The Atlanta Braves

[raw dog]

Arcia putting up video game numbers

WAR: 2.3
WRC+: 143

Buddy those are really good numbers but you’ve never seen me play video games

 

[TBrown]

Buddy those are really good numbers but you’ve never seen me play video games

av not very good on the sticks brother

 

[raw dog]

av not very good on the sticks brother

 

[AV_12]

Buddy those are really good numbers but you’ve never seen me play video games

av not very good on the sticks brother

Lol hadn’t played in years but I’d whoop y’all.

Just like cornhole y’all been talking about for years but been dodging the smoke in

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Buddy those are really good numbers but you’ve never seen me play video games

Brother, rookie mode don't count

 

[mr.checkerboards]

This is hilarious.

 

[GAVol]

This is hilarious.

The complete lack of self awareness among Twitter and Facebook commenters is what I'm here for.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

The complete lack of self awareness among Twitter and Facebook commenters is what I'm here for.

Hitting a baseball is a whole lot harder than people think it is.

 

[raw dog]

Hitting a baseball is a whole lot harder than people think it is.

Unless you’re Reed Johnson

 

[GAVol]

LOL - Snit has to answer this way, but Bowman is just a complete shill.

SNIT’S THOUGHTS ON DEFENSIVE METRICS

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Having seen Riley make two great plays along the third-base line this past week, I opted to ask Snitker if those moments indicated Riley’s ability at third base might be better than the defensive metrics show. If you’re triggered by criticisms of defensive metrics, skip to the next section.

“You can take those defensive metrics and put them you know where,” Snitker said. “I judge defense with my eyes, not those defensive metrics. It blows me away every year when I look at the Gold Glove candidates and the numbers they have. All I know is Austin Riley is one of the best defensive third basemen in the game.”

Riley entered Sunday ranked 33rd among qualified third basemen with -2 Outs Above Average. He ranked 33rd out of 36 qualifiers last year with -6 OAA.

I’m with Snitker. A lot of great metrics have been produced over the years, but too many times, it feels like the numbers don’t tell us what our eyes have seen.

 

[LotteryPick]

LOL

Absolute airhead

 

[GAVol]

Absolute airhead

Earlier in the article when talking about Culbertson getting DFA’d, Bowman mentions Riley as an emergency option - at SS.

 

[vols 30]

Did Culbertson even get an AB? I don't think he did

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Did Culbertson even get an AB? I don't think he did

Nope. Don't think he played an inning

 

[TBrown]

Earlier in the article when talking about Culbertson getting DFA’d, Bowman mentions Riley as an emergency option - at SS.

There’s not really an alternative. If someone gets hurt the rest of that game will be a circus and then they’ll make a roster move.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

There’s not really an alternative. If someone gets hurt the rest of that game will be a circus and then they’ll make a roster move.

We could've sent a pen arm like Tonkin down.

 

[TBrown]

You bring Eddie into 2b or 3b and move ozzie/Arcia around based on whoever is hurt

 

[zjcvols]

Absolute airhead

Snit had to answer that way but anybody that watches Riley play defense and think “that’s a good defensive player” is just lying to themselves.

 

[TBrown]

We could've sent a pen arm like Tonkin down.

It’s not worth carrying a dead roster spot. Culberson didn’t play for a month. Hilliard never plays. We don’t rotate anything besides C-LF-DH and those are rotated among the guys who mostly man them anyway.

 

[zjcvols]

You bring Eddie into 2b or 3b and move ozzie/Arcia around based on whoever is hurt

Id rather have play Pillar SS than Riley lol

 

[TBrown]

Snit had to answer that way but anybody that watches Riley play defense and think “that’s a good defensive player” is just lying to themselves.

I 100% believe snit thinks Riley is a good 3b

 

[AV_12]

You bring Eddie into 2b or 3b and move ozzie/Arcia around based on whoever is hurt

Hell eddie is probably the emergency SS lol

 

[TBrown]

Id rather have play Pillar SS than Riley lol

Surely they would put Ozzie there first but it’s not like that would be good

 

[TBrown]

Hell eddie is probably the emergency SS lol

Arcia is the emergency SS. We are just living in a state of perpetual emergency

 

[volsarelife1]

@raw dog just absolutely ridiculous that this is considered a down year for Trout