GDT 7/16/22: Braves @ Gnats - Day off for Ronnie

[Slippyjms]

Swanson SS
Olson 1B
Riley 3B
d’Arnaud C
Rosario LF
Duvall RF
Ozuna DH
Cano 2B
Harris CF

Fried P

[Hulavol]

Max is gonna smoke these bums.
Now let’s go Cubbies !

[Enscheff]

So snit is giving guys days off after the Mets series, and a couple days before they already have days off for the all star break.

Can’t make this stuff up.

[chop2chip]

So snit is giving guys days off after the Mets series, and a couple days before they already have days off for the all star break.

Can’t make this stuff up.

Acuna is only getting a day off because the front office has mandated days off for him … 100%

[msstate7]

Acuna is only getting a day off because the front office has mandated days off for him … 100%

If we win today, think I'd phantom IL strider, and let one or our AAA arms start tomorrow. Do it retroactive, so strider will be good to go after break. Little worried about his workload for a whole season

ETA... Davidson is scheduled today, so hold 'em back

[msstate7]

Good job, max

[msstate7]

Rosario hit that ball well.

[Heyward]

65 MPH hit fair, hope it isnt one of those days.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Braves actually win a challenge!

[Heyward]

109 exit velo on that hit from Cano, hmm

[thewupk]

Cano stung that ball. 109 off the bat

[msstate7]

Good job, Harris

[Hudson2]

We may have got something with Cano. He’s peppering the ball

[thewupk]

Fried should be good for an inning in the ASG as a bullpen session and come back and start the first game after the break.

[thewupk]

That will get overturned

[msstate7]

Was cano's EV good early this season?

[TURBO]

That will get overturned

You know nothing

[thewupk]

*shocked pikachu face*

[msstate7]

Bell wants to be our DH.

[drewdat]

The Nats seem to make review decisions based on whether the call made them feel sad or not

[thethe]

Was cano's EV good early this season?

His results at AAA hinted he might have been seeing the ball well.

Consider me intrigued.

[thewupk]

damn Olson

[thethe]

That’ll do Olson.

[TURBO]

Aids elevating

[msstate7]

.835 ops. Olson starting to get right.

[thewupk]

Olson just gave the Nats Aids

[thewupk]

Riley is ready for the HR derby. god damn.

[The Chosen One]

Riley in the zoneeee.
.

[msstate7]

.930 ops. Riley has been right

[Hulavol]

AR 27! !!!!!!

[thethe]

Funny to look back at Riley discussions now.

What a ****ing stud.

[The Chosen One]

Soto said trade me to the other dugout.

[msstate7]

Funny to look back at Riley discussions now.

What a ****ing stud.

I was a believer for a long time. I can remember being told I was dumb for saying he's better than senzel

[UNCBlue012]

Matt Olson has been fantastic the last week! Austin though… dude is unbelievable

[zbhargrove]

I will take credit for Riley becoming a star... I held onto hope much longer than others, and then only when I gave up on him, did he start pounding the ball last year

[thewupk]

damn riley just missed another one

[Garmel]

damn riley just missed another one

The wind killed it.

[msstate7]

Can't wait for the Acuna 2nd half charge to contest riley as Atlanta's best hitter

[zbhargrove]

Riley should have 3 homers today

[msstate7]

I wish we could somehow lock in Swanson, Riley, and fried this offseason

[zbhargrove]

Mets go into extras... I'm sure that means they will win

[zbhargrove]

Nice! Mets don't score in the top of the 10th... go Cubbies!

[Garmel]

Cubs have the ghost runner on third with no outs.

[Garmel]

Just like that the Cubs have struck out twice. One more chance.

[thewupk]

Cubs have the ghost runner on third with no outs.

two straight strikeouts. cubs are gNats bad

[zbhargrove]

And they promptly strike out twice

[zbhargrove]

two straight strikeouts. cubs are gNats bad

or Braves in extras bad

[Garmel]

And now a groundout. Sorry asses.

[Heyward]

Cubs had runner on 3rd, no outs, couldnt score. Escobar made an insane play to keep the game going.

[striker42]

Bell is killing us this series

[thewupk]

Need to score some runs this inning with our best hitters up

[thewupk]

Swanson delivers. Almost went oppo taco

[thewupk]

This Harvey guy looks like Kenny Powers

[thewupk]

umm Riley got a break there

[CyYoung31]

umm Riley got a break there

Make up call.

[Heyward]

Mets win.

[striker42]

Make up call.

Yeah, pitch before was well off the plate and called a strike.

[msstate7]

Mets win.

They used smith, ottavino, and Diaz. Maybe cubs can win tonight

[striker42]

They used smith, ottavino, and Diaz. Maybe cubs can win tonight

Isn't Scherzer pitching? He'll throw a CG on 43 pitches against that Cubs lineup.

[Heyward]

They used smith, ottavino, and Diaz. Maybe cubs can win tonight

They got Scherzer going, this was the game the Cubs could win of the 2 today.

[UNCBlue012]

Good to see Max finish strong. he definitely looks a little tired to me so hopefully he’s able to actually rest a bit during the short break

[striker42]

Ozuna is finished. Gonna have to eat some money there.

[Garmel]

Cano is hitting the ball really well. We're definitely getting our one dollars worth.

[Garmel]

Ozuna is finished. Gonna have to eat some money there.

Would be nice if we could get another OF before the deadline.

[zbhargrove]

I'm guessing they wait this one out being an earlier scheduled game? After this shower/storm, rain chances should be done... its just moving really slow so they will need a little patience.

[msstate7]

Ozuna is finished. Gonna have to eat some money there.

Idk, his xwoba is .373, which is the 3rd highest mark in his career. Although he usually underperforms his xwoba, he doesn't underperform it by 71 pts. I think he's gonna have a big 2nd half, along with Acuna

[Heyward]

Cano is hitting the ball really well. We're definitely getting our one dollars worth.

Once healthy, a bench of Cano, Arcia, TDA/Contreras, Rosario/Duvall aint half bad.

[CrimsonCowboy]

I'm guessing they wait this one out being an earlier scheduled game? After this shower/storm, rain chances should be done... its just moving really slow so they will need a little patience.

Just looked at a radar and storms look like they’re blowing up over DC.

[Mad Dog Murph]

Just looked at a radar and storms look like they’re blowing up over DC.

How dare you question the resident meteorologist

[zbhargrove]

Just looked at a radar and storms look like they’re blowing up over DC.

Yeah, but they aren't very strong... just efficient moderate to heavy rain makers. In fact there's hardly any lightning. It should be out of the area in 30 mins to an hour. So, I think they will finish it fairly easy.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Yeah, but they aren't very strong... just efficient moderate to heavy rain makers. In fact there's hardly any lightning. It should be out of the area in 30 mins to an hour. So, I think they will finish it fairly easy.

Good deal

[Garmel]

Idk, his xwoba is .373, which is the 3rd highest mark in his career. Although he usually underperforms his xwoba, he doesn't underperform it by 71 pts. I think he's gonna have a big 2nd half, along with Acuna

I didn't realize that. Metrics also have him over a .900 OPS.

[zbhargrove]

Sounds like they are starting to squeegee the tarp

[CrimsonCowboy]

Sounds like they are starting to squeegee the tarp

Every time I hear or see the word squeegee, I can’t get that stupid “no gas no squeegee” commercial out of my head

[CrimsonCowboy]

8:20 Eastern restart time

[thewupk]

Mariners have won 13 in a row now

[Slippyjms]

Mariners have won 13 in a row now

And they’re still 10 back in the division

[TURBO]

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[CrimsonCowboy]

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[striker42]

Looks like we're experiencing a full blown AIDS breakout. Dude has carried the team this week.

[CJ9]

I’m really surprised that we’re sticking with Strider tomorrow. Seemed like a great time to skip Muller’s start in Gwinnett a few days ago and give him a spot start, then start Strider in the fifth game after the break.

We’re going to have to find a way to limit his innings some, and this seemed like an easy way to do it.

[Hulavol]

I’m not real sure they are going to limit strider’s innings too much…. Otherwise they might have gone with a six man already? And for the experts - I understand if a team isn’t in contention maybe shutting down a pitcher for the year - but do contenders do this as well? I really can’t think of an example- other than Strasburg when he first came up….

[msstate7]

Mets gonna win another extra inning game today

[Mad Dog Murph]

The Mets are the luckiest bunch of assholes

[Hudson2]

It’s not over yet. Cubs have bases loaded with 1 out

[Mad Dog Murph]

It’s not over yet. Cubs have bases loaded with 1 out

If you ruin my reverse mojo post, I’ll murder your face

[msstate7]

Unbelievable

[Mad Dog Murph]

Hudson2 is dead to me

[zbhargrove]

Man... Cubs you suck

[striker42]

The Mets are the luckiest bunch of assholes

Still are. Their luck is truly insane.

[Mrs. Meta]

Somehow, I do believe they're undefeated in extras.

[tululush]

Still are. Their luck is truly insane.

I can’t wait for their luck to even out. It has to, right?

[Hudson2]

Wow

[striker42]

I can’t wait for their luck to even out. It has to, right?

If it does then I'm pretty sure we'll see Mets players spontaneously combusting all over the place.

[tululush]

If it does then I'm pretty sure we'll see Mets players spontaneously combusting all over the place.

A black cat at Wrigley or a few Bill Buckner moments would be nice.

[bravesnumberone]

I’m actually in Chicago right now for a conference. Saw a bunch of stupid ****ing Mets fans walking around yesterday.

[bravesnumberone]

But also, I think we gave the Mets quite the boost.

[Mad Dog Murph]

But also, I think we gave the Mets quite the boost.

Yes. Needing extras to score more than 3 runs in 2 games against the ****ty cubs is quite the boost.

The padres will take 2 of 3, the Yankees will sweep and the Braves will be back in first where they belong.

[Heyward]

Still are. Their luck is truly insane.

They're 9-1 in these Manfred ball games. And should have probably lost both games on Saturday. Even if we dont catch them, there's no way in hell they're beating the Dodgers in a series if LA is healthy. Mets are a good team, but they get like every damn break, it's maddening.

[msstate7]

Acuna DH
Swanson
Olson
Riley
Rosario lf
Duvall rf
Contreras
Cano
Harris

Strider

Nats have named starting lineup, but not starting pitcher

[Hudson2]

Braves > Mets. I just don’t see it for them. They aren’t bad but I don’t think they’re that good either. We win the division by 5 games.

[Heyward]

Acuna DH
Swanson
Olson
Riley
Rosario lf
Duvall rf
Contreras
Cano
Harris

Strider

Nats have named starting lineup, but not starting pitcher

Chip said yesterday it's probably a bullpen game for them.

[Heyward]

Braves > Mets. I just don’t see it for them. They aren’t bad but I don’t think they’re that good either. We win the division by 5 games.

Gonna be quite hard to catch them if they keep winning every single close game they play.

[Slippyjms]

22-12

[Mad Dog Murph]

Gonna be quite hard to catch them if they keep winning every single close game they play.

We’re 2.5 games back with 69 games left. Not 12.5 back with 30 to play

[thewupk]

Gonna be quite hard to catch them if they keep winning every single close game they play.

Odds of that are small. Braves were over 10 games back 6 weeks ago.

[zbhargrove]

Gonna be quite hard to catch them if they keep winning every single close game they play.

2.5 hard to catch? Weird take man