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It’s Not Pretty, But Keep Watching
Written by Colin on August 19, 2008 – 11:11 amOpen your eyes for a little bit. It’s not pretty, but do it anyways. Last night the Braves got shut out by Barry Zito – who has been attempting to follow in Mike Hampton’s footsteps as the most overpaid player EVER. Speaking of Mike Hampton, he wasn’t altogether that bad in Saturday’s win. His stuff didn’t seem THAT great, but it wasn’t bad either.
The bright side is that there are bright sides. Charlie Morton had another quality start in his last appearance but was once again supported by offense that rivaled a little league team. Yunel Escobar and Casey Kotchman teamed up for SportsCenter’s #1 play. Mike Hampton hasn’t had a major injury in an unexpectedly long time. And that’s about it for the bright sides.
But we’re still here, mid August, 12 games back. Count ‘em, twelve. A dozen. Sucking it up. Glavine likely is done for his career. Gregor Blanco has a bone spur in his foot slowing him down. Casey Kotchman isn’t impressing anybody. But the team is still playing, they are soldiering on, and they need encouragement. Keep on watching. Keep on going to the games.
These are the days that tie us Braves fans together. Losing bonds more than winning does. Hang in there, folks.
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By Akshay982 on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
We just need to give Kotchman more time. He came from a winning situation where he was a cog, but not a major cog, to a losing situation where he believes he's expected to be a major cog. A power bat signing in the outfield would be good protection for a singles-doubles hitter like Kotchman.
On another note, Jojo Reyes had a quality start against the Mets on Tuesday night. Good to see Jojo getting back on track, unfortunately, the bullpen held together like the first little piggy's house and fell down when the "big bad" Muts took advantage of the poor pitching.