Day 12...Home of the Brave(s)

So, Day 2 as a Braves fan kind of went how I expected it to. I mean, I expect to win. No matter who my team is, I expect to win. That's the bottom line because Stone Cold...OK...I'll try and layoff the WWE. But, let me say this, now that the Rock, Stone Cold and Triple H are in full effect, I will watch Wrasslin' again. Anyhow, I can't promise there will be no more WWE references, but I will try my hardest.

So, Day 1 of being a Braves fan was easy as they had the day off. No big deal. I could use another day to wash off the misery of being a Cubs fan. So, I decided to use day 1 to refresh my memory on the team and boy was I surprised. First, I had no idea that our coach wasn't Bobby Cox. I thought for sure they would just prop him up in the dugout and use strings to make his arms make motions like he was into the game (a la Bobby Bowden, Joe Pa, Zimmer or Sparky). But Gonzalez? I looked him up and found two things about him. He used to coach the Marlins and he looks like a fat Mark Grace. Then , I was shocked to find that we don't play in Fulton County Stadium anymore. The surprises kept coming. No Glavine or Smoltz? Dale Murphy isn't in the OF. I mean I figured since Chipper was still there, those guys would be. But no, just Chipper and this beast of a player named Jason Heyward. According to Braves fan #1, he is a beast. I mean, last season he hit 18 HR and 72 RBI *yawn*. If you can't tell already I'm not overly impressed with Heyward, but this week, I think he is the fuckin' man.

Like I mentioned above, Day 2 was awesome. I actually got to watch my boys shut out the fish. Heyward hit a dinger, the fuckin' man-beast that he is. It was his third of the season. Hanson, who I truly believe is a beast, proved me right allowing 4 hits in seven innings. all in all, we looked good.

Day 3 started off optimistically. I got up early without this feeling of "is the season over"-ness. Then, I went and had a 5 egg omelette at Colonel Mustard's.


It's called Mustard's Mess and there's ham, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, onions, peppers and cheese. It was excellent and it was dirt cheap. $5.95 for that omelette with toast and potatoes. Pure goodness.


Anyway, I got home and watched Jonah Hex, which was a bad ass fuckin' movie. I also watched Cop Out which was just OK. I've never been a huge fan of Tracy Morgan, but he was the funniest one in the movie. After that was done, I took off for work. I was excited. We were going to sweep the fish, then the Mets this weekend. I log in to mlb.com and see that Johnson has a no-no going. I love no-hitters, but not when it's my team getting zero hits. Freddie Freeman broke up the no-no in the 8th. chipper breaks the shutout with a solo shot in the 9th. One win, one loss. Huge game for ME, not so huge for the Bravos. I will not go under 500 this week. We will not do it!

I want to become the real deal Braves fan. What is their staple food at the stadium? What do people in ATL do besides get their local Denny's noticed on World Star Hip Hop? The only thing I know about ATL is that I have to drink beer at the airport there to enjoy a cigarette. Help me out people...Leave you on this note just because this song is fuckin' sweet...