Bad ball

If you're a Braves fan, you've got to be a little concerned with the last two games they've played. First was Sunday afternoon's series closer against the pitiful Cubs, a team that's crafty at inventing new ways to suck at God's game. The Braves hit 8 homeruns and scored 12 runs through nine innings, which should be more than enough to beat Chicago. And yet, somehow, in a move that only must make sense in Bobby-Cox-land, in comes the most ineffective closer since Dan "So Not the Man" Kolb - Chris Reitsma, who promptly gives up 4 runs to allow the Cubs to tie. Thankfully for the Braves, they were playing a team that is masterful in the art of losing, and through another lost pop fly, won the game.

That same Braves team showed up against the Dodgers yesterday, except they forgot their homerun swings and apparently thought they would mimic the Cubs fielding skills on there way to a 12-5 loss.