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Braves Ongoing Season Comments Thread..

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  • TeddyTeddy Posts: 7,109 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Camargo is getting the start tonight, not over Markakis but over Riley.

  • donmdonm Posts: 10,241 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Riley is struggling a little bit right now...good time for a rest and to work on some things.

  • dbrown7494dbrown7494 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    It’s a good move Riley hasn’t sat out many games and Wrigley is a tough place to play for any outfielder 
  • dbrown7494dbrown7494 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Also with any rookies you got to pace them through their first season in the bigs since the minors don’t play 162 game season. If he missed about 21- 30 games spread through out the year he should be fine and have something in the tank for post season. 
  • TeddyTeddy Posts: 7,109 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Agree. He's whiffing a little bit too much right now. I get that a power hitter will strike out more than others, but he's striking out nearly 1.5 times per game. Also, he's batting .333 at home and .213 on the road.

  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    It's a good move to give a rookie a breather when he gets in a funk at the plate. Let him decompress a bit and get some rest.

  • dbrown7494dbrown7494 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    He is over swinging right now and needs to be more selective. I get the go up there swinging but he needs to be more selective. He has a good approach by being on top of the plate which makes it difficult to pitch inside but he got to be more selective on the outer half
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    I asked last night and here it is again. Does anybody know why The Braves' game is listed on the Fox Sports South schedule but they are running boxing for the second night in a row ? I'm using The Spectrum TV app, but it seems unlikely they'd run separate programing for the app.

  • MuffingodMuffingod Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I’ve got it on Fox Sports South East, not FSS
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    It's not at all uncommon for a physically gifted young hitter to have quick success, then pitchers figure him out a bit and he either makes adjustments or like Frenchy and others, he's never the same again.

    I don't think that is what's going on with Riley, but there is that possibility.

  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Braves win again tonight 5-3. The pen pitched 3.1 innings of 2 hit 0 runs relief. Where did these guys come from ? All of a sudden the pen is pitching like it's a team strength.

  • IwantkendallIwantkendall Posts: 305 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Play like this all year and we are World Series champs
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    That must be it CTDawg.

  • BankwalkerBankwalker Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    5.5 games up with a run differential to indicate better things ahead.  
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