For the record, the Braves are only 3 games out of the wild card. So much for all the number crunching people are doing to determine how many games the Braves need to win the rest of the way. What's that? You are telling me that the Braves are really 5 1/2 games out of the wild card? Come on! Do you really believe in Cincinnati? The Reds can’t be taken seriously. Picking up the bullpen help will help initially, but they gave up too much for long run. They will begin their usual tail off soon. Hopefully that doesn't coincide with the typical Griffey injury because I do root for him.

You have to feel very good right now as a Braves fan. With a road series kicking off tonight against St. Louis, the Braves are riding off their last 3 series. Two division leaders and the temporary wild card leader, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and San Diego all looked dangerous after seeing the Braves in June. However, the Braves went 8-2 in those 3 series averaging over 8 runs per game. Giving up over 5 runs per game leaves much to work on.

Line of the day:

Can you say player of the month? Those are Chipper’s current numbers and here is his current pace is:

Way to go Braves fans for trying to run Chipper out of town. If he stays hot, those numbers are very conservative.

If you look at every aspect minus the bullpen of this Braves team, you have to believe in the wild card. There is a lot of speculation about what the Braves will and should do. Regardless, they are in this and like it or not, they are the favorites. After all, these are the Braves.