Get this bum out of here. Smoltzie and Reitsma give him a 4-1 lead and he can't seal the deal. If not for a line drive double play, he would've lost this game without recording an out. Instead, he gives up 5 hits and 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning before being yanked. The tying and winning runs are on base.

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Thank you, John Foster. He puts out the fire and gets his first ML save. Meanwhile, Kolb's ERA rises from 6.48 to 8.00.

Kolb --> :chair: <-- Me, JJ, and GDawgs

Triple-team him!

BTW, if you take away Smoltz's first 2 innings of the year, his ERA would be 1.50. That fits right in with Husdon's ERA of 0.96 and Hampton's ERA of 1.17. :eek:

What has gone wrong with Kolb? He can't throw strikes anymore and he's giving up a lot of flyball's, which he used to never do.

Get it together, Danny!

For crying out loud, he got a 2nd chance (or was it his 10th chance) and nearly blew it again. He came in with a 3-run lead and on his 4th pitch, he gives up a leadoff homer. to Chris Woodward. After 2 K's, he gave up a triple and a walk, before K'ing Mike Cameron on what would have been ball four. He got the save, but he nearly gave 30,000 people simultaneous heart attacks.

I don't know if it's mental, physical or mechanical, but he can't even make a three run lead seem safe. He needs to get it together, and fast, because we have no other viable options to close.

3-0 Braves in the bottom of the 8th and we've already used up Foster and Reitsma. Kolb may get another shot tonight.