According to BP, the Braves should just skip the NLDS:
"Prediction
Of the four Division Series, this one seems ripest for a sweep. The Dodgers were the only National League club to win 45 games on the road this season, so playing the first two at Turner Field won’t bother them. The three-headed monster of Kershaw, Greinke, and Ryu delivers the brooms."
I'm worried because our lineup swings and misses but I think our pitching keeps it close and hopefully somoene hits a thiree run homer or two for us.
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JohnAdcox (10-02-2013)
Kershaw and Greinke haven't had much postseason experience and what little experience they have isn't that impressive. Let's see how well they do with 50,000+ fans chopping.
Last edited by Garmel; 10-02-2013 at 11:32 AM.
I liked what a commenter wrote about their article:
"...Braves, who scuffled to a 13-14 record in September. That put Atlanta on a collision course with Los Angeles, which won 62 of its last 90 games and only eased up on the gas pedal when the West division title was well in hand."
So ATL "scuffled" to a 13-14 September record, and the Dodgers "eased off the gas pedal" going 12-15 in September despite being arguably just as "in" the Home Field Advantage race as St. Louis and ATL?
I'll repeat what I said in another thread. I think we're better off playing the Dodgers in the first round than we would have been playing either the Pirates or Reds. The only contingency where losing the home field will hurt is if there is a game 7 against the Cardinals.
Yeah I also noticed the anti-Braves spin in the article. Which is odd because BP is usually pretty unbiased.Originally Posted by nsacpi
I am a little less enthused than you are about facing the Dodgers staff though. I predict a LOT of Ks (like 20+ each game) and we better hope someone runs into a pitch for a 3 run bomb.
Last edited by Enscheff; 10-02-2013 at 10:57 AM.
45 wins on the road but none in Atlanta.
Being the underdog is cool, less pressure on the team.
The only regret is all the injuries we have, very similar, unfortunately, to 2004/2005/2010.
Game 1 is so important in a short series, we lost it since 2002, and look at what happened.
As always, playoffs are a crapshoot, I wouldn't give credit to any prediction. It's all an "IF" game. If our offense clicks, nobody can beat the Braves this year.
The injury situation is better for us. No Kemp. Possibly no Ethier. Ramirez will play but has a bad back.
I love how 45 road wins, in their logic eliminates our 56 home wins.
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You guys have some good points in response to the article. My main concern is we end up like in 2010, we faced the Giants dominant pitching staff. Game 1 Lincecum gave up only 2 hits and had 14 Ks. Game 2, Cain went 6 2/3 and gave up 0 ER. Game 3 Sanchez went 7 1/3, gave up 1 ER and had 7 Ks. Game 4 Bumgarner gave up 2 ER in 6 IP.
Doesn't that also mean their home record isn't all that great?
Their analysis is weak. They made up their mind who is going to win, and then tried to conjure up reasons.
Does their "big three" starters have any wins at Turner Field? Haven't we hit Grienke pretty good?
That means nothing since we got them when the Dodgers were struggling.
Never faced Kershaw in either series.
It wouldn't be a total surprise though, Kershaw and Greinke have been insane in the second half.
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thethe (10-03-2013), zitothebrave (10-02-2013)
Yeah, yeah.
bravesnumberone (10-02-2013), Dalyn (10-02-2013), jpx7 (10-03-2013), Runnin (10-03-2013), thethe (10-02-2013)
Dodgers had the best road record in all of baseball, and the Braves had the best home record.
Kershaw is a beast, no doubt. But unless he is going to pitch all nine innings, the Dodgers can be beaten. It is somewhat humorous that Braves fans of all people can't seem to remember that just having a dominant starting pitcher in the playoffs does not guarantee a playoff win. Crazy things happen and there are a LOT of 8th and 9th inning wins after both starters have left the game. Kershaw could have a bad game. I seem to remember Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz all having bad games during the playoffs. Remember when the Giants lit up Glavine like a Christmas tree? Remember when the Indians beat Maddux in Game 5 and Smoltz in game 3?
The point, is that the Braves are a good team and they are pretty evenly matched with the Dodgers. The writer of the article mentioned in the beginning of this thread is clearly pulling for the Dodgers and spun the article to favor his ideas. The truth is that neither team had a stellar September but still did what was necessary to get into the post-season. It is all moot now.
Let the games begin!
AerchAngel (10-02-2013), yeezus (10-03-2013)
You completely missed the point. Which is that despite his dominance, the Dodgers haven't won a ton of the games he's started.
And that has nothing to do with right now.
They could very well put up 3-4 runs vs Medlen in Game 1.
He has a 1.83 ERA, that is insane.
And we could very well put up 3 runs vs Kershaw. Kershaw gave up 3 or more runs 7 times this year which is about 20% of this starts. Maddux had some pretty ERA's too but even he gave up runs in the playoffs. All it takes is a bloop and a blast and we got 2 runs.
No matter how much you and your legion of doom tag team buddy want to believe the worst, I give up on my team when the last out is made, not days before the first pitch.
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Runnin (10-03-2013)
Eric Byrnes giving the Braves respect on MLB Network right now.
Saying the Braves are the "most disrespected 96-win team out there" and "have an edge to them that makes them dangerous."
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