Braves Lose…I Hate The Phillies

Just when I thought we could maybe end this thing on a high note.
Some conclusions I’ve reached after this week’s series with this Phillies.
1) I hate the Phillies more than I’ll ever hate the Mets right now. Of course that will change if we could start beating them again. We have to start 2009 on [...]

Grading a Player’s Real Value

Its been a month and a half since we switched first basemen and called it quits on 2008. But with Tex gone and a rebuilding of sorts to come, I’d like to weigh in further on the trade since we’ve had time to see first hand what we’ll be working with in preparation for ‘09.
In [...]

Braves Win Two in Row Behind King Kelly’s Bat

These guys are the defending NL champs? How do we keep beating them?
I just got to say it right away. How about Kelly Johnson? He’s hitting like we’re in the midst of a play off push with his absolutely outstanding September. Dude is hitting .486, 2 HR, 6 2B’s, 12 RBI, .525 OBP, .919 SLG [...]

B is for…

B is for bizarre because this season in Atlanta has been nothing less than weird. Which calls to mind, in case you missed it…

B is for Balk. Which is how we won the game last night. I guess you call that a “Balk Off” win? Don’t you miss Deion sometimes?
B is for Braves who are [...]

At least we don’t have to play these guys anymore.

The Braves ended their season of playing the Nationals the same way they started… losing.
We can’t hold onto a lead. We can’t get a series win at home. And we just couldn’t beat the Nationals this year.
Jo Jo had a decent day going 6 innings and allowing one run. But then the bullpen came in [...]