Game Thread: 4/9

[msstate7]

Remember when folks thought this team could win 80+ games?

Those people are funny. And also nowhere to be found...

What did you call? 76?

[sturg33]

7 of 17 runs for PIt were unearned... and I count 2 more that were earned bc of failure to turn double plays.

Didn't realize the defense would be this dreadful. Garcia is awful, Dansby has not been good, Phillips is awful, left field is awful, and Freeman has been awful.

Ugly

[Russ2dollas]

Swanson needs to play. I like how he's playing now. If you want to be good the next couple of years you need him to gain experience.

We are hoping to bring up multiple rookies each year for years. You need some guys to have established themselves.

Plus everyone seems to think dansby is going to get an extension

If we play like this I'd leave Ozzie down bc Ozzie is sooo young.

[bravesfanMatt]

Still holding strong at 96 wins. #hope

[msstate7]

Still holding strong at 96 wins. #hope

That's wishful thinking. This is clearly a 88-74 team

[keithlaw]

Remember when folks thought this team could win 80+ games?

Those people are funny. And also nowhere to be found...

eat **** ***got

[striker42]

Anyone else a little confused as to why we got a three city road trip to start the year? Seems a bit odd to not play in front of a home crowd until two weeks into the season.

[keithlaw]

7 of 17 runs for PIt were unearned... and I count 2 more that were earned bc of failure to turn double plays.

Didn't realize the defense would be this dreadful. Garcia is awful, Dansby has not been good, Phillips is awful, left field is awful, and Freeman has been awful.

Ugly

its been awful but dansby and freeman are better than this. defense can slump too

[msstate7]

Calling it now... we take both in Miami to get to 3-5 headed home

[The Chosen One]

Anyone else a little confused as to why we got a three city road trip to start the year? Seems a bit odd to not play in front of a home crowd until two weeks into the season.

Happened to Yanks on Jeter's last season.

[bravesnumberone]

I think the Braves specifically asked for it so kinks with the new park could be worked out if needed.

[sturg33]

Anyone else a little confused as to why we got a three city road trip to start the year? Seems a bit odd to not play in front of a home crowd until two weeks into the season.

Definitely gonna take the air out of the sails a bit by the time we get to Suntrust

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

I bet we'll be better in the second half like last year.

[NinersSBChamps]

Sucks having little to no hope after one week of games. Product remains mostly garbage.

You weren't sucked into actually thinking this team worth anything, were you?

[bravesnumberone]

You weren't sucked into actually thinking this team worth anything, were you?

I had hoped to see a little more competence. Little evidence of that at the moment. I was thinking somewhere in the 74-78 win range this year. 78 if a lot of things went right.

[thethe]

I think the offense showed great signs this weekend. The starting pitching has been good. Defense a disaster and bullpen bad. Still have faith this is a near 500 team.

[nsacpi]

this is going to be an entertaining team that everyone will want to dance with

[sturg33]

this is going to be an entertaining team that everyone will want to dance with

Definitely fun team to watch!

[bravesfanMatt]

Definitely fun team to watch!

Eh. I only watched a few innings. But it has been fun. The minors have been even more fun.

[sturg33]

Eh. I only watched a few innings. But it has been fun. The minors have been even more fun.

I think it's been like watching a jv baseball team. All the errors.

The team isn't young either. Kemp, Markakis, Garcia, Phillips, catchers are all old