The Atlanta Braves Wild Card

In order for the Atlanta Braves to make it to the post season, they must prevail against the Philadeplhia Phillies. Even if they do so, there will be a one game playoff following - assuming that the St. Louis Cardinals do not lose their game against the Houston Astros. Why do I make this assumption? Because only queers and steers come from Texas, and last time I checked those Astros aren't wearing any horns. They will likely fall down like a house of cards against the onslaught of St. Louis. They'll be blown down into ash faster than a Texas prairie home. The entire state is led by someone who can't even do the math to figure out global warming is happening - they just don't have a chance against the calm, cool, collected St. Louis cardinals.

The problem for tonight is that the Braves got stepped on , in a big way - last night. Getting stepped on, by anyone - is painful. But when they do it with baseball cleats on - it really hurts. The Phillies took apart the braves and put them back together again, with the parts reversed and the gears disengaged. A 7 to 1 loss is humiliating. Can the Braves pull it off this time? I don't know but here's a picture of a babe playing radical guitar. Don't ask me why, this is my blog. I get to do what I want.

I told you she was a babe. Ok. There's a precedent for this kind of effed up wildcard scenario for these Atlanta Braves.

Last year - the Braves were up against the Phillies for exactly the same spot in the post season - and in exactly the same place (with the exception of having to play off, because, as we stated above - Houston is going to take a dive). I was at that game. And the Braves managed their way out of that one. The pitcher that came in for the last two innings - made all of the difference in the world. He kept the Phillies at bay and won the game. Bobby Cox made that call. And now, Bobby Cox is gone.

We shall see, said the blind man. We shall see.