The leaders of Liberty Media, the downtrodden and oppressed paupers that they are, recently disclosed that the Braves had first-quarter earnings of $28 million, a $6 million drop from a year ago that was attributed to scheduling, while the company is still carrying $480 million in debt from construction of a stadium and adjacent commercial real estate ventures, notwithstanding the blood it sucked from taxpayers.



But major corporations think big. So $480 million in debt notwithstanding, Liberty Media has blessed the Braves to jump into phase two of “The Battery” development for another $200 million.



This effectively reaffirms Liberty Media’s core message: “We only care about debt when it comes to building a roster, not buildings.”



The Braves’ bullpen blew another game Tuesday night in San Francisco. Luke Jackson, the Flavor of the Week as the team’s closer, surrendered four ninth-inning singles (three with two outs) to...