Anybody who makes the postseason "earned" it. Doesn't mean you don't make it as hard on them as possible. The game is big. Not life or death, but important nonetheless.
Folks are acting like we haven't watched this team play horrible stretches a few times this season. Two months into the season we ALL knew this was a streaky team that is a good streak away from the WS, and a bad streak away from a embarassing playoff exit.
Let's just hope getting Heyward back into the leadoff slot and the pitching staff getting this rest sparks a hot streak that starts in about 2 weeks. Who gives a **** about what happens during the rest of these regular season games?
Mainly because it's better for the team, especially a young one, mentally, to go 7-4 the rest of the way instead of 2-9. Everyone here knows the Braves are capable of turning it around again as early as tonight. It's more than justified, though, to be concerned with the postseason nearing.
Every young player on this roster has watched this team go hot/cold/hot/cold all season. I doubt it catches any of them off guard to struggle for a 1-2 week stretch.
As long as they win the NL East they have just as good a chance as any other NL team to get to the WS. Everyone was all over the Dodgers nuts 2 weeks ago and now look at them...struggling just like the Braves. The Cards are about to pass both teams up for the best record in the NL, and they themselves were just playing terribly a few weeks ago.
Why? Because it's baseball.
Baseball players who are over the age of 20 understand this. Do you really think a guy like Freeman or Minor are worried one bit about a bad stretch of games when the division is all but wrapped up?
Last edited by Enscheff; 09-18-2013 at 05:34 PM.
Struggling in late September carries a little more significance than struggling in June.
I agree though. Get in, and everyone is 0-0 to start with.
Meh whatever.
Now THAT got us back on track.
Just saw the Simmons error, actually a pretty tough hop but should of been made.
well the last time a team with a crappy september won the WS was 2006
You know your a negatron when your team has a 7 game lead with 11 games to play and you are worried that they might not win the division. I am surprised negatrons can get any sleep, they must stay up all night worrying that the sun wont rise in the morning.
I know one thing. If we do play well from here on out and go on to win the whole thing, we can all look back to tonight as a big catalyst.