Been Awhile

So its been awhile since I last posted, 11 days to be exact. A lot has gone on since then. There is no way I can address it all. The Braves continue to tease and disappoint us. I guess when you are a .500 type team that is what you get. Since I last spoke we had the long awaited arrival of Tommy Hanson for the Braves. While his numbers will not blow you away, it is his "mound presence" and the things that he says that lets you know he belongs here in the big leagues. The spotlight does not seem too big for him, when he adjusts physically that meets his mental level right now, we will see something special from him. The problem with the Braves continues to be the offense, followed by middle relief, and somewhere mixed in there some bad baserunning and other poor mental decisions made out on the field. Francouer is continuing to be mediocre at the plate with a .625 OPS, which is way below league average and basically means that he is not getting on base and he is not getting a lot of extra base hits. Kelly Johnson has continued to struggle at the plate, underachieving, they need more from him. The trade for McLouth has not produced much boost for the offense, as he has hit only .239 in 11 games so far, but he has hit decent in the past so he should come around. The big 3 hitters are Chipper, McCann, and Yunel, who has made a lot of low baseball IQ plays and seems to be lost out on the field at times. He has a great arm but he does not use his brain as much as he should. Is football here yet? Speaking of football, I bought a pre-season SEC College Football magazine the other day to get me ready for the upcoming season. For those in the south understand that is never too early to talk or read about football, especially SEC football. 80 days away until the season opener for the Dawgs against the explosive Oklahoma State Cowboys. Expect football talk to heat up on this blog as the Braves continue to float in mediocrity and wait until the next year or two to make a serious run at the playoffs. Also expect me to recap all the goings on from my family trip down to Marco Island, Florida, where I still call home for another 2-3 days.
"Kokomo"-The Beach Boys (one of my favorites)
Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you;
Bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama;
Key largo montego baby why dont we go
Jamaica Off the florida keys
Theres a place called kokomo
Thats where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
Well be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in kokomo
Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go
Ooo I wanna take you down to kokomo
Well get there fastAnd then well take it slow
Thats where we wanna go
Way down to kokomo
To martinique, that monserrat mystique
Well put out to sea and well perfect our chemistry
By and by well defy a little bit of gravity
Afternoon delight, Cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye, Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in kokomo, Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go, Ooo I wanna take you down to kokomo
We'll get there fast and then well take it slow
Thats where we wanna go
Way down to kokomo
Port au prince I wanna catch a glimpse
Everybody knows A little place like kokomo
Now if you wanna go and get away from it all
Go down to kokomo Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go
Ooo I wanna take you down to kokomo
Well get there fast and then well take it slow
Thats where we wanna go
Way down to kokomo, Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go
Ooo I wanna take you down to kokomo