GDT: Braves @ Phillies Game 3: No Mentum Like Momentum

[striker42]

You would love him as a Brave.

No I wouldn't. I would legit not watch the Braves until he was off the team. He's one of those rare players that ruin the sport for me.

[chop2chip]

I really don’t have an issue with Harper. It’s cocky and he’s a total bro. But other players really like Harper. He gets extra credit for defending Acuna.

I do understand why he’s off putting though.

[Enscheff]

It takes an impressive amount of homerism to claim you wouldn’t want Harper on your favorite team.

[striker42]

It takes an impressive amount of homerism to claim you wouldn’t want Harper on your favorite team.

It's more my desire to see him fail is greater than my desire to see the Braves win.

[sturg33]

I got no problems with Harper. I used to hate him when he was early in his career, but have grown to respect the greatness... Seems like a great teammate and give it his all

[Metaphysicist]

We haven’t won an elimination game since 2004. We haven’t won an elimination game at home since 1996.

This is not true. We won game 3 down 2-0 in the 2018 NLDS. In Atlanta.

[CyYoung31]

This is not true. We won game 3 down 2-0 in the 2018 NLDS. In Atlanta.

You right. Still, they have a pretty poor record in elimination games since 1996. And they haven’t won a winner-take-all since the NLCS that year either.

[Metaphysicist]

1. Not having the bullpen going as soon as Castellanos hit one deep.

What's actually weird about this, is that after the Marsh single (one batter after Castellanos) they cut away to the bullpen and AJSS and Yates were both getting loose. That's why it was double baffling when the Gulf of Tonkin came in.

[The Chosen One]

He's doing what he's getting paid to do and he's being as big an ass as he can be while doing it.

I think he's just motivating his teammates around him. He knows our team is far more talented. He's getting scrappy guys to overperform and have something to be united about. He's also getting Philly fans to rally around it too. Giving an extra home field boost.

[Metaphysicist]

Elder and AJSS got lit up in game 3 but they would have had to be near perfect for us to win that game scoring only 2 runs.

Elder through the order once: 2 1/3 inning, 1 run
AJSS through the order once: 2 2/3 inning, 1 run

Hindsight is 20/20, but used strategically, these guys could have kept it tight. They both only got actually lit up on the second pass through.