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Friday, May 12, 2006
Hot homestand a must
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Braves are only home for a week before they have to go out on the road again, but it could be a very good seven days.
In fact, it needs to be a very good seven days.
The Braves have three games this weekend with Washington at Turner Field, then four with Florida. This is the time to close the gap in the National League East.
While the Braves are playing the bottom two teams in the division at home, the Mets - losers of two out of three at Philadelphia - are at Milwaukee and St. Louis before facing the rival Yankees in interleague action.
The second-place Phillies, the hottest team in the division, don’t have it easy either, playing at Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
By this time next week, the NL East may have a tighter different look, with three teams bunched near the top.
If that happens, Braves fans will be feeling a lot better about the possibility of a 15th consecutive division title. The players will be relieved, too.
But the Braves need to take care of business. They can’t afford to not capitalize on this schedule break.
