Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – April 29, 2010 – ESPN.

There are worse things than Phil Collins.

This losing streak has got to end some time. 8 games in a row is just too much. I’m sure the Braves are wondering what the hell is happening just as much as we are, but rest assured, relief is coming soon (maybe). Let’s see what happened tonight.

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – April 28, 2010 – ESPN.

Hello, I am Tony LaRussa, and I am the greatest overmanager in baseball history! I would send a runner on an 0-2 pitch with nobody out and Mark McGwire at the plate! I’ll bring in a lefty to face a lefthanded hitting pitcher with a righthanded hitter on deck! You know that one day someone’s going to start a game with a lefty pitcher in left field and a righty on the mound and change them depending upon the hitter, and you know it’s going to be me! I’m also an attorney, and I would be on the short list for the Supreme Court except that I’m too big of a genius! Also, this is a wig!

Everything great has some sort of blemish. America, for example, has the black marks of the Civil War, Japanese internment camps, and Lady Gaga. Likewise, the 2010 Braves have a 7 game losing streak to worry about. Let’s see what went wrong tonight.

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – April 27, 2010 – ESPN.

This game thread video is also dedicated Melky “Weigh” Cabrera!

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – April 26, 2010 – ESPN.

6. The Braves have lost 6 games in a row as they just seem to be unable to buy a break. What’s worse is they had the lead in this one, but it just slipped away. Let’s go. It’s dark at the bottom of the league.

There’s two reasons why I’m combining the recaps for the Braves’ series against the Mets. One: I’m exhausted as I finish my final year of college. Two: the Braves were just terrible. Let’s go.

Thursday night marked the conclusion of the Braves’ series against the Phillies, and it also marked their second series loss of the season. Let’s go.

Today’s game thread video is dedicated to Melky Cabrera!

Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – April 25, 2010 – ESPN.

“But Mac,” you say, “Jeff Francoeur wouldn’t be United States Secretary of Agriculture. Maybe if he’d gotten that Clemson degree (though we all agree he just isn’t Clemson material) but not now. Let’s tackle something more realistic. What if Jeff Francoeur were a musician?”

Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – April 24, 2010 – ESPN.

As something of an expert on the Atlanta Braves and on Jeffrey Braden Francoeur, people often ask me, “Mac, baseball playing and ship designing are all well and good, but what if Jeff Francoeur did something else? What if he was, say, United States Secretary of Agriculture?” Well, I think it would go a little something… like this:

Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – April 23, 2010 – ESPN.

“Sure,” people often say, “Jeff Francoeur is an awful baseball player. But what if he did something else for a living? For instance, what if Jeff Francoeur were a ship designer?” I think it would go a little something… like this:

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 22, 2010 – ESPN.

Don’t be afraid to take some pitches, guys. You were doing so well, too!

Some nights, you are just outclassed. That was the case in tonight’s affair between the Braves and Phils.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Play By Play – April 21, 2010 – ESPN.

Did that really happen? Really?

Wow. I already had this recap written. I was going to talk about how the team’s offense failed them once again and cost them the game. Did I ever get a kick in the pants? The Braves had their best win of the season in extras in incredible fashion and second walk-off win in as many days. Let’s go.