Atlanta Braves - The Bush Years (2000-2009)  
   
 

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        2000 1 95 67   2003 1 101 61   2007 3 84 78               Decade  
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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:    
  Tom Glavine Second Basemen:  
  Greg Maddux Marcus Giles (16.81) -   34  
  John Smoltz Kelly Johnson (7.52) -   16  
  Chipper Jones    
    ShortStop:  
    MVP:  Rafael Furcal (21.82) -   64  
  None Yunel Escobar (10.14) -   22  
    Edgar Renteria (8.29) -   17  
  Cy Young    
  None Third Base:  
    Chipper Jones  (50.57) -   78   
  Rookie of the Year:     
  Rafael Furcal (2000) Outfield:  
    Andruw Jones (43.17) -   97  
  No Hitters: Gary Sheffield (11.22) -   25  
  None Matt Diaz (5.23) -   19  
    Brian Jordan (5.82) -   18  
  Notable Events: Jeff Francoeur (4.9) -   13  
    JD Drew (8.29) -   10  
  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 Notable Events:  
  a little long in the tooth as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz  
  were all over thirty but still pitching at a high level. Maddux would leave for 2005 - Ace righthander Tim Hudson is signed away from the A's as a free  
  the Cubs in 2004, Glavine would leave for the Mets in 2003 and Smoltz  agent. You have to give Schuerholz, Cox and Mazzone enormous credit for  
  would leave for Boston in 2009. keeping the incredible string of titles going without breaking the bank. Hudson  
    was their first big free agent signing since Greg Maddux a dozen years earlier.  
  2000 - The big guns in the Atlanta order Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and By 2005, Maddux, Glavine and Lopez were gone from the core, but Schuerholz  
  Javier Lopez are all in their prime. Lopez will leave the Braves for Baltimore in continued to find solid players to surround the core and Mazzone was a   
   2004. Andurw Jones will leave for the Dodgers in 2008 (Andrew was already magician reconstituting good pitchers who had lost their way elsewhere into  
   in decline at that date despite only being thirty one years old) and Chipper solid contributors. Cox was the catalyst that kept it all together.  
  Jones would continue playing with the Braves until he retires in 2013.  
  2005 - There's little else in the starting rotation other than Smoltz and   
  2000 - Shortstop Rafael Furcal is Rookie of the Year at age twenty two. He Hudson. Jorge Sosa has a big year as a spot starter, long reliever.  
  will leave the Braves for the Dodgers in 2006. He was signed as an IFA in '96  
  2005 - Twenty one year old catcher Brian McCann comes up as  
  2005 - The Braves continue to win thru the 2005 season despite the  a rookie. He was a second round draft pick in 2002. He and   
  defections of stars Lopez, Maddux and Glavine. They also continue to fail in  Rafael Furcal are the top two players the Braves develop during the  
  the post season. By the time the 2005 season rolls around, the strength of  decade. McCann is a reserve in 2005. LaRoche, Giles and Francoer  
  the Braves position players has caught up to the pitching. Here's the regulars: were also pretty good postion players brought up during the decade  
  □ C - Johnny Estrada (replaced Lopez),  a big downgrade from Lopez but none of them lasted long in Atlanta.  
   □ 1B - Adam LaRoche, 25, stud, will be lost in a bad trade to Pittsburgh in '07  
  □ 2B - Marcus Giles, 27, stud, will be lost to the Padres in free agency in '07 2005 - Pitching coach Leo Mazzone leaves for the Orioles after the season.  
  □ SS - Rafael Furcal, 27, one of the top SS's in the game  It is not a coincidence that things head south for the Braves after he leaves.  
  □  3B - Chipper Jones, 33, superstar  Altho' Mazzone is a failure in his tenure with Baltimore, that does not diminish  
  □  OF - Andrew Jones, 28, superstar  his impact on the Braves and their success.   
  □ OF - Jeff Francoer, 21, semi-stud, will be lost in a trade to the Mets in '09  
  □ OF - Kelly Johnson, 23, fizzled out and then left as FA for Arizona in '10 2006 - Atlanta tumbles to third place. It's over. Furcal leaving was the    
    straw that broke the camel's back.  
     
    2007 - John Schuerholz steps down as GM and moves up to  
    organization President