7/11/09 - Braves 4, Rockies 3: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• The MLB Network broadcasting Joe and Boog
• Conrad's hustle on his grounder in the 2nd, allowing Mac to score after GA moved him over
• JJ scoring Conrad (through a stop sign) on another hustle play by the second baseman
• Soriano in the 9th (3 K's)

The Bad

• Prado jogging on the tag from second in the 5th, nearly costing the Braves a run

And The Ugly

• Joe likes Lady GaGa
• Whatever happened when Moylan's pitch went off Mac's mask, allowing the third Rockies run

7/1/09 - Phillies 1, Braves 11: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• Jurrjens (7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER) no hitting the NL's leading offense for 6.2 innings
• Martin Prado's 2 RBI double and scoring from first on Chipper's double
• Francoeur's opposite field single after a few that way last night
• Diaz's homer in 5th. Vying for a job?
• Diory Hernandez's first major league homerun and his hustle on The Cuban Missile's infield single
• Medlen and Acosta in the 8th and 9th: 1 H, 0 BB
• Kelly Johnson's saying all the right things after his benching

The Bad

• Mac's throws to second on steals by Rollins and Victorino
• He's human: Prado's error in the 6th
• KJ striking out... Hate to see it

And The Ugly

• Courtney Love

6/23/09 - Yankees 0, Braves 4: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• The Cuban Missile's baserunning. Stole second then advanced on the throwing error and tagged from first on Chipper's deep fly ball. Heads up play, for once.
• Mac continuing to play out of his mind: 3/4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Garret Anderson's big double to plate two
• Tommy Hanson not backing down from the vaunted Yankees lineup
• His 3 strikeouts of Posada on those nasty sliders
• The bullpen: 3.2 IP, o H

The Bad

• The call on Hanson's pitch to Jeter in the 4th
• Chipper making another error on the throw from TCM, his 9th already
• Francoeur and KJ: 0/6. How did Kelly see only 8 pitches?

And The Ugly

• Watching Garret Anderson "run" after Jeter's double
• 5 walks issued by Hanson in 5.1 IP. Those are eventually going to catch up to him.

6/17/09 - Braves 3, Reds 4: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• The Cuban Missile's homer and diving stop in the 4th.
• Francoeur's hustle on his single/triple to center.

The Bad

• Leaving a man on third with no outs.
• Mac: 0/4, 4 LOB
• Kelly Johnson 0/4 again, couldn't bring Francoeur home from third.

And The Ugly

• Leaving men on first and second with no outs.
• Micah Owings's 3-run HR. He kills us.
• 0/9 with RISP.

6/14/09 - Braves 2, Orioles 11: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• Cody David Ross filled in for Mac and went 2/2 with 2 solo homers, providing the only offense of the day for the Braves.

The Bad

• After going 0/3 today, Chipper is now 0 for his last 21, just 2 hitless at bats shy of his career high. As usual, he is seeking the advice of his father, not Terry Pendleton. With the offense struggling the last couple of years and more than one hitter seeking outside advice (Francoeur in the offseason), seems like the hitting coach is not doing his job.
• Kris Medlen walked 5 in 4 relief innings, giving up 4 runs in the process.

And The Ugly

• Derek Lowe got rocked: 2.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER.
• After botching a double play in the first inning and throwing home (about 4 seconds too late) during a rundown inthe second, Bobby Cox benched The Cuban Missile. These boneheaded plays came on the heels of a number of mental errors by the Missle. Hopefully this will get through to him.
• Kelly Johnson, with a hit today, raised his June batting average to .174.
• The offense. In general.

6/9/09 - Pirates 3, Braves 4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good

• McLouth scoring from second on an infield single in the 2nd.
• Chipper continuing to carry the offense. At this rate, he's bound to blow out his back any day not.
• Francoeur sitting.
• Bunt for a hit by KJ. Why doesn't he (and Schafer, for that matter) do more of this?
• Quality start by Lowe (7 IP, 3 R).
• The Cuban Missile coming through in the clutch again (hitting .411 with RISP, second in the NL) and his throwing play in the 8th after the ball went off Chipper's glove.
• Gonzo and Soriano shutting the door in the 8th and 9th and looking dominant doing it (2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K)

The Bad

• The player formerly known as Garret Anderson. What happened to his bat speed?

And The Ugly

• Couldn't find anything here... Any body got one?

6/7/09 - Brewers 7, Braves 8: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good

- 97 mph fastballs from Tommy Hanson

- Hanson striking out the side in the 2nd

- Chipper. Jones. (4/4, 2 HRs, 3B, 5 RBI)

- Everything about the bottom of the 8th

- Mac getting a pinch hit, RBI double on "McCann Bat Day"

- Huge hit from McLouth to tie it in the 8th

- The Cuban Missile's go ahead single (and him not going psycho after the called strike)

- Prado's double play in the 9th

The Bad

- The Cuban Missile making errors (3 in last 2 games)

- The call on Council's triple in the 7th

- Francoeur and KJ (0/8, 6 LOB, the only hitless position players)

And The Ugly

- Jeff Francoeur hitting 0-1 in 69% of his at bats

- 3 HRs from The Phenom

6/6/09: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good

• Jeff Francoeur drawing a walk
• Peter Moylan's pickoff in the 8th
• Brian McCann hustling out a triple on a popup (better slide than last time)
• Javy Vazquez's continued performance
• 3 SBs in one game (including a double steal)
• 32,000+ in attendance (wonder how many bought tickets because it was supposed to be Hanson?)
• The Braves on MLB.TV + laptop = no need for magazines

The Bad

• KJ continuing to hit leadoff
• Chipper left the game because of "dizziness"
• Seeing Trevor Hoffman without hearing "Enter Sandman" (best intro in baseball)

And The Ugly

• The offense going scoreless in the last 22 innings
• 3 for 28 with RISP during this homestand