GDT: BRAVES VS PIRATES GAME 4

[mqt]

Of course Inciarte isn't playing the one game I get to see live.

 

[The Tariff King]

Aybar choked on the chicken? My bet was on AJ.

Also AJ, he just washed it down with some Mich Ultra.

 

[jpx7]

Also AJ, he just washed it down with some Mich Ultra.

Also what he washes down his Cialis with before he chokes on the chicken.

 

[KB21]

Why are we hitting frenchy so high? I know we don't have a lot of options, but I think beckham and flowers should be higher.

Frenchy -- .226/.258/.286

Beckham -- .340/.421/.480

Flowers -- .277/.347/.338

Do our managers even look at stats? Am I missing something? Does frenchy own these guys we've been facing or something?

Looking at stats is why Frenchy is playing. He's hitting .279 against lefties this year, and for his career, he's a .280 hitter against LHP.

 

[50PoundHead]

What can we flip d'Arnaud for at the deadline?

 

[jpx7]

Looking at stats is why Frenchy is playing. He's hitting .279 against lefties this year, and for his career, he's a .280 hitter against LHP.

I think the bigger problem is that it doesn't matter whether Francoeur hits well against LHP; he's not part of the Braves' future, whereas both Smith and Inciarte very well may be.

Johnson, Beckham, and even d'Arnaud at other matters: they might fetch something at the deadline, and they're not really blocking any young players of consequence. But Francoeur is what he is; meanwhile Smith and Inciarte need to be in the lineup almost every day.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Well, it looks like Folty is back to sucking.

 

[UNCBlue012]

It was more bad luck, but no excuses!

 

[Garmel]

Sometimes I think the BABIP gods hate our pitchers at times.

 

[Garmel]

Well, it looks like Folty is back to sucking.

The hits in this inning haven't been impressive.

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

We suck and have really bad luck at the same time.

 

[USMA76]

Seeing eye lead off single, HBP, passed ball, bloop single, two runs--bad things happen to bad teams.

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

Folty has actually looked pretty good. Mixing speeds and locating to both sides of the plate. Just got a little unlucky after making a mistake and hitting Kang.

 

[Enscheff]

Well, it looks like Folty is back to sucking.

Back to sucking? A seeing eye single followed by a hit batter, a passed ball, a bloop single, and a missed play by the SS? Sounds like horrid luck to me.

 

[Braves1976]

Folty has had some cheap hits against him, but he makes too many two strike pitches right over the heart of the plate. For example, that last line out was another 0-2 pitch that was too good, just like the one before that was fouled off.

 

[jpx7]

Well, it looks like Folty is back to sucking.

I think he looked pretty solid that inning, actually; the HBP was a mistake, but otherwise he made some good pitches in spite of the defensive lapses behind him.

 

[Braves1976]

Gordon has been hot, but after that walk I'd want him to take a few pitches. Now this inning is likely done.

 

[Braves1976]

Folty is swinging at balls outside, that is four straight balls and now strikeouts on another one way outside. Not a single strike that AB.

Next time give him the take sign, if so Mallex is up with bases loaded...

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

I really love how well Folty has been locating his slider for strikes. He needs to get better at using it as a strikeout pitch though.

 

[USMA76]

Folty's done. He's never shown the mental fortitude to deal with what's happened to him tonight.