Rough month but we were due for one. We played our tails off up until September, so there was bound to be a bit of a mental let-down.Originally Posted by ProbationDeac
I give these guys a lot of credit. I thought we were a borderline playoff team and I never thought 96 wins were in the offing, especially with almost $30 million in payroll playing like guys who shouldn't be above AA.
Add in the injuries they had along with the struggles of BJ and Uggla, pretty remarkable.
Agreed.
I'm just happy today, because finally the Nationals definitively have no chance of catching us to win the division.
Forever Fredi
bravesnumberone (09-29-2013), Heyward (09-29-2013), Julio3000 (09-29-2013), O'Dandelo (10-01-2013)
Well, a good way to close out the season. Most encouraging part was we actually hit throughout an ENTIRE game. Hopefully that carries over into this series.
Look, the Cards are red-hot and earned homefield. The Braves controlled their destiny and couldn't close the deal. Blew a couple games and couldn't beat 4th-place teams at home.
All that said, time to focus on the task at hand. We can worry about the Cardinals if/when we get to them.
The only thing that matters now is we have homefield against the Dodgers in the NLDS. We're going to have a tough time with them, but despite our less than stellar track record at home in recent NLDS, I like our chances with them coming to us first.
It goes without saying that Medlen is going to have to pitch like he has for the past month, Minor has got to learn to get through the first inning without getting lit up, and Julio needs to keep the ball in the park and go deep into the game as possible.
Hitting-wise, we've got to produce with runners on base, and for the love of God, stop swinging at the first pitch and STOP TAKING THIRD STRIKES WITH THE BASES LOADED.
I would guess virtually no one outside of the organization or fan base will pick us to win this series.
So with that in mind, as the great Lou Brown from Major League said, "I'm all for giving them a nice big **** burger."
Braves in 5.
NYCBrave (09-29-2013)
All the above is why something VERY special is about to happen.
This is why I'm encouraged heading into the playoffs.
Heyward, J Up and Freeman go into the playoffs swinging the bat well. J Upton possibly getting red hot again could be a huge boost to our playoff chances. Let's not forget this guy carried us in April.
Medlen, Minor and Julio should be a good enough threesome to at least give us a chance.
thank you weso1!
It feels like bugs crawling underneath your metaphors.
#powderriver
Dalyn (09-29-2013)
This. Winning the Eastern Division over the Nats means a lot, especially after all their arrogance and chatter. After our WC debacle last year, anything that happens next is gravy.
My Question is, where do they put the 2013 flag?
TBA but there's one advantage to playing the Dodgers vs the WC. Bigger market, will probably be night games rather than day games. Eastern time, that is.
We are awesome! Go Braves!
Natural Immunity Croc
Right next to the 2014 one :)This. Winning the Eastern Division over the Nats means a lot, especially after all their arrogance and chatter. After our WC debacle last year, anything that happens next is gravy.
My Question is, where do they put the 2013 flag?
mossy (09-29-2013)
LOL Tell us more about fail.
The Chosen One (09-29-2013)
I'm sure they still feel they are the better team.
Adam Kilgore @AdamKilgoreWP 21h
"If we got in, we'd be the team to beat." -- Dan Haren.
thethe (09-29-2013)
Well, Dan Haren -- you were a huge reason of why the Nationals aren't in and aren't the team to beat.
Seriously, they are still at this? I went to Kilgore's Twitter page to see if this was real.
If you were the team to beat where were you during the Cardinals series?
God help those over barring.....no wonder they banned me from wnff.net. They sealed their fate the minute the shut Overratedburg down last year.
The Nats are ancient history now.
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