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Tough loss last night
Strong pitching performances by both teams. Just 7 hits and 26 k's combined.
The boys are not hitting enough. Read where Acuna's bat speed is 1.7 mph slower than last year.
6 of the 9 starters have OPS above the league average and Austin Riley is just ever so slightly below the league average (.710). Both Olson and Riley have gotten off to slow starts so when they pick things up, I think we'll do even better. The Braves also lead the majors in runs scored per game. We are getting some good pitching which should stand us in good stead until the hitting is firing on all cylinders.
Comcast dropped Bally and therefore, the majority of the Braves game. Anybody know of an inexpensive way to be able to watch Braves games on Bally now if I have Comcast?
I had my hopes up. The MLB channel had no red script in the broadcast information indicating a blackout. But later, probably beginning with the broadcast, the game was blacked out
I believe who's ever behind this will regret it. Your angering your most loyal fans.
In other games Suarez for the Phillies (6-0 1.72 era) vs. Rogers for the Marlins (0-5 6.15 era).
Who ya' got?
Acuna doesn’t look like the player he was last year. Not hustling has affected his game: getting picked off, fielding, hitting. Acts like he has a fat contract and now taking it easy. Hope he turns it around. I don’t get Bally with my YOUTUBE TV subscription, but in the few games I’ve seen, he has dropped from a superstar to an average player who appears unmotivated. Maybe Kirby could “wake him up”?
My observations are based on a small sample, so I certainly could be wrong. I hope I am.
Acuna definitely not the same player as he was a year ago, although hustling seems to always have been a turn on or off part of his game. I remember him admiring some of his hits that he thought were home runs that turned into long singles in years past. Trend in this era to hang around home plate and admire your home runs or ones that you think are home runs.
On the other hand if Braves had took my advice last year and released Ozuna they would be battling Nats and Marlins to stay out of last place.
Methinks the Phillies are in 1st place to stay unless they have some key injuries.
How many times does Snitker have to watch a team embarrass us for playing shifts late in the game?
Braves Up 1, bottom 9th. Drag bunt to 2nd to beat the shift, walk off dinger. So ridiculous. Riley has been out of position many times this season also and cost us a game.
And the lack of hustle is leftover from what I call Bobby Ball. He.ll….even our BACKUPS don’t hustle to first base!
This team has miraculous record for a bunch of individuals not looking like a team, at all.
baseball can be a weird sport at times, no?
A good, healthy dose of Kirby Smart is what Ronald and the rest of them need.
I think if CKS was in Brian Snitker's role, Ronald would have hit the portal long ago.
Was always told "Resting on your laurels is tantamount to sleeping on success."
Yet another outstanding pitching performance, this time by Chris Sale. The bats are starting to warm up a bit as well. Hopefully, this will continue for a while.
Agreed. Sale and Lopez have been great additions to the squad so far. If Lopez had any run support he might be 7-0
Braves are scheduled to be televised this weekend. Saturday on Fox and Sunday on ESPN. I think both of those games are safe from blackout.
Not so confident about next Tuesday's game in Chicago vs. the Cubs on TBS.
Acuna with yet another season ending injury. The Bravos' season might be over. Can Adam Duvall be a good enough answer in right field? Might AA have to pull yet another "miracle" trade before the deadline?
Go find another Michael Harris. He’s good defensively, offensively and he HUSTLES!