Cold on the Road
Wishing I had not turned the radio on tonight. Say what you will about one-run games, you’re not going to win a whole lot of games when you only score two. Sounds like some pretty fluky stuff went down the last two innings. It’s amazing how deflating one of these games can be after coming off another hot homestand.
Fortunately, Jo-Jo Reyes is due for a good start tomorrow. You know you’re stretching when you’re relying on Jo-Jo Reyes for optimism.
Your Daily Kotsay
Likely due to the fact that I ordered my Kotsay #11 t-shirt today, it looks like the man himself will be joining the Braves Disabled List All Stars. As I mentioned yesterday, Mark Kotsay had been absent a little more than usual (well, if you don’t mean Oakland usual) over the homestand, and he sat again tonight in Milwaukee.
This will give us the opportunity to watch some more of Gregor Blanco’s plummet back to normalcy. Since peaking at .462 on April 25, Blanco has hit a middling .239. Omar Infante’s hitting .222 after a hot first two games.
Somebody get Mr. Kotsay some Icy/Hot. We need him in the lineup.
Matt Diaz Felt Left Out
We lost Matt Diaz tonight to a strained PCL in his leg. He probaby didn’t warm up enough after touching his knee with his cold bat (.135 since May 5).
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