Braves Report

Note: This article was meant to be released earlier, but due to schedule confusion, I screwed up, and it’s late.

Even though I was upset that I didn’t have the time to write a blog last week, I’m actually happy because of the bizarre week that the Braves just had (and are continuing to have).

Week 1 of the 2008 season is in the books, and looking back, what a week it was. I mean, what can you say? What? That this season is going to be absolutely crazy, and filled with excitement and stress at every corner? If you said that, odds are, you’re going to be right.

Let’s take a look back on just some of the things that went down in the NL East just these past 7 days. First and foremost, the Braves went from being dead last and the worst team in baseball to now tie with the heavily predicted losers of the East, Florida Marlins. The Nationals had a white-hot start, winning their first three games, then quickly plummeted with 4 straight losses. And then, there’s the Mets, the dear-old Metropolitans. They dominate game one with a magnificent Johan start, but then come out the next day and get slaughtered. After beating the Marlins again and taking the series, they come to Atlanta. After a game one rain out, Huddy and the Braves shut them down with an 11-5 victory and then proceeded to sweep them the next day, besting Johan in the process. Now, judging by some Mets websites, it seems that they already want to give up. But, do not get upset Met fans; for you can draw inspiration from us dumb slack-jawed yokels. Early last week our fans were lighting up message boards across the nation with “Trade Kelly!” “All hail Prado!” and “I THOUGHT THIS TEAM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD!” And I’m not going to even mention the travesty that is Mike Hampton.

Yes, these, ladies and gentleman, are the ups and downs of baseball. I’ve always said it, baseball is the sport in which it’s most hard to predict the outcome. The sport with the most parody tends to be that way. One week, your team could be on cloud 9, then next (or even next day), you’re coming off being on the hitless end of a no-hitter, and staring at the asses of three opponents in your division.

I know, it sucks, and it’s frustrating, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun to watch. I said in our forums last week that we’ve only played two games and it feels like it’s been two months. Just yet another example of this tumultuous thing we call baseball.

Now, I’m not saying this is the first season to do such a thing to us fans. No, not even close. But, if week one is any indication, then this season may go down on record as being one of the most wild and crazy we’ve seen yet. And guess what, there’s still about 156 games to go!