Creatures From the Deep are Upon Us

May 5, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez (33) waits on the field during a replay challenge in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

3.  The Schedule

I’ve been concerned about this for a while now, and those chickens are coming home to roost, as the Braves as slumping at the exact wrong time:  their 17-8 April has suddenly collapsed into a 1-6 May thus far… with upcoming matchups with the Cardinals, Giants, Brewers, Rockies, and BoxSox remaining this month… oh, and those Marlins.  None of those will be easy.

So without a quick turn-around of the offense, the Braves could very easily dig themselves a deep hole this month that they cannot extract themselves from.