 1,771 reads 12 comments
A Belated "Thank You" to the New Orleans Hornets

Admittedly this article is rather late. I've intended to write it since the New Orleans Hornets were eliminated in a seven-game series by the San Antonio Spurs. In fact, I even pondered these words as far back as December 2007...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 317 reads 1 comments
The New Busch Stadium: a Baseball Gem in America's Heartland

Though this writer is a longtime Atlanta Braves fan, there is nothing more enjoyable for him than exploring different ballparks. There are some similarities among them...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 843 reads 0 comments
Atlanta Braves' Great Dale Murphy Keeps Giving Back

Every boy who grew up in the South during the 1980s knows Dale Murphy. With the proliferation of TBS and cable television, we Southerners grew up on Murphy, Horner, Hubbard, Garber, and Niekro...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 719 reads 1 comments
Atlanta Baseball News: Injury-Plagued Hampton Shelved Again

Snap! Crackle! Pop! Breakfast time? Nope, it's another trip to the disabled list for Mike Hampton. Slated to make his first major league start since August 19, 2005 in the Braves' ...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 345 reads 0 comments
Francoeur Leads Braves' Outfield Into New Era

Take a look around the field in D. C. tonight and you're likely to notice something's different about Atlanta's outfield. After 12 seasons patrolling center, Andruw Jones bolted for La-La land during the offseason...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 339 reads 0 comments
Around the Horn: A Preview of the Braves' '08 Infield

Where have you gone, Edgar Renteria? Oh, right. Detroit. They needed another hitter like I need more taxes. Leave it to the Atlanta Braves to voluntarily part ways with a hard-hitting, proved commodity at shortstop...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 383 reads 0 comments
McCann, Et Al.: A Look At Atlanta's Catching Depth

The focus of this article is the catching depth on the Atlanta Braves roster. Logic urges me to start at the top, which is where Brian McCann can be found in discussions of baseball's best hitting backstops...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 558 reads 0 comments
In Soriano We Trust

Wanna catch up on the goings-on in the Braves' bullpen? Better buy a program.Atlanta's front office has a knack for treating relievers as interchangeable parts...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 412 reads 0 comments
Brave Old World: Sizing Up Atlanta's Starting Rotation

This season looks to bring a return to form of the Atlanta Braves' once fearsome pitching rotation. The cornerstone of Atlanta's monumental success of the '90s was starting pitching...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 548 reads 1 comments
Hypocrisy on the Hill: Roger Clemens Comes to Congress

Having followed the play-by-play account of the "Clemens v. McNamee" Congressional hearing, I'm struck by the pathological hypocrisy of today's proceedings...

Written by Jonathan Hilbun about about 1 year ago 409 reads 0 comments

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Jonathan Hilbun Article Archive

Not Your Ordinary Joe: Girardi a Champion On and Off The Field

Ole Miss Football: The Return of Hope In 2008

A Belated "Thank You" to the New Orleans Hornets

The New Busch Stadium: a Baseball Gem in America's Heartland

Atlanta Braves' Great Dale Murphy Keeps Giving Back

Atlanta Baseball News: Injury-Plagued Hampton Shelved Again

Francoeur Leads Braves' Outfield Into New Era

Around the Horn: A Preview of the Braves' '08 Infield

McCann, Et Al.: A Look At Atlanta's Catching Depth

In Soriano We Trust

Brave Old World: Sizing Up Atlanta's Starting Rotation

Hypocrisy on the Hill: Roger Clemens Comes to Congress

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