Smoltzie's Shoulder
That large sigh you just heard is coming from Braves Nation, which is also doing a collective shrug of the shoulders right now. First, after rooting vigorously for the Phillies - imagine that - the Braves still got stuck playing the Astros in the first round of the playoffs. Houston's three top starters - Pettitte, Clemens and Oswalt - make the Astros the most dangerous team to face in a three-out of-five series. Here's your reward for winning the division, Bravos.
But wait, there's more! The Braves have had to reshuffle their starting rotation for the post-season, moving Tim Hudson up to Game 1, because of concerns about John Smoltz's sore right shoulder. Smoltzie, if you don't recall, is only the winningnest post-season pitcher of all-time. And he's undefeated in division series. Do I like the Braves' chances if he's not 100%? Not so much.
Well, at least there's the Braves rock-solid bullpen. Oh, wait ...
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uh-oh, warm up the violins.
Posted on October 4, 2005 5:10 PM
Braves had a fun regular-season story this year with all the rookies, but they haven't been a Series-caliber team for about five years now, I have to admit.
In other words -- who cares? It's HOCKEY season! Actually, the priorities should be as follows -- football, MLS, NHL ... then maybe baseball.
Posted on October 5, 2005 7:38 PM