tl;dr 9,805 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 7 hours ago, slickgadawg said: Man... Outside of Kemp, Phillips and Freeman, this team sucks. Flowers should be nowhere near catching a pitcher. The middle relief pitching is crap. No bench. Inciarde is back to who i always thought he was. Garcia isnt a starter. Whatever, they got a new stadium out of the deal... It's game 4. If it was game 124 I may agree with you. But it's too soon to be saying "this team sucks." But this team is not going to win anything in October. That was never what this team was capable of doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Glad to see Shelby Miller pitch really well tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 It just hit me that the guys starting at 3B and SS for the Angels were both once considered the SS of the future for the Braves. And that Escobar was traded to make room for Simba. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Just saw MLB N make the excuse that the Nats had a bad travel schedule last night playing night game before day game in Philadelphia. But their game started 2 hours after the Braves game in Pittsburgh did and it's a shorter distance from Washington to Philly than New York to Pittsburgh. Just funny how certain teams get excuses made for them over other teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,585 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 17 hours ago, slickgadawg said: Man... Outside of Kemp, Phillips and Freeman, this team sucks. Flowers should be nowhere near catching a pitcher. The middle relief pitching is crap. No bench. Inciarde is back to who i always thought he was. Garcia isnt a starter. Whatever, they got a new stadium out of the deal... Inciarte is a slow starter. His average before the All Star break is .252 and after it his average is .322. The team at best has always been looking at 75+ wins. Never were thinking playoffs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,585 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 The new turf in Tampa looks so much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 6,893 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, tl;dr said: It's game 4. If it was game 124 I may agree with you. But it's too soon to be saying "this team sucks." But this team is not going to win anything in October. That was never what this team was capable of doing. Yawn... The Hawks and Braves ownership are on the same page. Do just enough to keep them interested, while they rake in the dough. Neither team wants to really pay to win a championship. Exhibit A with the Braves was shipping Simmons out and replacing him with a cheap Dansby Swanson that they can market to the locals as a homegrown player. They are trying to win on the cheap... Edited April 8, 2017 by slickgadawg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTrue7 5,784 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, slickgadawg said: Yawn... The Hawks and Braves ownership are on the same page. Do just enough to keep them interested, while they rake in the dough. Neither team wants to really pay to win a championship. Exhibit A with the Braves was shipping Simmons out and replacing him with a cheap Dansby Swanson that they can market to the locals as a homegrown player. They are trying to win on the cheap... Um.. gonna disagree there.. Simmons has the glove but not the bat.. Dansby is well on his way.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 6,893 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 1 minute ago, TheTrue7 said: Um.. gonna disagree there.. Simmons has the glove but not the bat.. Dansby is well on his way.. Baseball 101. When you are BUILDING a young pitching staff, you put the BEST defenders behind them. Think Rafael Beilliard when the Braves signed him to back up that young staff they were building. Swansby, if anything, couldve been moved over to second base. Its not about winning with the Braves, its about being cheap... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTrue7 5,784 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Just now, slickgadawg said: Baseball 101. When you are BUILDING a young pitching staff, you put the BEST defenders behind them. Think Rafael Beilliard when the Braves signed him to back up that young staff they were building. Swansby, if anything, couldve been moved over to second base. Its not about winning with the Braves, its about being cheap... Swanson and Phillips are phenomenal defensively.. and Ozzie will be coming up.. you realize we need to score runs as well right? and our staff right now isn't exactly young.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 6,893 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, TheTrue7 said: Swanson and Phillips are phenomenal defensively.. and Ozzie will be coming up.. you realize we need to score runs as well right? and our staff right now isn't exactly young.. We not gonna agree on this. Out of the million moves the Braves made over the last two seasons, moving Simmons is the one that left every baseball expert scratching their heads. It was a money and marketing move. Market Swansby to the locals because he is a homegrown player... Edited April 8, 2017 by slickgadawg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTrue7 5,784 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, slickgadawg said: We not gonna agree on this. Out of the million moves the Braves made over the last two seasons, moving Simmons is the one that left every baseball expert scratching their heads. It was a money and marketing move. Market Swansby to the locals because he is a homegrown player... Being we got Newcomb and Ellis then later turned Aybar for a catcher that could possibly fill a void later.. you're right, we're not gonna agree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,585 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 If you don't think Dansby is a very good defensive player on his own you havent been watching. He's not as good as Simmons but he's not far behind. I'll take that given the fact he's a better hitter. The guy was the #1 overall pick in the draft for a reason. He has more going for him than being from Georgia. I don't know any Braves fans that say they would rather have Simmons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Unkn0wn said: The new turf in Tampa looks so much better. Yes it does. But doesn't make up for that arena ball they play there. So stupid having balls hit speakers and catwalks and everything else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Unkn0wn said: Inciarte is a slow starter. His average before the All Star break is .252 and after it his average is .322. The team at best has always been looking at 75+ wins. Never were thinking playoffs. Yep. Was hoping for .500 but at best I was expecting 77 or so wins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,585 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Vegas is reportedly planning to make a big push for an MLB team now that they have the Raiders and an NHL team. Manfred has expressed his interest in the market before. We know the MLB eventually wants to add 2 more teams so itll be one to watch. The Rays and A's could also be looking for new homes if they cant get stadium deals done. Some more info on what seemed like an odd firing of Barry Bonds by Miami. He reportedly knew what he was doing but struggled to communicate it properly to the players. He knew what was wrong he just doesnt know how to teach it apparently Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, Unkn0wn said: Vegas is reportedly planning to make a big push for an MLB team now that they have the Raiders and an NHL team. Manfred has expressed his interest in the market before. We know the MLB eventually wants to add 2 more teams so itll be one to watch. The Rays and A's could also be looking for new homes if they cant get stadium deals done. Some more info on what seemed like an odd firing of Barry Bonds by Miami. He reportedly knew what he was doing but struggled to communicate it properly to the players. He knew what was wrong he just doesnt know how to teach it apparently That's not surprising. That's the case with a lot of the greatest players ever. They know what's going on and what needs to be done to fix it but they can't express it correctly because it came so easily to them. Chipper is a rare exception that he was a great player and has the ability to express things so that others can understand them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,585 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Braves legend Bronson Arroyo returned to the mound today. He hasn't pitched in MLB since 2014. 4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K. He managed 75 pitches for the Reds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Gary Sanchez just left the game with what appears to be an injury. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 The Twins lost to the White Sox today for their first loss of the season but they were 4-0 for the first time since 1987. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,585 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Phillies just scored 12 in the 1st against the Nats. Jeremy Guthrie was called up to start his line was 0.2 IP, 6 H, 10 ER, 4 BB, 0 K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Albert Pujols just got career double number 603. Ties him with Cal Ripken Jr. for 14th place! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 King Felix just turned 31 today. That's impossible that he's only 1 year older than me. He's been in the majors forever!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconsfan567 35,212 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 WOW!! Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra hit back-to-back homeruns off Clayton Kershaw. First time Kershaw has ever allowed back-to-back jacks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhenFalconsWin 27,649 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 10 hours ago, Falconsfan567 said: King Felix just turned 31 today. That's impossible that he's only 1 year older than me. He's been in the majors forever!! Stuck in a place he'll never win. But he loves it there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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