Braves drop 2 of 3 to the Rockies
The Good: The Braves’ took their 14th division title in a row. For those of us who suffered through the awful 80’s with the Braves this streak is doubly as amazing and rewarding. This run, unparalleled in the annals of sports history, will never be rivaled by another team. With this young team, hopefully the Braves have the makings of 14 more consecutive titles (but I wouldn’t hold my breath 
). … Ryan Langerhans was 5-for-9 in the series and owns a 7-game hitting streak. … Adam LaRoche was 3-for-9 in the series with a pair of home runs, making him the 3rd Brave to hit 20 this season. … The hits just keep on coming for Rafael Furcal. With his 3-for-7 performance in the series his season average is .285, the culmination of a steady rise from the .220 mark he sported on June 21st. … Jeff Francoeur was 3-for-7 in the series with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs.
The Bad: Dan Kolb gave up 4 earned on 6 hits in 2 innings of work during the series. Oops, that’s good. Now there should be no chance of him making the posteason roster. 
… Andruw Jones was 1-for-7 in the set and has 5 hits in his last 40 at-bats. OK, that’s enough for the customary Andruw slump. Now let’s get things going again for the playoffs!
The Ugly: Let’s commemorate the Braves’ bullpen blunders one last time this year. Chris Reitsma blew the lead Monday night, giving up 3 runs and retiring no one. That brought his ERA up to 3.93. What’s scary is that still ranks him as one of the Braves’ top relievers. Besides Reitsma, Farnsworth, and Boyer (who likely won’t be healthy enough to make the postseason roster), no Braves reliever has an ERA under 4.00! Ramirez (who will relieve in the playoffs), Foster, McBride, Davies, Lerew, Devine, James, Brower, Kolb all above 4.00 (with the final 2 pushing 6.00). Makes you wonder if Bobby Cox should ever take out a starter with a lead before the 9th inning this October! 
