Ryu has only three losses all year, one of them came yesterday against us. Anytime you beat a pitcher like Ryu that is impressive.
What ya’ll think?
Doesn't matter what Freeman thinks. Snit is the manager. Freddie is just a player. It was the right call.
This is one time we agree. I come down on that side too. I hope Freddie is backing Snit.
i am no snit fan but i had no issue with the move, i expected it in fact.
That said, I wasn't mad at Acuna. I'd been mad if he hit a grounder and it was bobbled or dropped and he didn't hustle allowing an infielder to throw him out. That is worse than thinking you hit one out and making the mistake he did.
Last edited by Braves1976; 08-18-2019 at 11:18 PM.
Thankfully we still won so this shouldn't drag on as an issue.
It’s hard for me to believe Freddie would be arguing with Snitker and saying he should stay in. Freddie is a lead by example guy and we know he hustles and wants the rest of the guys to do the same. FWIW, I did see where a lot of the players were asked about the Acuna benching. They didn’t want to go on record apparently, but all agreed with Snitker.
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I'd like to know what was said and the context. But Freddie could be arguing for Acuna, supporting his teammate as the unofficial captain of the team, and still be wrong. Snit did Acuna a big favor and then Ortega did too.
He has a lot to be thankful for. Hopefully everyone will be smiling again soon.
FFF - BB, BB, 2B, HR, 2B, HR, 1B, BB, BB, 1B, BB, BB, HR
Folks sure do let themselves get all worked up over the tiniest things.
Broken fire extinguishers. A young guy getting benched. Holy hell, who cares?
gcbraves (08-19-2019), Southcack77 (08-19-2019)
Acuna might take this so personally that he will hold it against the team during his next round of contract negotiations in 2029.
Freshmaker (08-19-2019), Jaw (08-19-2019), jpx7 (08-19-2019), Runnin (08-19-2019)
Not sure if you are referring to me, but I certainly didn't say that. I said if Folty is back, he pushes Max from that 3rd spot in a playoff rotation. Certainly Max has been better than Folty. The rest of the regular season will determine if Folty has regained his 2018 form.
I also believe Kuechel gets the nod over Max not b/c he's been a better pitcher, but b/c they've been pretty similar outside of DK's one awful start. DK's also has the postseason experience which would gives him an edge.
May be Sept will prove me wrong, but that's what I see happening.
Jaw (08-19-2019)