Atlanta Braves Thread (I HURT MYSELF TODAY TO SEE IF I STILL FEEL)

[Notorious B.E.N]

Ooh, I bet GWN can't wait for Bartolo Colon bobblehead night.

 

[05_never_again]

Anyone catch that reference Chip made about how Tom Seaver should have been a Brave? I had no idea about this:

In 1966, he signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves, who had drafted him in the first round of the secondary June draft (20th overall). However, the contract was voided by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert because his college team had played two exhibition games that year (although Seaver himself hadn't played). Seaver intended, then, to finish the college season, but because he had signed a pro contract, the NCAA ruled him ineligible. After Seaver's father complained to Eckert about the unfairness of the situation, and threatened with a lawsuit, Eckert ruled that other teams could match the Braves' offer.[3] The Mets were subsequently awarded his signing rights in a lottery drawing among the three teams (the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians being the two others) that were willing to match the Braves' terms.

 

[05_never_again]

Why bring in Krol to face the catcher (a righty), a pinch hitter (who you can presume would be a righty), then Reyes (a switch hitter who is better against lefties)?

 

[Wickman]

Ender!!

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Ender!!

Too bad Flowers screwed that up.

 

[Wickman]

Why was Flowers so far back there?

 

[05_never_again]

Too bad Flowers screwed that up.

Paranoid/overly fearful of the blocking the plate rule?

 

[Regulator]

Crapass middle relievers will be the hallmark of this year's Braves.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Why was Flowers so far back there?

I don't know, they said he's done that before too.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Paranoid/overly fearful of the blocking the plate rule?

Then get in front of the plate instead of behind it, so you can get the ball quicker.

 

[vols 30]

Crapass middle relievers will be the hallmark of this year's Braves.

This. Will cost poor Julio 5 or 6 wins this year

 

[zjcvols]

Last year he was trash.

He's trash again this year.

Idiotic team building going with O'Flaherty

 

[vols 30]

O'Flaherty should just throw underhanded

 

[Freak]

Goodness.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

None of these runs score if AJP was still back there lol.

 

[zjcvols]

Tyler Flowers is looking like a hogh school catcher

 

[Freak]

29 balls in an inning.

 

[tonybologna]

29 balls in an inning.

Our relievers can't throw a strike. Not another year of this crap again please. Teheran pitches well but the bullpen fails him just like soooo many other times in the past few years.

 

[05_never_again]

What relief arms do we have in Gwinnett?

 

[AV_12]

Fintting way to end that one

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

161-1

 

[Regulator]

Welp. Barves. Nothing more to add on that one.

 

[LotteryPick]

161-1

That's what I was about to post. :lolabove:

 

[05_never_again]

I really hope we didn't just view a microcosm of their season. Good starting pitching, inconsistent offense/can't drive guys in, and horrible relief pitching.

The starters should be able to hold down the fort, the offense I think will be OK in spots. However the bullpen, outside of Johnson and Vizcaino, is just a bunch of random dudes.

 

[ckilla27]

At least we don't have Jhoulys Chacin as our opening day starter...yikes