Braves midseason review

            Well, I apologize for not having any recent blog posts up, I have been busy, and I look to get back on track with this edition.  The purpose of this blog is to provide the most comprehensive Atlanta Brave midseason report on the web.  Anyway, I will begin with the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

The Good

Chipper Jones (When healthy)-  Chipper has had another quality season this year.  True, he has had to battle some injury bugs, but his latest vow was to play in all of Atlanta's games for the rest of the season, and, thus far, he has lived up to his word.  To date, in Chipper's 65 games played, with 249 at-bats, Chipper has 15 homers, which ties for the team lead with the other Jones.  He is hitting an astounding .329, slugging six points short of .600 and is getting on base, as shown by his .419 OBP.  Chipper has only six errors and a .957 fielding percentage in 502.1 innings played.

A little game i found

This is a link to a game i found online.  it is really stupid, i know, but it is addicting as well:

www.lost.eu/56f4c

TDKILLER mocks the integrity of fannation

http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/19861?comments_page=1#throwdown_19861_comments_pages

  The above link is proof that TDKILLER has no integrity.  I am throwing down with this punk about the nba drafts of the past.  The topic is this years draft class is the best since 03.  I mistakenly read that as better than 03.  However, I fix that in my second argument.  What ticks me off is that he says that I say I am bitching about it, and for me to, in a way, get over it.  He goes on to threaten me.  This little punk and others like him need to be stopped.  Come check out the throwdown, vote how you feel, and, most importantly, tell him off.

This is an embarassment

  What a freaking circus that is going on in Atlanta.  Losing, losing, losing, and not scoring either, not a great combination.  What hurts more is that the Mets just swept the A's, meaning that if Chuck James does not get the better of Andrew Miller, former Tar Heel great, than the Bravos fall an unthinkable 4.5 games left, and right on the .500 mark of 38-38.  Something has to change.

  Atlanta is still in this thing, no question about it.  5 games out of the Wild Card and 4 games out of the East is not an impossible thing to overcome.  However, clubhouse bickering has got to stop.  That means you, Chipper Jones and John Smoltz.  Normally, I make it a point of mine to not criticize Chipper.  He is my favorite all-time player, and, better yet, Chipper is a good person as well.  However, I think the finger has to be pointed at Jones in regards to his feud with pitcher John Smoltz.  Basically, the gist of the story is that Chipper is "feeling pressured to return before he is fully healed by Smoltz."  He goes on to say that some people, meaning, assumedly, John Smoltz, doubt the authenticity of his injuries.  Chipper, this is what I need to say to you.  Grow up!  All Smoltz was trying to do was tell the media that in order for Atlanta to win, you have to be healthy, because we need your bat in the lineup.  So, in a way, Smoltz was complimenting you.  This whole clubhouse fighting thing needs to stop.

I am calling us out

  This is absolutely ridiculous.  No runs in 25 innings?  Why?  A four-run sixth after five magnificent innings by John Smoltz?  Are you kidding me?

   We are too good of a team for this to be happening to us.  We have fallen all the way to four games out of the wild card, and, while the Mets have been dropping like flies, we have failed to gain much ground.  The Phillies and Mets are blowing out the Cards and the A's, respectively, today, and it appears that we will drop to 2.5 games out of the Eastern League and a third place status.