Bartender, pour me something strong

Let’s see…where to begin. Well, there was that whole sweep by the Nationals over the weekend. Nope, too depressing.

And then that extra special ninth inning collapse to the Marlins on Monday. Anyone got some Prozac?

Since I can’t get to a pharmacist fast enough, maybe I should look on the bright side. There was some good news this weekend:

- Chipper Jones joined some incredible company as he became just the second player ever to hit at least 20 homeruns in his first 14 seasons. The only other player to record such a feat was Hall of Famer Eddie Matthews. (He's also battling tendinitis in his throwing elbow.)

- The Braves are not paying Andruw Jones’ salary. (If you’re keep track, he’s batting .161 with 3 homeruns and 13 RBIs and was just activated from his second stint on the DL this season.)

- Former Brave, Jarrod Saltalamacchia injured his elbow on Monday, which is not something to be overly excited about, but he plays for Texas, so that’s one less injury for Atlanta.

- Plus Greg Maddux won his 354th career game to tie him 8th all-time with Roger Clemens. Of course, Maddux is with the Dodgers now, but hey he got a whole bunch of them when he was with the Braves.

Ok, I’m still not bubbles the clown over here, but I’m working on it.

News&Notes: Casey Kotchman was activated from the restricted list on Monday. His mother is said to be doing better. Good news!...And Ruben Gotay was activated from the DL...Richmond says goodbye to the Braves Triple-A affiliate…Meanwhile Gwinnett County could be getting an additional $19 million bill for its new stadium...Congrats to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans who clinched the Carolina League's Southern Division title. The team is lead by Manager of the Year Rocket Wheeler. Good to see someone's winning!