dmite Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, jidady said: John Smoltz is trending because everyone hates him as an announcer. What happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 14 minutes ago, dmite said: What happened? In skimming, he apparently said that how a team did should matter and then proceeded to say that players on worse teams were more deserving of MVP. He also went on a rant about how teams that strike out don't win, which is pretty much delusional this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, K26dp said: He's miserable. I have mentioned that He tried so hard to not be a Braves homer that he just comes off almost as bitter towards the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrue7 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 7 hours ago, falconsd56 said: I have mentioned that He tried so hard to not be a Braves homer that he just comes off almost as bitter towards the team. Literally the one player I’ve met in person that I have no want to see or speak with again. falconsd56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Smoltz is just one of those old guys that's mad about the way the game is played now. I think he just lost his joy of the game. He was fine when he first started broadcasting but I think he's burnt out and cranky now. He's probably a little salty he got banned from the place he works too. He's banned from MLB studios because he won't get the vaccine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmite Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 10 hours ago, jidady said: In skimming, he apparently said that how a team did should matter and then proceeded to say that players on worse teams were more deserving of MVP. He also went on a rant about how teams that strike out don't win, which is pretty much delusional this year. I think he said if you’ve got a tie as a voter, they could use team performance for tie breaking their vote but also said when you look at Soto with no help around him producing the way he is is impressive. He was wishy washy on it between Harper and Soto. I don’t recall the strikeout comment but I only got to watch bits and pieces of the broadcast. What I did watch, he seemed ok and was telling stories which is much better than our usual broadcast that regurgitates talking points every half inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmite Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Unknøwn said: Smoltz is just one of those old guys that's mad about the way the game is played now. I think he just lost his joy of the game. He was fine when he first started broadcasting but I think he's burnt out and cranky now. He's probably a little salty he got banned from the place he works too. He's banned from MLB studios because he won't get the vaccine. I don’t think he cares about being barred from going in, maybe only the press about it. Like many around the world that are able to, working from home has become pretty normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 17 minutes ago, dmite said: I don’t think he cares about being barred from going in, maybe only the press about it. Like many around the world that are able to, working from home has become pretty normal. He did a lot of work in studio between broadcasts on the weekends as did AL Leiter. The report said MLB Network was originally going to terminate them but agreed to the compromise of remote work. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a little salty about it but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Tucker Davidson is starting the season finale at Gwinnett today. He'll build up in case he's needed in October. K26dp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Here it is, unbelievable to say. It's the final regular season lineup of the 2021 season. Feels like we were discussing Opening Day and all the excitement just a few days ago. Enjoy today, there's no Braves baseball until Friday once this one wraps. ATLBham and TheTrue7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Morton will only throw a limited amount of pitches to stay in rhythm. Id expect this to a Spring type of game. The big guys like Freeman, Riley, etc will probably be pulled after a couple of ABs. D'Arnaud might go the distance since he's had 2 full days off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Soler with a leadoff bomb. Hes really cranking up. Riley singled in Ozzie. Braves jump all over Syndergaard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Riley up to 107 RBI, that's #2 in NL behind Adam Duvall who has 113. Ozzie also has 106. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Francoeur said he's been assigned to the Braves/Brewers NLDS by TBS. He'll be joined by Don Orsillo. Orsillo is the play by play guy for the Padres and fills in for Joe Buck during football season on Fox. He was the guy working with Smoltz last night. dmite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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For the A Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Next year Riley will join them. ATL Fan in the DMV and TheTrue7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbloodz Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Unknøwn said: Riley up to 107 RBI, that's #2 in NL behind Adam Duvall who has 113. Ozzie also has 106. I remember when the leader of the RBI’s usually had about 125 plus if not more 10-15 years ago. Crazy with more scoring it has gone down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 In a hilarious turn of events, we're going to wind up third in the NL in run differential. We went ahead of Milwaukee the other day, and they're getting crushed by the Dodgers. So, it's be the Dodgers, the Giants, and then us. We're also officially finishing as the only NL East team with a positive run differential. It was a BAD division in 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Again Georgian Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 I would like to take this time to personally thank the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks for making this time of the year bearable, especially with the Falcons doing their yearly suckage. One of these two will be bringing a championship to Atlanta soon. TheTrue7, jidady and ATL Fan in the DMV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 An 88-73 finish to the year. Including a 12-2 run to end the season. Braves attendance ends at 2.3 million tickets sold. Thats #2 in MLB trailing only the Dodgers. Born Again Georgian, dmite and ATL Fan in the DMV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For the A Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Definitely was a rough year but they made it. Unlike past years, this year none of the NL playoff teams scare me. I can easily see the Braves making it to the World Series. dmite and falconsd56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Again Georgian Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, ToxicBraves said: Definitely was a rough year but they made it. Unlike past years, this year none of the NL playoff teams scare me. I can easily see the Braves making it to the World Series. The only one that worries me are the Dodgers, and that's only because they seem to have some psychological grip on the Braves. The Braves can beat them, but they often beat themselves instead. dmite and falconsd56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tl;dr Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 @Unknøwnmake the freaking playoff thread already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 minute ago, tl;dr said: @Unknøwnmake the freaking playoff thread already I was hoping Counsell would announce his rotation first. tl;dr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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