Braves Dominated By Marlins

Written by Smitty on April 16, 2008 – 9:14 am

I’d like to consider myself a good sport.  Sure, I can trash-talk with the best of them. Especially if it’s about giving the Mets a hard time.  But generally, I am good about recognizing excellence, even when it comes in the guise of a non-Braves uniform.

And I’d like to be able to tip my hat, in a gentlemanly manner, to Marlins starter Scott Olsen. Sure, he went seven innings without walking a guy or giving up a run. I’d like to say our team just knuckled under to his superior talents and couldn’t score on his pitching wizardry.

But I can’t. Because he stinks.

Not as a person, maybe, but as a pitcher. Every number he had last year was considerably worse than the year before. In fact, the fish, as a team, had one of the worst ERA’s in baseball headed into tonight.

So what happened? Simply put: the Braves stunk worse.

At every turn, we (and yes, I will continue to say “we” when the team loses) gave up opportunities, failed to wake up the offense, and above all, really let down Jair Jurrjens’ solid showing. To be honest, Jurrjens has not pitched a bad game this season.

The Braves went down to Florida hoping to compensate for the recent spat of pitching injuries by busting out some offense on one of the WORST pitching staffs in baseball.  Alas, it was not to be so.

Want to know how bad? You sure? Ok, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Six hits-with two apiece coming from two different players.  Never mind that Jurrjens went six and gave up only two earned runs.  And the two that Ohman walked in didn’t improve matters any. But say he hadn’t walked in two. That would leave us still with a big fresh goose egg in the offensive column.

Yes, I am a “homer.” I drink from the Braves KoolaidTM 24/7. But I also pride myself on calling a black cat black. And the Braves just stunk tonight.  We’ve got to find that one thing that can turn this around. Any suggestions?

Well, on the bright side, Kelly Johnson’s hitting streak was extended to 11 games.


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10 Responses to “Braves Dominated By Marlins”

  1. By Brandon on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply

    We did a little better job of getting led off men on, but we just can’t get consecutive hits. I was also very disappointed at the offense after such a good outing from Jurrjens. Also, what is up with our bullpen not being able to throw the ball over the plate? They’ve got to start making teams earn runs instead of just giving them up.

  2. By Jonathan on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply

    Honestly, I’m not sure. There’s absolutely no excuse to walk in 4 runs in two games. You shouldn’t walk in that many in a season!

  3. By Susan on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply

    My thoughts exactly! The fish stink (worse than an actual rotting fish) and last nights game was absolutely embarrassing. It was physically painful to watch. MaCann, Teixeira and Francoeur were all 0-4 at the plate. It’s like the “heart of the order” literally died.
    On the upside, Jurrjens pitched very well and KJ’s hitting speaks for itself.
    I’m hopeful that the Braves learned a tough lesson from that game and they are ready to come back and take the series in FL.

  4. By JJHoosby on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply

    Like I stated yesterday; they’re just playing up to the level of their competition, and really not even that. They have always done this. I hate to be Polly Pissypants, but I’ve been a fan since the mid 80’s and they haven’t played at the “Braves Level” since 2003.

  5. By Jonathan on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply

    I agree, Susan. It was most painful to see Teixeira, Francoeur and McCann go down 1-2-3 in the 9th. Let’s at least put up a fight guys!

    JJ – I definitely see where you’re coming from. We need to break out of that mold soon.

  6. By Brandon on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    We did a little better job of getting led off men on, but we just can't get consecutive hits. I was also very disappointed at the offense after such a good outing from Jurrjens. Also, what is up with our bullpen not being able to throw the ball over the plate? They've got to start making teams earn runs instead of just giving them up.

  7. By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    Honestly, I'm not sure. There's absolutely no excuse to walk in 4 runs in two games. You shouldn't walk in that many in a season!

  8. By Susan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    My thoughts exactly! The fish stink (worse than an actual rotting fish) and last nights game was absolutely embarrassing. It was physically painful to watch. MaCann, Teixeira and Francoeur were all 0-4 at the plate. Its like the heart of the order literally died.
    On the upside, Jurrjens pitched very well and KJs hitting speaks for itself.
    Im hopeful that the Braves learned a tough lesson from that game and they are ready to come back and take the series in FL.

  9. By JJHoosby on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    Like I stated yesterday; they're just playing up to the level of their competition, and really not even that. They have always done this. I hate to be Polly Pissypants, but I've been a fan since the mid 80's and they haven't played at the "Braves Level" since 2003.

  10. By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    I agree, Susan. It was most painful to see Teixeira, Francoeur and McCann go down 1-2-3 in the 9th. Let's at least put up a fight guys!

    JJ – I definitely see where you're coming from. We need to break out of that mold soon.

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