Off Day -- Reitsma Not Released
That's the big news coming out of a travel day, the continued presence of Chris Reitsma on the roster. I'm not rooting against the guy -- he somehow doesn't come across as negatively as Kolb did last year -- but he's completely fallen apart now. His appearance in Houston on Sunday was one of those hopeless moments, the like of which we haven't seen since Wohlers went Steve Blass on us.
It was pathetic to see him looking into the dugout as he was getting hammered, looking like he was begging to be taken out. But the absolute low point of the Braves' season occurred after Mike Lamb singled (the seventh Astro to reach base in the inning). Standing at first base, he could clearly be seen saying "poor guy" in referring to the train wreck on the mound.
Of course, Cox and Schuerholz are nothing if not patient with veterans, so it's really not a surprise that Reitsma is still around. And he has exceeded Kolb in one respect -- after beginning 2005 as our closer, Kolb was relegated to mopup duty for the first time on June 8. Reitsma made it all the way to June 11.
In better news, the Georgia Bulldogs spotted their last two opponents (Florida State and South Carolina) a one-game lead before coming back to take the series and advance to the College World Series. Dawg-O-Matic, anyone?
It was pathetic to see him looking into the dugout as he was getting hammered, looking like he was begging to be taken out. But the absolute low point of the Braves' season occurred after Mike Lamb singled (the seventh Astro to reach base in the inning). Standing at first base, he could clearly be seen saying "poor guy" in referring to the train wreck on the mound.
Of course, Cox and Schuerholz are nothing if not patient with veterans, so it's really not a surprise that Reitsma is still around. And he has exceeded Kolb in one respect -- after beginning 2005 as our closer, Kolb was relegated to mopup duty for the first time on June 8. Reitsma made it all the way to June 11.
In better news, the Georgia Bulldogs spotted their last two opponents (Florida State and South Carolina) a one-game lead before coming back to take the series and advance to the College World Series. Dawg-O-Matic, anyone?
posted by Sam Bass | 7:21 AM
1 Comments:
I'm sure Atlanta would rather push a trade of Reitsma before releasing him. Isn't he making around $4M?
Did anyone catch the snippet on Baseball Tonight about the Braves possibly being interested in pursuing the D-Train? Whomever said that Chipper and Francoeur are good freinds with Willis. Florida likes the prospects and we have plenty.
This series against Fla. is huge for Atlanta. We need to be on the upside before heading against the entire AL East. Heck, even the D'Rays have me worried.
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