Over the past few weeks I have considered making a sacrifice to the baseball gods so that the Braves could win.  There were times I was convinced that it was the only way they would.  Maybe just wanting to make a sacrifice was enough.

The Braves finally pulled it out at the last minute and secured a post season spot.  I honestly thought they wouldn’t do it.  The Padres had already taken 2 games from the Giants and the Braves had looked just terrible against the Phillies.  But hope springs eternal.

The Braves behind Tim Hudson were up 7-2 in the 7th inning of the game.  I thought, wow, they just might do it and lo and behold the Braves I know and love reappeared.  The Phillies pulled to within 1 run.  I was sure that this would turn out the way so many Braves games do with them losing by 1 run in the last inning.  Fortunately, that was not the case, this time.

The Braves are now in the post season.  I relish this as much as possible because based on their play in September, a long stay in the playoffs may not be in the cards.  The Braves have to face the Giants in San Francisco starting Thursday.  The Giants are on a roll and fresh off their very exciting come back to down the Padres rally.  These games will not be easy and the Braves will have to play mistake free baseball to advance.

So, while I am thankful to the baseball gods that the Braves made the post season, I am not so naive to think that they are playing the kind of baseball that wins championships.They are going to need all the help they can get – looks like I will be paying another visit to Joboo and soon.