GDT: 8-4-13 Braves at Phillies (Brooms Ready)

[tvsportscaster]

Braves
Jason Heyward RF
Justin Upton LF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Brian McCann C
Chris Johnson 3B
Dan Uggla 2B
BJ Upton CF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Alex Wood P

[thewupk]

It's nice to finally have our 5 best hitters at the top of the lineup.

[parkvadawg]

It's nice to finally have our 5 best hitters at the top of the lineup.

You could extend that to top 6 hitters. Hit Simba ahead of BJ

[CyYoung31]

Hopefully this is the coming out party for Wood on national television.

[Dalyn]

Hopefully this is the coming out party for Wood on national television.

I don't really think baseball is ready for that.

[parkvadawg]

Gnats lose

[weso1]

I tried to figure out a way to type this without any kind of innuendo, but it's just impossible. We need Wood to give us a lot of innings tonight.

[CyYoung31]

I tried to figure out a way to type this without any kind of innuendo, but it's just impossible. We need Wood to give us a lot of innings tonight.

Yeah, hopefully Wood goes deep.

[buck7580]

Gnats lose

Good deal.

[thethe]

This game is complete house money. I hope Wood just goes out there and throws strikes.

Its so odd for me to even say this but the Braves don't need to win tonight. Innings from Wood is more important than a win.

[bravebonebook]

Why oh why bat BJ after Uggla? Think Simmons ought be in between them. (Of course, BJ hitting in front of the pitcher means he'll see hardly any fast balls which may be the only pitch he can hit...)

[BravesBlock]

Just need to take 1 from the nats. Them taking 2 of 3 does them very little.

I am ok with a loss tonight if it happens but it would be nice to see Wood dominate. If we do lose tonight I hope the Braves go sweep the Nationals to put a period on this season. The quicker we eliminate them the faster we can begin concentrating and preparing for the post season. Still hope we can get a veteran pitcher via waiver claim. I am just not comfortable having so much inexperience in the playoffs. We are really going to miss Hudson. Hope he gets well soon so he can at least get back to tutor these young pitchers.

[Dalyn]

"Cliff Lee is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA in his last two starts with all nine of his runs allowed coming on seven homers. He gave up three longballs in a 5-0 loss to the New York Mets on July 21 and had to skip a scheduled start July 27 due to neck stiffness."

Wood. Stiffness. This bodes well.

[thethe]

I am ok with a loss tonight if it happens but it would be nice to see Wood dominate. If we do lose tonight I hope the Braves go sweep the Nationals to put a period on this season. The quicker we eliminate them the faster we can begin concentrating and preparing for the post season. Still hope we can get a veteran pitcher via waiver claim. I am just not comfortable having so much inexperience in the playoffs. We are really going to miss Hudson. Hope he gets well soon so he can at least get back to tutor these young pitchers.

Assuming Beachy builds on his most recent performance our playoff rotation will be good. Expereience is a nice plus but there is nobody that we are going to get on waivers that is even half as good as the pitchers in place.

[Heyward]

I am ok with a loss tonight if it happens but it would be nice to see Wood dominate. If we do lose tonight I hope the Braves go sweep the Nationals to put a period on this season. The quicker we eliminate them the faster we can begin concentrating and preparing for the post season. Still hope we can get a veteran pitcher via waiver claim. I am just not comfortable having so much inexperience in the playoffs. We are really going to miss Hudson. Hope he gets well soon so he can at least get back to tutor these young pitchers.

Well, with the exception of Burnett and Waino, no one else in the NL playoffs has a ton of playoff experience either. We will just cross that bridge if we get there.

[Yogi44]

This is why I hate statheads, stats is the only thing they look at. The guy is out there making good plays that is helping us win and people still think he's a terrible defender. Is he really any worse than Chipper's been over there in past years? I don't think so. Nobody is saying he's gonna win a gold glove.

Absolutely. Watch what he is doing, not stats only.

[The Chosen One]

Zito's in love more with stats than he should be. Needs to go back to the minors.

[The Chosen One]

BOSSMAN 2-2

[thethe]

Thats a homer. BJ deserves it!!!

[Dalyn]

Poor BJ.