Perfect time for John Schuerholz to publish his book about winning

National League East Standings

New York Mets - (43-25,.632)
Philadelphia Phillies - (34-35,.493)
Washington Nationals - (32-39,.451)
Florida Marlins - (29-37,.439)
Atlanta Braves - (30-40,.429)

Yes, that is the Braves, winners of 14 straight division titles in last place. Behind the Nationals. Behind the Marlins. In last place.

John Schuerholz just published a new book called "Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM." It's actually pretty high on the bestsellers list, but right now it doesn't look like it will climb much higher.

The Braves need to do some kind of a rain dance or something to get ahead of the Marlins, maybe sacrifice something to the baseball gods. The pitching has been downright horrible, as the Braves are 15th in the NL in ERA (4.83) and 14th in opposing team batting average. They have dropped 17 of their last 20 games (Cub-esque).

Did we mention they are a game behind the Marlins?

Date

Mon 06/19/06, 4:28 pm EST

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JuTMSY4Legend

1261 days ago

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Can't discount the guy. Its a cycle and winning 14 straight division titles isn't exactly easy. The guy knows what he's doing...

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ThefoulpoleSoccer Kid

1261 days ago

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I believe he knows what he's doing, but right now he has a big mess. It will be interesting to see if they can climb out of this.

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ChristofMVP

1261 days ago

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It may be about time to pronounce the Braves Era to be over.

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DemonboyDraft Pick

1261 days ago

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"They have dropped 17 of their last 20 games (Cub-esque)." Classic line! Even as a Cubs fan, I had to laugh at that one!

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SteaksammichRed-Shirting

1261 days ago

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The way I see it, if they can fall into this size of a hole in 1/3rd of a season, they can climb back out of it in the next 2/3rds. It's not likely....but it's too early to count anyone out.

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JuTMSY4Legend

1261 days ago

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Very true. If there was one team I wasn't going to declare dead, it'd be the braves. Bobby Cox is a crafty old manager and the team has, what looks like, the talent to win. If they could get the bull pen into some sort of shape and could depend (And when I say depend, I mean win every game they start) on Hudson and Smoltz, they can make it back. I'm not trying to be Mets hated, but you they should no, don't count your chickens...

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