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So far so good for the Bravos. I told myself that I'd tune in after college baseball season, if the Braves were in the pennant race. Hopefully they can keep this up through June/July. The folks I've talked to seem to think Walt Weiss is really making an impact -he certainly made one on Jorge Soler.

and clearly improved the weight training program

True. I remember when McMahon got body-slammed. Senior year of HS. It was a huge deal. According to Wiki it was the first time a player (the defender who did it) received a multi-game suspension in NFL history. Really made the NFL leadership start thinking about player safety.

And Sale’s moment in the third Braves up by six but the bases were loaded after he just walked Schwarber, Harper at the plate, clearly showed his competitiveness and guts!

Brice worked Sale to a 3-0 count and Sale proceeded to strike him out swinging to on three pitches to end the threat!

Turning point of the game right there…. a hit would have put the Phil’s right back into the game!

Gotta love these guys!

also if fewer players wind up with CTE bc of this I think it’s a fair trade

Yes, it has changed, but back in the day QBs weren't getting paid tens of millions of dollars per year. Owners got tired of seeing their prized possession get ruined by cheap shots. It really started way back when Jim McMahon got body-slammed by Green Bay in 1986. McMahon never was the same after that. That's when they started protecting QBs a lot more. It didn't start with Goodell.

Dirty Body-slam on Jim McMahon by Charles Martin Bears Packers 1986

And still have not lost a series, can't say the same for those lousy stinkin (amazin) Mets.

You had to think the Phillies would play hard tonight losing 9 in a row and facing a Braves team pulling away. And they did. Turner homered. Harper homered. Still wasn't enough.

Looks like Harris will be ok. Big hit off the bench that changed the game. Suarez a little shaky in the 9th but his stuff is so good he can get away with it even when he is off.