Jack Sparrow 13, Atlanta 2

Game Notes...

- What a good day to not watch a game. With Mother's Day responsibilities taking up most of my day, I saw small parts of the game (oddly, some of the two-run fifth) and did not have to see the Braves just put up a weak effort.

- Anthony Lerew showed that he was not perfect. You always worry about a kid trying to do too much. Not only was Tony trying to show he had the stuff of his first start, he was doing it with 40 or so friends and family. The result was pretty abysmal, though Peter Orr didn't help matters. Of course, Tony could have helped matters by throwing more strikes. He barely broke 50% on his strikes count and walked three batters.

- The bullpen's long guys showed their worst. El Vulture was charged with three runs before Kevin Barry (did you remember he was on the team?) served up a half-dozens runs in just two innings, taking the hit. He was throwing strikes, but when you do not have any stuff to speak of, major league hitters are going to blast it.

- The one thing that did bug me was that Craig Wilson was not put in the game at some point. If he can't play left, move Harris to center or second and get Thor in left. It just annoys me that Bobby played Andruw and Francoeur the entire game. Little thing, I know, but why risk injury?

- Speaking of Harris, or The Truth (as he is known at Chopnation.com, he committed one of the sins I hate. Stealing third base with productive hitters at the plate. I realize the pluses of a runner at third and one out - grounder, wild pitch, passed ball, balk score the runner - but when you have the solid hitting Edgar Renteria at the plate, why chance it? Renty has the ability to get you home from second. This seems to be an epidemic in baseball today of idiots trying to steal third. Felipe Lopez and Shane Victorino both ran their teams into a short inning this year against the Braves. Just aggravating.

- Chipper didn't play and there is a chance he could a few games of the Nationals series. Series preview will be posted later today. Second straight week we have had a four game series.