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Entries from October 2005
October 7, 2005
The View from Bitter Non-Contenders
Ever wonder what the fans of teams that quit playing after the first week of October think of our Braves? Here’s a peek at one of my favorite non-Braves sites:
http://metstradamus.blogspot.com/2005/10/you-deserve-to-losepart-ii.html
Leave ‘em some comments. Metstradamus loves to hear from the ‘Matic. (Notice his link to our blog under his enemies list.)
October 7, 2005
Back In Business
That’s more like it. The playoffs are always sphincter time for Braves fans, conditioned by years of postseason failure. So it was cathartic to see us grab a game by the throat (against Clemens, no less), and not let go. There were ominous beginnings — Smoltz threw 25 pitches in the first [...]
October 6, 2005
Mind-Numbingly Predictable – Braves lose 10-5
This recap will be tinted with just a hint of anger because M Norman is tired of seeing the same crap over and over again from the Braves in a postseason game. Same old formula – crappy starting pitching. I know the bullpen also blew up, but it was Hudson’s poor performance that lost us [...]
October 5, 2005
Playoff Time!
You know, I just can’t bring myself to do position-by-position comparisons. Three reasons — first, everybody else does it, and you’ve probably trolled those hoity-toity websites already for their thumbnail popcorn. Second, it’s usually obvious who’s better at each position, and Brave-O-Matic respects your intellect enough not to waste your time. Third, [...]
October 4, 2005
Pre-Game Prep
It’s important to warm up before a big game. Here’s some required reading to get you started hating Game 2 starter, 78 year-old Roger Clemens.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2103760
October 4, 2005
Feckless Play-Off Predictions
Today’s the day. The second season begins at 1:00 in St. Louis. Now seems like the time to offer up our predictions. First the nonsense of the AL, then the league that plays real baseball.
BoSox vs. ChiSox. I pick the Sox. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week [...]
October 3, 2005
Fearless Roster Predictions
Okay, all the results are in, and this is one man’s best guess at a playoff roster:
C — Estrada, McCann1B — LaRoche, Julio2B — Giles, OrrSS — Furcal3B — Chipper, BetemitOF — Langerhans, Andruw, Francoeur, Hollandsworth, Jordan
SP — Hudson (1) Smoltz (2) Sosa (3) Thomson (4) Hudson (5)RP — Ramirez, Farnsworth, Reitsma, Brower, Foster, McBride, [...]
October 2, 2005
Postseason Tryouts, Episode Two
I’m just going from the boxscore and recap on this one:
Thumbs Up
Brian Jordan. If the boxscore is to be believed, Jordan had not one but TWO outfield assists last night. And 0 for 1 with a walk counts as a positive contribution in this group.
Jim Brower and Macay McBride, who each [...]
October 1, 2005
Postseason Tryout, Episode One
This weekend’s games mean nothing to the team, but there are some individuals to whom they mean quite a bit. Assuming Cox’s mind isn’t already made up, there are bench and bullpen slots yet to be decided for the NLDS, so these last few contests should serve as last-chance tryouts for those on the [...]
