GDT 4/7/27 @PIT Folty vs. Nova

[Julio3000]

No GDT up.

[sturg33]

The double by Harrison was a ball an average left fielder catches.

[striker42]

For some reason I thought it was a night game. I hate daytime openers

[Julio3000]

I don't have a video feed so I can't provide much in the way of pbp.

Braves have 1 hit through 3 (Ender).

Folty's given up 2 hits and just plunked Marte with 1 down in the 3rd.

[SJ24]

It's wintery mixin' pretty hard.

[sturg33]

I don't have a video feed so I can't provide much in the way of pbp.

Braves have 1 hit through 3 (Ender).

Folty's given up 2 hits and just plunked Marte with 1 down in the 3rd.

Dumb question - but why provide PBP... if someone has internet access, couldn't they just follow the game on game day?

[msstate7]

Swanson is really struggling.

[sturg33]

Swanson still struggling. But at least he's bringing in all the fans to these road games

[4maddux_cy's]

Nice of the guys to explain to us that you will get wet standing in the snow.

[Julio3000]

Dumb question - but why provide PBP... if someone has internet access, couldn't they just follow the game on game day?

Sure. A live look at it adds some flavor. Like was a 2B to left catchable or not? It's an invitation for anyone else to chip in.

[sturg33]

Sure. A live look at it adds some flavor. Like was a 2B to left catchable or not? It's an invitation for anyone else to chip in.

Fair enough.

[sturg33]

I'm so tired of our announcers.

First they say "it's great seeing Folty giving up contact and not trying to strike everyone out"

1. How do you know? Many of them have 2 strikes, how do you know he's not trying?

2. Why is it great? Strikeouts are better... BABIP is .330... if you get to two strikes, TRY TO STRIKE THEM OUT

Then Freeman accidentally hits a weak grounder that beats a shift and we get "That's a thing of beauty... that's how you beat a shift"

1. He wasn't trying to do that... It was a bad swing and a bad hit. We shouldn't celebrate that

2. It's not a thing of beauty... I don't want our best hitter trying to do that ever except in crazy circumstances like a hit wins the game

[thewupk]

I'm so tired of our announcers.

First they say "it's great seeing Folty giving up contact and not trying to strike everyone out"

1. How do you know? Many of them have 2 strikes, how do you know he's not trying?

2. Why is it great? Strikeouts are better... BABIP is .330... if you get to two strikes, TRY TO STRIKE THEM OUT

Then Freeman accidentally hits a weak grounder that beats a shift and we get "That's a thing of beauty... that's how you beat a shift"

1. He wasn't trying to do that... It was a bad swing and a bad hit. We shouldn't celebrate that

2. It's not a thing of beauty... I don't want our best hitter trying to do that ever except in crazy circumstances like a hit wins the game

because joe simpson

[msstate7]

Damn, Phillips

[atl717]

I really hate Phillips, old players who aren't good are no fun to watch.

[Russ2dollas]

you aren't doubling up Ozzie.

[sturg33]

Yeah - Phillips is about as un-exciting as it gets, with little to no upside

[thewupk]

Yeah - Phillips is about as un-exciting as it gets, with little to no upside

But he's a veteran who hit will in the 2nd half last year so it means he's going to do that all year in 2017

[sturg33]

Feels like the Braves have had a lot of at bats with bases loaded and still haven't produced a run from it

[Julio3000]

because joe simpson

Simpson loves seeing power hitters dink to the opposite field like his partner loves that sweet Bolivian booger sugar.