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It is official, the Braves’ season is over. The only burning question left is… “Who else is going to be traded?” So far, I have been pretty disappointed with Frank Wren, JS always seemed to have a way to get that extra player, to get extra value back. Since Wren has taken over, I’ve really felt like we have gotten the short end of most of the trades. Regardless, without Tex, we are done.
The Braves played as if the season ended yesterday, the pen allowing the game to be blown wide open. Campy gave us a great outing, but we have come to expect that from him. Seven fantastic innings, allowing seven hits and only two runs. When he was taken out, the game was tied, it didn’t stay tied long. Soriano comes in, a walk and a hit later we are losing. He makes it through the inning. Gonzo was next. Three walks, two hit and five runs, he was done. Boyer was brought in to put out the fire, he did, by letting more runners cross.
Our Texless offense didn’t show much either. We had nine hits on the day, four of them came from Blanco. Outside of Blanco it was pretty sparse, Norton did manage two hits.
Today’s game, 7:10 PM. Not nationally televised.
“It’s better to burn out than to fade away”.
I feel like the rest of this season is going to be very hard to watch. Errors accounted for a couple of runs in this game, including the go-ahead for the Cardinals. And otherwise sloppy play, including an inability to score people on third, is what makes these games so depressing.
On the bright side, how about freaking Blanco? 4 for 4 with an RBI, a run, and a walk. Wow.
Comment by BenMurphy — July 30, 2008 @ 4:16 pm