Game Notes...
- How great was this game? I broke a sweat jumping up and down in the ninth and I'm listening to the radio feed and watching the GameDay. Man, what a game. People say baseball isn't fast enough or exciting enough and all I can say is...if you can love a team, you will find out just how exciting it can be.
- In the battle of Smoltz vs. Maddux, it was all Maddux for the first five innings. However, in the sixth, Maddux misplayed what should have been a play that he is capable of making. The play was ruled a single, but it was an error. Andruw Jones, who was credited a single, stole second, but was stranded after Maddux was replaced by Cla Meredith. Possibly going to Meredith in the 6th led to Meredith looking not quite as solid in the seventh. The Braves took full advantage. Meanwhile, John Smoltz made a mistake to Geoff Blum, but looked pretty good. He gave up five hits early, but settled down to allow seven hits in the entire game.
- Ya know, the Braves typically don't make baserunning mistakes and it comes up big in close games. Yesterday, Chipper had a brain fart, but that does not happen typically. Twice in this game, the Padres ran into outs and Jeff Francoeur picked up two assists because of it. In a 3-2 game, you end up losing when you do that.
- Once again...Wickman who? Stay hurt, Bob, I'm pretty happy with the Gonzo/Soriano mix that is set up by matchups.
- Andruw Jones and Willie Harris both had two hit games. One is on the best streak of his career, the other is getting hot. But it's nice to have speed in the lineup.
- Brian McCann might be in his worst struggling period of his major league career right now.
- And hey, I get to have the same title in two straight posts. Well, as long as I can start it with the city in Georgia, I am a pretty happy guy.
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