Heartbreaker of a Loss

What a pitching performance by 42 yr old Tommy Glavine. He had it going last night in the Mile High City of Denver. In the thin air, where all hitters can become power hitters, Glavine had all of his pitches working. He was making the best look real bad. Hitting the corners and pitching inside to both the left and right handed hitters. He gave up 1 run over 6 1/3 innings on 3 hits. He struck out 3 while walking 3.

Our offense struggled big time in the cold of Denver. Chipper had the lone RBI, which was scored in the 1st inning off of Aaron Cook. The bats could not get anything going after the 1st inning.

Then the bullpen came in. Moylan pitched out of a bases loaded jam. My heart sunk as I saw the bases loaded and wondered if he would get out of this self created mess and the Aussie stepped up to the challenge and got the last out on a strike out. Then the wheels came off, Boyer, who I will rip apart in a moment, gives up a lead off double to Tulowitzki, gets Helton then leaves a "beach ball" in the middle of the plate to Matt Holliday, who takes it deep to Left Center for a 2 Run Homer and a Rockies Lead. That was it, the cussing was on.

We had the top of the order up in the top of the 9th, KJ gets on base and Yunel grounds into a DP then Chipper, grounds into a game ending ground out.

Braves lose 2-1. Another 1 run lost.

Braves record after 7 games. 3-4 and in 2nd place.

Now for my take on Blaine Boyer. Two games, two game winning homers, and both losses were by one run. You do not throw a pitch down the middle of the plate to the batter's hot zone, wheel house or whatever you want to call it, that is inviting danger. Boyer has done that twice and twice it has cost us the game. How much more of this nonsense are we the Braves fans going to put up with? Eventually these 1 run losses are going to catch up with us at the end of the season and we are going to point back to these games and fingers are going to point to Boyer. I am not a fan of him and more now then ever. Time to either trade him or put him on waiver and let him become someone else's problem. We need these 1 run wins. McCann was set up on the inside and he throws the pitch down the middle, if you can't throw it to the catcher's target then shake off the catcher and call for another pitch.

We need to after Jimenez tonight. We got our young stud on the mound tonight and need to give him run support, the bats need to warm up. This is a hitter's park, we need to turn it around and do it quickly. Leave Boyer in the pen, do not bring him out under NO circumstances.

Jurrjens v. Jimenez

8:35 pm

Fox Sport South

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