I think its pretty clear who the “hard luck” pitcher of the staff is going to be this season.  Glavine is sporting a cool 0.79 era in his first two starts and what does he have to show for it?  NOTHING.  The pen has blown both of them.

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I still hate Coors Field. Humidor or no.

When I said that Hall and Oates were the worst video band of all time, it was before I’d seen this. Good God.

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As with any quadragenarian, a watchful eye must be kept on that which they call “stuff.”  By stuff, they mean the effectiveness of the pitches in a pitcher’s repertoire.  We only saw 5 innings of John Smoltz on Sunday, and from my seat in section 126 near the left foul pole, he certainly looked great, but perhaps a closer look should be taken to see if Smoltz’ stuff is what it was last year, when he was among the league’s best pitchers.  We’ll do that with the Pitch f/x system, which uses two cameras to trace every single pitch’s movement and speed from the pitcher’s hand to the plate.  2008 is the first year which sees every single stadium equipped with Pitch f/x equipment, and it’s a scouting dream.  Let’s get right to it, shall we?

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Taking a side trip to Washington DC to open a new ball park doesn't count as a road trip in my book. After playing the Mets on Sunday, the Braves boarded a plane to fly to Colorado to play a 4 game set with the NL Division Champs, The Rockies. This team shouldn't be taken lightly anymore, with the young guys they have in Hawpe, Tulowitski, Atkins and Holliday to name a few and the cagey vet in Helton, they are going to contend for the NL West Crown.

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I thought I would sum up both weekend games in this one post. Except for Friday's rain out which will be made up as part of day/night doubleheader on May 20th. We got another outstanding pitching performance from Tim Hudson. He is finally stepping up to be the ace that we envisioned him to be when we got him from the A's. Finally the bats are coming alive. Chipper had an outstanding game, getting 3 hits in his 1st 3 AB's. Kotsay might not be Andruw Jones in CF but he definitely is alittle bit better at the plate. With KJ out of the lineup, Kotsay was moved to the 2 hole and came through for us. Then magic struck, with the bases loaded and KJ at the plate, pitch hitting for the pitcher, he came through, hitting a grand slam homer to put the Braves out in front for good. The Braves ended up winning 11-5.

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