Braves reach .500

It's been an up and down season thus far for the Atlanta Braves, but after crushing the Reds yesterday 14-7, they are at the .500 mark (15-15) and seem to be on the right track.

Injuries to the pitching staff have hurt this year with John Smoltz and Tom Glavine both spending time on the DL. The Braves bullpen injuries have been even worse and now there's talk of Smoltz regaining the closer role when he comes back.

Through all the injuries and diversity, one man has lead the charge to keep the Braves in contention...Chipper Jones. Yesterday, Jones had 5 RBI and continued his great season. He's batting .425 with 9 HRs and 27 RBI in what could be the best season yet for the future Hall of Famer.

It would be nice to get to see more Braves games this year though. Over the years, thousands of kids became Braves fans all across the country for one reason, TBS. With no local team in my hometown area, I got to see the Braves almost every day on TBS growing up. With the likes of Dale Murphy, Ron Gant, Dave Justice, Otis Nixon, Mark Lemke, Charlie Liebrandt, Sid Bream, Terry Pendleton, Steve Avery, etc., I became a huge Braves fan. But now, for some reason, MLB wants TBS to show a variety of games. Last night, they aired the Mets/Diamondbacks game. What gives? People tun into TBS baseball to see the Braves. Let's keep it that way.