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Not gonna down vote your comment, but there is another game tonight. The philthys gave it their all, including their fans. Would not expect the Braves to roll over from the "evil eye." The Braves pitching has to be better along with hitting with RISP.
It's gotta be difficult to grind for 162 then get told to take a break. It is part of the game, but if one team makes it past the bye, then no excuses for the rest. It's the schedule. As Bobby Cox used to say, "We play the schedule, period." **** it up and win some games Bravos!
We'll see if the Braves want it...
Everybody "Wants it," in every sport. Are you prepared to take it? Have you put in the work? Have you studied harder than your opponent? Have you watched enough film? The Braves have done all those things. They have not delivered on offense in this series. If they don't deliver tonight, all that work will be relegated to experience for next year. I'm going with delivery mode for tonight, then getting on a roll.
In a 5 game series the home team should host every game. There’s got to be a big benefit to being the best in 162 game season and a 1st round bye isn’t enough. In a 7 game series you go back to the normal split
I’m glad we have an 8:07 start tonight. For whatever reason the Braves play better at night
The questions Is "Are the Braves ready"
I don't see baseball as much of a "ready/want to" type sport. You can "want to" all you want but if a major league pitcher is "on" it is a tough row to hoe. Confidence is certainly important. Hitters can be in a "zone" as well, although the Braves hitting has been below normal for them. Good hitters hit "mistakes" by the pitcher, but, again, if he is "on', there won't be many mistakes.
We saw plenty of fat mistakes get hit last night. Man those pitches were rigt in the hitters zone.
Looked like batting practice or home run derby pitches.
Watching Ozzie at bats, it seems over half the pitches he swings at are balls and he is constantly in 1 ball 2 strike counts. He seems to swing at every low and inside pitch hoping to jerk it out.
Am I wrong?
I think the players union might go 1-1-3. Even though the participating team is from 5th or 6th place, MLB will have to give them 1 home game even though the DON'T DESERVE IT! Some + benefit for winning the division, off time is not a benefit.
Why have their pitchers looked so tough to hit? All of them. And ours not so much. Our big boys need to come through at the plate. It’s past time
I think out pitching staff really wore down over the last month. Strider and Elder, especially, had never pitched so many innings in a season before. Too many call-ups and one game starts and back to Gwinnett to suit me. I hope Kyle Wright is back and fully healthy next year. Along with Fried and Uncle Charlie, that should give us a good staff. I think our staff is holding on for dear life in this series.
that makes sense. They’ve all looked a little off. If I were strider I’d throw nothing but Heaters now. They are tattooing his slider or off speed pitches
another slider home run off strider. Dam
Do or die time.
That was as bad as it gets. We looked completely over matched this whole series. Their pitching was better. Their batting was better and their coaching was better. We only led 2 innings in the series. Bad bad showing again. Need some pitchers that can be post season dominant
Well, they had an incredible year, but a huge disappointment……
Braves still jogging to first base on elimination day. Tells you all you need to know. I may not invest as much time next year. You play a game for a living, at least play hard.
Can you guys imagine Kirby accepting 75% effort plays from the dawgs?