3000 for Smoltzy, Chipper hurt

I've been a little slack on updating my Braves thoughts on this blog, but this is because school and exams have been keeping me from viewing many Braves games. I did make sure to stay out of the library long enough to watch John Smoltz get his 3000th strikeout on April 22nd. I almost had my roommates interested in the game after telling them the game was going to "make history" for the Braves and for Smoltz. They watched the first few innings and then when food was mentioned I was left to watch Smoltz strike out Felipe Lopez by myself.

Mets fans today don't have a chance to express their hate for Chipper Jones as he is out of play today with back problems. After turning the game on in the 3rd inning and noticing Chipper was out I quickly got online to find out why... hoping that our strongest offensive player (and in fact the player with the best batting average in the majors before saturday) will not be off of our field for long. I also didn't get to see last night's game so I had to read about Yunel Escobar's injury to his index finger that occurred in an at bat last night. To replace Escobar, the Braves brought up Brett Lillibridge from Richmond to play shortstop. After watching him play I had to go online to find out his info. He looks pretty young, but not the youngest the Braves have aquired, at 25. Good luck to him in his first major league debut.  

Living in Charleston during baseball season is always fun because it is popular to go out to "the Joe" and watch the Charleston RiverDogs. Unfortunately for Braves fans, attending these games puts money into the Yankee's firm as they are a Single -A Yankees affiliate. That is why when the RiverDogs were playing the Rome Braves the other night I had to forfeit my hometown love and root for my ultimate love, the Braves. (Unfortunately for the Braves, the RiverDogs took the win.)