The Braves Thread

[05_never_again]

Much more than I thought they'd do, honestly. I figured they'd write the whole thing off due to injuries.

Seitz in particular has to feel like a scapegoat. WS in 2021, historically good (regular season) offense in 2023, fired after one bad year in 2024.

 

[AV_12]

We spent half the year with DFA guys and He got fired lol. Wild

 

[zjcvols]

We spent half the year with DFA guys and He got fired lol. Wild

Never Snit’s fault! Always someone else’s!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Honestly im find with Seitzer getting let go. We have been in the top half of the top half in the league for K rate pretty much every year with him, and had a pretty bad walk rate.

 

[AV_12]

Honestly im find with Seitzer getting let go. We have been in the top half of the top half in the league for K rate pretty much every year with him, and had a pretty bad walk rate.

That’s more of a player trait than swing coach philosophy. That’s not going away for the most part

We don’t have a bunch of high walk guys

 

[TBrown]

We don’t walk
We don’t situationally hit
We don’t make contact
AA wasn’t going to fire himself so is what it is

 

[Freiwillige]

Sundenbock (German for scapegoat).

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Lake Havasu is hot as a two dollar pistol but it ain’t all bad

 

[zjcvols]

Seitzer basically said what we’ve said the last couple of years. No mental toughness. Somehow the manager skates.

 

[Volfan1000]

He had been hitting coach for 10 seasons.

 

[05_never_again]

Seitzer basically said we’ve said the last couple of years. No mental toughness. Somehow the manager skates. View attachment 685697

Surely he's retiring after next year regardless of how the season goes, right? Between this offseason and last, his entire coaching staff except for Kranitz has been turned over.

 

[05_never_again]

Also, did Matt Olson end Seitz's run here? He was the only supposedly good hitter on the team who was healthy all year.

I don't know if his numbers bear this out or not, but it seemed like he was a bad situational hitter last year too despite MVP-level numbers.

 

[Wickman]

Also, did Matt Olson end Seitz's run here? He was the only supposedly good hitter on the team who was healthy all year.

I don't know if his numbers bear this out or not, but it seemed like he was a bad situational hitter last year too despite MVP-level numbers.

Snit ended his run

 

[zjcvols]

Surely he's retiring after next year regardless of how the season goes, right? Between this offseason and last, his entire coaching staff except for Kranitz has been turned over.

I don’t know. Snit’s contract runs through 2025 and hasn’t been extended

 

[AV_12]

Skubal time Z? @zjcvols

 

[Volfan1000]

We don’t walk
We don’t situationally hit
We don’t make contact
AA wasn’t going to fire himself so is what it is

Who does the board think should be the new hitting coaches?

 

[Wickman]

Who does the board think should be the new hitting coaches?

I’m sure Snit will just bring back Terry Pendleton

 

[Volfan1000]

I’m sure Snit will just bring back Terry Pendleton

I would like to see the Braves get hitting coaches from St, Louis or Tampa Bay or San Diego.

The next duo of hitting coaches need to stress making contact and putting the ball in play rather than home runs.

 

[zjcvols]

Skubal time Z? @zjcvols

Gonna have to be. Him and Vest only two getting the ball on Saturday if I’m Hinch

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I would like to see the Braves get hitting coaches from St, Louis or Tampa Bay or San Diego.

The next duo of hitting coaches need to stress making contact and putting the ball in play rather than home runs.

I think they just promote whoever is in Gwinnett

 

[zjcvols]

I think they just promote whoever is in Gwinnett

I honestly don’t really care about who they hire. I’m sure they’ll run through interviews and he will talk about better contact/better situational hitting whatever.

Probably not fair considering 7 straight playoff appearances is a legitimately impressive accomplishment (The Braves have a 14 year and a 7 year playoff streak, both top 5 ever in MLB history). But until they get rid of the aw shucks guy at the top and bring in somebody who can lit a fire under their asses and make a bullpen decision that isn’t “well ya know I just liked our chances there” I’m not going to get anywhere near excited about the team.

I have no doubts they’ll bounce back some next year and they’ll be the favorites to win the division (depending on what the Mets do) and it wouldn’t surprise me if they win 97-100 games. But I have no faith in this core in October. The main guys all shrink in the moment and none of them outside of Mikey seem to want to be in a big spot.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I honestly don’t really care about who they hire. I’m sure they’ll run through interviews and he will talk about better contact/better situational hitting whatever.

Probably not fair considering 7 straight playoff appearances is a legitimately impressive accomplishment (The Braves have a 14 year and a 7 year playoff streak, both top 5 ever in MLB history). But until they get rid of the aw shucks guy at the top and bring in somebody who can lit a fire under their asses and make a bullpen decision that isn’t “well ya know I just liked our chances there” I’m not going to get anywhere near excited about the team.

I have no doubts they’ll bounce back some next year and they’ll be the favorites to win the division (depending on what the Mets do) and it wouldn’t surprise me if they win 97-100 games. But I have no faith in this core in October. The main guys all shrink in the moment and none of them outside of Mikey seem to want to be in a big spot.

OH I agree. I want Snit gone but he's not leaving until he wants to.

I was thinking this morning after my post what's most likely for next season

Braves make WS
Braves miss playoffs
Braves ousted in whatever our first round of the playoffs is.
Snit isn't here

And I really think #3, is most likely scenario.

It's like I keep saying about him, he manages likes he's at Triple A. Everyone has a defined role/situation and he can't deviate from it. He has no feel for game flow.
Perfect example was Kansas City last night..... I know they lost but their manager put their closer in in the 5th inning in a huge spot to try and keep the game close. Snit would never do that.

 

[AV_12]

OH I agree. I want Snit gone but he's not leaving until he wants to.

I was thinking this morning after my post what's most likely for next season

Braves make WS
Braves miss playoffs
Braves ousted in whatever our first round of the playoffs is.
Snit isn't here

And I really think #3, is most likely scenario.

It's like I keep saying about him, he manages likes he's at Triple A. Everyone has a defined role/situation and he can't deviate from it. He has no feel for game flow.
Perfect example was Kansas City last night..... I know they lost but their manager put their closer in in the 5th inning in a huge spot to try and keep the game close. Snit would never do that.

I don’t think anything is on snits terms

 

[05_never_again]

OH I agree. I want Snit gone but he's not leaving until he wants to.

I was thinking this morning after my post what's most likely for next season

Braves make WS
Braves miss playoffs
Braves ousted in whatever our first round of the playoffs is.
Snit isn't here

And I really think #3, is most likely scenario.

It's like I keep saying about him, he manages likes he's at Triple A. Everyone has a defined role/situation and he can't deviate from it. He has no feel for game flow.
Perfect example was Kansas City last night..... I know they lost but their manager put their closer in in the 5th inning in a huge spot to try and keep the game close. Snit would never do that.

Kind of like a certain legendary manager who came before him.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Kind of like a certain legendary manager who came before him.

I never got to watch a ton of Bobby tbh. I mean I watched loosely with my papaw when Bobby was manager, but even 13 ish(I'm too lazy to math) year old me knew leaving Kimbrel in the pen against the Duds was a bad idea.