The Padres’ pitcher, Paddock, was pretty incredible through four – just allowing one well-placed RBI single to Ender-replacement Matt Joyce (I am getting really tired of Chip saying that every hit or AB Markakis has is “a professional hit”). He was every bit as good as Soroka. As is his pattern sometimes, Julio pitched up … Continue reading “Not Quite Good Enough: Braves 3 – Padres 4”
Month: April 2019
Atlanta BravesNation: Indigenous Persons 3 Disguised Colonialists 1
The might of the whole Tomahawk nationWouldn’t let us go station to station.Soroka kept his shoulder loose Until he whooped the Padres caboose. Ozzie hits lefties like a plague.The Pads fielding taken to the Hague.Tomlin has been a revelation.The pen avoided fornication. Atlanta Braves people, Atlanta Braves tribeOur pennant flies. We don’t take jive. Ender … Continue reading “Atlanta BravesNation: Indigenous Persons 3 Disguised Colonialists 1”
Braves 8, Rockies 7
Josh Donaldson hit a go-ahead 3 run homer in the bottom of the 8th, and Ozzie Albies added 2 home runs early to help salvage a game from the 3 game series. Freddie Freeman added a homer as well. Starters Kevin Gausman and Tyler Anderson battled to a 5 – 5 stalemate before Donaldson’s 5th … Continue reading “Braves 8, Rockies 7”
XXXXXTRA BASE HITS… ROCKIES 9 BRAVES 5
One strike away and we met our match. A team that over the last two nights has an XBH percentage of their hits at around 85 took full advantage of that new life in the ninth and turned a one run deficit into a four run lead, all with two out. Brutal, Minter gassed presumably … Continue reading “XXXXXTRA BASE HITS… ROCKIES 9 BRAVES 5”
Colorado 8, Atlanta 4
The 2019 Max Fried Experience had its first hiccup and the Braves fell back below .500 as the Rockies doubled up Atlanta. The Bravos opened up well, when Ozzie Albies worked an 8 pitch walk to open the bottom of the 1st, and was promptly doubled home by Josh Donaldson. Freddie Freeman moved JD over … Continue reading “Colorado 8, Atlanta 4”
Redlegs 4, Braves 2
For the second week in a row, I was unable to watch on a Thursday when I have recap duty. I had a work event in the evening, and didn’t get home until the middle of the seventh inning; in fact, I turned the game on just as the umps sent the players to the … Continue reading “Redlegs 4, Braves 2”
I Like Mike
I have a proprietary interest in Mike Soroka because I attended his MLB debut last year. There’s very little not to like of what we’ve seen of Mike. In tonight’s game he gave up a walk and two singles to yield a run to the first three batters; after that, he was My Soroka: 109 … Continue reading “I Like Mike”
Badda-Bing Badda-Boom: Braves 6 – Reds 7
Going into GABP, I thought that we were in for it with our pitching staff and the Reds hitters. But I looked at the Reds hitting numbers and thought that maybe we could get’m while they’re down. Then I looked at Sonny Gray’s pitching stats and thought… why, again, didn’t we trade for this guy??? … Continue reading “Badda-Bing Badda-Boom: Braves 6 – Reds 7”
Off Day Ruminations: The Albies Extension
As promised last week, I want to put my economist hat on for just a minute to discuss the Albies extension, in which people argue that Albies and his agent are leaving $100 million or more on the table. There is nothing in economics that makes this impossible, but there are good reasons to think … Continue reading “Off Day Ruminations: The Albies Extension”
Braves 11, Indians 5
This Easter, the eggs of choice at Progressive Field were Fried goose eggs. Max Fried threw 6 scoreless innings before allowing a 1 out home run in the 7th to Francisco Lindor, and Josh Donaldson hit 2 home runs, drove in 4 and scored 3 times, as the Braves take the series 2 games to … Continue reading “Braves 11, Indians 5”