Holy Cow!.....Dramatics from a Bullpen

Who ever caught last night's game went from feeling good to pissed off then back to jubilation. Man, oh man. Tim Hudson like I said in the previous post desperately needed a good outing. Well, he defintely did that. Hudson came out in the ninth with two runners on and no outs. Macay McBride steps in for the lefty/lefty matchup, no success. Jorge Sosa comes in bases loaded and gives up a 2 run single. The score is now 7-4. Javier Valentin comes up to bat, and I started to get a little sour in the stomach, not that Valentin is a powerful hitter, just the situation made me feel uneasy. Anyway Valentin jacks one off the top of the wall, game tied 7-7. Foul language was spoken in my house. Sosa gets out of the inning and onto the bottom half where the Braves couldn't muster anything. Top of the 10th, Ken Ray makes an appearence where he walks 2 and K's 1; Atlanta gets out of the inning without any damage taken. Bottom of the 10th we go. Chipper rips one down the left field line for a standup double. Andruw is next, crowd on their feet. For some reason Andruw let 2 fastballs blow right by him. He struckout on a pitch that was low and away, we've seen Andruw do that soo many times thru the years. McCann is up next and gets intentionally walked for Francoeur. Frenchie sends one to the OF, Chippa is on his horse going for it all and is safe at home by atleast a step. BravesWin!

It sucks for Hudson who pitched really well but didn't get the win. Cinncy and Atlanta have comparable bullpen's, both are bad. The Reds actually made a move and traded for Eddie Guardado from the Mariners. Guardado saved 35 games last year for the M's but hasn't had much success this season. For me, I would rather see the Braves address the closer situation now than at the deadline. After the break the Braves hit the road for San Diego/St. Louis/Philly before coming home to face Florida/Mets, all before the deadline. So, Mr. Schuerholz please act now!