Braves 8, Mariners 3 (not that close)

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And That Happened
Published 6/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... : Teixeira hits three dingers as Atlanta wins in a laugher. The good Tim Hudson showed up. The bad Jeff Francoeur -- which is the only Jeff Francoeur -- was on the bench. As Mac notes, it's probably no coincidence that an offensive outburst for Atlanta coincided with Frenchy's absence from the lineup. In other news, the Mariners first three games under Riggleman all featured Ichiro in right field as opposed to center, which just about everyone on the planet has noted is a poor utilization of resources. Given how bad the Mariners' season has gone I suppose anything ...

The Hardball Times:THT Daily: Cubs sweep Sox
Published 6/23/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
... -- which is the only Jeff Francoeur -- was on the bench. As Mac notes , it's probably no coincidence that an offensive outburst for Atlanta coincided with Frenchy's absence from the lineup. In other news, the Mariners first three games under Riggleman all featured Ichiro in right field as opposed to center, which just about everyone on the planet has noted is a poor utilization of resources. Given how bad the Mariners' season has gone I suppose anything Riggleman does is basically rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, but you'd think that at least that egregious McLaren ...