Damon taking third last night may have just cost the Phillies the World Series.
This is insane. Not even Charlie Manuel knew who was supposed to cover third here:
After the single came a moment that will be long-remembered, and long-maligned, in Philadelphia. With Mark Teixeira batting, Damon stole second. Upon arriving there, he saw third baseman [...]
Time to eat crow. Here are some things I got wrong about the 2009 season:
Javier Vazquez – Okay, I only sort of got this wrong. I thought Javy Vazguez was a good addition and that he’d have a better year in a pitcher-friendly, National League park, playing under a player’s manager. But I had not [...]
With the Rockies and Giants losing last night, the Braves are in sole possession of second place in the Wild Card race, 3 1/2 games back with 10 games to play. The Rockies have 9 games to play. Here’s how the schedule shakes out:
Braves: 3 games at the National, 3 games vs. the Marlins, 4 [...]
Look, I’m not an apologist for Bobby Cox’s bullpen management. While I recognize that it’s significantly more difficult to manage a bullpen than it is to criticize someone’s bullpen management after the fact, I have no illusions that Bobby is a master of that particular art.
But let’s be real. You can’t blame last night’s loss [...]
There is not much worse in the world than when the media starts writhing around in a masturbatory tiff about their self-importance. And that’s what this whole Yunel Escobar not-talking-to-the-media enough non-story is. And yet Bowman is on it. Bradley is on it.
Here’s a thought: shut up, nobody cares!
We cared when Escobar had a rough [...]
Coming home from one game or another during our late April recover from our mid April swoon, I remarked to Maura that we were back at .500. I remember because I said I hoped I wouldn’t be saying that much more this season, that we’d pick up some inertia towards the positive side.
In fact, our [...]
Of course, it doesn’t do you much good when your new, big-money, hot-shot ace has to sit after 3.0 thanks to a two-hour rain delay.
It was great to see an almost–thanks surely to the forecast–full Turner Field with a crowd of folks (at least the 30% not stuck in ridiculous beer lines) ready to be [...]
Is it just the AJC blogs, or are Braves’ fans obnoxiously pessimistic in general? I mean, seriously, it was a shitty, shitty way to lose a game. But it’s one game, and if you’re going to give up 13 runs to the Phillies in a series, isn’t it a lot better to give up 12 [...]
Here’s the word on Luis Sumoza, the duder we get in return for the college player of the decade for the ’90s:
Shows the potential to be a five-tool player, but needs a lot of refinement. High power potential. Above average speed. Strikes out too much, still has some holes in his swing. [...]
Just a quick note after tonight’s stormy affair with the Cardinals:
Corky Miller, in 26 games and 54 at bats this season, has 5 hits, 1 HR, and 3 RBIs.
Clint Sammons equaled Corky Miller’s HR and RBI totals tonight alone.
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