Atlanta Braves

As camps open, these are the plotlines that well-informed fans should follow this spring

IN THEIR FIRST SEASON OUT WEST, THE GIANTS STOLE THE SPOTLIGHT FROM THAT OTHER TRANSPLANTED TEAM AND SHOWED A FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC

BEHIND THEIR ECLECTIC—AND ELECTRIC—STARTING PITCHERS, THE GIANTS BURIED THE BRAVES

Their stellar rotations have Philadelphia and San Francisco headed for an NLCS showdown

His fastball still hums, his competitiveness still burns. But Billy Wagner, one of the best closers the game has ever seen, insists this is his last season. No wonder the Braves' desperate chase for a playoff spot is...