First workout on BMac's birthday! So many tweets and pictures - I don't know if it's possible to put them all in one place, but I'm going to try to link to all the pics and articles I remember...

"What would you change?" O'Flaherty asked. "If you look at every position, we've got somebody fully capable. We just got cold at the wrong time last season. A lot of people want to analyze it and look deeper than that, but we just got into a slump. That can happen to any team."

SI.com: Braves report for spring with mostly same team

“A lot of people ask me back home [in Curacao] what’s my goal for this season,” he said. “I just want to finish the season. Get that [monkey] off my back.”

AJC.com: Jurrjens, Hudson: worried to optimistic in 2-1/2 months

Braves.com: Heyward working hard to change bad habits

Braves.com: Braves wipe slate clean with start of camp

Braves.com: Hanson in accident, checked for concussion

Bowman's blog: Odds and ends: Braves pitchers and catchers report

This article and the surrounding tweets confuse me a little. I've had 6 tires blow out in the last 6 years (...I know) but I've never bonked anything. Did his vehicle flip? Hope he's okay. We'll need him this year.

Now, some pictures...

AJC Gallery: http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/sports/braves/braves-pitchers-catchers/

SDP alerted me to the AJC album last night by sending this tweet:

http://twitter.com/_sdp/status/171437623984914434

1. That's a lot of candy. 2. That's a delicious choice of candy! 3. I wonder how many of his shirts aren't blue. 4. His shoulders look big. :)

Fredi giving his opening spring training statements to the media. #Braves twitter.com/IngramRadio/st…

— Ben Ingram (@IngramRadio) February 20, 2012

PFP's! #Braves #springtraining twitter.com/IngramRadio/st…

— Ben Ingram (@IngramRadio) February 20, 2012

Braves President John Schuerholz having a chat with Bobby Cox. #BravesSpringTraining moby.to/glcxhl

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) February 20, 2012

Chipper signing some autographs while his son Shea patiently waits.moby.to/d9lcmc

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) February 19, 2012

#Braves Martin Prado and Jason Heyward ready to take some swings twitpic.com/8mgnuu

— David O'Brien (@ajcbraves) February 20, 2012

Jason Heyward in the cage. #Braves twitpic.com/8mgolw

— David O'Brien (@ajcbraves) February 20, 2012

Eric Hinske shaking off the rust. #Braves twitpic.com/8mgkp7

— David O'Brien (@ajcbraves) February 20, 2012

National writer in #Braves camp today said it was quite a contrast to the tension or negativity around fellow Sept. swooners, the BoSox.

— David O'Brien (@ajcbraves) February 20, 2012

So happy baseball is back!! Finally, here's some levity. :)

When Fredi G. told the team about his "no music in the clubhouse" rule, he said they could use a personal device like a walkman.#STLaughs

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) February 20, 2012