rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
No one saw September coming.
A six-game winning streak, now a seven game streak and a very real chance the Braves wind up with the best record in the majors for the month. This has been a wild ride, a hoot, and very possibly Ground Zero for the next great run of teams.
It isn't just that they have won seven games again division opponents. If you have taken a moment to watch even one of these games, live or replay, it's how they have managed to win them. Remarkable defense, especially by the outfielders, and CLUTCH play like we haven't seen in years.
Why?
A lot of folks are jumping onto the Snitker bandwagon, and it's clear that players are happy to be playing for him. And he might be the answer. What is clear is that there seems to be a chemistry with he and this current roster, and that could easily be fouled up by the wrong guy to come in from outside. More than the wrong trade or FA signee, the wrong manager could send this rebuild up in flames.
Here's why.
Two years from now, Schuerholz will be retired; Hart will likely be retired, which Coppy will not have a check or a second opinion to officially draw upon. When left to his own devices, the Olivera-Wood trade ensues. He and the new manager will be the principal decision makers or which young players stay, which ones are traded and which ones bump back to the minors.
All we're saying is that Snitkner needs to be re-evaluated completely before being hired. I personally worry about his handling of pitchers, and whether or not McDowell will be kept as pitching coach and Seitzer as hitting coach. Of course an outside hire will want to right to bring in his own people.
The Braves Way still works, it seems. But is it Coppy's Way? And is this truly what a Snitker team looks like?
And BTW, the manager needs to be in place before any roster changes are addressed.
A six-game winning streak, now a seven game streak and a very real chance the Braves wind up with the best record in the majors for the month. This has been a wild ride, a hoot, and very possibly Ground Zero for the next great run of teams.
It isn't just that they have won seven games again division opponents. If you have taken a moment to watch even one of these games, live or replay, it's how they have managed to win them. Remarkable defense, especially by the outfielders, and CLUTCH play like we haven't seen in years.
Why?
A lot of folks are jumping onto the Snitker bandwagon, and it's clear that players are happy to be playing for him. And he might be the answer. What is clear is that there seems to be a chemistry with he and this current roster, and that could easily be fouled up by the wrong guy to come in from outside. More than the wrong trade or FA signee, the wrong manager could send this rebuild up in flames.
Here's why.
Two years from now, Schuerholz will be retired; Hart will likely be retired, which Coppy will not have a check or a second opinion to officially draw upon. When left to his own devices, the Olivera-Wood trade ensues. He and the new manager will be the principal decision makers or which young players stay, which ones are traded and which ones bump back to the minors.
All we're saying is that Snitkner needs to be re-evaluated completely before being hired. I personally worry about his handling of pitchers, and whether or not McDowell will be kept as pitching coach and Seitzer as hitting coach. Of course an outside hire will want to right to bring in his own people.
The Braves Way still works, it seems. But is it Coppy's Way? And is this truly what a Snitker team looks like?
And BTW, the manager needs to be in place before any roster changes are addressed.
