The Braves activated Jason Heyward. That’s good news for the hitter and the Braves. He’ll have a week to play himself back into shape before the post-season.

We need to look for lingering shyness at the plate, however. Paul Blair was hit by a pitch in 1970, and it seemed to hurt his offense. He was in his early peak at the time; he played well the rest of the season, and given his previous season, 1968 and 1970 just might have been outliers.