April 29th Game Rant

Ah yes, another blown game by the Atlanta bullpen. I said earlier that it was much better than last year's bullpen, but still needed work. Today you saw why. We need another quality relief pitcher like Soriano and Gonzalez. We have plenty of depth at the SS position and plenty of scrub relief pitchers in the minors we could part with.

-I also ripped Bobby Cox in an earlier post about not giving Thorman enough at bats. Look what happens, he goes 4-4 with 4 RBI.

-Oh, and another one of Cox's strange decisions; putting Bob Wickman in the game when a few days ago he was apparently "tired." He had 3 earned runs with 2 walks on the 27th. He also left him in too long this game. I thought Cox mentioned using Soriano or Gonzalez a few times to close games out. This would have been the exact situation to use either when Wickman is obviously not himself. I should mention that the Umpire had a pretty small inconsistant strike zone, and it didn't help Wickman at all.

- I am also starting to think that Kyle Davies just might not be the guy for the 5th spot. I'd give him a couple more starts and see if he can settle down. I am probably expecting too much from the 5th starter, but why not improve if you can?

- Lance Cormier needs to get healthy and ready soon.

-Nice plays by Jeff Francoeur with a few diving catches.

-There was an unassisted triple play in today's game. I might be wrong, but the last one was by Rafael Furcal a few years ago.

-Braves face the Phillies back at Turner field tomorrow. Jon Lieber vs Tim Hudson. This game should be winnable the way Hudson has been pitching lately.