GDT: #74 1:35 EST (Santana) Braves @ (Roark) Nats.

[Bdawg2309]

He is a bad manager who thinks if he puts BJ out there #2 for the first half no one can blame him for BJ's failures. And he is right about that. BJ is to blame. Now, of course, Fredi is to blame for crippling the offense in order to save face.

So who replaces fredi then?

[The Chosen One]

I think he's trotting BJ out there to the point BJ has no more argument to go in his office and demand to be hitting #2.

We all know Beej won't be hitting 2 by August.

[Dalyn]

I think he's trotting BJ out there to the point BJ has no more argument to go in his office and demand to be hitting #2.

We all know Beej won't be hitting 2 by August.

I hope his saving face/making a point/bailing on a decision is worth digging the team into a hole it might not get out of.

[The Chosen One]

I hope his saving face/making a point/bailing on a decision is worth digging the team into a hole it might not get out of.

Considering you guys always say Fredi doesn't have the balls to make a tough decision or gamble, this is a perfect example like taking Kimbrel out that night in New York.

[Dalyn]

Considering you guys always say Fredi doesn't have the balls to make a tough decision or gamble, this is a perfect example like taking Kimbrel out that night in New York.

This isn't about making a decision. It is his same old stubborn bull**** and you know it. And we say he can't ADAPT quickly. Much different than making a "decision" in ST and sticking with it regardless of the result.

[nsacpi]

Last year Fredi was willing to bat BJ lower in the order and bench him at times. What changed? Bizarre.

[CyYoung31]

They score more runs then their opponents and don't have any major weakness like the Braves do. The only thing the Braves had going for them in 2014 was a 7-1 record against the Nats coming into the series. Against other teams the Nats have outclassed the Braves pretty bad. As things go the Nats just have to play .500 ball agaisnt the Braves the rest of the way and they will win the East pretty easily.

We've had some brutal losses the past couple of weeks which has skewed our run differential. Now that we seem to have gotten the pitching straightened out (mainly the bullpen) I don't think you'll be seeing many 10-2 games anymore.

[The Chosen One]

Last year Fredi was willing to bat BJ lower in the order and bench him at times. What changed? Bizarre.

He didn't really start benching BJ until July. Bj went on DL for a while.

[Dalyn]

Last year Fredi was willing to bat BJ lower in the order and bench him at times. What changed? Bizarre.

It is simple. Someone important criticized his handling of BJ and so this year he is proving it isn't his fault BJ sucks, the team be damned.

[Dalyn]

He didn't really start benching BJ until July. Bj went on DL for a while.

He moved BJ around constantly and gave him a day off barely a week into the season.

[CyYoung31]

It is simple. Someone important criticized his handling of BJ and so this year he is proving it isn't his fault BJ sucks, the team be damned.

You have no proof of any of this.

[CyYoung31]

He moved BJ around constantly and gave him a day off barely a week into the season.

Oh my god.

[thewupk]

We've had some brutal losses the past couple of weeks which has skewed our run differential. Now that we seem to have gotten the pitching straightened out (mainly the bullpen) I don't think you'll be seeing many 10-2 games anymore.

The Braves have still played sub .500 baseball when you take the games out against the Nats. That is not good.

[CyYoung31]

The Braves have still played sub .500 baseball when you take the games out against the Nats. That is not good.

Totally, and that's mainly because of our offense which unquestionably has to get better. But, I still have a hard time believing it's going to stay this bad all year.

[VirginiaBrave]

The offense is putrid, but we have seen the last two games what is going to be the nail in the coffin for us, we have no depth. Not in the pitching nor position players and it will bite us eventually.

[bravesnumberone]

Par for the course for this Braves team. Had a chance to really do some damage and freaking crumbled the last two days. At least we split, I guess.

[50PoundHead]

I hope his saving face/making a point/bailing on a decision is worth digging the team into a hole it might not get out of.

I deplore Upton the Elder, but you could have strung all of our baserunners together today and we still would have likely come up short.

Everyone was clamoring for La Stella to move up in the order. Fredi moves him up and La Stella proceeds to go 3-30 with a couple of walks. Let's face facts, this team is miserable offensively. Simply miserable. And there a lot of contributors to that misery. I'm not letting Upton the Elder off the hook, but this is a pretty miserable offensive team.

[thewupk]

Totally, and that's mainly because of our offense which unquestionably has to get better. But, I still have a hard time believing it's going to stay this bad all year.

I can absolutely see BJ, CJ, and Simmons continue to be this bad all year. That leaves Heyard, Gattis, Freeman, JUP, and La Stella to carry the offense. That's a lot to ask imo with a handicap of 3 brutal hitters.

[50PoundHead]

I can absolutely see BJ, CJ, and Simmons continue to be this bad all year. That leaves Heyard, Gattis, Freeman, JUP, and La Stella to carry the offense. That's a lot to ask imo with a handicap of 3 brutal hitters.

Agree 100%.

[Bdawg2309]

Dalyn, who do you replace fredi with ?