July 16, 200422 yr Atlanta is the only team that scares me. They are the only team we struggle with, well, that is to say play only .500 ball against. We play Philly 13 times the rest of the year. That's more than a couple wins for us and more than a couple losses for them. The Mets are led by their pitching which is playing out of its mind and due to their age likely to regress over the dog days. Unless they're doping. And you can't count out the Expos. Kidding. They're a pretty good team though and when all healthy capable of finishing in the top half of the NL Central and West most years.
July 17, 200422 yr I agree, Rferry, although I hate to admit that the Braves are stronger than some think. JD Drew, Chipper, Andruw Jones, Marcus Giles and Rafael Furcal are all capable of giving headaches to pitchers. Estrada is very solid - would love to have that kind of production from our C spot right now - but I definetly dont think it will last. Their weakness is their bullpen, short of Smoltz, and I have doubts about their starting pitching. Regardless, we have to play UP to our level. Until we do that, it doesnt matter who is in first.
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