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Braves Ongoing Season Comments Thread..
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JAAAAASH DONALDSON
Some heat with us and another reliever from Detroit as well. Could end up being a very good day
We’re done in the divisional series in 4 if we can’t get some bullpen help. Make it happen AA
When I saw it went final at work all I could hear in my head was Skip Carey screaming
"Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win!"
And three more days off the schedule.
Looks like its Shane Greene.
Not my first choice but he has to be a helluva upgrade to Jackson.
Id use Martin and Newcombe setting up and Greene to close.
Except for Soroka. He should be 13-2 now. Of course the other 2 near misses are on him for not being able to finish off the 5th inning.
I had to listen to the first 6 innings on the radio. Did Soroka have good movement on his pitches ?
No idea. Just got to glance at the score from time to time.
I'm good with Greene
Yeees!
Great moves in adding a solid middle reliever and a top closer. We still need another starter of course, but this is a better team going forward.
I'll try to catch the replay on Fox tonight.
Melancon from the Giants as well
The Braves have deals in place to acquire Tigers closer Shane Greene and Giants reliever Mark Melancon, pending medicals, sources told MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi on Wednesday. The clubs have not confirmed either deal.
Three new guys. That is basically a total overhaul.
We just got better.
I'm guessing Nuke will get another shot at starting soon.
So happy to have new relief pitchers. Watching "Nuke" pitch in the ninth was detrimental to my health.
I don’t know why is going on but I have been on fire with my braves predictions lately. I called them getting a gluttony of reliever upgrades over a marquee guy, and calling up Duvall (albeit not the way I’d hoped in a Markakis injury).
my next prediction is we acquire mike trout in the off season
I’m glad my drive home takes me an hour and a half. I was about ready to drive my car through a tree listening to the 9th inning. I don’t want to see Luke effing Jackson come out of the gates to the pen anymore. Does not matter to me that he is a 6th or 7th inning guy, I’m done with him. I know Snit is from the Cox tree, but even Cox had enough of Dan Kolb and didn’t put him out there anymore.
Now, on to the happy news. We won. We also traded for a legitimate closer in Greene, what should be a good setup man in Melancon, and Martin last night. Bullpen looks a h.ell of a lot better now.
Bad news. We didn’t get a starter. I think we win the division, but get bounced from the 1st round or whenever we play the Dodgers. They’re horses are thoroughbreds and ours are Shetland Ponies.
The Astros traded for Zack Greinke. They have to be the favorites to win it all now. Just think if we'd got him.
Not entirely sure who Brad Greinke is, or if he’s any good, but Zack Greinke does indeed make the Astro’s a top contender. I wanted him and his $70 million over the next 2 years bad.
@Kirbstomper
Mets added Stroman bc they are losing Wheeler (most likely). Looking to compete next year. deGrom, Syndegaard, Stroman, Matz is a decent starting four.
Wish they could've dumped Diaz bc I don't think he's mentally cut out for NYC.
Ultimately, it won't matter. Wilpons still own the team and the Wilpons find a way to screw the pooch every year.