Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Braves Still on Pace for 0-162 - Lose to Pirates in Extra Innings

I could not find the game on television last night (DirecTV - anyone know where it was?), but saw the highlights this morning. Am I the only one having flashbacks of last season when the Braves continually scored runs but found ways to lose close games?

First, the game never should have gone into extras. If you haven't seen the highlights of the botched play in the outfield, you can watch it here.

Tom Glavine was good, not great, but the real concern is the bullpen. The Braves need to pen to have a good year with the aging starting rotation, but thus far it has been a liability. I know - only two games. Still, things don't look good right now for Atlanta's arms.

The defense was lousy too - three errors.

People - it is time to panic. The Mets looked great yesterday. The Braves now have losses to the Nationals and Pirates. The division is lost and the wild card is a pipe dream.

At least the Braves won't end today 0-3. They have the day off.

1 comment:

Josh Caldwell said...

Easy there big guy. We'll get through this. I just need you to step back from the ledge...thats it.