Braves Report

Peter Moylan kicks ass. No, wait, he totally kicks ass. You want to know how much he kicks ass? He has to wear long sleeves because he has sleeves. That’s right. Not only does he look like he’d eat your face off if you look at him wrong, but he’s also got tats to make you think twice before asking him for an autograph. But, I kid; Pete’s a great guy. But he still totally kicks ass.

Now, no offense to Mr. Blackwell, but I believe the Braves dominant Aussie, the “side-winda” from down unda, Pete Moylan is the most intriguing, and unique player on the Braves. Now, it’s really not fair to single out one Brave on the team and call him “special” or “unique” because the Braves are full colorful characters. But, in Pete Moylan’s case, you can do just that.

Originally from Attadale, Australia, Pete was a Pharmaceutical salesman in the continent country before the Braves discovered him. In ’97, he failed to make the majors, even with a 90 MPH fastball, which he has improved since then. Almost a decade later though, he was found on the Australian National team in the World Baseball Classic. After seeing his blazing speed on the mound, the Braves quickly signed him to a AAA deal in Richmond. Then, on April 11th, after former-Brave Joey Devine went down, Pete got called up. After being sent down almost immediately, Pete came back to Atlanta on May 4th, 2006. Unfortunately, Pete saw the light of AAA once more, and signed a AAA deal with Richmond at the end of Spring Training ’07. This would be Pete’s last trip with Richmond in ’07 because after the forgettable Chad Paronto was injured, Pete stepped in, and never moved. He then went on to be the most dominant pitcher in the pen for the Braves last year, boasting a tremendous 1.80 ERA coupled with a 5-3 record.

Yes, Pete was incredible last year. The Braves asked much of him, and he gave it all back in return. And this year is going to be no different; in fact, it may be more demanding. The reason being that Mr. Moylan will be assuming the role of the Setup man in front of the dominant Soriano.

There are two questions revolving around Pete and his ability this year. Can he be dominant in the pen again, and as the Setup man? And, Was last year just a fluke? To that, I say yes, and no, but that’s just me. We’ll have to wait and see if Pete is up to the challenge. Until then, all we can do is wait, and hope that our starting staff can actually eat some innings this year, and give him, and the rest of our bullpen a break.