8/22/14 Braves @ Reds 7:10 ET

[USMA76]

Second look has the runner out by the narrowest of margins.

 

[TURBO]

Gattis bomb coming up

 

[Dalyn]

He's been pitching well for 4 or 5 starts now.

Not to argue, but this makes 3 in a row. Padres beat his ass on the 1st.

 

[USMA76]

101 MPH. Are you kidding me?

 

[Dalyn]

If Fredi hadn't run for Stella!, he could've double-switched with Walden/Gosselin and wouldn't have had to burn a reliever in a tie game late. This is why we lose a lot of close games.

 

[zbhargrove]

Not to argue, but this makes 3 in a row. Padres beat his ass on the 1st.

Was a rough estimate without looking at the stats at work... my point is, he seems to have found it again somewhat.

 

[Dalyn]

Was a rough estimate without looking at the stats at work... my point is, he seems to have found it again somewhat.

He's definitely pitching better.

 

[Dalyn]

Cardinals lost. That's good news.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Heyward is no match for that.

 

[USMA76]

Heyward is no match for that.

Who is?

 

[Dalyn]

Chapman making this team look like the Braves.

 

[zbhargrove]

Heyward is no match for that.

Very few people are.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Dang Chapman. That's not fair

 

[Dalyn]

I'd bunt.

 

[Braves1976]

So we burn Walden for one out and now Carpenter again? Smells like Pittsburgh!

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Kind of hard to believe with the pitching the Braves have had through the years, last no-hitter was by Kent Mercker against the Dodgers in April of 1994.

 

[Dalyn]

So we burn Walden for one out and now Carpenter again? Smells like Pittsburgh!

A good NL manager doesn't run for Stella! in a 1-run game. Then he could've utilized the double-switch.

 

[graffy]

I love this thread. People are bashing Fredi for leaving Minor in too long and others are bashing Fredi for taking him out too soon.

 

[stpeteirish]

Used Walden and have to save Kimbrel for the possible save. Nobody else worth a damn in a close game.

 

[sturg33]

Why not Kimbrel?

Oh right, MLB rule 10.6.1: "You can't use your closer in a tie game on the road"