Battle of Who Could Care Less
Atlanta 7, Washington 6. Wow, was that an ugly game. If we were playing a team that actually cared about winning instead of the former-Brave-AAAA-All-Stars we could have easily lost that one.
Here’s a list of Atlanta Braves castoffs on the Nationals’ roster right now:
- Ryan Langerhans
- Pete Orr
- Odalis Perez
- Johnny Estrada
- Willie “Caught Stealing” Harris, the second best player ever out of Cairo, GA
The plus side to the game was that the bats were not only hot but efficient. 7 runs on 8 hits, 5 left on base. None of the double-digit LOB that we’ve been seeing a lot of in the first half.
The down side of the game was … well, it was ugly.
- Tim Hudson didn’t pitch well. He made short work of the Nats early, but only because their hard-hit balls were hard hit right at folks. They started finding holes later on and put 5 on the board against Huddy. Of course, he deserved to get a win on a bad outing after getting stuck with Ls and NDs on some pretty good outings.
- The outfield looked a little rusty. Kotsay misplayed a ball on a Kory Casto double over his head, probably costing him second base. Francoeur stood there and watched a Ryan Langerhans triple down the first base line, presumably thinking it was foul, not really taking off towards the ball until the umpire signaled it fair. That definitely cost third base. Honestly, if I were calling the shots from the dugout, I would have sat Francoeur’s lazy ass right then and there.
- Mike Gonzales had a rough outing, giving up a run, though he still managed to pick up the save. I think Gonzo’s due some patience, though. Let us not forget that he’s a month back from Tommy John surgery. That he is pitching as well as he is right now should be cause for celebration, not concern.
No Comments Yet