Get your nostrils off his Jockstrap!

So I pull up my facebook this morning and my buddy has sent me a link to a column written by Mark Bradley. You can find this jock sniffing article here: http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/09/16/am-i-the-only-one-in-the-world-who-likes-the-braves-chances/?cxntlid=sldr

Before I completely dismantle his entire article let me start by saying that this is what is wrong with Atlanta sports. Their is absolutely no accountability in this city whatsoever. You can play shitty baseball for 2 weeks at the most crucial time of the year and everyone in the "media" just turns a blind eye. I hope Bradley reads this and responds. He prob wont but that I would leave to see how he defends it. Mark Bradley has his nose so far up Bobby Cox's ass he cant even see straight.

As he says in his article:

"Nobody likes the Braves anymore because (pick one or more) Cox is a moron and Frank Wren is a moron and Derek Lee is a has-been and Troy Glaus was a one-month wonder and these players have no heart and would just as soon lose now as lose in the playoffs."

I will tell you what. I will take all of the above for $500 please Alex.

Bobby Cox IS a moron. Tell me another manager who has been given a team that consisted of 3, count them 3 Hall of Fame pitchers on the same team in their prime? And we win 1 world series? My 10 month old could manage that team and get the same results. Oh and by the way the Marlins, yes the freaking marlins have 2 WORLD SERIES TITLES since 1997! But you are right Bobby Cox is awesome. He is easily the most overrated manager in the history of baseball. Oh wait, he gets thrown out a lot so that must count for something right?

Frank Wren IS a moron. Derek Lowe 4 years 60 million. Kenshin Kawakami 3 years 23 million. Chipper Jones 3 years 42 million. He has traded for Nate McLouth, Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth, Ryan Church, Casey Kotchman and Melky Cabrera. Thats about as close to an All Star team as you can get right there. He has made some good moves in trading for Jurrjens and Infante but this isnt even close. Dont forget we have our hands tied bc of the first 3 contracts. He has also signed Troy Glaus and traded for Derek Lee. The Glaus signing (regardless of the fact we got him for 2 million) is just awful. Quikrete shoes hit .194 in march/april, .330 in May, .237 in June, .182 in July, .208 in August and is currently hitting .273 in 11 at bats thus far in September. Derek Lee has been a disaster since coming over. I give a pass on this one since we got him for nothing. Long story short knowing everything I have just written what grade would you give him?

"The Playoff probabilities on ESPN.COM show the Braves, Padres and Giants in a virtual dead heat."

Your right, I feel much better now knowing that the espn probablities still like our chances. Is this a joke? My BRO meter says your a dousche. A rather large one.

"It will come down to the Braves and the second-place club out West, which could be the Padres or the Giants, neither of which hits very much, but it could also be Colorado, which is the scariest team in the world in September."

And the Braves hit?? Please tell me your joking? Do the Braves have better pitching than the Giants? I dont think so. But its all good we have Troy Glaus and Derek Lee and Derek Lowe and Kenshin Kawakami and Nate McLouth all lined up and ready to do good! Thanks alot Frank Wren.

"Not to be pedantic, but the Braves must win as many of these remaining 15 as they can, and 10 ought to do it."

WTF does pedantic mean? You do realize 6 of those games are against the Phillies? And you do know the Phillies have set their pitching up so we face Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt in all 6 of those games? That would also require the Braves to acutally score some runs. Not get shutout by guys you have never heard of. Dont worry though, you dont want to be pedantic.

"Folks, this can still happen. So why do I feel like I’m talking to myself"?

Your not. Bobby Cox and Frank Wren are listening.

Something else that this article doesnt bring up but I want to address again. Getting to the playoffs does not equal a successful season. Winning the World Series is the goal and anything short of that is a failure. I for one am sick of the "if we make it great, if we dont ehh" attitude. Enough already! Man up and make a play.