Guerry Clegg

Guerry Clegg commentary: Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs scores big with baseball, softball hires

It may be unprecedented that a college fanbase consumed with football would be excited about hiring coaches for baseball and softball. Especially considering that most of those fans probably have not actually heard of those coaches.

Read story

Archive by category ''Guerry Clegg

ATLANTA BRAVES

Let Guerry Clegg know who are your favorite and least favorite Braves

Mark Lemke never hit more than seven home runs in a season and had a career batting average of .246. Dan Uggla has hit more home runs than any second baseman in Atlanta Braves history.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Homegrown Braves have record of being most valuable

For all of their expensive mistakes -- from Derek Lowe and Kenshin Kawakami to Dan Uggla and now B.J. Upton -- the Atlanta Braves have consistently excelled in one critical area: player development.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Believe it or not, Spurrier may have a point in SEC schedule debate

The SEC, as it has been noted a time or two, rang in the new year by winning its seventh consecutive national championship in football.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Dan Uggla out of second and third chances

So what if Dan Uggla is still owed more than $30 million over the next two and half years.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: It takes more than good Falcons football to draw a sell-out crowd

Once you get past the fact that the Georgia Dome was built on a political lie, was an architectural Edsel and lasted slightly longer than the NBA playoffs, the concept of a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons is a breath of fresh air.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Terry Beasley's story a cautionary tale about the harm of taking toughness too far

In the eyes of Auburn fans, Terry Beasley will always be the fresh-faced kid with thick red hair swept across his brow. “Sullivan to Beasley” still has a magical ring to it even 40-plus years after the most beloved pass-catch tandem graced The Plains. Video is scarce, but the still...
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Fredi Gonzalez faces yet another tough challenge

Fredi Gonzalez's first task as Atlanta Braves' manager was daunting enough -- replacing a certain Hall of Famer. For nearly 20 years, the Atlanta Braves had been Bobby Cox's team, the first five as the general manager, the rest as field boss. Gonzalez handled following a legend as well as could ...
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Tim Hudson's story worthy of a movie script

The Evan Gattis Story is movie script material. Four years away from baseball, working odd jobs, occasionally finding shelter in his car, overcoming his own demons of substance abuse and depression. Now, Gattis is a budding star in the big leagues.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Tebowmania the key to Tim Tebow's downfall

Normally, I like to keep the focus here on local matters. But today's column will be an exception due to the scarcity of Tim Tebow coverage.
GUERRY CLEGG

Guerry Clegg commentary: Smart draft picks will benefit Falcons

I don't know if Desmond Trufant and/or Robert Alford will be the next Deion Sanders or the next Charles Dimry or somewhere in between those two terminal points on the competence spectrum of Atlanta Falcons cornerbacks.