First of all, Merry Christmas everyone. Here’s a few New Year’s resolutions of mine. As you may know, I began my baseball journey purely as a fan who thought that the best offensive metric was batting average. Slowly, over the years, I’ve become more and more of a sabermetrician. However, this has only made me [...]
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September 22, 2008
Again…You’re Welcome, Phils
The Braves played the last home game of 2008 this weekend and I must say, in spite of a disaster of a season, in spite of being swept at home this year by the Phils, in spite of all the frustrating crap that’s happened all year long… yesterday’s win made me feel good.
We came behind, [...]
September 2, 2008
Make That 29…
Usually reliable, Mike Gonzalez has been a beacon for youth and excellence in relief for the Braves this year. But though he’s had some outstanding performances coming out of an aging bullpen with more holes in it than my grandpa’s underwear; he couldn’t get the job done.
You’ve got to love his competitive spirit. This photo [...]
August 28, 2008
Hampton Goes Eight Strong Innings, Can’t Get Win
Despite a fairly decent outing from Mike Hampton last night going 8 innings, 3 ER, and 5 K’s, Hampton got “L” #2 rather than “W” #3.
The offense, which included Blanco in CF and Brandon Jones in LF since the latest Mark left town, couldn’t get it together against Josh Johnson. Johnson’s complete game 1 run, [...]
