Author: Smitty

ESPN BOX Two streaks came to an end today. The most important being the Braves nine game winning streak. The other being BJ Upton’s 11 game hitting streak. I am sure Joe DiMaggio’s family is relieved to stop...

ESPN BOX Maybe we were wrong about BJ Upton batting leadoff. Probably not, but let’s enjoy it while we can. As noted above, BJ was the hitting hero of the day. He drove in two runs in the second with a triple. Gerald Laird...

ESPN BOX BJ Upton continues to get ABs in the two hole and has the fourth most ABs on the team (.205 BA .276 OBP .332 SLUG) Chris Johnson continues to have a terrible attitude. Fredi Gonzalez doesn’t protect his players...

I vote we start calling Tommy LaStella “The Splendid Splinter.” All the kid does is hit! This game looked like it was going to be a route for the Angles. In the first six innings they had runners all over the place. Mike...

ESPN BOX No matter what Chipper Jones and David O’Brien say, the current Braves manager is league average, at best. Today was not one of his better performances. Don’t get me wrong, a baseball manager can win/lose...