Anderson looks good tonight. Leads 4-0 after five. He'll probably get pulled after six as he will probably be over 100 pitches
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I thought that it was unlikely that Cano would contribute, but admire AA for giving it a shot. My ideal signing would be Whit Merrifield of the Royals. He's a good 2B and he's from North Carolina with a manageable salary. He can also play right field and left
Ian Anderson pitched six innings. Scoreless. Only one hit and one walk with nine strikeouts. Wow!
Just when we're ready to ship him off in a trade, or down to Gwinnett right???!!! Amazing Ian came back with such a strong outing under so much pressure to produce!
We're in another position to sweep a series today. Doesn't seem like we've done too well in that regard lately. Let's just hope we get some runs and let Max do his job. (Fried takes the bump today).
Keep hitting that longball men(Contreras hit 2 of our 3 dingers in the win last nite.) Late relief has been a concern in recent games. Jansen hurt his back Friday, but should be back today. OFC
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More good work by the Braves front office. They were able to sign all 22 of their draft picks.
And....
AUSTIN RILEY IS A FREAKING MONSTER! MVP! MVP! MVP!
And....
AUSTIN RILEY IS A FREAKING MONSTER! MVP! MVP! MVP!
What a break for the Braves in the ninth. Kenley Jansen is so slow to the plate. It looked like a stolen base for Arizona with two outs but the runner slid past the bag and Swanson tagged him out
It was a good call. I might not have called it. He had the base stolen. Only slid past by an inch
It was a good call. I might not have called it. He had the base stolen. Only slid past by an inch
Scoreless game in the ninth. Merrill Kelly and Max Fried pitched brilliantly. Kelly would be a great addition for a contender
Braves win!! Austin Riley doubled a pitch at his ankles to score Olson from first. Olson isn't fast, but he ran well on that play
Spinning the dial and watching the video of Roger Clemens throwing the broken bat at Mike Piazza. I lost some respect for Piazza that night. He should have knocked Clemens out
I would vote Riley for MVP today as well. I googled the MVP race and covers.com ( not the greatest source) has Goldschmidt as the favorite followed by Freeman ,Machado, Betts, Alonso, Trea Turner and then Riley at 20 to 1 odds. If I could really get 20:1 on Riley, I would bet a ton
Vegasinsider.com was updated today. Goldschmidt is the heavy MVP favorite. Freeman and Riley are tied for second favorite at 8:1 each
Spencer Strider is the favorite for rookie of the year and Michael Harris is second favorite
Mets are listed with a 70% chance to win the East and Braves are at 30%
Spencer Strider is the favorite for rookie of the year and Michael Harris is second favorite
Mets are listed with a 70% chance to win the East and Braves are at 30%
Good to get the sweep. Much needed to keep within sniffing distance of the Mets(3 back), and maintain a healthy (6.5 games) lead on Phillies.Braves retain a hold on top wildcard spot as well.
Riley continues to get overlooked. Easy Player of Month pick for July, .425/11/25 for month may finally convince the same doubters who wanted to leave him off All-Star roster. Thank God Snit was coaching!
Although we only scored 1 run yesterday it was refreshing NOT to see Ozuna in the line-up. Geez I wish we could find another home for him.
Even without Ozuna playing, we still need to boost our hitting to go along with our stellar pitching. Bottom five in order went 0-13 yesterday.
Still, we seem to find a way to win (Riley's put us on his back lately), and it's all about Ws and Ls. Off today, then Philly comes in for two. From there it's off to the Mets. Thurday's game with New York starts a 15 game stretch, 9 of which are vs the Mets!!!
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Riley continues to get overlooked. Easy Player of Month pick for July, .425/11/25 for month may finally convince the same doubters who wanted to leave him off All-Star roster. Thank God Snit was coaching!
Although we only scored 1 run yesterday it was refreshing NOT to see Ozuna in the line-up. Geez I wish we could find another home for him.
Even without Ozuna playing, we still need to boost our hitting to go along with our stellar pitching. Bottom five in order went 0-13 yesterday.
Still, we seem to find a way to win (Riley's put us on his back lately), and it's all about Ws and Ls. Off today, then Philly comes in for two. From there it's off to the Mets. Thurday's game with New York starts a 15 game stretch, 9 of which are vs the Mets!!!
OFC
Adrianza back and Cano sent on assignment...Adrianza for OF Trey Harris
Gave Cano a shot and didn't work out. 3rd team this year to DFA him. Playing days pretty much over.
Bring in a guy you are familiar with. Interesting to see what AA does next.
Bring in a guy you are familiar with. Interesting to see what AA does next.
Austin Riley has signed a 10 year 212 million dollar contract extension.
Another team friendly deal. They love being in the ATL
CHOP ON!
Another team friendly deal. They love being in the ATL
CHOP ON!
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A great deal for the Braves and a good deal for Riley. Any day you sign for $213 million is a good day.
Braves trade for (of) Grossman from Detroit. Have moved Will Smith to Houston for another pitcher, Jake Odorizzi. Lot of talk about Braves and Syndergard. AA working.
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I gave Will Smith a ton of **** last year, but he came through for us in the postseason. He'll always be a Bravo. AA making moves though.
Looks like Grossman will be a good platoon guy with Rosario. His splits are pretty extreme. He hasn't made an error in like 400 games. I think Odorizzi is insurance for Anderson or Morton if needed. Not a terrible SP. Houston just didn't have room for him. They were already going with 6 SP and 1 coming off IL. Odorizzi was odd man out.
Odorizzi gets his chance Saturday starting one of the games in the doubleheader at the Mets
Phillies scratched their starting pitcher, Gibson, because he is attending his grandmother's funeral. Tomorrow Philadelphia is pitching a bullpen game. Sorry for the Gibson family. Strider pitching for the Braves
A quick hook by the Phillies manager. Pitching change with Phillies leading 1-0 in the 3rd. Pitcher looked fine to me. Hit Harris on the foot and walked Acuna and pulled
Rosario is swinging well and I have some hope that Ozuna will hit better now that he won't have to worry about playing the field. Ozuna is a Triple short of the Cycle tonight
Did seem like a "quick hook" ged. Hey but those Braves bats really caught fire later! What a nite for Rosario, and was that Ozuna getting 3 hits out there a mirage? Gained a game on Mets too! 2.5 games back! OFC
Phillies in an early afternoon day game today, then off to the Big Apple and the Mets for FIVE!! OFC
deGrom looked unhittable early for the Mets and the Nationals hit some really good pitches later. I'm sure it's a weight off the Nationals knowing that Soto is gone and they have to perform without him
deGrom was hitting 102 at the knees. Incredible
deGrom was hitting 102 at the knees. Incredible
Last night was the Phillies bullpen game. Wheeler pitching today. Last night I was shocked when they pulled the pitcher early but he was only supposed to go through the batting order once
I mentioned 102 at the knees because I'm not sure I've ever seen it. Usually 100 is only at the belt or higherGonna look good when he's doing that in a Braves jersey next year.
The Charlie Morton hard slurve is unhittable by righties today. It's breaking so hard that it would hit a lefty and he's throwing it a little differently to them
They just pulled him after 101 pitches. Just gave up a single on a good pitch. Only gave up 3 hits in 6.2 innings. Leads 1-0
They just pulled him after 101 pitches. Just gave up a single on a good pitch. Only gave up 3 hits in 6.2 innings. Leads 1-0
McHugh was almost out of the 8th unscathed. Double play called on the field correctly reversed to safe at first. Then a fat pitch for a HR to dead Center. Phillies up 3-1
Today hurt. Good news...Uncle Charlie looked good and Grossman hit one off the wall in his first at bat. Now head to the big Apple and run off some wins.
HOORAY!!!! Acuna hits a 2 run HR to dead center. Cuts the deficit to 5-3 in the fifth
We're wounded, but still a CHANCE. Down 6-4, headed to top of 8th!!! "Keep The Faith!"
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Game one of a huge five game series w/the Mets. Braves scrap back from a 5-0 deficit, and brought the tying run to plate in 9th with one on board.Weak grounder ends the game, as Atlanta falls 6-4.
We fall to 4.5 games back. We need to take minimum of 2 of next 4 to not fall further back.
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