GDT 04/16/21: Braves Set To Win Bigly At Wrigley

[CyYoung31]

No Riley again.

[msstate7]

Camargo up, maybe Adrianza/camargo platoon for a while.

[Enscheff]

Ivan at TC once again puts the small sample size bad luck into perspective. This team is much better than it's current record:

"As a team, no team’s wOBA (.313) is lower than its xwOBA (.354) by a greater margin except the Giants (and even then, it’s .298 to .341), and they have a ballpark excuse that doesn’t befit the Braves. On the pitching end, the team’s 112 ERA- is bad, but its 92 FIP- and 85 xFIP- (fifth-best in baseball) are quite good — opponents have simply had the second-highest BABIP in baseball when facing the Braves, and the fifth-highest HR/FB rate....When opponents’ BABIP in high leverage and/or runners in scoring position is basically .400 but yours is .200, all you can say is: welp."

[Dalyn]

Ivan at TC once again puts the small sample size bad luck into perspective. This team is much better than it's current record:

"As a team, no team’s wOBA (.313) is lower than its xwOBA (.354) by a greater margin except the Giants (and even then, it’s .298 to .341), and they have a ballpark excuse that doesn’t befit the Braves. On the pitching end, the team’s 112 ERA- is bad, but its 92 FIP- and 85 xFIP- (fifth-best in baseball) are quite good — opponents have simply had the second-highest BABIP in baseball when facing the Braves, and the fifth-highest HR/FB rate....When opponents’ BABIP in high leverage and/or runners in scoring position is basically .400 but yours is .200, all you can say is: welp."

Yeah. I fully expect us to rattle off a 10-game winning streak at some point this season.

[UNCBlue012]

Ivan at TC once again puts the small sample size bad luck into perspective. This team is much better than it's current record:

"As a team, no team’s wOBA (.313) is lower than its xwOBA (.354) by a greater margin except the Giants (and even then, it’s .298 to .341), and they have a ballpark excuse that doesn’t befit the Braves. On the pitching end, the team’s 112 ERA- is bad, but its 92 FIP- and 85 xFIP- (fifth-best in baseball) are quite good — opponents have simply had the second-highest BABIP in baseball when facing the Braves, and the fifth-highest HR/FB rate....When opponents’ BABIP in high leverage and/or runners in scoring position is basically .400 but yours is .200, all you can say is: welp."

Damn, the World Series is back on!

[SJ24]

We need a legitimate bat at la esquina caliente.

Maybe we are watching Kris Bryant very closely this weekend.

I would prefer Jose Ramirez, though.

[Slippyjms]

In the world of the absurd Acuña’s fWAR for the season so far is 1.5. The entire team’s (including Acuña) fWAR for hitters is 1.4. Talk about carrying the team.

[thewupk]

In the world of the absurd Acuña’s fWAR for the season so far is 1.5. The entire team’s (including Acuña) fWAR for hitters is 1.4. Talk about carrying the team.

His power level must be over 9000

[Enscheff]

In the world of the absurd Acuña’s fWAR for the season so far is 1.5. The entire team’s (including Acuña) fWAR for hitters is 1.4. Talk about carrying the team.

Definitely an absurd number, but would anyone disagree with what it states? "Acuna has done more to win ball games than all other starting position players combined".

It seems accurate to me.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Soft thrower, Acuna gonna steal 2nd here

[bravesfanforlife88]

LOL the Braves way

[jsebe10]

Man nobody wants to fckn play with a wind 20 mph in the hitters face..this is going to be a boring game.

[jsebe10]

Camargo up, maybe Adrianza/camargo platoon for a while.

Which the two aren’t any better than Riley.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Cubs hitters batting average will be going up bigly this series with our pitching staff.

[msstate7]

Man nobody wants to fckn play with a wind 20 mph in the hitters face..this is going to be a boring game.

With Wright on mound, everyone wants to hit. Even our foam bat lineup would cream wright

[Five]

Bryant would fit in nicely with this team.

[msstate7]

Big k.

Do not like pederson up

[bravesfanforlife88]

With Wright on mound, everyone wants to hit. Even our foam bat lineup would cream wright

I don't know about that. Our bottom half of the line up is pretty limp....don't they make a pill for that?

[msstate7]

Damn, good job, Wright.

[msstate7]

I don't know about that. Our bottom half of the line up is pretty limp....don't they make a pill for that?

That's the word