6/4/2014 Braves Mariners: A Game of Minor Importance

[UNCBlue012]

Remember when Avilan and Carpenter were good?

Even with struggles, I'm fairly confident in Carpenter. Avilan... I don't know what happened to him.

Of course Freddie cranks a ball and just misses a homer. lol

[UNCBlue012]

Another pathetic loss. Welp, we have another off-day tomorrow... let's come back and just go on a tear.

[tomahawkchop10]

Well we made that easy on em.

[nsacpi]

We need to improve our consistency.

[tomahawkchop10]

Another pathetic loss. Welp, we have another off-day tomorrow... let's come back and just go on a tear.

I'm driving from LA to Phoenix for the series...they better start playing better!!

[UNCBlue012]

I'm driving from LA to Phoenix for the series...they better start playing better!!

Let's hope you and your family are good luck charms for us!

[50PoundHead]

We need to improve our consistency.

I think putting 16 straight zeroes up on the board is pretty consistent.

[tomahawkchop10]

We need to improve our consistency.

No way, we're super consistent at being inconsistent.

[UNCBlue012]

We need to improve our consistency.

We need to improve on the game of baseball.

[nsacpi]

Avilan threw 17 high stress pitchers last night. In a tie game with runners on second and third. He came into that inning with no outs. I know relievers are supposed to be able to pitch on consecutive days. But you take into account it is a day game after a night game and what he had to do last night, and I think there was a good case to go to either Simmons or Carpenter to start the 8th inning.

Avilan also got the Gearrin treatment from Fredi in the last 11 days of May. He pitched May 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31.

I'll repeat about Avilan what I said about Gearrin last year. He is a pitcher I'd like to see pitching effectively for us come October. The way he is being used makes it unlikely that that will be the case.

[The Chosen One]

Remember when Avilan and Carpenter were good?

[GovClintonTyree]

Post of the season, perhaps.

Perhaps. Perhaps not.

[bravesnumberone]

[The Chosen One]

Ok everyone calm down. Still a long season, we just started the month of June, haven't even gotten to July-August-September yet.

Sucks we couldn't back up the Marlins sweep and that the last month we've been absolutely terrible at home when we dominated home games the last few seasons.

Heyward is improving. La Stella looks like he could be the real deal, Johnson is trash (I had going into Niners mode but I've never really liked CJ tbh). Gonna take time for Justin to go under the assumption that it's not June but actually April/August.

Our pitching has hurt us considerably as well as the pen. The offense isn't going to score 5-6 runs every game, and our pitching has blown several games the last few weeks that the last few years we would've shut down the other team. Santana is lost, Harang is huge, Teheran is the only reliable guy, Minor is improving, and Floyd can't decide when he wants to play with the rest of the team. When they score him runs he sucks, when they don't score him runs he pitches better.

[jsebe10]

Lol why is everyone complaining about the pitching usage...we scored ZERO runs.

What about Simmons' inability to cut down on his swing? Doumit's inability to do anything off the bench? Chris Johnson's inability to take until he gets a better pitch instead of swinging at the first one and right into a double play? Freeman swinging at HORRIBLE pitches ?

[bravesnumberone]

Very long way to go. Lots of things to fix. But still time to fix them. That's as positive as I can get right now. Bottom line is the big boys have to carry this team.

[jpx7]

Oh I get it: 'cause Minor's his name, and it's also just one game.