ATLANTA 4, Los Angeles Braves 0

Game Notes

- McCann back in the lineup. On the Bobby Cox Show, heard via the pregame show on the radio, he said that there are no current plans to move Salty to first or the outfield. Same shit as usual from these guys. God, why would you ever want to move Salty to another position? Nah, keep at catching cause then you have to trade him away. Brilliant!

- Furcal leading off. Ya know, he was never that good of a leadoff hitter, but I always liked him. Short little fast guy. I liked him when he came up a bit more, though. When he was using his speed and eye to his advantage. But man, that arm is nuts. He absolutely burned Renty on what should have been an infield single.

- Anxious to see if Smoltz continues his success from his start against the Rockies. Early on this year, he has struggled once the game got to the fifth/sixth innings. He starts off strong today against the Dodgers with a 1-2-3 first. That strong start would continue to the tune of 7 scoreless innings on 102 pitches. Cox took him out (and that is the right move) and the bullpen finished from there.

- McCann just doesn't look like he can hold onto the bat and shouldn't be in the lineup anyway. No reason to bring him back this quick, is there? He still one-hands a double the other way to make it 2-0 early. Then his buddy walks on four straight. Weird game, I tell you. Good game for him.

- Willie Harris does so little, but somehow, he's been more productive than Langerhans. So frustrating. But more frustrating is how the Braves announcers love Harris's defense. His catch the other night was not even necessary for a diving attempt and tonight, he makes a catch after hesitating cause he was so afraid to take charge.

- Nomar is a good hitter in the clutch, Joe? Well, he's actually a good hitter period. Dumbass. Chip follows that up by saying Brett Tomko did not pitch that badly, but the walks were problematic. The walks were why he did not pitch well.

- Hopefully, Chipper gets Sunday afternoon off. Yeah, Davies is on the mound and we could use more offense, but treat Chipper like a catcher. Day game following a night game = perfect chance to get him some rest.