Author: Mac Thomason

4/17/98: Galarraga was OK, and played yesterday. The Braves actually had their favored lineup on the field, for probably the first time since opening day. Smoltz pitched well, but I thought his control was a little off. He threw...

4/16/98: The injury plague continues, as Andres Galarraga was hit on the knee with a pitch yesterday; he is listed as day-to-day. Without him, the offense is hurt a little, but the outfield defense will be better with Klesko at...

4/14/98: Keith Lockhart is back in the lineup tonight, joining Weiss who got back over the weekend. It really does look like Lockhart will play as much as he is capable of against righthanded pitching for now. Meanwhile, Michael...

4/11/98: Oops. Turns out it’s RAY Holbert, not Aaron (I believe that they’re brothers), who was called up by the Braves. That’ll teach me to believe the first thing I read. Ray was with the Padres system for...

4/10/98: Weiss finally got back in the lineup, but it was only because of a major disaster. (That was a joke.) Belliard tore a quadricep muscle and is out 6-8 weeks. The Braves are down to one fully healthy middle infielder,...