» Brian Barton

Awww, Blaine. Your hair now matches the uniform. As I watch Braves Live pre-game, I’ll start with the news of the recently DFA’d Blaine Boyer being sent to Albert Pujols and the Cardinals.

Like I’ve said, I’ll miss Blaine. I didn’t like his pitching, but I truly believe he could be better off somewhere else. I’m definitely going to keep an eye on him. I have no doubt that he could be a great reliever, but Atlanta just wasn’t working for him and maybe St. Louis will. Maybe the fans won’t boo him when he comes out (Atlanta fans, no offense. One of my favorite things about the Braves is the amazing fans, but booing your own player isn’t cool. At all)

(side-note: the tarp is being put on the field as I type this. Grrrr! No Rain-out! No, no, no!)

Back to the man with the fire-beard, for him Atlanta got OF Brian Barton. Last year, Barton has a .268 average as of May 1 of last year and he also has two homers and thirteen RBIs. So maybe this trade will be worth it! Maybe Blaine will be totally awesome in St. Louis and Brian Barton will be one of the best things Atlanta has ever seen! I sure hope so, because that will make a lot of my friends feel so much better. We’ll just wait and see.

Now, let’s hope the Braves get a chance to play tonight! According to Jon Sciambi of SportsSouth, the weather isn’t all that promising in DC. Booo! A rain out isn’t part of my plans tonight and I hope this gets better. Right now, though, I’m going to watch Hank Aaron In My Own Words. So, weather permitting,

LET’S GO BRAVES!