Game 107
by rlgv on Jul.31, 2008, under Recaps
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Well, now that the Braves have given up, I wonder if I should give up writing these recaps? How many in a row have we lost now? Five, I think? Oh well, I guess I’ll just make the recaps shorter.
Once again, poor pitching from the pen and poor hitting did the team in. On the hitting front, we did have a few, 11, but nothing really in the clutch. Our new acquisition, Kotchman, impressed with an 0 for 5 performance, stranding four runners. On the plus side, Norton is swinging a hot bat posting two more hits. Infante had three, KJ two, and Frenchy two. With all that hitting, we only managed two runs?
Once again, the starter gave us a good start… once again the pen didn’t. Jurrjens (the only starter from the start of the season who HASN’T spent time on the DL) pitched a solid seven innings allowing only three runs. Boyer stunk. He only got one out, allowing two runs to cross on a home run. Ohman (AKA soon to be gone) was perfect, the only good outing on the night. Ring gave up a run, as did Tavarez.
Braves continue to stink, lose 2 – 7.
July 31st, 2008 on 6:53 am
I didn’t have any problems with Kotchman despite him going 0-for. Got robbed of a double on a nice play by Pujols behind the bag, and he made a really nice defensive play in the ninth. Hopefully he gets a couple of hits tonight.
Saw some encouraging signs from Frenchy (nice pic of him above, by the way). That was a heck of a catch; kept the Braves in the game until the bullpen came on and did its thing. Frenchy also had two hits and really looks like he’s focusing on trying to hit the other way and get his swing smoothed out.
Ohman’s a goner, for sure. Wish he’d take Ring with him.
Bud.
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July 31st, 2008 on 2:59 pm
Definatly keep writing the recaps. We can just focus on things to try to take away as positives. Like keeping an eye on Frenchy and just seeing him improving by the end of the year, etc. Things that could bode well for next year.
July 31st, 2008 on 3:55 pm
I honestly believe Frenchy made the kind of play that can turn a team around, but it can’t be a one-man effort. It showed die-hard effort on his behalf, but if nobody else wants to play to win, nothing’s going to come from it.