The Atlanta Braves Thread

[Notorious B.E.N]

The only time you notice it is the 1 time out of 10 it doesn’t work

I notice it every time Freddie beats it and Chip says "Shift that". Seems like about once a game.

 

[BearCat204]

Well, that one was stupid as hell.

It was just a bad pitch. You are in a shift, why you throw the pitch most likely to be hit the other way?

 

[BigOrange15]

It was just a bad pitch. You are in a shift, why you throw the pitch most likely to be hit the other way?

Why shift when there is a runner on 3rd and you are facing a good hitter wiith good bat control and none of your bullpen can consistently locate pitches? Just seems like maybe not a great idea in that situation.

 

[vols 30]

Should have left Swarzak in.

Should've left Soroka pitch another inning. He had only thrown 80 pitches.

 

[LotteryPick]

Imagine our win loss record with an average pen

 

[BearCat204]

Why shift when there is a runner on 3rd and you are facing a good hitter wiith good bat control and none of your bullpen can consistently locate pitches? Just seems like maybe not a great idea in that situation.

Yeah I get it, but it would have been brilliant if winkler hadn’t thrown a pitch like that. I don’t like the shift ever in baseball but I get why some do it.

 

[GAVol]

The only time you notice it is the 1 time out of 10 it doesn’t work

I think that's a little bit of a fallacy since there are plenty of times when somebody hits into a shift that would've been outside anyway. I'm not saying don't shift. I'm saying that I think it's being taken to extremes at times.

 

[GAVol]

Yeah I get it, but it would have been brilliant if winkler hadn’t thrown a pitch like that. I don’t like the shift ever in baseball but I get why some do it.

He definitely pitched right into that.

 

[AV_12]

9th blown save

 

[BearCat204]

He definitely pitched right into that.

He could have literally thrown any other pitch and been ok lol

 

[BearCat204]

9th blown save

It’s a shame that bullpen is what is going to keep us from the pennant.

 

[zjcvols]

I think that's a little bit of a fallacy since there are plenty of times when somebody hits into a shift that would've been outside anyway. I'm not saying don't shift. I'm saying that I think it's being taken to extremes at times.

I mean it wasn’t even an extreme shift we just had dansby playing over the bag instead. Winkler threw a pitch that was perfect to beat that. It happens.

 

[Power T-Rev]

I hate you Dan Winkler

 

[vols 30]

It’s a shame that bullpen is what is going to keep us from the pennant.

There's time to fix it. The question is will they fix it.

 

[GAVol]

I mean it wasn’t even an extreme shift we just had dansby playing over the bag instead. Winkler threw a pitch that was perfect to beat that. It happens.

Sure it happens. Winkler was routinely missing his spots.

 

[BearCat204]

There's time to fix it. The question is will they fix it.

I haven’t seen the first indication that they will fix it

 

[vols 30]

I haven’t seen the first indication that they will fix it

They did trade for Swarzak, but that's not enough. We will see About Kimbrel.

 

[Regulator]

Some bad luck and then a bad pitch to Gyorko. Ozuna dumped one into right that was low, off the plate, and out of the strike zone. Goldy broke his bat and hit a weak liner, unfortunately, right off Winkler’s back. The pitch to Carpenter was low, off the plate, and out of the strike zone.

 

[GAVol]

I mean it wasn’t even an extreme shift we just had dansby playing over the bag instead.

Just went and looked. Dansby was well to the right of the bag. Wouldn't have really mattered I guess but... I get doing that with nobody on. Seems a little shaky when a DP would've gotten them out of the inning.

 

[LotteryPick]

Kawhi Leonard forever

 

[NochNoch]

Woke up still pissed off about that one last night. Despise Nats and Dudgers, Cardinals higher on my personal hatred list than I think I actually realized.

 

[TBrown]

Couple aces on the bump tonight in the lou

Should be a good one

 

[NochNoch]

Couple aces on the bump tonight in the lou

Should be a good one

Your own...Colombian...Jesus

 

[Wickman]

Your own...Colombian...Jesus

Someone who throws upstairs. And gets outs in pairs.

 

[NochNoch]

Someone who throws upstairs. And gets outs in pairs.

Reach out and touch paint.