Thanks for blowing it for the NL. Thanks for losing home field advantage for the NL World Series representative. Way to lower that 10+ ERA in All Star appearances. I was going to trade for you from JJ, but now all trades are off. Sorry JJ, I am not allowed to have this guy on my team now.
another topic that saddens me...
A few years ago they made a decision to start scaling back the Braves on TBS and renamed it MLB on TBS and temporarily got rid of Skip Carey and Pete Van Wieren to create a more neutral telecast. Then they started scaling back the amount of games shown from 150....to 90...and down to 70 this year. And now...this...
TBS agreed on a 7 year deal with MLB to show non Braves games for the first time. It includes all the divisional series games started in 2007 and 26 Sunday afternoon games starting in 2008. It also includes showing the draft and MLB All Star selection.
TBS will keep their commitment to show 70 Braves game next year but in 2008 the Braves become just another team in the new national package on TBS. The new deal says they can only show a team 13 times per year on its Sunday afternoon Schedule.
Viewers in Atlanta will still see Braves games. They were scheduled for 45 games in 2008-20012 and that will continue, with the majority of the rest being on Turner South, Fox Sports South and ESPN. No more than 13 of these games, potetially less, will be shown nationally. Meaning viewers outside of the Atlanta region will only see 13 and more than likely less Braves games a year. This sucks hardcore. I'm going to have to drag a video cable to my TV now and watch MLB.TV
During the last week before the break, they trimmed a 10 game deficiet down to 6 1/2 games. Here is how 11 teams in the final few weeks of the season. This next section is copied and pasted...
1. Los Angeles (46-42): Dodgers are 10-12 with a 4.85 ERA and only 11 home runs in 22 games since June 16, and have won just one of their past four series.
2. Colorado (44-43): Rockies are 10-11 with a .258 batting average since June 16, including three straight home losses to Arizona to close the "first half."
3. Cincinnati (45-44): Reds went 1-8 with a 6.69 ERA to finish half. 'Nuff said.
4. San Francisco (45-44): Giants are 11-12 with a .252 average and 4.52 ERA since June 16, and with one series win in five before the break.
5. Milwaukee (44-46): Brewers are 9-11 with .244 average and 5.01 ERA since June 19, and lost three in a row to the lowly Cubs to close the first half.
6. Arizona (43-45): D-backs are 9-23 with a 6.13 ERA since June 5. Six-one-three.
7. Houston (43-46): Astros are 7-13 with a .242 average and shaky bullpen since June 18, and lost three in a row to Central rival St. Louis before the break.
8. Philadelphia (40-47): Phillies are 7-18 with 5.72 ERA since June 11, and are expected to start selling off parts (Burrell, Gordon, etc.) any day now.
9. Atlanta (40-49): Braves are 10-6 with .292 average and 3.73 ERA since June 23, and lead the majors with .339 average and .564 slugging percentage in July.
10. Florida (38-48): Marlins' youth is showing; 3-7 with a 6.93 ERA in July.
11. Washington (38-52): Nationals are 8-18 with a 6.51 ERA since June 12, and are expected to shed some big salaries before the July 31 trade deadline.
