4/15/17 Let's do this again - GDT

[msstate7]

If the Braves go 81-0 at home and 20-61 on the road like they are on pace to do, they will make the playoffs.

Probably only win 65 at home, but we'll win 35 on the road #eastchamps

[msstate7]

It may just be me, but Ramirez, Viz and JJ seems like a really solid 7-8-9. We still have Cabrera coming back, who I love.

Ramirez makes me really nervous, but he's been good except for the debacle at Pittsburgh last Sunday

[CrimsonCowboy]

[cajunrevenge]

Tommorrow we win the series, then sweep the Padres to get back to .500!

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Dang, wish I'd gotten to watch this. Had to work. Sounds like a fun game based on the thread.

Great recovery game by Dickey.

[Russ2dollas]

Swanson looking a bit overmatched quite a bit these first couple weeks. He might just settle in as more of an average player than the 3+ win guy we were hoping for.

His RBI single was great.

I think hitting him second is asking a lot. But we will see. I'm not on the dansby is great train yet but I'd still bat him above Adonis Phillips and our catchers

[TheBravos]

Give him time...he was rushed up and almost guaranteed to slump at some point.

[nsacpi]

Dang, wish I'd gotten to watch this. Had to work. Sounds like a fun game based on the thread.

Great recovery game by Dickey.

That knuckler was devastating.

[thethe]

That knuckler was devastating.

I love watching his pitches in slow motion. It really gives you insight into how much it moves. How does anyone hit it when its on?

[nsacpi]

I love watching his pitches in slow motion. It really gives you insight into how much it moves. How does anyone hit it when its on?

It seemed to have the hitters (and catcher) baffled even when it stayed in the strike zone. I think pitching in Sky Dome hurt him the last few years. He's going to turn out to be our best signing last off-season. I love the option for the second year.

[msstate7]

I hope Suzuki gets better catching him. Suzuki didn't let many by, but he was close... a lot

[msstate7]

What's the point of keeping recker up? He has 1 AB so far

[thethe]

It seemed to have the hitters (and catcher) baffled even when it stayed in the strike zone. I think pitching in Sky Dome hurt him the last few years. He's going to turn out to be our best signing last off-season. I love the option for the second year.

More importantly that even when he has a bad game it's almost always 6+ innings. If the starting pitching comes together I think the braves have a shot at finishing at or above 500 this year.

[nsacpi]

More importantly that even when he has a bad game it's almost always 6+ innings. If the starting pitching comes together I think the braves have a shot at finishing at or above 500 this year.

I'm not so optimistic about Colon and Jaime Garcia. We'll see.

[bravesfanMatt]

Glad to see Phillips coming around. Thought he was going to go E-bar on us. He still doesn't know how to walk but we knew that.

Ozzie is starting to thrash AAA. It is going to be interesting to see how the FO handles this. Especially if Phillips is still winning us games.

[msstate7]

Glad to see Phillips coming around. Thought he was going to go E-bar on us. He still doesn't know how to walk but we knew that.

Ozzie is starting to thrash AAA. It is going to be interesting to see how the FO handles this. Especially if Phillips is still winning us games.

I've read here some saying move Phillips to 3rd. Is this even a possibility?

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

I've read here some saying move Phillips to 3rd. Is this even a possibility?

We can just demote Dansby and replace him with Albies to appease all of the early call-up posters. It's easy to make room.

Edit: for the record, I agree with the early-call up posters.

[nsacpi]

Glad to see Phillips coming around. Thought he was going to go E-bar on us. He still doesn't know how to walk but we knew that.

Ozzie is starting to thrash AAA. It is going to be interesting to see how the FO handles this. Especially if Phillips is still winning us games.

Phillips has always been a low walk guy. You need some combination of defense/BABIP/power from him to generate any value. He was a decent player as recently as 2015. He might be able to give something close to what he produced that year.

[thethe]

Phillips has always been a low walk guy. You need some combination of defense/BABIP/power from him to generate any value. He was a decent player as recently as 2015. He might be able to give something close to what he produced that year.

He was awesome second half last year a's well.

[Russ2dollas]

Glad to see Phillips coming around. Thought he was going to go E-bar on us. He still doesn't know how to walk but we knew that.

Ozzie is starting to thrash AAA. It is going to be interesting to see how the FO handles this. Especially if Phillips is still winning us games.

I think he stays around till deadline. If we are in contention I still worry front office won't have the stones to trade him.

But if he's a 280 plus hitter with some power and good d on a one million deal then he should net us a useful pen arm prospect