Hero Time

Last nights heartbreaking loss is enough to get anyone down, but don't boo Brooks Conrad. He is just another guy having a terrible day at work, and after a decade in the minors, he knows a lot about bad days. It's easy to point fingers and say ,"that is the reason the Braves lost". It may have been, and he knows that, but teams who hit under .200 in a series aren't doing themselves any favors. 

When Tim Hudson looks like the best hitter on your team, you have problems.

The good news is, Derek Lowe is pitching tonight. That can only mean one thing, it's Hero Time. Lowe was a key cog in the Red Sox machine that took down the Yankees after being down 3-0 in the ALCS in 2004 and Lowe sealed the deal on game seven.

Maybe in May fans would be moaning  after hearing that their best chance to advance in the playoffs would be Derek Lowe on three days rest. Now not so much, he's a big game pitcher who has a wealth of experience against insurmountable odds. 

So Braves fans stop bashing Brooks Conrad, the Braves wouldn't be here without him, and I guarantee that because of him Fransisco Cordero is still having leprechaun nightmares.

So instead cheer Derek Lowe and the rest of the comeback kids and hope they still have a couple bullets left.