Redemption + Kotsay Watch 2009
Atlanta 10, Miami Marlins of Miami 9. The Marlins are never a big draw and with the remains of Tropical Storm Fay pushing through the metro area, there weren’t many folks motivated to make it out to the ballgame. The official attendance last night was around 17,000, but I’d be surprised if half that many were actually in the crowd. At one point before the rally, both Marlins fans started shouting “Let’s go Marlins” to each other across the stadium and you could actually hear them.
On the one hand, it was an ugly game. The Braves gave Jair an early 3-run lead which he pissed away. He’s obviously starting to wear down a bit. (And seriously, what does he have against Josh Willingham who he hit twice?) We kept trying to crawl back in, but the Marlins were answering. It looked like a hopeless case in the bottom of the 9th. Yet, with the help of a couple of walks and some clutch hitting, we managed to overcome a 9-6 lead in the bottom of the 9th.
I can’t help but think what the rest of the season would have been like if we’d played with this kind of drive.
Kotsay Watch
We at Section 435 have been watching the various Kotsay rumors closely throughout the the last month. There’s been dueling strains of “He’ll be gone in a week” and “We’ll bring him back next year since Jordan Schafer won’t be ready.” But now it looks like the former is more accurate. With J.D. “Mike Hampton” Drew going on the DL for the Red Sox, they need an outfielder. And, well, Kotsay is an outfielder.
A month of Mark Kotsay won’t get us much. At best a minor league pitcher (no, not Clay Bucholz), at worst Curt Schilling’s sock.
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