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Well, I guess it wasn't possible to avoid going to the pen. Why not just bring up all our young pitchers and start getting them some experience. All that could go wrong is that we would lose, which is all that is happening anyway. It just kills me to keep losing these one-run games with the lousy bullpen.
The last three games are embarrassing. Long term, it might be for the best. Acuna and Strider come back and somehow we’ve gotten worse. Fire Snit. I understand if they wanna wait until after we host the All Star Game. We can’t waste the talent that’s left like it’s 1996-2006.
Another 1 run loss. Only 6 hits. Strider is improving but what does that matter for a team that can't seemingly hit it's way out of a wet paper bag. Depressing. I wonder what the MLB record is for most one run losses in a season. We've got to be getting close and the season in not even half over.
Great questions. Not sure who'd be available. AA would have to work some magic. Despite injuries, starting pitching looks solid (to me) and will likely even improve as the younglings gain more experience. Bullpen? Yikes. That looks like a hot mess. This is where AA might prove most helpful. We could use a left fielder (plus some real improvement in CF). There is likely someone out there who could help. With the trade deadline coming up, I think we'll see something. We need a SS who can hit.
The only "sellable" product I would be comfortable trading would be Ozuna, and even though he's middling right now he's been fairly reliable. I'd hold onto Eli White. I guess that's why AA gets paid the big bucks.
Let’s just start with selling the manager. If we got a new hardass type manager that actually made his players work out, it would do wonders for our team! It’s well known around baseball the Braves are lax in workouts, and evident seeing our guys in uniform compared to the rest of the league. Michael Harris’ off season training buddy, A’s center fielder Lawrence Butler, called Mike fat, not really as a joke, and questioned the Braves off season workout program publicly. Not that anyone really needed confirmation of this.
It’s the soft body mentality of our organization that must change. Otherwise, we just bring in more great players and turn them into unproductive slobs until they get hurt.
Yes, that’s how I really feel. lol 😆
Sellers.
As to who to sell I dunno. It takes two to tango. Maybe a team loses their catcher. Well Id love to let them have Murphy. Baldwin seems like he can handle starting just fine. Olson would be fine to go as well if a team needs a bat.
It’s well known around baseball the Braves are lax in workouts
Can't be too well known - I haven't heard or read of it. Perhaps you favor the Japanese style which is more hard core - you might try watching their league instead of all these "fat" guys.
You might be on to something, but I'd need more than "it's well known" to convince me. Do you have any specific ideas about what they "should" be doing?
Sadly, I agree that the Atlanta Braves are now simply falling apart. They are a complete and total hot mess.
The Braves strength and conditioning standards are the lowest in the league. I think its part of the "players culture" ATL has. Anyone can see it too, the best examples are the before and after comparisons.
Take Matt Kemp for example, an MVP caliber player, comes to ATL, gets fat and su-cks. Google Matt Kemp in a Dodger uniform. Or more recent…Marcel Ozuna…google photos of Marcel in a Marlins uniform. Or Adam Verdugo… in a Red Sox uniform. Orlando Arcia…in a Brewers uniform. So many examples those are just a few off the top of my head. Most of our pitching staff has beer bellies.
What should they do? Adopt any other team's strength and conditioning program. Call up Coach Johnson and adopt his philosophy. At least the dawgs players were jacked, even though we came up short this year.
so no hard evidence beyond “vibes?”
So mostly it's their heavier as older players than they were as younger players? Has Mark Richt lost control of the Braves' weight?
You can’t tell if players are in shape? And there was the quote mentioned from A’s outfielder.
I’m sure there’s plenty of examples of players leaving ATL and getting in better shape too, because they had to. But just because you’re older doesn’t mean you automatically gain weight, or should get a pass for it as a MLB player.
My point is, for pro athletes, there’s no excuse for a team allowing you to change uniforms and pack on a beer belly.
Good thing no one told this to Babe Ruth.
Haha…this post perfectly illustrates my point about the Braves mentality.