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Beltran 4 Alou 2.5 Humber .5 OHernandez .5

Good night gentlemen. Sorry for the verbose post. It's nice know that there are many others with the same feelings. I wonder if they are hurting in the clubhouse, too.

Have you guys ever been this down about the team? Maybe after game 7 last year but never in the regular season. This is an historic collapse, and yeah, it can turn around tomorrow but why should it? Pedro isn't going 9 so eventually, the bullpen door opens and all hell breaks loose. It's not the hitting, despite Reyes' struggles, it's all pitching. Other than Ollie last Saturday, the starters can't go 7 or 8 and the bullpen can't do anything right. We sensed it in the off-season when Omar didn't get another starter, but we said "In Omar We Trust." He lost Bradford when the stupid Orioles gave him 3 years and the Mets wouldn't but we fell in love with Joe Smith. We sensed that something was wrong when he gave Mota 2 years but, again, we trusted Omar. That fat faced, smug, jerk Boden (they keep showing him on MASN sitting in the box seats) wanted F. Martinez or Gomez and Humber for Cordero or Rauch. We said "too much" but if they had either, maybe the pen could have gotten a key out sometime last week. I think it's safe to safe that our trust in Omar has greatly diminished. I'm venting and rambling and I apologize, but it's like seeing the same game, over and over, for two weeks straight. 3 and a half hours of hell.

How many pitches was that?

For the second night in a row, Wright hits into a DP in a clutch situation.

Do you friggin' believe this?

4-2.

Good point Zvon.

4-0. Thanks Larry.

3d inning...runner on 2d, two out, Howard up (so similar to the first) and Howard gets the IBB. Rowand grounds to Chipper who throws it away. 2-0.

Make believe that you're the manager of the Braves. Rollins has lead off w/a triple but your pitcher, Tim Hudson--a righty--gets Utley and Burrell. Howard, a lefty is up next. Don't you walk him? Nope. At least he only got a single.

It's because of Gomez's baserunning skills. Oh snap!

I agree that a distinct award is needed to separate "the best season" from "the most valuable player." Keep the "MVP" award for "value"--if your team finishes last, perhaps you weren't that valuable since your team would have finished last without you. Have "The Babe Ruth Award" for the AL and "The Hank Aaron Award" for the NL to honor the batter who has the best season. For those, it doesn't matter if your team stinks.

Alou 4 Reyes 2.5 Green 1.5 Castillo .5 Muniz .5

I got it, MGIM. Good stuff.

4. Really.

I apologize for the premature 4 before. Sorry.

4.

Chipper w/a 2 run bomb.

Frayed Knot wrote: This pitcher's name sounds like the town in Mexico that Andy DuFresne escaped to. And, like Red, we hope.

Philadelphia out in the 8th. Atlanta 8-6, top 9. 7-8-9 due up for Philadelphia.

SteveJRogers wrote: Anyone ever check out MLB GameDay's Chat Rooms? I checked twice... morons. Not high brow discourse like us!

Nicely done, FK.

Howie Rose just said what I said. Rose is smart! And doesn't mind criticizing the home team.

Nice job Willie. Schneider is a LEFTY. Schoeneweis is a lefty. WAKE THE HELL UP!