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    GDT 8/6/19: Braves at Twins - Can Charlie Save our Season?

    Acuña RF
    Albies 2B
    Freeman 1B
    Donaldson 3B
    McCann C
    Duvall LF
    Joyce DH
    Culberson SS
    Inciarte CF

    One more loss and we're FINNISH!
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    8-11 in the last 19, since game two @Mil...

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    This will be Culberson's 1st start at SS in 2019 despite grading out very well at the position in a small sample so far in his career.

    Camargo has graded out as average or worse over there in an equally small sample.

    We know Culberson is much faster than Camargo, so it stands to reason his range at SS should also be superior.

    The insistence on running Camargo out to SS over and over while Swanson is out is a bit baffling, to say the least. Just another example of Snit not quite understanding how to use the tools AA gave him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VirginiaBrave View Post
    8-11 in the last 19, since game two @Mil...
    Wait...

    Does this mean good teams sometimes play poorly for stretches of ~20 games?

    Earth shattering news!! Break through findings!! Alert the Nobel committee!!

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    Just means over the last 20 it's not just imagination we have tread water or reverted back to April. After the headcase gets his ass handed to him tonight it will be a little worse. When we step up in class it shows and not in a good way.

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    expecting a yuge game from Freeman
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    There's a couple things going for us. The slowdown hasn't resulted in a loss in the standings, and the schedule gets much easier after the Twins. There's only 3 games left against winning teams outside the division (against LA). We get 7 vs. Mia, and 9 vs. Tor, KC, and CHW.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerfherders View Post
    There's a couple things going for us. The slowdown hasn't resulted in a loss in the standings, and the schedule gets much easier after the Twins. There's only 3 games left against winning teams outside the division (against LA). We get 7 vs. Mia, and 9 vs. Tor, KC, and CHW.
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    It's probably the team I'm most worried about. They put all their chips in and are hitting on red right now.

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    Like a 10% chance we win tonight. Berrios is filthy while Folty has been trash.

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    Teams are never as bad as they look when they're playing poorly and never as good as they look when everything is going their way. The Mutts are playing way over their heads right now. They'll hit a 2-7 skid at some point dashing their hopes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by striker42 View Post
    Teams are never as bad as they look when they're playing poorly and never as good as they look when everything is going their way. The Mutts are playing way over their heads right now. They'll hit a 2-7 skid at some point dashing their hopes.
    Just long enough for them to decide to keep Mickey Callaway again for next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Beware the Metropolitans.
    Eh, they're due a major cold streak

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Eh, they're due a major cold streak
    Cano is on the IL. They gonna keep winning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VirginiaBrave View Post
    Just means over the last 20 it's not just imagination we have tread water or reverted back to April. After the headcase gets his ass handed to him tonight it will be a little worse. When we step up in class it shows and not in a good way.
    How are the nationals doing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by atl717 View Post
    Like a 10% chance we win tonight. Berrios is filthy while Folty has been trash.
    Fangraphs has us at 38%

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    Snits escapes and Cy doesn't get to whaler in his blood.

    "If Camargo is starting at SS tomorrow, I’m going to stab Snitker to death and play around in his blood."
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    Quote Originally Posted by salmagundy View Post
    Snits escapes and Cy doesn't get to whaler in his blood.

    "If Camargo is starting at SS tomorrow, I’m going to stab Snitker to death and play around in his blood."
    Sounds like we need to threaten Snit more on here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    How are the nationals doing?
    Still have more faith in their front 3 than ours, as most serious baseball do

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    Quote Originally Posted by Individual-1 View Post
    Sounds like we need to threaten Snit more on here.
    yea, Cy was ready to take one for the team. Good thing we don't have to get those prison letters ready yet, lol.

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