09/21/21 GDT Braves @ D-Backs Bulls On Parade

[CyYoung31]

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[thewupk]

Downtown Duvall gonna light it up tonight

[msstate7]

Swanson will get a hit tonight. This is by far my boldest prediction since I joined the board

[Garmel]

Baltimore with a 1-0 lead in the 4th. Still batting.

[Buzzworm]

Ozzie breaks out tonight.
Dirty Chavez gives up 3 but we come back to win

[UNCBlue012]

Phillies get lucky and tie it

[UNCBlue012]

RILEY BOMB

[msstate7]

Phillies get lucky and tie it

Before the Phillies scores, the o's let their reliever hit with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. So dumb

[Enscheff]

BP game means the pitcher should never hit. Let’s see if Snit can figure it out.

[CyYoung31]

BP game means the pitcher should never hit. Let’s see if Snit can figure it out.

Lol

[Enscheff]

DBacks stack the top of their lineup with LHH. Let’s see if Snit can figure out how to exploit those platoon matchups after Chavez.

[Enscheff]

Looks like Smyly next.

Well slap me silly and call me sally!!

[CyYoung31]

Looks like Smyly next.

Well slap me silly and call me sally!!

AA appears to have stopped ****ing around.

[jsebe10]

Haha Tom Glavine not happy at all with Jesse in there…

“You just got to explain to why it makes more sense to start a guy who’s only going to give you 1 or 2 innings”.

[Enscheff]

Well Tom, the point of the opener is this…

1. A RHP like Chavez forces the other team to stack the lineup with LHH.

2. The opener can be Ph for early in the game, removing one more punted Pa.

3. When the bulk inning pitcher comes in, he can face the bottom of the order a third time without facing the top of the order a 3rd time, therefore allowing him to face 20+ batters rather than 18.

It is an excellent way to maximize the effectiveness of a pitcher like Smyly.

Need any more lessons on modern baseball tactics, dinosaur?

[CyYoung31]

AA appears to have stopped ****ing around.

Or not. Chavez in the on deck circle.

[jsebe10]

The Phillies are 1 for 12 with RISP tonight…trash ass team.

[UNCBlue012]

The orioles threw Harper out at home lolol 1-1 still

[Enscheff]

Sadly, Chavez is allowed to hit.

[Enscheff]

Snit just can’t navigate modern tactics.

[Garmel]

Hard to believe how bad Swanson looks at the plate.

[Runnin]

Or not. Chavez in the on deck circle.

and he looked so good in the first inning.

[CyYoung31]

Snit just can’t navigate modern tactics.

I’m going to go glass half-full, and say that the pre-game plan called for getting another inning out of Chavez IF the Braves had a multi-run lead AND the top of the order wasn’t already coming back up. There’s some logic to that if you want to save the pen.

[CyYoung31]

I’m going to go glass half-full, and say that the pre-game plan called for getting another inning out of Chavez IF the Braves had a multi-run lead AND the top of the order wasn’t already coming back up. There’s some logic to that if you want to save the pen.

Or not, because he removes Chavez after one batter. WTF.

[UNCBlue012]

Snit, you dumbass. Why would you let him hit and then pitch him for one hitter?

[Garmel]

So we let Chavez bat to get one hitter out?

[Enscheff]

I’m going to go glass half-full, and say that the pre-game plan called for getting another inning out of Chavez IF the Braves had a multi-run lead AND the top of the order wasn’t already coming back up. There’s some logic to that if you want to save the pen.

THEY PUNTED A PA WITH A MAN ON BASE TO GET ONE MORE OUT FROM CHAVEZ

There is no way that was “the plan”. If it was, that analyst should be fired immediately.

[Runnin]

I’m going to go glass half-full, and say that the pre-game plan called for getting another inning out of Chavez IF the Braves had a multi-run lead AND the top of the order wasn’t already coming back up. There’s some logic to that if you want to save the pen.

Or six batters, whichever comes first.

[Enscheff]

Or not, because he removes Chavez after one batter. WTF.


Snit, you dumbass. Why would you let him hit and then pitch him for one hitter?


So we let Chavez bat to get one hitter out?

Literally every poster on a goddam message board understands the stupidity

[CyYoung31]

THEY PUNTED A PA WITH A MAN ON BASE TO GET ONE MORE OUT FROM CHAVEZ

There is no way that was “the plan”. If it was, that analyst should be fired immediately.

That crackpot theory was posted before Chavez was removed.

[UNCBlue012]

OZZIE

[bravesfanforlife88]

Phillies tied with Os going to the 10th

[UNCBlue012]

ORIOLES LEAD 2-1!

[Runnin]

Orioles score in the 10th. 2-1

[UNCBlue012]

Smyly is a horrible pitcher.

[CyYoung31]

Smyly is a horrible pitcher.

Nah. And this is the perfect way to use him.

[UNCBlue012]

Nah. And this is the perfect way to use him. yes, this is the correct way to use him, but he is also a horrible pitcher.

[UNCBlue012]

The Phillies have the top of the order going and are decent in extras, or so it seems, so I expect a tie or win here.

[CyYoung31]

Swanson isn’t MLB caliber right now.

[jsebe10]

Philly down to their last out and it’s JT up.

[Enscheff]

Byrd explains the opener, Glavine still can’t grasp it. He will now spend 3 innings trying to poo on it.

[jsebe10]

Fckn Realmuto man.

[UNCBlue012]

The Phillies walked it off. Total luck job

[msstate7]

Phillies IBB the winning run

[bravesnumberone]

Now the Braves need to put this one away.

[UNCBlue012]

Philly had no one on their bench aside from Andrew Knapp and the pitcher's spot up next. Inexcusable to pitch to Realmuto

[UNCBlue012]

Soler!

[Garmel]

Riley has stopped walking. He's swinging at too many pitches outside the zone.

[CyYoung31]

Joc has too long of a swing.

[CyYoung31]

Why is AJ just now getting warmed up?

[CyYoung31]

And he’s going to let Jackson face the LHH.

Snitker is a ****ing moron.

[CyYoung31]

Thank God. Snitker is asleep at the wheel.

[TURBO]

That was scary

[TURBO]

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[CrimsonCowboy]

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[CyYoung31]

Guess I’ll keep making the GDT until we lose.

[jpx7]

Swanson isn’t MLB caliber right now.

Didn't watch, but he went 2-4.

[CyYoung31]

Didn't watch, but he went 2-4.

Have you watched the last 30 games?

[jpx7]

Have you watched the last 30 games?

Except for yesterday, no.

[CyYoung31]

Except for yesterday, no.

Look up his numbers over the last 30 days. He’s in the worst slump of his career.

[jpx7]

Look up his numbers over the last 30 days. He’s in the worst slump of his career.

Looks like he murdered July and August, then followed that up with a bad first 16 games of September. Game 17 was much better. Presumably, starting yesterday, I’m paying attention again, so he’s going to go back on a tear.

[UNCBlue012]

It's good to see the team string together a couple wins against terrible teams. Hopefully, it'll continue tonight and tomorrow.

[CyYoung31]

Looks like he murdered July and August, then followed that up with a bad first 16 games of September. Game 17 was much better. Presumably, starting yesterday, I’m paying attention again, so he’s going to go back on a tear.

He’s been bad going back to the 2nd half of August. His OPS has dropped 60 points in that time. Hence, why he isn’t MLB caliber right now.

[zbhargrove]

He’s been bad going back to the 2nd half of August. His OPS has dropped 60 points in that time. Hence, why he isn’t MLB caliber right now.

Your mom was major league caliber last night

[Tapate50]

Don't think I've seen a team this HR or bust. I like the long ball though.

[bravesnumberone]

It's good to see the team string together a couple wins against terrible teams. Hopefully, it'll continue tonight and tomorrow.

No excuse not to with Anderson and Morton going.

[UNCBlue012]

No excuse not to with Anderson and Morton going.

To be fair, Anderson hasn't been good so who knows. But Morton, totally agree.

[Enscheff]

Swanson isn't going well now, but he has also been very unlucky.

His September xwOBA of .255 is certainly not good, but his wOBA of .197 makes his results even worse than the inputs. That's the 2nd worst delta on the team this month for anyone with 50+ PAs. Freeman has been the most unlucky with a .414 wOBA and a .493 xwOBA...he is so damn elite.

A slump/injury coupled with small sample size bad luck has a way of making a player look really bad.

[bravesfanMatt]

Any chance FF’s constant swirlies on Swanson is having an effect?

[CyYoung31]

Braves call up David Lee. Because we desperately needed another lefty in the bullpen. AA was getting the shakes.

[zbhargrove]

Braves call up David Lee. Because we desperately needed another lefty in the bullpen. AA was getting the shakes.

Your mom may have a fetish thing by calling him David... but his name is Dylan

[CyYoung31]

Your mom may have a fetish thing by calling him David... but his name is Dylan

All those white names are the same.

[jpx7]

Your mom may have a fetish thing by calling him David... but his name is Dylan

Now I want to encourage someone to start a cover-band called Dylan Lee Roth, which performs Van Halen songs in the style of Bob Dylan.

[CyYoung31]

Now I want to encourage someone to start a cover-band called Dylan Lee Roth, which performs Van Halen songs in the style of Bob Dylan.

If I gave a **** about Van Halen, I’d be on it.