Atlanta Braves Nation

I woke up this morning with the biggest smile on my face. Not only did I turn 31 years old today, but MLB is back! And well, the biggest present of today is that the Braves are taking on the Phillies at 8 pm tonight.

The Braves had an impressive Spring Training in the Grapefruit League. By acquiring a new set of pitchers, the Bravos have made it clear that they will focus on pitching this year - a key aspect of the Braves success in the 90's.

With McCann in the best shape he has been in years, we can only imagine how much he is going to be a pitchers nightmare. Chipper Jones, who recently locked up a 3-year, $42 million extension with the Braves is like a fine wine as Mr. Braves seems to be getting better with age. The past three seasons Chipper has had an OPS higher than 1.000 and a batting average higher than .320. Look for Javy Vazquez to be a sleeper for 200 strikeouts and Jair Jurrjens to tally 14-15 wins. A healthy bullpen will translate into success for the Braves. Jordan Schafer, who recently was announced the starting CF for Opening Day has potential to snag 20-30 bags giving the Braves much needed speed on the base-path. Frenchy's strong play in Spring Training should boost his confidence heading into the most important year of his career thus far.

Please join us for a Live Chat and Live play-by-play coverage of the Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies at 8 pm EST tonight!

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Let's go Braves!