Congrats to the National League, which secured home-field advantage in the World Series because of Prince Fielder’s three-run homer in a 5-1 All-Star win Tuesday night. Yay. Yawn.
From the “7-Up Stinks Studios,” here we go…
New York Mets relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez celebrates the final out in the Mets’ 5-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Monday, July 4, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)Braves’ wish list
The All-Star game is in the rear-view mirror. Your Atlanta Braves have the second-best record in the National League. Although there is an argument to be made that the Milwaukee Brewers may be the league’s second-best team after getting former all-star closer Francisco Rodriguez from the Mets.
What lies ahead? Hard to know – and we’ll cover that more in Thursday’s TFP – but let’s turn our attention to the names out there the Braves could try to make a move on to take this team from “Good-to-very good because of their dominant pitching” to “World championship contender.” And you know what, it’s been far too long since we had the almost-patented 5-in-10 (a top-five list in 10 words or less) by the 5-at-10.