Quit Blaming Conrad For It All

I have never left Turner Field feeling the way I did last night, and hopefully I never will again.

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The fact that Brooks Conrad was playing second base in the ninth inning is mind blowing to me. The fact that he started this game is mind blowing to me. The fact that Craig Kimbrel was taken out with two outs in the ninth is mind blowing to me. The fact that defense and managing has every bit as much to do with being down in this series as the offense is not mind blowing to me.

If the Braves don’t come back, I feel a lot sorrier for Brooks Conrad than I do Bobby Cox.

And sitting in Turner Field being surrounded by over half a stadium of people booing Conrad left me embarrassed to be a Braves fan. For one, it shows these people have no idea what they’re watching or being a part of. Two, it shows Braves fans are no different from any other classless fan bases. It used to not be this way. I don’t know what happened.