It was almost a loss, but it wasn't. A loss that would have been the worst of this young season and quite possible the worst of the season, especially if we need another final win come game 162. But it wasn't.
PPK (Parnell-Putz-KRod) did their job. K-Rod didn't have to walk unknown Clint Sammons there in the ninth inning, especially after going ahead 0-2, but give credit to the Sammons fellow, who battled and worked out the walk. Omar Infante pops one up and Delgado drops it. A single later and Chipper Jones is up with the game at 4-3 and the tying run at 3rd.
The odds here were not in our favor. What was surely a win, became surely a heartbreaking loss either in the 9th or extra innings, but came back to being a win and Chipper harmlessly flew out to right. Icing on the cake after his two-run error gave us the insurance we would eventually need. Plus he likes Shea and even bought a couple of Shea seats. Maybe I won't mind another three years of Chipper on the Braves.
Jose Reyes only had one hit last night, but should have had three. How many of you thought Yunel Escobar was going to throw him out on that ball in the hole in the 6th? Wow.
Flipped over to the Red Sox-Yankee game afterwards to watch a rookie pitcher walk three straight Boston batters and get pulled after going 2-0 on Mike Lowell. You almost felt sorry for the kid. Almost. How bad is that pen aside from Rivera? I don't know the details, but Joba's got some ego if he does not volunteer to put himself back in that 7th-8th inning if Wang ever comes back to form.
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