boy thats tough. I think I would go with a Duke championship, just because I have always been more passionate about College Sports than pro sports. But I would LOVE to see Bobby, Chipper, and Smoltz get another ring. I might even take a Braves championship over a UGA football championship.
My Quick Smells Like French Toast.
3 games, 3 runs...at least the Dodgers avoided getting shutout.
Man, that's tough. I'd probably go with the Braves, because Duke has more recent success (and probably no Duke title will ever top the '01 campaign for me, since I was a Duke student then). Ask me at lunch, though, and I might change my mind.
Still though, like some of y'all, I'd love nothing more than for Tom G, Smoltzy, and Chipper to get one more, followed rather closely by Glavine, Smoltz and Maddux retiring at the same time and then going into the HOF together. If they actually do get inducted on the same day, I'll walk to Cooperstown if I have to.
Someone maybe be calling from the university shortly requesting your degree back. And yes, you'll have to pay the postage...
I hate to be this pessimistic this early in the year - I love the way the team played over the weekend - but I'm not feeling too good about the season as a whole. did anyone watch Smoltz's start Thursday at Florida? He was awesome, as usual, but it's obvious his shoulder's not right. He's pitching through what looks to be a LOT of pain. I know he's as tough as they come, but I'm very worried he's going to break down. With Glavine already on the shelf (hopefully not for long), James up-and-down, Soriano, Moylan and Gonzalez all out of the bullpen, and Hampton .. y'know... being Hampton... our pitching could be in a LOT of trouble.
Fellow posters, should I cite jma4life for Destructively Negative, Trolling, or some other infraction? No way I can let this post pass without handing out a very serious infraction.
--Jason "I watch the Braves and like them to win, but I am personally invested in Duke in a way that does not come close" Evans
And there is a GREAT brewery there to quench your thirst when you arrive-Ommegang !... If they actually do get inducted on the same day, I'll walk to Cooperstown if I have to.
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In his last start, Smoltz fanned 10 in five innings at Florida, the 44th time he's had double-figure K's. Now, he's on the verge of needing fewer innings than all but five pitchers -- Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Nolan Ryan, Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens -- to join the 3,000 club.
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/1045439.htmlHe faces Washington tonight. Good Luck!Although Smoltz says he is energized more by matchups against the likes of Johan Santana than he is by upcoming milestones, he'll understand the significance of his accomplishment when he becomes the 16th Major Leaguer to record a 3,000th career strikeout.
"I just don't get caught up in all of it," Smoltz said. "I know I'll keep the ball and put it in a special place."
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/a...=.jsp&c_id=atl
Don't look now, but the Bravos are playing some ball. The pitching staff worries me some, what with about half the roster dinged up in some fashion or another. But if/when we can get Soriano and Gonzalez healthy, we've got a heck of a one-two. I'm operating under the assumption that Moylan is lost until '09. But Jorge Campillo has had several good appearances so far, Jeff Bennett is coming on, and Manny Acosta is really rounding into form after a stumble out of the gate. On top of that, Ohman, Ring, and Resop have been very good situationally.
If we can keep Smoltz healthyish and straighten Glavine enough at least enough for him to be an innings-eater, we're looking at a top four in the rotation of Hudson-Smoltz-Glavine-Jurrjens (and frankly, Jurrjens may be the best of the bunch, though I worry about him wearing down in September). That's not a bad foursome at all. And let's not forget, the lineup is still among the best in the NL. Bravos have a squad this year, kids.
No doubt he'll get it tonight against my hapless Nats. Wily Mo ought to be good for at least 2 Ks if not more. Yuck.
Too bad the Dodgers series is over, he might have gotten those 4 K's on Andruw Jones by himself.