That Looked A Little Familiar

How happy did Orr look last night, knowing he made the 25 man roster? Kind of makes you want to slap him, eh? He had a decent spring, and Prado would be wasted on the bench, but it’s still sad to see him get sent down in favor of our little Canadian pal. I’m starting to think Orr is Bobby’s illegitimate kid from the Toronto coaching years or something.

So, our first game back in Turner Field is a one-run loss. And Huddy had his trademark “one bad inning” in his last spring training start, resulting in a loss to the Indians. But hey, I’m still optimistic! Chuckie gave up his requisite two home runs in the game last night (though one just barely stayed in for an RBI double), but otherwise looked good. Frenchy swung at the first pitch, uh, a lot, if not every time — there was one point where they hadn’t even come back from commercial yet and he was already flying out to center. But Chipper hit a homer. Redman is starting the home opener, but Cormier’s shoulder is coming along fine. It’s going to be okay! It’s all going to be okay . . .

How interview-heavy are all these broadcasts so far? ESPN and Sports South both love dugout interviews right after a player is yanked — I’m still wondering if they’re going to try to pull that off during the real games. Incidentally, I’m pretty sure last night was the first time I heard Chuckie speak, but I felt like I’d heard him a million times before, because he sounded exactly like I expected.