[Apologies to all. My house got flooded last night (just about the time the game began, so I missed it as well) and if I recap at all, it won’t be until morning. In the meantime, here is my planned intro to my recap. Use it as for preggame discussion. Go get ’em.]

Like all secret organizations (even secret organizations publicly available on the Internet) Braves Journal has a number of inside references, shibboleths, which allow the insiders to separate themselves from the outsiders. Usefully, since Braves Journal wants to make everyone feel welcome, publishes a glossary in which all but the latest in-terms are defined.