I am going to be honest, I think that these 12 games (so far 1-0) will truly tell us what will become of this division. It is definitely interesting that these stretch of games were place just before the all-star break. 6 are at home, but the 6 on the road will definitely test our team and if they go at least 8-4 in this stretch I think that the Braves will be able to go through the rest of the season on top.

Maybe it is just me but winning the way the Braves did tonight is very symbolic and depending on how the Braves finish up this series with the Dodgers will greatly affect it.

What I mean is after Bobby was ejected and the damage was done and we were down 5-2, we came back and won in extra innings. This reminded me when we faced the Yanks and Girardi was ejected via a bad call, even if it did benefit the braves and they went on a tear and won the series, hopefully the braves will carry a similar momentum into the rest of this series and hopefully take 3 of 4 =), but anyway, the way we won just reminded me of that time and look where the Yanks are now. Sorry to compare the Braves to the Yanks, I will promptly throw up to get rid of the poison that made me be nice to them XD

If the Braves exercise Tim Hudson's 2010 option our rotation will be:

Derek Lowe

Tim Hudson

Javier Vazquez

Kenshin Kawakami

Jair Jurrjens

Will this mean our 2010 season be stronger and the only concern be is strengthening our outfield and bullpen as well. Even if our current rotation goes on an average season, I think it will be a big threat in the NL east and the NL in general. Also with the addition of a good bat, I think we have a potential  NL Champion team here.