{"id":3041,"date":"2010-07-09T16:42:17","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T21:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2010-07-09T16:42:17","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T21:42:17","slug":"braves-%e2%80%93-mets-nl-east-up-for-grabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/07\/09\/braves-%e2%80%93-mets-nl-east-up-for-grabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves \u2013 Mets (NL East Up For Grabs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Braves need to take at least 1 out of 3 this weekend before the All-Star break in order to hang onto first place in the NL East.  With their poor performance on the road (taking 2 of 3 from the Phillies earlier in the week was an exception) I would be happen with anything other than a sweep at the hands of the Mets.  If the Braves could somehow pull off 2 of 3, the Braves would look fantastic heading into the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN has a nice <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/new-york\/mets\/post\/_\/id\/6465\/series-preview-mets-vs-braves-2\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/new-york\/mets\/post\/_\/id\/6465\/series-preview-mets-vs-braves-2', 'preview of the upcoming series');\" target=\"_blank\">preview of the upcoming series<\/a>, complete with some interesting notes and tidbits of information.  The pitching match-ups look outstanding!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>METS (47-38, second place\/NL East) vs. BRAVES (50-35, first place\/NL East)<\/p>\n<p>Friday: RHP R.A. Dickey (6-1, 2.62) vs. RHP Tommy Hanson (8-5, 4.19), 7:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: RHP Mike Pelfrey (10-3, 3.39) vs. RHP Tim Hudson (8-4, 2.44), 4:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: LHP Johan Santana (6-5, 3.15) vs. RHP Derek Lowe (9-7, 4.40), 1:10 p.m. ET (ESPN)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I am just keeping my fingers crossed that Jeff Francoeur does not \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20100708&content_id=12081966&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym&partnerId=rss_nym\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20100708&amp;content_id=12081966&amp;vkey=news_nym&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=nym&amp;partnerId=rss_nym', 'beat the crap');\" target=\"_blank\">beat the crap<\/a>\u201d out of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Go Braves!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Braves need to take at least 1 out of 3 this weekend before the All-Star break in order to hang onto first place in the NL East. 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