Atlanta Braves 2005 Lineup

"When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey

Dorian Grey was a literary character who, after having his portrait painted, found that his portrait would age instead of him, rendering him immortal. With his newfound power, he began a life of debauchery and excess, doing whatever he pleased and killing whoever he chose. The portrait, in addition to aging for him, became more and more ugly, thus reflecting the blackening of his soul due to the atrocities he committed. In the end, his lover discovered the hideous thing and threw it into the fire, killing Dorian. Like Dorian, the Braves have seemingly lived in a state of suspended animation for 13 years, forever winning our division. Our owners, as of late, have been committing a grave sin against Braves fans, namely, being cheapskates. They let Sheffield and Maddox leave. Now they have let Russ Ortiz and J.D Drew leave. Our solution for this year? Trade our two best young prospects (Marrero and Thomas), for a middle of the road closer and a sold starting pitcher, Tim Hudson. We also have made Smoltzie a starter, and brought in a couple of aging discount outfielders, Brian Jordan and Raul Mondesi. Our projected lineup will most likely look something like this:
1st base: Franco, LaRoche(platoon), 2nd Giles, SS Furcal, 3rd C. Jones, C Estrada, Perez
OF Mondesi, A. Jones, Jordan. SP Smoltz, Hudson, Hampton, Ramirez, Thompson
Key Bench: Green, Betemit.

Our main division rivals will be the Marlins (who just signed Delgado), and the Phillies.

Prediction: The Braves portrait gets thrown in the fire, ending the streak. But since even our success has become routine and boring, is that even such a bad thing?
*Afternote* This is likely the greatest story of all time.