Of Course…We’re At Home

Written by Jonathan on June 4, 2008 – 12:35 pm

It’s a great feeling to be back at Turner Field.  Two games. Two come-from-behind wins.  That’s something that I’m 100% confident in saying that we are just incapable of doing on the road right now.  The Braves are only a game behind the Marlins in the division and can tie them with a win today while trying to hang with the surging Phillies who have won 7 of their last 8 games.  Hopefully we can cool them down when they come to Turner on Friday.

Unfortunately we won’t be seeing John Smoltz back out on the field today as the closer.  The announcement in his press conference today was that he would most likely have season-ending surgery next Tuesday, but that he’s not yet ready to retire and will pitch again should his rehabilitated shoulder allow him to do so.  Personally, I don’t think any of us are ready for him to retire, but it’s going to have to happen sooner or later.

Tom Glavine’ll be taking the hill for the Braves today against Mark Hendrickson, who despite having a 5.27 ERA so far this season, is coming into the game with a 7-3 record.  If we can keep the offense cool, we have a great shot today.  Go Braves!


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Hudson Looks To Right The Ship

Written by Jonathan on April 16, 2008 – 5:55 pm

After falling hard to the Marlins (8-5) last night, the Braves (5-8) look to Tim Hudson (2-0, 2.14) to get them back on track with a mark in the win column.  The big question is, however, can the Braves get their offense going against Mark Hendrickson (2-1, 4.15) tonight?  As seen against the Marlins last night, the Braves’ lack of offensive production can doom a game no matter how good of an outing your pitching staff has.

Hudson has looked strong thus far this year, winning his only two decisions in three outings.   The game tonight starts at 7:10 and hopefully the Braves have long forgotten about their lack of production last night.  I certainly haven’t, but that’s besides the point.  I look for Hudson to go deep into the game to keep the ball out of the hands of our severely depleted bullpen.

Can the Braves please get some semblance of an offense going tonight? I sure hope so.


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