Rummaging around for my foam Tomahawk ...
... but for the record, I never jumped off the Atlanta Braves bandwagon. I've been on it, since 1982, the first season I started to really seriously follow baseball - back when I was convinced Dale Murphy could hit a home run, cure cancer and beat the terrorists all in the same day. Sort of like Jack Bauer does now.
Yes, the Bravos are 5-1 (and Jeff Carlton's Phillies are 1-6) and life is good. How are they doing it? I'll let Dave O'Brien, the top-notch Braves beat writer explain in his latest blog entry. There are a lot of stats in there and they're all useful. You may need to register to view the blog, but it's free. And if you're a Braves fan, it's worth it.
I'll get to Jeff Carlton's Phillies in a later post. He sent me a long diatribe after my Braves swept his Phils last week. It was vintage Carlton, full of I-told-you-so doom-and-gloom about the Phils, as well as a few snarky comments about my Braves.
Speaking of I told you so, as a guy who used to frequently pick up Rafael Soriano in my AL-only fantasy leagues and wonder why the Mariners didn't try him at closer, I was thrilled when the Braves picked him up this off-season. He's been dominant. Let's hope it lasts.
Finally, let's close with a moment of silence for Mike Hampton's elbow.
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Speaking of Soriano, you'd think Pat Gillick, former GM of the Mariners and now of the Phils, would be familiar with his talents. But he made NO effort -- none that I can tell -- to acquire him despite his bullpen's dire need. Sorry. Now I'm just being doom and gloom. I'll try to keep it snarky from here on out.
Posted on April 11, 2007 2:11 PM
Jeff, if it makes you feel any better - and I'm sure it doesn't - you should know that your favorite manager Bobby Cox brought in Soriano with an 8-0 lead. It's only about the 10th time in the first eight games - exaggerating for effect - that Soriano's pitched. In a totally meaningless outing, Soriano got shelled.
Over/under on his first trip to the DL - 45 days.
Posted on April 12, 2007 11:24 AM
Hampton is no surprise. I never thought he'd come back and be a major starter again. Then there's REDMAN- what a fantastic start against the Marlins. Seems to be still looking for his evanescent "release point"-- hope he finds it before the end of the season. W.
Posted on April 14, 2007 8:47 PM