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Who Are You And What Have You Done With The Braves?
Written by Colin on July 21, 2009 – 6:53 amIt’s a fair question. All of a sudden we’re busting out for six run innings. Since the All-Star Break, we’ve outscored opponents 35-12. That’s thirty-five to twelve. That just happened.
We’re used to seeing the pitching we’ve seen over the last week, but we’re not so used to the bats waking up, getting clutch hits and putting us on top of the scoreboard. And how about Tommy Hanson? 3 earned runs over 7 innings pitched, but he punched out 11 batters! He’s getting his legs under him and our fifth starter is quickly becoming as dangerous as another #2 starter. There’s no real weak spot in the rotation either – Kawakami may be viewed as the weakest link, but he’s received, on average, over 1 run less run support than the team average.
We’re looking good – time to take more from the Giants and make some headway in the Wild Card race. Oh, and by the way, we’re in posession of a winning record, our shortstop was named NL Player of the Week (Yunel seemingly has made a conscious effort to eliminate the mental mistakes – and I think he’s a very valuable part of the team), and we’re in sole posession of second place in the NL East. Things are looking up.
The only question is: Who are you, and what have you done with the Braves?
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By Brent on Jul 21, 2009 | Reply
Totally agree, we've been an offensive juggarnaut (bitch) these past 5 days. And seriously, it's been a long time coming. Getting rid of the inning killer Jeff Francouer seems to help quite a bit because even before the all star break in the Colorado series, it seemed like we were playing better as an offense as well. Our line-up can be this good, so I don't see this as a fluke. Martin Prado is making a huge difference as our 2B and 2nd hitter, Escobar has been fantastic hitting 5 or 6 (why didn't we try that earlier), GA finally worked off the rust, and Diaz and Church in RF will put up way better numbers than Francouer. While it's not as intimidating as the Phillies roster, it is hard to find an out in the 1-8 hitters.
Needless to say, it's about time.
By wrveres on Jul 21, 2009 | Reply
I love it!
I’d love to see the Braves run down the Philies.
By Paul on Jul 25, 2009 | Reply
The biggest question is not who are the braves going to trade for at the deadline, rather where are they going to put Tim Hudson. There is no doubt the lineup is solid the way it is and so is the pitching staff. I can't see a playoff braves team with Hudson in the bullpen or even worse left off the post season roster.