Braves curbstomped Angels this afternoon. Sent 'em packing in series finale!!
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Fellow Braves Fans.....
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Three game series for our boys vs the Cubs at Wrigley begins this afternoon. First pitch for all three games is 2:20 EST.
Today marks the return of Braves ace starter Max Fried. Seems his first start in FOREVER!! Good luck Max!! OFC
Today marks the return of Braves ace starter Max Fried. Seems his first start in FOREVER!! Good luck Max!! OFC
Getting Max back is better than any pitcher that was available at the trade deadline. What an addition to the best team in baseball.
Welcome back Maximus.
Guys did Fried look good or what??? Getting Max back with this lineup, and current pitching staff (good not great), should hopefully carry us a LONG WAY!! OFC
Well this was a day for Dansby and the Cubs. You could almost feel it after the embarrassment we laid on him and his new team yesterday. Swanson hit a mammoth shot into the left- center bleachers in the 1st, staking the Cubbies to a 4-0 lead. Another Cub went long, and suddenly it was 5-0.
Still in typical Braves fashion, we battled back. Final was 8-6 Chicago. I would love to win the finale in Wrigley tomorrow. OFC
Still in typical Braves fashion, we battled back. Final was 8-6 Chicago. I would love to win the finale in Wrigley tomorrow. OFC
Strider hopefully stops the bleeding tonite in Pittsburgh, after losing 2 of 3 in Chicago. Top 3rd, 0-0.
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Meh. Lost to Pirates 7-5, Strider blew up in 3rd and thankfully got yanked. In fact Braves got down 6-zip. Of course we came back,made a game of it and squandered chances to go ahead. Pittsburgh prevailed, 7-6. NL EAST lead down to an even 10 games over Philly.
Game 2 tonite in the Steel City, and we can tie our longest losing streak at 4 (both since the All-Star break) with an L. We've really staggered around 2nd half @ 10-11. Sorry I know we're 70-40, but we don't need a total collapse...OFC
Game 2 tonite in the Steel City, and we can tie our longest losing streak at 4 (both since the All-Star break) with an L. We've really staggered around 2nd half @ 10-11. Sorry I know we're 70-40, but we don't need a total collapse...OFC
Feel good comeback win 8-6 over Pirates last nite. Veteran Kevin Pillar delivered the game tying hit, and Orlando Arcia the game winning two run double. Nailbiter about to make this old fart keel over!!!! OFC
They sure did Boog, as our pitching continues to suck. Snit is leaving starters in too long! Only our hitting is keeping us in games!!
Well on to New York tonite and the despised Mets. They're having an awful year, but would love to bust our chops. Btw, Phillies have cut our lead to 9.5 games. OFC
Nothing better to come out if a mini slump then playing the Mets! Only team in history to get walked 9+ times and have 7+ hits and not score a run.
Who else but the Mets?!
Who else but the Mets?!
I don't know, but we made life miserable for him. Just finished Mets off 6-0, to sweep their a$$ today by a combined score of 27-3!!! #LoveIt
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Well we took three out of four from the Mets on the road. Nice comfort food. Blew an early 3-0 lead last nite on ESPN, and let them come back.
We made it close with a rally of our own, but still lost 7-6. Jury out on Chirinos as a starting pitcher. The pitching was much better in New York, but is still a concern.
I guess larger question is, Have the Braves played their best baseball this year? Can they dial it back to June once the playoffs begin? Let's hope we get that mojo back. Perhaps this comfortable lead has lulled us to sleep somewhat in the 2nd half, and we'll flip the switch again in October.
Yankees in town tonite, begins a three game series @ Truist. Side notes: Olson continues to pulverize the ball, 43 homers, 100+ ribbies, Riley having a great year (at bat and in field), theres not an easy out in our line-up.
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We made it close with a rally of our own, but still lost 7-6. Jury out on Chirinos as a starting pitcher. The pitching was much better in New York, but is still a concern.
I guess larger question is, Have the Braves played their best baseball this year? Can they dial it back to June once the playoffs begin? Let's hope we get that mojo back. Perhaps this comfortable lead has lulled us to sleep somewhat in the 2nd half, and we'll flip the switch again in October.
Yankees in town tonite, begins a three game series @ Truist. Side notes: Olson continues to pulverize the ball, 43 homers, 100+ ribbies, Riley having a great year (at bat and in field), theres not an easy out in our line-up.
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Regardless of how this season ends, really need to add a veteran quality starter in the off-season.
No doubt on your thoughts Smash. Hopefully our starting pitching improves this season somewhat;
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I thought Chirinos was Ok....McHugh came in and just floundered imo...def need a starter maybe or just our guys back healthy...
I’d be willing to bet that Chirinos and McHugh both aren’t on the postseason roster. They’ve been rough. Honestly that’s the only 2 guys that when they’re on the mound I’m concerned with.
As for next year I don’t see Charlie coming back. Wright will be back, hopefully at 100% and back to his normal self. The 5th spot is up for grabs. A lot of good pitchers will be out there as free agents. Could go that route or stay in house and bring up Soroka or Aj.
A lot of money coming off the books this year. Plus they’ve said they want to increase payroll every year. Hopefully they extend Max first and foremost. Then find a LF.
Agree, McHugh was awful Boog, and hopefully getting all the staff back healthy is the solution! OFC
Fun, fun, fun!!!! Braves put on a hit parade!!!! 11-3 over the Yankees! Ah, good times, and sure nice to relax a little with a blowout! What about that Nicky Lopez!! I know, WHO?? He's been a pleasant surprise so far! OFCChop on Bravos!
Good stuff Duke!! Soroka by the way, is killing it at Gwinnett, so hopefully he's just about ready!!
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Nice workmanlike 5-0 whipping of the Yankees!! Get your brooms out boys as we go for the sweep tonite.
How 'bout Brice Elder finally reverting back to 1st half of season pitching form? Ha,ha- Phillies 12.5 games back!!! OFC
How 'bout Brice Elder finally reverting back to 1st half of season pitching form? Ha,ha- Phillies 12.5 games back!!! OFC
Chavez was throwing a bit from the mound b4 today's game...hopefully soon...holding on to this 2-0 for the sweep...bottom of the 8th, let's get some insurance
Growing up, the Yankees it seemed were always winning. My Braves were perennially awful. Took until my golden years but a SWEEP IS SWEET!!!!
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Over the last 6 days the Braves outscored the city of New York 58-13.
Suddenly the Braves are a pitching juggernaut!!! Three shutout wins in a row for the first time in years. This is great, because our starting pitching outside of Fried and Strider has been well, meh.
4-0 win over Giants last nite at home (we did it w/o a long ball, surprise!!), and Strider whiffed 10 in seven innings of one hit ball!!! Bats have only been good for about a dozen or so runs (really low for us), last three games. They'll come back to life, no worries.
Important thing is tremendous outings this week, back-to-back, for Morton and Elder. Keep it up boys!!
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4-0 win over Giants last nite at home (we did it w/o a long ball, surprise!!), and Strider whiffed 10 in seven innings of one hit ball!!! Bats have only been good for about a dozen or so runs (really low for us), last three games. They'll come back to life, no worries.
Important thing is tremendous outings this week, back-to-back, for Morton and Elder. Keep it up boys!!
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