As I commented, the last playoff game I recapped was over in the top of the 1st. This one wasn’t. The fact that the first two batters hit singles against Max Fried made me think that maybe it’s … Finish Reading
Month: September 2020
Braves Game Thread: Game 1 Wildcard vs. Reds
It’s that time, ladies and gents. The Braves will face off against Trevor Bauer in Game 1 of Wild Card Series. Max Fried will toe the rubber and looking to make the Braves 1-0. A few notes:
Wild Card Series Preview: Braves vs. Reds
Do you smell that?
No not that, you sicko.
The aroma of postseason baseball is in the air, and that’s what you were supposed to be smelling before you ruined my opening schtick.
This year, the format for the playoffs … Finish Reading
Red Sox 9, Braves 1
The Braves satisfied the FDA’s minimum daily recommended allowance of Major League Baseball, and have moved on to the next phase of their lives.
Ronald Acuna Jr., Travis d’Arnaud, and Austin Riley sat out as the Braves dropped … Finish Reading
Tucker Davidson struggles in debut; Red Sox win 8-2
Well, no harm no foul.
The Braves gave Tucker Davidson an opportunity to make his Major League debut in a game that meant nothing to the standings, and he just didn’t have his best stuff. For as gaudy as their … Finish Reading
Tucker Davidson Debut and Game Thread
Many Braves fans have been looking forward to this day since the day his video from Driveline went viral. Yes, the video where he hit 100 MPH in a training session…in his underwear and yelled loud curse words. Now that … Finish Reading
Braves 8, Bad Sox 7
Freddie Freeman‘s name was not written on Brian Snitker‘s lineup card for the first time in 2020, yet it was Freddie that provided the walk-off homerun that likely catapults his name back atop the NL MVP short list. … Finish Reading
Game thread
Game 57: Marlins 4, Braves 2-— no sEriEs swEEp
It’s really hard to win a baseball game when you commit four errors, but I almost can’t even get mad about it. Not only was it a mostly inconsequential post-clinch game, the weather was brutal.
There was enough rain to … Finish Reading
Looking back at the Season and Ahead to October (and Game Thread)
On Tuesday night you went to a place you have been many times before, but also somewhere you never thought you would end up in.
You remember the division titles from the last two seasons and 2013; most of you … Finish Reading