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I watched this game…. So we lost. Of course, we also lose the games I don’t watch, so not really a surprise. Our ever more punchless lineup continues to be…well, punchless.
Hampton gave us another good outing. In fact, he gave us his longest outing since his return, eight innings, while limiting the Fish to three runs. Most nights that would be enough for a win, but not when the offense only pushes across one run. Boyer pitched the ninth, giving up a home run.
We traded away another productive hitter today, and didn’t get much hitting tonight. We only managed four hits, and half of them were by Frenchy. KJ did have a triple, while Prado drove in the only run.
Braves lose 1 - 4.
Tomorrow’s game, 7:10 PM.
Another shitty loss by a shitty team.
Comment by BenMurphy — August 27, 2008 @ 10:14 pm
Johnson really pitched well, though. You’re going to have a handful of games each season where the other guy just pitches better. You tip your hat and move on …
Hampton threw it well, for sure. Got some balls up in the zone, but I think this guy still can be effective. It’s a shame he’s missed so much time. People forget he was good his first 2 1/2 years here.
I like the swings I’m seeing from Frenchy. Maybe he’s figuring it out … but we have said that before.
Best of luck to Kotsay. Got a decent prospect in return. Sumoza’s gotta lot of work to do, but he’s got above-average speed with some pop. Two to three years away, probably. I’m surprised the Braves got as much as they did for a one-month rental of Mr. Cycle.
Bud.
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Comment by Bud — August 28, 2008 @ 8:02 am