Game 2

Last night my boys did it! They came back with full force, just as I said they would. Braves beat the Astros last night, 7-1, and Smoltz was on fire. I told you those “experts” didn’t know what they were talking about. The Braves are not some team to pass over.

In addition to Smoltz’s impressive pitching, John McCann gets my vote for MVP for game 2. He is only 21 yrs old and knocked one out of the park against Clemens, one of baseball’s most honored pitchers. McCann is the first Brave in history to hit a home run in his first postseason plate appearance -- which means that among the guys who never did were Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Dale Murphy, Joe Torre and those two Joneses. He's the first catcher to do that since 1913 (when Wally Schang became the only other catcher ever to homer in his first postseason at-bat). And McCann is just the second Brave to homer off Clemens in any postseason game, joining only Andruw Jones (who did it last year).
(stats espn.com & picture AP)

So let’s see it again, rally cap it and chop shop it for game 3, Saturday at 7:30, and support the home team, ummm, the Braves that is.

This one goes out to Scotty; sorry the Jackets got squashed last night. Maybe next time GT can pull out a win for yea. I mean they all can’t be as good as UGA.

Peace,
DeMo