The 'Bad News Braves'

It wasn't a fitting tribute or honorable way for Chipper Jones' final appearance as an Atlanta Brave, but the Braves had the outcome of the game in their hands and literally threw it away.
I've been told and preach that you don't let the outcome of a game be decided by a referee or umpire. In other words, take care of your own business and don't worry about the outside factors.
In this case, the Braves did not take care of their own business.
Granted, the "outfield fly" should not have been called. The umpire clearly raised his hand to make the call too late. In fact, he made it after Cardinals' shortstop Pete Kozma pulled away as leftfielder Matt Holliday called him off.
Nonetheless, the fans put themselves in the class of European soccer hooligans by hurling bottles, cans and other trash onto the field.
Ironically, their throws missed the intended target - just like the throws of Jones, Andrelton Simmons and Dan Uggla.
However, the game was not over and neither were the Braves' chances to win.
After the botched call by umpire Sam Holbrook - I believe, though, the call should have been made by the third base umpire, not the leftfield ump - the Braves had runners at second and third. Brian McCann was walked and the cold-hitting Michael Bourn promptly struck out.
In the 9th, Chipper got on with a two-out, broken bat single and Braves hopes were lifted. Freddie Freeman then doubled, bringing up Uggla.
The Braves second baseman, who's barely hitting his weight, then put an end to the season with a ground out to second.
Though the call by Holbrook will go down in infamy in the eyes of Braves' fans, the team did its part to ensure the outcome.
In the words of Chipper Jones, who should be a first ballot Hall-of-Famer in five years:"That one play didn't cost us the game. Three errors cost us the game. We just dug ourselves too big a hole."
Spoken like the classy ballplayer. Well done 10.