GDT 4/29 - WAS @ ATL: Post-apocalypse

sturg33 said:
Like Julio alluded to last night, it is kinda funny(?), or weird(?), or sad(?) that I don't even get upset about these losses. It makes the season easier to get through - but having no expectations kinda takes the fun out of it
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Yeah. Expecting a team to suck and watching them suck is a lot more fun then watching a team supposed to be good collapse and burn. I was told that I would enjoy this team more and they are right. That's what matters, right?
 
Reality.

Gonna be uggly from here on out.

Even if Fredi should be fired, I'd bet #6 prevents it. I want him fired because I'd like to see your reactions. I can't fathom someone else ever being at fault after reading this board.

*sigh* it's worse after being led on after a good first week.
 
mossy said:
Reality.

Gonna be uggly from here on out.

Even if Fredi should be fired, I'd bet #6 prevents it.

*sigh* it's worse after being led on after a good first week.
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What's upsetting is that it's topsy-turvy. I thought we'd be losing 1-0, 2-1, 5-2; games like that. The offense has been streaky, but has put runs on the board. The starting pitching, which I thought would be better, has just stunk.
 
Through 8 home games (according to baseball ref) the Braves are down 33K in attendnace so far compared to last year through 8 games. Only the Rays, Rangers, and Phillies are worse.
 
50PoundHead said:
What's upsetting is that it's topsy-turvy. I thought we'd be losing 1-0, 2-1, 5-2; games like that. The offense has been streaky, but has put runs on the board. The starting pitching, which I thought would be better, has just stunk.
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And long-term, the starting pitching issues are the bigger deals. It's great that Pierzynski is hitting like Ted Williams and that Markakis is leading off like a fiend, but the long-term plan looks decidedly murkier if something is wrong with Teheran.
 
NinersSBChamps said:
Average to below average is generally the norm. I don't live or have never lived anywhere near Atlanta, so I don't know what the issues are/were.
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Atlanta is kind of a Relo-ville in that it's a regional center where a lot of people without local ties reside. That usually means you get a lot of fair weather fans. Same thing in Minnesota.
 
Disappointed in the starting pitching outside of Miller. Wood and Teheran really seem to be struggling with control/command. Both have nearly double their typical BB rate.
 
50PoundHead said:
Atlanta is kind of a Relo-ville in that it's a regional center where a lot of people without local ties reside. That usually means you get a lot of fair weather fans. Same thing in Minnesota.
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Yep, I was born in Atlanta and there are a lot of transplants here in Atlanta.
 
Braves1976 said:
Yep, I was born in Atlanta and there are a lot of transplants here in Atlanta.
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I should have stated I am a Minnesotan and have seen this big-time up here. It's not as bad as it used to be (when a Yankees' game at the Old Met Stadium was pretty much a Yankees' home game), but if the Twins aren't winning, attendance falls off fast. Lots of other things to do in Minnesota in the summer.
 
50PoundHead said:
I should have stated I am a Minnesotan and have seen this big-time up here. It's not as bad as it used to be (when a Yankees' game at the Old Met Stadium was pretty much a Yankees' home game), but if the Twins aren't winning, attendance falls off fast. Lots of other things to do in Minnesota in the summer.
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Well sure, but I do enjoy a baseball game any chance I can get. I think it's the same in most baseball cities save for places like St.Louis, New York, and Boston.
 
thewupk said:
Yeah. Expecting a team to suck and watching them suck is a lot more fun then watching a team supposed to be good collapse and burn. I was told that I would enjoy this team more and they are right. That's what matters, right?
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Only a matter of time before the tv crowd goes too... tough to give up 3 hours of a summer night on a bad product
 
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