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We are, apparently, officially cursed now. Smith-Shawver looks to be out for the season. A once promising rotation has been decimated. Maybe the offense can carry us? I'm not betting any of the farm on it, though.
Time to bring Elder back up. Oh well, here we go again.
I remember when I thought the 21 team was the start of a run. Never would have guessed four years later being a sub-500 team. Wow!
I hate making excuses but…injuries. Season isn't over just yet.
These Braves are so…perplexing. Saturday's game showed what they could be, Schwellenbach threw a gem and the offense produced 11 hits - a good team effort. The starting pitching has been amongst the best in baseball. The offense, not so much. But…Albies and Harris are showing signs of heating up. Fingers crossed!!
Today 59 games into season the Bravos are closer to last place Marlins than frontrunners by a long shot. Hard to watch a so called offense put up so many scoreless innings. The highlight of the season may be getting over 500 a while back.
Changes needed, start at the top and work down. Long term contracts to what looks like mediocre players seems to be biggest obstacle in turning this team around.
Long time fan, but at 75 years old time to take off the rose colored glasses.
It is difficult to watch them floundering. There are proven players who are performing way below their norm. I know baseball is a game of peaks and valleys, but something is missing. I fear getting a case of whiplash from all these players coming and going. Something is missing.
Freddit Gonzalez back as 3rd base coach, putting him in position to replace Snit? My prediction, only question is before or after all star game?
The fat lady isnt singing yet. But she is warming up.
A lot of talent on the team. Enough where I still think maybe…just maybe. Something sparks a turnaround. But it's just as possible they sleep walk thru the entire season and miss the playoffs.
Letting Freddie Freeman get away is still something that bugs me. Right after you won the World Series. He was the heart and soul of the team. Olson is good and younger but Freddie will be in Cooperstown someday. He is great. Give me great Freddie for less time over good Olson for longer any day.
What is Freeman doing after winning the World Series MVP in heroic fashion last year you might ask?
The answer would be he is hitting .369 and OPS is even better than Ohtani. He is aging pretty well one might say.
Wont ever get over that one.
Agree. He is a HOF guy. But hey, at least we didn't get no-hit tonight.
Forever optimist
Yeah, but I'm about to do something I seldom do - harp on Snit. Why doesn't he bench/rest Michael "money" Harris - at least give him a day or two off. He is currently clueless at the plate. Almost .200 points below the league average in OPS. Let Eli White play center for a game or two. The worst that could happen is that we'd lose, which we doing in spades anyway. The best that could happen is that he would wake up and play to his sizable potential.
And to top it off, Harris got picked off first and thrown out at second. Sit him Snit!!
Maybe Freddy G. Brought them some mojo today at 3rd base coach. EVERY hitter had at least one hit and the long ball produced some runs. Aptly timed, as Grant Holmes had a bit of an off day as the starter. Baseball is such a strange game. A perfect example of the adage (if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans".
Braves lead 10-4 going into 9th and manage to lose again.
Who can cast off the demons?