May 12th, Shortly Before 10 O'Clock

Sean Burnett was good last year.

Above is a win probability graph for last night's game.  An alternate depiction of the game displays where Hinske faltered at the Angle:

The Braves' falter was but momentary, as was the fever dream of a winning road trip and .500 record.  At least Ladson isn't back today.  Wait - what?

I Don't Want to Jinx It

But I think that's it for Bill Ladson at nationals.com.  Open tryouts are continuing, as Jay Greenberg took over for a little while and now it's David Villavacencio.  All the candidates seem interchangeable (honestly, someone should just write a program to churn out game recaps at this point), which further underscores how shockingly awful Bill Ladson was at his job.  He will not be missed.

Not sure what to do with this blog... but it's not the end.

Here's hoping Ladson's banishment is just as permanent.

Out With a Whimper?

Is Ladson's tenure at nationals.com over?  His 'blog' hasn't been updated since April 5th and he hasn't penned any game recaps or analysis for the team site in quite a while.  It seemed like there was some type of open tryout for the job, with Todd Karpovich emerging victorious (besting Jeff Seidel and Kristen Hudak).

I don't want to jinx it, but I think this might be it.

Has Ladson gone the way of Michael Scott?