Way to go Braves!

I must admit to something, I did not write this.  In baseball, I know there are four bases and that’s about it.  So instead, Matt- Community Sherpa sports blogger extraordinaire- has guest blogged this for your enjoyment.  So whatcha’ think?  Did he hit the nail on the head?  Or in this case, did he make contact?… is that the right sport’s metaphor?

After sweeping the Dodgers under the rug during last weekend’s 4-game series, the Braves are still on a roll! The Washington Nationals arrived last night at Turner Field sitting at the bottom of the East Division, I’m sure they high-hopes of getting more than two runs in at the top of the 6th inning before going back to their hotel, but the tomahawk choppin’ Braves had other plans.

The first 5 innings between the top and bottom division teams were kosher and relaxed. The Braves gave up two runs in at the top of the 6th inning, giving the Nationals their only lead in the game, but once the Braves took hold of bat, the game was pretty much written as the Braves batted a total of 4 runs in at the bottom of the 6th inning.

I love these kinds of games, the intensity between the two teams built up slowly in the first few innings, and sky rocketed after the first runs crossed the plate. But that wasn’t good enough for Braves’ Matt Diaz (23), whom insisted on taking the lead with his base hit into the left field, allowing the Braves to score two more runs in the bottom of the 6th, allowing the Braves to a 4-2 lead over the nations’ capital team.

At the bottom of the 7th, Melky Cabrera (53) ran in two more doubles with another hit behind 3rd base, where once again, there wasn’t a National to be found.

Watching the game last night, it’s easy to see why the Nationals are sitting at the bottom of the division. They’re losing track of the ball and they can’t connect their throws efficiently, not that it’s a bad thing for our Braves. Last night’s game was an amazing display of our teams’ efficiency as we took home the pride of a 10-2 win over the Nationals. The 3-game series continues tonight at 7:10 PM at the Ted. You’ve got to see this amazing power house in action tonight, tickets are still available, starting at $12.00 each for the Upper Box level. I’ve always enjoyed sitting at the Terrace Level, but at $36.00 a person, that can get pretty pricey, but if you can justify the “Two-for-One” Special going on for tonight’s game, then get a bit closer to the field.

I predict that we’ll have another amazing game tonight, and if you can’t make it to the game, it’ll be broadcast in clear HD on Fox Sports South and online on MLB.TV.

image courtesy of flickr: David Berkowitz