The Atlanta Braves

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Also, AA needs to take some criticism for A) Letting Snit/Freddie run it like this and B) Not building the proper depth when Dodgers/Giants/White Sox/Rays have shown important depth and a good bench is.
 
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#130,207
Z hates Freddie so much lol

don’t worry bro, he’ll be gone next year and we’ll prolly move your GAWD TDA to man 1st and hit .228

Snit is the problem and the dinosaur, Freddie is just a victim of spending his adult life under the tutelage of Cox disciples
 
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Florida Stanley said:
Z hates Freddie so much lol

don’t worry bro, he’ll be gone next year and we’ll prolly move your GAWD TDA to man 1st and hit .228

Snit is the problem and the dinosaur, Freddie is just a victim of spending his adult life under the tutelage of Cox disciples
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Snit is the problem and the “Braves culture” is a definite problem from the top down. But the “captain” also needs to understand he doesn’t need to be critiquing his teammates for taking days off in this sport. That’s not his job. That’s not helping anyone. And it doesn’t help that a guy might be hurting, or he might need a mental day and he might not take it because the supposed captain is gonna give him **** for it. That’s not leadership.
 
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zjcvols said:
Snit is the problem and the “Braves culture” is a definite problem from the top down. But the “captain” also needs to understand he doesn’t need to be critiquing his teammates for taking days off in this sport. That’s not his job. That’s not helping anyone. And it doesn’t help that a guy might be hurting, or he might need a mental day and he might not take it because the supposed captain is gonna give him **** for it. That’s not leadership.
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wait, has he even been chopping lately?
 
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But I’ll add this, if Freddie Freeman has any say on who plays and how much that’s not a Freddie Freeman problem that’s an organizational problem. He should have as much say as you and I do.
 
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Sitting in the dugout on a recent rainy afternoon in Atlanta, Freeman tells a story about Adeiny Hechavarría. Two years ago, after Swanson hit the IL with a bruised heel, the Braves signed Hechavarría mid-season to fill the gap at shortstop. One day, he made a game-saving, diving catch and landed hard on his elbow and considered sitting out the next game. The following day, Freeman found him in the trainer’s room and explained to Hechavarría that he had to play.

“I know it hurts, but you're not injured,” Freeman told him.

That night, Hechavarría hit a two-run home run in his first at-bat (one of just nine he hit that whole year.) When he got back to the dugout, Freeman was waiting for him.

“I said, ‘You're welcome.’”
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I mean, I do admire that mindset, and of course Freddie is going to share this example because it had a good outcome. But how does Freddie know that Hechavarria being banged up wasn't going to be a liability that night? He isn't a trainer, doesn't know how bad it hurt, and I don't care how much of a leader on the team he is; that isn't his call.

Telling hurt players that they are still playing that night is kind of an interesting quirk to have as your "thing."
 
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