Spring Training '17

[Runnin]

Pitchers and catchers report 2/14, that TWO WEEKS.

I'm ready for some baseball.

[UNCBlue012]

I'm ready to see what we get out of this team! The second half of 2016 was so much fun that I think I might have been spoiled.

[Runnin]

Bowman in mid-season form right out of the gate. He's clearly messing with us.

By Mark Bowman / MLB.com | @mlbbowman | February 14th, 2017

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The offseason is over, the roster has been remade and Spring Training has arrived. Soon, the Braves will have an opportunity to prove whether there is legitimate reason to believe they're ready to enter the next phase of their rebuilding process.

[The Chosen One]

Damnnit. Next year I'm requesting a ChopCountry Press Credential and I'm going to ask that guy why he keeps doing that.

[cajunrevenge]

keeping my expectations low but I am excited af for this season. Cant wait for the annual spring training over reactions.

[Runnin]

keeping my expectations low but I am excited af for this season. Cant wait for the annual spring training over reactions.

Can't say we don't have surplus of capable pitchers to start with.

[Carp]

This might be my favorite thing on the internets right now.

[Onlyonegoal]

Does anyone know when the Spring Training broadcast schedule comes out?

[bravesfanMatt]

Does anyone know when the Spring Training broadcast schedule comes out?

this was on braves reddit..

https://i.redd.it/8y9mx5sxa1gy.jpg

[Hawk]

David O'Brien
@DOBrienAJC
I walked into clubhouse after workout, BPhillips & Dansby seated at adjacent stalls on stools, chatting. Rick James' Super Freak on stereo

[clvclv]

Sounds like a KJ signing may be in the cards soon - Heyman.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Everyone has the same color sunglasses. Interesting.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Best part of this spring training is Snitker is running it like a military boot camp yet the guys seem to be enjoying it and having fun at the same time. But man is it intense, the direct opposite of the way it was under Fredi. During warmups Kemp misplayed a fly ball and Snitker took out a Gatorade cooler over it and there we're a bunch of choice words.

Favorite part of the day was when Bartolo was throwing BP to live hitters and missed the strike zone on 8 consecutive pitches. Snitker actually came out to the mound and told Bartolo to go home as he wasn't hungry enough anymore. Bartolo left the stadium and came back a few hours later and struck out the next 10 batters he faced.

JS had a speech for us season ticket holders in attendance and he said championship caliber 15 times during his 8 minute speech. Says he expects a 91 like turn around this season.

Hart gave a payroll update and said we will be significant players in free agency for the years to come but we won't be in on the premier players on the market.

Coppy basically said not to question him. It's not about wins and in field performance, but instead of the rankings and there has never been a farm system any better. Said he's disssppointed in the pitching depth and that will be they're primary focus in the upcoming draft.

Fredi made a surprise appearance, said he has no regrets, just dissappointed it didn't work out but everybody we played brought their A game every night like it was the 7th game of the World Series, thinks it was due to all of the division titles in a row. Also said baseball is fun but riding Harley is funner.

Bobby stopped by and was in classic form, said he just doesn't quite understand how Keith Lockhart, Terry Mulholland, Mike Bielacki, and Shane Reynolds haven't been inducted into the baseball HOF yet.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Not sure if serious because Milwood and those all sound almost realistic.

[thewupk]

Not sure if serious because Milwood and those all sound almost realistic.

the best lies have some truth to them

[bravesfanforlife88]

Everyone has the same color sunglasses. Interesting.

I worked for the gbraves in the clubhouse. Most teams carry sunglasses for their players. Some players prefer their own and will go buy them.

That way the players have sunglasses if needed

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Ah, gotcha. I wonder if they have done sports vision testing with that particular tint of sunglasses or if they just chose one.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Best part of this spring training is Snitker is running it like a military boot camp yet the guys seem to be enjoying it and having fun at the same time. But man is it intense, the direct opposite of the way it was under Fredi. During warmups Kemp misplayed a fly ball and Snitker took out a Gatorade cooler over it and there we're a bunch of choice words.

Favorite part of the day was when Bartolo was throwing BP to live hitters and missed the strike zone on 8 consecutive pitches. Snitker actually came out to the mound and told Bartolo to go home as he wasn't hungry enough anymore. Bartolo left the stadium and came back a few hours later and struck out the next 10 batters he faced.

JS had a speech for us season ticket holders in attendance and he said championship caliber 15 times during his 8 minute speech. Says he expects a 91 like turn around this season.

Hart gave a payroll update and said we will be significant players in free agency for the years to come but we won't be in on the premier players on the market.

Coppy basically said not to question him. It's not about wins and in field performance, but instead of the rankings and there has never been a farm system any better. Said he's disssppointed in the pitching depth and that will be they're primary focus in the upcoming draft.

Fredi made a surprise appearance, said he has no regrets, just dissappointed it didn't work out but everybody we played brought their A game every night like it was the 7th game of the World Series, thinks it was due to all of the division titles in a row. Also said baseball is fun but riding Harley is funner.

Bobby stopped by and was in classic form, said he just doesn't quite understand how Keith Lockhart, Terry Mulholland, Mike Bielacki, and Shane Reynolds haven't been inducted into the baseball HOF yet.

Was bowman near the field at all? Or was $1 hot dog day at the concession?

[Millwood1Hitter]

Mark was there, didn't even realize it. Sitting in the stands all of a sudden it got dark then it started to what we thought was rain but turned back and saw this monster look a like that was sweating like you couldn't believe. It didn't even dawn on me at the time that it could be Mark, but he had a laptop with him and the first words written on his report was "reason to believe."

[dak]

A couple pieces from Bowman's interview with Coppy. That is the same rotation order I would use.

MLB.com: Do you anticipate watching games for a couple weeks before deciding whether you need to make any additional moves?
Coppolella: We feel good about the starting pitching. We feel good about the everyday lineup, and we feel good about the bullpen. The one area where we could possibly improve is off the bench, where there isn't that proven bench bat. That could be a trade or it could end up being somebody in camp right now. There's a lot of talent here, and we'll see how it shakes out.

MLB.com What are you looking forward to seeing when games begin?
Coppolella: Seeing how that lineup gels is going to be really exciting. Then seeing that starting pitching get pushed back. You still have Julio [Teheran] number one, and then maybe Bartolo [Colon] number two, Jaime Garcia three, R.A. Dickey four, one of Mike Foltynewicz, Aaron Blair, Matt Wisler or John Danks at five.

http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article...bout-the-club/