Wednesday Quick Hits
Today’s game? Yeah, don’t wanna talk about it. This was absolutely pathetic. So many of our one-run losses to this point were ones where we fought back to within one and just couldn’t get it done. But today, we went out of our way to blow it after leading in the top of the 12th. I hope there’s some yelling in the clubhouse after this one, but, knowing Bobby, there probably won’t be.
On Smoltz
Does anybody else think that the most interesting part about the John Smoltz bullpen interview was not the bullpen part but this part (emphasis mine):
Right now I’m sitting at ground zero, taking it day by day, looking at every option to help this team get to the playoffs and end my career the way I’d like to end it.
Smoltz and the Braves have a mutual option for the 2009 season, and John is the kind of guy you’d expect to want to pitch until his arm falls completely off.
On Braves Fans
SI posted a survey of baseball fans’ rankings of the experience at their respective stadiums, and the experience at the Ted ranked 19th out of 30 teams. And while I agree that there’s nothing much else going on down in Summerhill besides the stadium and crime, I’d say Braves fans come off as spoiled in this survey. Take for instance the ranking for affordability of going to games. The Ted is the second most affordable stadium in baseball, but Braves fans ranked it 15th.
On Starting Pitching
Glavine looked fantastic last night and that’s the best news we’ve gotten in a while. A healthy Glavine is key, and frankly more important than one L.
Jurrjens was even more fantastic this afternoon. Don’t get me wrong, I miss Edgar something fierce, but there’s no denying we picked up a good one in young JJ.
Hampton broke his manboob again in his second rehab start in Richmond and had to come out after 71 pitches in 3.1 innings. Unfortunately, I will have to continue to eat crow about my Hampton belief beyond the May 10 date that he was expected to return.
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