Behind the Braves

Legendary coach and former Braves pitcher Tom House joins the show (interview starts at 4:45) to discuss his thoughts on the 2021 Braves, how the game of baseball has evolved in recent years, what it was like to catch Hank Aaron’s 715th home run ball, his new 3D pitching analysis app “Mustard,” keeping young athletes involved in sports and much more! 

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Braves President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Alex Anthopoulos joins the show (interview starts at 14:52) to discuss the 2021 season, all of the key acquisitions made by the Front Office at the trade deadline, the mindset of a GM after a flurry of moves have been made and more!

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Hall of Fame pitcher and current Bally Sports South broadcaster Tom Glavine joins the show (interview starts at 9:24) to discuss his family’s incredible work with CURE Childhood Cancer, his son Peyton becoming a professional baseball player, the 2021 Braves season thus far and much more!

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Longtime Braves beat writer Mark Bowman of MLB.com joins the show (interview starts 5:32) to discuss the 2021 season up to this point, the incredible job done by Alex Anthopoulos to rebuild the roster in the middle of the season, how the Braves rotation might shape up for the rest of the regular season as well as the postseason, and more!

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1999 NLCS MVP Eddie Pérez and Braves Cultural Development Coordinator Fernando Piñeres join the show (interview starts at 10:01) to discuss their podcast “Detrás del Guante” - the official podcast of Los Bravos, what it’s like for Latin American professional baseball players to assimilate into American culture, the impact of the Los Bravos brand and much more! 

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Ricky and Greg discuss the takeaways from the Braves’ tough series vs. the Dodgers, the upcoming series in Colorado, what it’s like to pitch at Coors Field, many of the upcoming events at Truist Park and much more!

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Former Braves pitcher Marvin Freeman joins the show (interview starts at 10:53) to discuss his work in trying grow the game of baseball, helping to stimulate the game of baseball within the African American community, his fantastic work with the Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation (marvinfreemanyouthfoundation.org), developing pitchers properly, attending Jackson State University, the impact of HBCUs, his positive approach to social media and more!

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Braves relief pitcher Tyler Matzek joins the show to discuss his baseball career, including working with a Navy SEAL to overcome the yips, pitching for an independent league team, how his wife encouraged him to not give up on baseball, making it back to the big leagues and much more! Also, Greg reveals the coach roster for the upcoming November edition of Braves Fantasy Camp! 

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It’s a ‘Bubba and Harry’ edition of Behind the Braves as Greg and Ricky discuss the surging 2021 Braves, the impact that trade deadline acquisitions can have on a clubhouse, what it’s like to go through struggles as a closer, Austin Riley’s NL MVP candidacy, Greg’s visit with Braves legend Rico Carty, scoreboard watching and more!

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Braves beat writer Gabe Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins the show (interview starts at 4:26) to discuss the 2021 Braves season so far, the moves made by the Braves front office at the trade deadline, Freddie Freeman’s rising chances at winning the NL MVP for a second consecutive season and much more! Also, Greg recalls what it was like to be on a very lengthy road trip with the 1996 Braves while the Olympic Games were taking place in Atlanta. 

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