at least it was more than one run

The Braves lost yet AGAIN last night, though this was the first loss of the year by more than one run. (Not sure if that is a good thing or not)
This was the first game all season where the starting pitcher didn't give the team a chance to win. Usually the starting pitcher has given a quality start (6 innings, 3 or less runs) but Chuckie James went only three and allowed 6 runs.
True he was making his first start of the season and it was at Coors field, but he just couldn't keep his pitches down. (In his defense, he was coming off a rotator cuff injury that the Braves didn't want to talk about. I have my sources on this)
Even in the first two innings, he was playing with fire before he was creamed in the third. He had runners on first and third in the first. He walked the leadoff in the second inning. Then he gave up that BOMB in the third. Not pretty.

The Braves ran into some bad luck too in this game. After Brian McCann doubled in Francoeur early in the game, he would have scored on a hit up the middle from Mark Kotsay, but the ball struck Redman's leg and stayed in the infield. Next batter popped a bunt up and McCann was doubled off third for no more runs. The Braves only got one that inning with a chance to put it away maybe and were sunk after the third. While McCann hit a two run dong in the 8th, it was too little too late as the Rockies responded with a home run off Resop.
Resop has such good stuff, he had the batter 0-2 and screwed around, trying to be cut instead of just MOWING HIM DOWN like he did for strike 1 and 2, eventually getting to 3-2 and was forced to throw the fastball down the middle and the Rockie tattooed it to dead center. Oh well.

Also it should be noted that Yunel Escobar is afraid of people bearing down on plays at second. It happened on a throw in the Opening night game when Nick Johnson was sliding in, but Frenchy's throw beat him, and Escobar bailed. Then last night, McCann had a runner caught stealing DOA, but Escobar bailed on the throw and gator armed the throw. That runner eventually scored. Escobar has GOT to stay in there or be quicker about turning his body or something. Marcus Giles would stay in there. Yunel, you need to as well

Hopefully Tim Hudson can give the Bravos a quality start this afternoon in the snow and the Braves can take one of four from Colorado.