Atlanta 6, Gnats 2

Game Notes...

- Bob Wickman was activated and Kevin Barry sent down with Bobby Cox expressing that Wickmoo was his man in the ninth. Enjoy it now, Blob Thickman because the Braves saw all they needed from Rafael Soriano to know that next year, he will be the closer. Fatty Wickfatty just doesn't inspire much confidence.

- Edgar Renteria had his second two-homer game of the year in the victory. He was batting third because Chipper still has sore wrists. I've had sort wrists before, though the product of that may have differed. Renty went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs. And my chopnation friend KB said that having him hit third was a bad idea. Bwahahaha

- Tim Hudson brought a perfect game into the fifth before he seemed to lost his effectiveness for an inning. For some reason, he seems to do this every start. If he throws six innings, five were good. If he throws eight innings, seven were good. This time, he throws seven and six were good. All except the fifth when he had a few fullcounts and walked Brian Schneider before Robert Fick singled to first. That play, though, probably should have been an out. Somewhere, Lou Brown was telling Scott Thorman to stop his "o'lay" bullshit and get in front of the damn ball. Ryan Langerhans stepped in and Huddy had him 0-2 on inside fastballs, which Langer just can't hit right now. McCann called another and had it been there, Langer probably K's. It was over the plate and Langer served it to left for an RBI single. But beyond that, Huddy allowed just a hit and struck out four while inducing 14 grounders on the day.

- The Braves as a team induced 16 grounders and struck out five. Damn good work.

- Gonzo looked bad, though. He was checked for an injury and didn't throw his fastball. Gotta wonder what's up with him. Soriano, on the other hand, looked awesome in getting the last four outs. He's a monster.

- Francoeur can't hit a fastball with velocity. He's the anti-Pedro Serrano. Two Major League references in the same post? And they thought it couldn't be done...

- The tag line for the Nationals this year is "Pledge Your Allegiance to the Nationals." Every time I hear Don Sutton say that, I want to have him brought up on treason charges.