GDT 9-18-18 THE ANIBAL ATTACKS

[Hulavol]

Tuesday 9/18 7:35pm
Anibal Sanchez (R)
vs. Cardinals - Austin Gomber (L)
1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) LF
2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Nick Markakis (L) RF
5. Johan Camargo (S) 3B
6. Kurt Suzuki (R) C
7. Ender Inciarte (L) CF
8. Charlie Culberson (R) SS
9. Anibal Sanchez (R) P

[msstate7]

Good day to get Swanson a rest

[clvclv]

Really need to win tonight. Sure, we should be safe. The problem is we're liable to see Nola, Arrieta, Syndergaard, deGrom, Wheeler, Arrieta, and Nola for 7 of the final 10 games. Sure would be nice to get this thing wrapped up, get everybody a little rest, and line the pitching up now.

[Orphan Black]

Really need to win tonight. Sure, we should be safe. The problem is we're liable to see Nola, Arrieta, Syndergaard, deGrom, Wheeler, Arrieta, and Nola for 7 of the final 10 games. Sure would be nice to get this thing wrapped up, get everybody a little rest, and line the pitching up now.

i posted this in another thread, but the Mets might shut Wheeler down to limit his innnings

[Tapate50]

Let’s roll these clowns

[Ozzie Swanson]

Hell yeah Charlie!

[UNCBlue012]

Great start for Anibal!

[nsacpi]

expecting a yuge game from Culberson

[UNCBlue012]

Ozzie... stop swinging for the hell of swinging.

[UNCBlue012]

Freddie single!

[bravesfanforlife88]

How have we not used Anibal Lector as one of our game day threads?

[Orphan Black]

Aaron Nola gave up a homer to the Mets pitcher...Mets up 1-0

[Braves1976]

Culberson showing why me and AA think a lot of him at short, very good shortstop.

[CyYoung31]

Ball was murdered.

[Braves1976]

Acuna!

[msstate7]

Acuna might be trout like next season

[Jay212033]

Acuna might be trout like next season

Hell he's Trout like this season!

[UNCBlue012]

Acuna is amazing

[PurpleBrave]

We aren’t a very patent team now. We try to hit every pitch to the moon

[thewupk]

unlucky

[salmagundy]

Mets 2-0 over Phiiiies, Top 4th

Nats 3-1 over Fish, Bot 4th

[Braves1976]

dang it, Gomber got a big break to only give up one run there.

[striker42]

Considering how many baserunners and hard hit balls we've had, Cards are lucky it's not 4-0

[GeorgiaGirl]

Ozzie has issues hitting up in the zone RH'd too, even if he's not swinging hard like Desmond does...but he missed the back to back pitch on the first pitch. That's a pitch he can knock out of there.

I didn't think Ronald hit that out. Idk why, but it didn't seem like it for a split second.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Acuña is unbelievable

[UNCBlue012]

Why can’t we have shutdown innings? So much bad pitching recently

[Hudson2]

Well that turned ugly quick

[msstate7]

If the braves score, you can go ahead and put at least a run for the opponent the next inning. Shut down innings are non-existent lately

[Braves1976]

you knew that was coming after chip and joe go on about him not giving up homers

[Jay212033]

Why are the Braves so terrible at home?!?!

[Coach_Chris]

Can anyone get a screen shot of the image ESPN showed before Acunas 1st at bat with him snd Chris Young (Diamondbacks) for most lead off home runs?

That would be yuge!

[bravesnumberone]

And just like that, once a-freaking-gain, we give it up. These are the kind of games this team is going to have to be able to win in a couple of weeks.

[striker42]

Cards- 3 baserunners, 2 runs

Braves- 6 baserunners, 1 run

[PurpleBrave]

Horrible

[bravesnumberone]

And can't get a damn bunt down. Just playing **** baseball all of a sudden.

[Braves1976]

dang in Sanchez

[CyYoung31]

And just like that, once a-freaking-gain, we give it up. These are the kind of games this team is going to have to be able to win in a couple of weeks.

Cool. These are the kind of games they’ve won all year.

[Braves1976]

Culberson shouldn't be hitting 8th with how clutch he's been, I'd had Ender 8th vs the lefty tonight.

[msstate7]

Can we play the marlins and Mets some more?

[PurpleBrave]

I’m not even sure Albies knows the ball has been thrown. He’s just pressing the swing button over and over like in rbi baseball

[UNCBlue012]

This Gomber dude is throwing poop tonight... come on, guys.

[Braves1976]

albies chasing everything again

[GeorgiaGirl]

The only pitch that was out of the zone there that he offered was that fastball, the thing that is getting overlooked is, he's missed two flat out cookies he was blasting out a little over a couple months ago in those two strikeouts.

[msstate7]

Please don't let sanchez face Carpenter

[Braves1976]

Sanchez not pitching well after the third

[PurpleBrave]

Nice play Anibal

[jsebe10]

Kolton Schlong and Boner ☹️

[bravesnumberone]

Big-time pitch right there, Anibal. Now can we please show some patience at the plate?

[bravesfanMatt]

Not even trying. Fourth place here we come.

[Braves1976]

great recovery by Sanchez

[USMA76]

Cardinals announcers: "Braves fans booing because they didn't get the pitch off the plate called a strike like they did when Maddux and Glavine were here."

Eff 'em

[msstate7]

This is so frustrating

[bravesnumberone]

Get us a two-out hit, Ender. This guy is not that good.

[UNCBlue012]

Zuk! Make up for not getting a hit with the bases loaded, Ender.

[msstate7]

Key man again is ender... he has 4 LOB so far. Wish we would've kept trying Duvall vs lhp

[USMA76]

Key man again is ender... he has 4 LOB so far. Wish we would've kept trying Duvall vs lhp

"You serious, Clark?"

[msstate7]

"You serious, Clark?"

Yeah, I am. Duvall hits lhp better than ender.

[UNCBlue012]

Ender is single-handedly losing this game for us right now. Thanks a bunch for being a team player!

[msstate7]

Ender 6 LOB vs a lhp

[bravesnumberone]

And a weak swing at that.

[CyYoung31]

Ender is single-handedly losing this game for us right now. Thanks a bunch for being a team player!

He’s hit two line drives. Not sure what you want.

[UNCBlue012]

He’s hit two line drives. Not sure what you want. base hits, homie.

[striker42]

He’s hit two line drives. Not sure what you want.

With any luck Ender has ,2 hits a 3 RBIs . Luck is single handedly losing us through game

[bravesnumberone]

Eventually those hits will fall for us.

[UNCBlue012]

Soto has left 10 men on base tonigh. Not my ROY.

[GeorgiaGirl]

If it comes to it, Ender against the dodger lhps is a serious issue and he honestly probably needs to bat 8th against them.

[jsebe10]

This Gomber dude is throwing poop tonight... come on, guys.

His cutter has been really good tonight.

[CyYoung31]

Paul DeJong is Ronald Acuna-like. You heard it from Joe first.

[CyYoung31]

base hits, homie.

Because hitters can choose if the ball gets caught or not.

[msstate7]

Soto has left 10 men on base tonigh. Not my ROY.

That's a really bad night

[BeanieAntics]

Soto has left 10 men on base tonigh. Not my ROY.

Acuna's OPS is .951 currently vs. a .935 for Soto.

[UNCBlue012]

It’s been such a treat to watch Sanchez pitch this year.

[bravesnumberone]

Great pitching Sanchez. I don't care if he's due up second. We're better off leaving him in over the pen. At least if Charlie gets on, I give him another shot at bunting.

[Braves1976]

philly coming back again mets pen, 2-1 with runners on 1st and 3rd. no outs

Bour doubles, 2-2 now and runners on second and third still no outs

[salmagundy]

Soto has left 10 men on base tonigh. Not my ROY.

0-4 dropping Avg to .299. Acuna at .297

[CyYoung31]

**** you Chip.

[msstate7]

Phillies lead

[bravesnumberone]

God, Chip Caray is brutal.

[Enscheff]

Another PA with the platoon advantage where a HR ties it taken by Tucker rather than Duda

[msstate7]

Another PA with the platoon advantage where a HR ties it taken by Tucker rather than Duda

Who knows if Duda sees that same pitch, but he'd have tied it if so. Seemed like tucker hit that with a busted bat or something... just died out there. I thought it was cranked

[Braves1976]

mets pen sucks, 5-2 philly

[UNCBlue012]

Phillies lead 5-2. That’s insanely embarrassing. The Phillies are truly awful

[msstate7]

5-2 Phillies... lead bout to be 5.5. We play cards again and they get Mets before our series. Wish we could play the series anywhere in the world but home

[UNCBlue012]

The Braves need to find a way to win tonight. This counting on Philly to lose needs to end.

[striker42]

We've played several times better than the cards but trail. Baseball is cruel

[USMA76]

Cards announcers bitching about an inside called strike to Molina. Nothing said about the called third strike off the plate to Acuña. I think all Cardinals announcers have to pass a test in douchebaggery before they allow them on the air.

Also, Bader would beat The Freeze straight up in a race...umm kay.

[UNCBlue012]

Kolten Wong is killing us.

[PurpleBrave]

Albies looks terrible

[msstate7]

Ozzie 0-4, 3 k

[bravesnumberone]

Welp

[UNCBlue012]

Albies is nearly unplayable in the two-hole.

[TheBravos]

I hate the Cardinals. Are they ever bad??

[CyYoung31]

Not feeling good about this one, boys.

[CrimsonCowboy]

This is frustrating. Division race is not over

[msstate7]

We really need to win this game. Cards' best tomorrow vs an erratic rookie for us. We'll most likely be on a 5-game losing streak going into phillies' series

[striker42]

We ran into not only a hit Cards team but perhaps the luckiest team we've seen all year

[jsebe10]

Albies looks terrible

Been that way for a while bro. Settle in.

[UNCBlue012]

We ran into not only a hit Cards team but perhaps the luckiest team we've seen all year

That belongs to the Rockies, at least during the series against us lol

[bravesnumberone]

So tired of this "luck" crap. We've had opportunities to do better the last few games. Before we know it, the lead is going to be 4.5 going into to the Philly series.

[salmagundy]

Albies is nearly unplayable in the two-hole.

Been saying that for a while. Needs to be back in the 6/7 hole

[CyYoung31]

We ran into not only a hit Cards team but perhaps the luckiest team we've seen all year

The Cardinals inherently have a giant horse shoe up their ass.

[Braves1976]

I still think we can win this one, we need it and it's only a one run game. Still have 6 outs left.

[jsebe10]

The Cardinals inherently have a giant horse shoe up their ass.

That they do...and sam Holbrook

[CyYoung31]

Christ, Venters.

[GeorgiaGirl]

I still think we can win this one, we need it and it's only a one run game. Still have 6 outs left.

Just 3 really unless Jordan Hicks control suddenly gets thrown off. He's unhittable if he has control and will be pitching the next inning too.

[bravesnumberone]

Enough with the walks. ****ing damnit. Guess Carpenter was lucky.

[jsebe10]

God damnit Venters

[Jay212033]

This is an absolute pathetic showing! When this team is bad.....it's BAD!!!

[CyYoung31]

Now Venters has no control. Lovely.

[CyYoung31]

Game over.

[bravesnumberone]

No ****ing reason whatsoever to take Brach out.

[msstate7]

Let's hold off on playoff plans... this team is looking like an implosion is pending

[UNCBlue012]

Wow. This team is an unfortunate mess right now. Of course, we’ll be more than fine once we’re back on the road.

[Hudson2]

Even Venters can’t throw strikes. Are we witnessing a possible epic collapse?

[jsebe10]

Jesus Johnny.

[Braves1976]

okay we are going to probably lose this if we give more runs here

[CJ9]

So if Venters gets pulled for a righty with DeJong coming up, why wasn’t he pulled for a righty with Martinez coming up? I will never understand Snit’s insistence on using Venters as more than a lefty specialist.

[msstate7]

Wow. This team is an unfortunate mess right now. Of course, we’ll be more than fine once we’re back on the road.

Lead may be 0.5 by then. No confidence at all in this team vs a team with a pulse

[bravesnumberone]

Guess he Cardinals are lucky Snit is our manager

[jsebe10]

okay we are going to probably lose this if we give more runs here

The runner at 3B walked and it’s the Braves...that MFer is scoring.

[Braves1976]

lol @ bringing in winkler with runners on. so stupid...

[msstate7]

Winkler, lol

[NinersSBChamps]

Bunch of babies in here.

[jsebe10]

It’s cool. They get charged to Vehrers.

[bravesnumberone]

Way to go Snit. Way to go. Brach thanks you.

[UNCBlue012]

Wow. It’s as if these pitchers just don’t damn learn. STOP WALKING PEOPLE. Don’t do it. Just don’t.

[Braves1976]

snit is ****ing moron, you don't use Winkler who is struggling to get out of a jam.

[jsebe10]

Lmao wow what a slider.

[Jay212033]

Lead may be 0.5 by then. No confidence at all in this team vs a team with a pulse

I just have no confidence in this team playing at home.

[USMA76]

Throat region getting tight for the Braves about now.

[UNCBlue012]

I still think there’s a less than 10% chance the Braves don’t make the playoffs. But the point is that we have to be better, especially at home. The entire team not named Acuna gets to SunTrust Park and completely falls apart.

[jsebe10]

Lol get this fckn clown out of here and off this fckn team.

[UNCBlue012]

WINKLER WALKED SOMEONE. I’d rather him give up a hit than walk. These guys just don’t freaking learn.

[msstate7]

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[CrimsonCowboy]

Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, we know what needs fixing first in the offseason

[Braves1976]

winkler is like throwing gas on a fire, he is clearly fatigued and struugling like Carle was before his dl stint. We should've had Carle ready or someone beside winkler

[bravesnumberone]

100 percent on Snit.

[striker42]

I'm hoping for a Freeman meltdown so we can at least get the loser DFAd

[msstate7]

There's literally no one in that pen I trust right now

[Braves1976]

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Believe it or not it was like a ten and half game lead a few games before Sept. too. So yea that was a nightmare.

That collapse was keyed by a Cardinals sweep in mid Sept. btw, repeat of history coming? If so it would take an even worse collapse at this point.

[PurpleBrave]

If we happen to make the playoffs, we’ll have to avoid playing any good teams to make a run

[Enscheff]

We really need to win this game. Cards' best tomorrow vs an erratic rookie for us. We'll most likely be on a 5-game losing streak going into phillies' series

Probably the most important game of the season

[TheBravos]

Ballgame

[msstate7]

Clown patrol

[msstate7]

Wonder if Swanson gets that ball

[CrimsonCowboy]

Channel changed

[UNCBlue012]

Lucky ass Molina. I cannot stand him.

[Braves1976]

we went with our best winkler and freeman and lost! lol

[striker42]

I'm out.

[msstate7]

Braves get swept tomorrow. Hopefully Thor beats philly.

[Braves1976]

go ahead and give snit his manager of the year lol

[UNCBlue012]

Braces get swept tomorrow. Hopefully Thor beats philly. y’all act like Touki is trash or something. Lmao. If we win tomorrow, please don’t come back to this board.

[Enscheff]

Ronald, go to your room.

[jsebe10]

How the fck did we sweep this team in St Louis back in June?

[bravesnumberone]

Lucky ass Molina. I cannot stand him.

Enough with this luck **** people. We've got an inept bullpen and a manager who has no clue what he's doing with it.

[Chipper]

This team doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs! 5.5 back with 4 coming up against the phillies!

[Enscheff]

Aaaaand melt down lol

[jsebe10]

Enough with this luck **** people. We've got an inept bullpen and a manager who has no clue what he's doing with it.

I’ll give you inept blowpen but seriously how could anyone manage that group of butt fckers? They suck....

[msstate7]

y’all act like Touki is trash or something. Lmao. If we win tomorrow, please don’t come back to this board.

Touki = 7.79 k9 6.75 bb9
Flaherty = 10.93 k9 3.38 bb9

Anything could happen, but I'll ban bet you if you want rid of me so bad

[Braves1976]

How the fck did we sweep this team in St Louis back in June?

Teheran pitched a gem in game one, we blew out Gant in game two and I think Folty beat them the other game (unlike yesterday where he was bad).

[bravesnumberone]

I’ll give you inept blowpen but seriously how could anyone manage that group of butt fckers? They suck....

For starters, don't take a guy out when he's doing well. There's zero logic to lifting Brach there. None. He put us in the position for it happen and these soft asses delivered.

[Perfect Cell]

If we miss the playoffs i want snit gone

[UNCBlue012]

Touki = 7.79 k9 6.75 bb9
Flaherty = 10.93 k9 3.38 bb9

Anything could happen, but I'll ban bet you if you want rid of me so bad? nah, nothing against you haha people are just so overly dramatic.

[msstate7]

If we miss the playoffs i want snit gone

I want em gone either way.

[jsebe10]

For starters, don't take a guy out when he's doing well. There's zero logic to lifting Brach there. None. He put us in the position for it happen and these soft asses delivered.

Kinda dumb yea but he was playing matchup

[jsebe10]

Beautiful cut Johan. I

[GeorgiaGirl]

Lefties absolutely beat Brach's brains in...if he's left in and Carpenter homers or doubles, people are whining about him staying in.

[CJ9]

Kinda dumb yea but he was playing matchup

And that’s fine to me, but you can’t then decide to selectively play matchups. Venters facing Martinez was insane.

[Braves1976]

I want em gone either way.

me too he has no feel for how to use the pen at all, makes same damn mistakes over and over again like a retarded kid

he is reminding me more and more of Fredi of late

[jsebe10]

We need to split the series with Philly and get the fck out of Atl... Only team that scares me is Sun Trust Park.

[bravesnumberone]

Lefties absolutely beat Brach's brains in...if he's left in and Carpenter homers or doubles, people are whining about him staying in.

I'm willing to take the chance when a reliever actually gets consecutive outs.

[jsebe10]

I’m just amazed we’ve lost 14 of 18 at home. Amazed.

[msstate7]

We lose tomorrow
Phillies lose tomorrow
Braves win first 3 from Phillies to clinch.

[Braves1976]

philly will be 5 and half back after this loss, 11 to play

[bravesnumberone]

We need to split the series with Philly and get the fck out of Atl... Only team that scares me is Sun Trust Park.

Lulz. They'll be "lucky" to win one. They're going to make us sweat this out to the end. It'll end up being the Rockies who save us.

[rico43]

Phillies bullpen threw 3.1 hitless innings tonight. They don't seem too tired.

[jsebe10]

We lose tomorrow
Phillies lose tomorrow
Braves win first 3 from Phillies to clinch.

Well then we need to see if we can shift this **** show over back to the Ted because apparent Sun Trust was built on an Indian Burrial ground

[bravesnumberone]

Phillies bullpen threw 3.1 hitless innings tonight. They don't seem too tired.

Chip Caray has no idea what he's talking about ever. I knew that was bull**** as soon as he said they would be limited.

[bravesnumberone]

Well then we need to see if we can shift this **** show over back to the Ted because apparent Sun Trust was built on an Indian Burrial ground

Some voodoo woman is one of the million taxpayers who got raped on the deal.

[Braves1976]

We lose tomorrow
Phillies lose tomorrow
Braves win first 3 from Phillies to clinch.

I was hoping for a majic number of 4, then just need a split. But Nats also have to lose more now as unlike Philly we don't control them winning or losing vs Mets. They won tonight so still at 5 for them

[msstate7]

I was hoping for a majic number of 4, then just need a split. But Nats also have to lose more now as unlike Philly we don't control them winning or losing vs Mets. They won tonight so still at 5 for them

Ahhh... good catch

[Braves1976]

Ahhh... good catch

I also don't want to clinch on our off day Monday or a philly loss next week combined with a loss by us. I want to win it on the field, prefer at home of course but looking doubtful now. But if not then by taking first game vs Mets hopefully.

[bravesnumberone]

I also don't want to clinch on our off day Monday or a philly loss next week combined with a loss by us. I want to win it on the field, prefer at home of course but looking doubtful now. But if not then by taking first game vs Mets hopefully.

I just want to win a game at this point.

[Braves1976]

I just want to win a game at this point.

On the bright side, if snit finds a way to blow this lead he will go down as worse than Fredi and be fired.

[rico43]

Fastballs down the middle are one way to avoid walking people.

[Braves1976]

Fastballs down the middle are one way to avoid walking people.

True but they usually go a long way off that bat too. :)

[bravesnumberone]

Tonight would be a good time for a team meeting.

[UNCBlue012]

A.win tomorrow and Phillies loss and I’m 99% sure we win the division. A loss and Phillies win and I’m pretty damn nervous.

[Braves1976]

Tonight would be a good time for a team meeting.

okay boys we just need to have someone kidnap our manager and pitching coach through this weekend and we'll win this, lol.

[UNCBlue012]

Bowman:

Saturday: Braves trailed 2-1 through five. Toussaint allowed three in the 6th.
Sunday: Trailed 5-4 through eight. Brach allowed one in the 9th
Monday: Trailed 6-5 through seven. Biddle allowed a 3-run homer in the 8th.
Tonight: Trailed 2-1 through seven. Allowed four in the 8th

That seems... nearly impossible. Lol

[The Chosen One]

This team is FINNISH. I been saying it for weeks.

[bravesnumberone]

Bowman:

Saturday: Braves trailed 2-1 through five. Toussaint allowed three in the 6th.
Sunday: Trailed 5-4 through eight. Brach allowed one in the 9th
Monday: Trailed 6-5 through seven. Biddle allowed a 3-run homer in the 8th.
Tonight: Trailed 2-1 through seven. Allowed four in the 8th

That seems... nearly impossible. Lol

Gotta love that bullpen. Like I said, to win a game, we have to have our starter throw a complete game and/or the offense score 10 runs.

[msstate7]

So the cards have won this series 19-7 so far. Total dominance

[thewupk]

struggles are better now than 2 weeks from now

[msstate7]

struggles are better now than 2 weeks from now

Yep. Melt aside, I think we take care of business this weekend vs the Phillies.

[Jaw]

y’all act like Touki is trash or something. Lmao. If we win tomorrow, please don’t come back to this board.

After Folty, Touki is the guy I want pitching in a big game. I love that he's up tomorrow.

[UNCBlue012]

I'm just glad a win, or wins, against Philly accounts for two games off the magic number. The next few days will be so telling of both team's fate.