GDT 5/19 Charlie on the hump. Bucket of chicken on standby.

[Hulavol]

1. R. Acuna (R) RF
2. F. Freeman (L) 1B
3. Marcell Ozuna (R) LF
4. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
5. Austin Riley (R) 3B
6. Dansby Swanson (R) SS
7. W. Contreras (R) C
8. G. Heredia (R) CF
9. Charlie Morton (R) P

[Tapate50]

Who would have thought Riley makes progress and this offense struggles. ****.

[salmagundy]

Snits finally grew some balls and moves Swanson to 6th.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Snits finally grew some balls and moves Swanson to 6th.

i'd honestly move him down to 8th. he seems to do well in that spot because he knows they will pitch around him. helps him keep his eye on the ball

[CyYoung31]

Decent article. The part about the Braves leaving their starters in too long is especially interesting:

https://www.talkingchop.com/2021/5/1...is-on-the-line

[thewupk]

Decent article. The part about the Braves leaving their starters in too long is especially interesting:

https://www.talkingchop.com/2021/5/1...is-on-the-line

The money shot

The Braves have played 42 games. A starter has faced some batter for the third time in 37 of them. This makes the Braves the third-highest in this regard, with the Red Sox and Athletics higher, and the 37-game mark shared with the Rockies, Dodgers, and Giants.

The league, as a whole, has allowed a .323 wOBA, 4.42 FIP, and 4.42 xFIP when their starter is facing anyone for a third time in the game. The Braves are allowing a .384 wOBA (fifth-worst), 5.54 FIP (sixth-worst), and 5.37 xFIP (fourth-worst).

This **** has to stop.

[The Chosen One]

Expecting a poor game from Snit.

[thewupk]

Expecting a poor game from Snit.

going out on a limb with that one

[salmagundy]

Expecting a poor game from Snit.

Not expecting much!! Expect the normal!!!

[msstate7]

The money shot



This **** has to stop.

Didn't we sign up with some analytical firm? We have fans on message boards that could identify the biggest issues with this team

[drewdat]

The money shot



This **** has to stop.

Sounds like we've just been unlucky then. Trust the process.

[McCann'sCans]

At what point does a team do the smart thing and just have a computer make most of the actually on-field decisions so that a guy like Snit can do what he's good at and just manage a clubhouse over the course of 162 games.

[bravesfanMatt]

At what point do we establish a positive user voted on board name and turn this **** show around.

[Enscheff]

Decent article. The part about the Braves leaving their starters in too long is especially interesting:

https://www.talkingchop.com/2021/5/1...is-on-the-line

Ivan is an excellent writer, and the only person worth readin at TC. And he is 100% correct, saying exactly what I've been saying about SP usage for....oh....3 years now.

"Leaving a starter in to face the lineup for the third time has literally resulted in runs the last four times the Braves have tried it. Going through the game logs, it’s just a bloodbath of bad decisions, on loop. "

I bitched and complained real time in the game thread when these exact moves were happening. And they keep happening...over and over. As Ivan says, "on loop". I have no idea how much longer the FO can allow this to continue before it's their fault it's happening. The easy solution is to script out the ~15 most likely scenarios for Snit before every single game.

[thewupk]

With Acuna out/slumping our offense has gone to ****

[UNCBlue012]

Ronnie needs to get his head out of his ass

[thewupk]

Ronnie needs to get his head out of his ass

Just joining the boys in the sucking

[USMA76]

Just joining the boys in the sucking

"Couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat" right now.

[salmagundy]

Gonna be a long boring night IMO. Morton can not sustain a 9 pitch 8 Strike game for long.

The big 3 go 1-2-3 on 114 pitches, 10 Ks

[thewupk]

Gonna be a long boring night IMO. Morton can not sustain a 9 pitch 8 Strike game for long.

The big 3 go 1-2-3 on 114 pitches, 10 Ks

It's always a long night CyYoung31's mom