Metrosexuals 3, ATLANTA 0

Games Notes...

- Don't you hate it when the Braves just seem to accept a loss is coming? Bobby sure did or he had a bet going with his bookie that the Braves would fall in this game because he benched KJ, McCann, and Thorman. The traditionalist says, "Oliver Perez pitches with his lefthand and therefore, lefthanded batters shouldn't be up there." The conspiracy nut wants an investigation started. And now dammit.

- Beyond that, Chuck James was his usual shitty self. Seven hits and three walks, James skated through a lot of trouble, but runs were bound to score. A no-catch by Martin Prado on a stolen base attempt led to one of the three runs being unearned. He just was not able to keep runners off base and thus had a high pitch count and was lifted before finishing the fifth. That marked the 8th time in ten games James has failed to give the team six.

- Pen was awesome. Paronto got the final batter of the fifth before Aussie Moylan shut down all six batters he faced. El Vulture hit a pair of Mets (kudos for one of them being Paul EffinDuca) and mixed an intentional walk in there, but struck out two and Shawn Green grounded out on a belt-high pitch to end a bases loaded mess. Yatesy then came in and threw hard cheese by every batter he saw.

- Offensively, there were four instances in the game in which the leadoff runner was on. Their production went like this.
2nd - Andruw HBP - wiped out on a double play
3rd - James singles - wild pitch and a flyout got him to third, stranded.
5th - Willie Mays Hayes Harris walks - Steals second with one out, stranded.
7th - Salty singles - stranded after two K's and a popup.

- Salty had a two-hit game, but nobody else was able to do anything against Oliver Perez. Woody and Prado, the two retarded replacements, went a combined 0 for 8 with Woody striking out three times, none more embarrassing than the final one in which he stared at strike three from Billy Wagner.

- Oddly, the best chance to score came in the third. After James singled and Oliver Perez uncorcked a wild pitch, Prado got under a flyball to right. Green made a diving catch and it allowed James to get to third. Renty walked on a close pitch and stole second. Chipper at the plate, you like your chances, right? Well, he hit it hard, right at Delgado. Two away. Francoeur takes a ball right off his foot and had he just danced out of the way, it would have been a second wild pitch and James would have scored. As it was, it hit his foot and Diaz flied out. Miserable.

- Frustating game with few moments to smile about...and Joe "Other Way" Simpson bugs me as much as Chip Carey bugs me. I can't sync the radio feed with what I'm seeing on the TV cause if I could, I would listen to the radio. Simpson fails to understand that just because you always went the other way does not mean everyone should.