Atlanta Braves - The Bush Years (2000-2009)  
   
 

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        2000 1 95 67   2003 1 101 61   2007 3 84 78               Decade  
        2001 1 88 74   2004 1 96 66   2008 4 72 90               Click  
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                  2006 3 79 83                            
                                                       
   
  Titles:  Top Braves Players of the Oughts  
  2000 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Cards  
  2001 - Won Division, Lost NLCS to Arizona Pitchers:  
  2002 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Giants John Smoltz (23.68) -   75  
  2003 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Cubs Tim Hudson (13.09) -   44  
  2004 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Astros Greg Maddux (17.45) -   44  
  2005 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Astros Tom Glavine (12.42) -   40  
    Kevin Millwood (6.12) -   22  
  BallPark: Jair Jurrjens (8.73) -   20  
  Turner Field Russ Ortiz (4.16) -   20  
    Mike Hampton (4.48) -   14  
  Team Name: John Burkett (5.39) -   13  
  Braves Chuck James (3.04) -   13  
    Javier Vazquez (6.16) -   10  
  Owner:  John Rocker (1.01) -    10  
  Time Warner (2000 - 2006)    
  Liberty Media (2007-2009) Catchers:  
    Brian McCann (14.22) -   42  
  General Managers: Javier Lopez (10.96) -   39  
  John Schuerholz (2000 - 2007) Johnny Estrada (2.07) -   12  
  Frank Wren (2008 - 2009)    
    First Basemen:  
  Managers: Adam LaRoche (3.89) -   18  
  Bobby Cox Julio Franco (2.77) -   13  
    Mark Teixiera (6.06) -   13  
  Hall of Famers:    
  John Schuerholz   Second Basemen:  
  Bobby Cox Marcus Giles (16.81) -   34  
  Tom Glavine Kelly Johnson (7.52) -   16  
  Greg Maddux    
  John Smoltz ShortStop:  
  Chipper Jones Rafael Furcal (21.82) -   64  
    Yunel Escobar (10.14) -   22  
    MVP:  Edgar Renteria (8.29) -   17  
  None    
    Third Base:  
  Cy Young Chipper Jones  (50.57) -   78   
  None    
    Outfield:  
  Rookie of the Year:  Andruw Jones (43.17) -   97  
  Rafael Furcal (2000) Gary Sheffield (11.22) -   25  
    Matt Diaz (5.23) -   19  
  No Hitters: Brian Jordan (5.82) -   18  
  None Jeff Francoeur (4.9) -   13  
    JD Drew (8.29) -   10  
  Notable Events:    
    Notable Events:  
  2000 - Starting the decade in the midst of their historic fifteen year   
  domination of the NL East, the big three in the rotation was starting to get 2005 - Ace righthander Tim Hudson is signed away from the A's as a free  
  a little long in the tooth as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz agent. You have to give Schuerholz, Cox and Mazzone enormous credit for  
  were all over thirty but still pitching at a high level. Maddux would leave for keeping the incredible string of titles going without breaking the bank. Hudson  
  the Cubs in 2004, Glavine would leave for the Mets in 2003 and Smoltz  was their first big free agent signing since Greg Maddux a dozen years earlier.  
  would leave for Boston in 2009. By 2005, Maddux, Glavine and Lopez were gone from the core, but Schuerholz  
    continued to find solid players to surround the core and Mazzone was a   
  2000 - The big guns in the Atlanta order Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and magician reconstituting good pitchers who had lost their way elsewhere into  
  Javier Lopez are all in their prime. Lopez will leave the Braves for Baltimore in solid contributors. Cox was the catalyst that kept it all together.  
   2004. Andurw Jones will leave for the Dodgers in 2008 (Andrew was already  
   in decline at that date despite only being thirty one years old) and Chipper 2005 - There's little else in the starting rotation other than Smoltz and   
  Jones would continue playing with the Braves until he retires in 2013. Hudson. Jorge Sosa has a big year as a spot starter, long reliever.  
   
  2000 - Shortstop Rafael Furcal is Rookie of the Year at age twenty two. He 2005 - Twenty one year old catcher Brian McCann comes up as  
  will leave the Braves for the Dodgers in 2006. He was signed as an IFA in '96 a rookie. He was a second round draft pick in 2002. He and   
  Rafael Furcal are the top two players the Braves develop during the  
  2005 - The Braves continue to win thru the 2005 season despite the  decade. McCann is a reserve in 2005. LaRoche, Giles and Francoer  
  defections of stars Lopez, Maddux and Glavine. They also continue to fail in  were also pretty good postion players brought up during the decade  
  the post season. By the time the 2005 season rolls around, the strength of  but none of them lasted long in Atlanta.  
  the Braves position players has caught up to the pitching. Here's the regulars:  
  □ C - Johnny Estrada (replaced Lopez),  a big downgrade from Lopez 2005 - Pitching coach Leo Mazzone leaves for the Orioles after the season.  
   □ 1B - Adam LaRoche, 25, stud, will be lost in a bad trade to Pittsburgh in '07 It is not a coincidence that things head south for the Braves after he leaves.  
  □ 2B - Marcus Giles, 27, stud, will be lost to the Padres in free agency in '07 Altho' Mazzone is a failure in his tenure with Baltimore, that does not diminish  
  □ SS - Rafael Furcal, 27, one of the top SS's in the game  his impact on the Braves and their success.   
  □  3B - Chipper Jones, 33, superstar   
  □  OF - Andrew Jones, 28, superstar  2006 - Atlanta tumbles to third place. It's over. Furcal leaving was the    
  □ OF - Jeff Francoer, 21, semi-stud, will be lost in a trade to the Mets in '09 straw that broke the camel's back.  
  □ OF - Kelly Johnson, 23, fizzled out and then left as FA for Arizona in '10  
    2007 - John Schuerholz steps down as GM and moves up to  
    organization President