Terry May gave up a long homer to Otis Nixon and said:
 TM> Obviously that game was an aberration, because Maddux had to turn in a
 TM> masterpiece to get them through Game 6.  And fortunately, he DID (though
 TM> I've seen him pitch much better).
That's typical Maddux. He has to pitch a gem every time out or he's going to 
get beat. If he was getting the kind of support that Smoltz did, he would 
have won 19 or 20 this year (Smoltz's support dropped to 5.11 but at one 
point, it was over 7). He's been the poorest support Braves' starter for the 
past three years in a row and I've lost my data for 1993 but I'm sure he was 
no better than the second worst supported pitcher then.
 TM> Their bats have been a concern of mine all year, too.  Hard to
 TM> believe a team that's second in the league in BA and HR can cause
I think it's reflected in their individual RPAs that I calculate each year. 
Jones led the team with a .338 RPA, which was better than Burks at .326 but 
the rest of the team, after Klesko at .316, did poorly (McGriff had an 
extremely poor RPA of .280).
 TM> their offense, but their distribution left a lot to be desired, much
I agree with that assessment.
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