The Braves took two from the Mets yesterday behind excellent starting pitching from Tom Glavine and Jorge Campillo. The bullpen keeps getting guys out despite the absense of Soriano, Moylan, Gonzalez and Smoltz. The bats seem to be coming alive as well, most notably Mark Teixeira (which ruins my "Messin' With Tex" article about how he is the problem with Atlanta's offense...) who had an excellent day yesterday.
Jorge Campillo was the star of the day for Atlanta, throwing six shutout innings against the Mets. "This is the biggest thing that's ever happened to me since I've been playing baseball," said Campillo. It is nice to hear a major leaguer sound like a little leaguer.
From the "needed to happen" category, Jeff Francoeur sat out the nightcap which ended his consecutive games streak at 370. I love Frenchy, but his slumping bat was becoming a black hole in the line-up that needed a day off.
Chipper went 1 for 4 in the first game, 2 for 4 in the second. I know I jumped on the bandwagon with Monday's posting, but why is Lance Berkman getting all the love right now instead of Chipper? Where is the Larry Wayne love?
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