5/21 Game thread: Braves vs. Nats

[Ozzie Swanson]

Big hit by Kemp.

 

[msstate7]

Well crap

 

[USMA76]

Horrible break on the double play.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Adams has been awful.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Adams has been awful.

What

 

[thethe]

Kemp completely sucks on defense--pay no attention to the nice play he just made. (Yeah, I know the Kemp haters will just say he made a routine play look far more difficult than it really was.)

He's just like 90% of outfielders in the mlb. He will make good plays and bad plays but ultimately not cost the team that much in the field.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Lucky ass Nats. If not for those errors, we sweep! Great game by Garcia. He started slow but came up big

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Loses like these happen. We battled but ultimately lost it because of shaky defense.

 

[thewupk]

He's just like 90% of outfielders in the mlb. He will make good plays and bad plays but ultimately not cost the team that much in the field.

Just about 10 or so runs a year

 

[thethe]

Just about 10 or so runs a year

Hypothetical runs.

 

[TheBravos]

I'm an Okie, too, and I hope we light up Glover.

He was on my Nephews peewee team and my brother-in-law coached him. Yes, I hoped we beat him. I meant in general (when he isn't playing the Braves of course).

 

[rico43]

Braves cannot play three better games than this against these guys. What a terrific bounce-back. The reality is that Snit needs to get some props for getting them this ready to play.

 

[thewupk]

Hypothetical runs.

And offense is measured in hypothetical runs. What's your point.

 

[USMA76]

Braves cannot play three better games than this against these guys. What a terrific bounce-back. The reality is that Snit needs to get some props for getting them this ready to play.

I didn't see anyone yesterday giving Snit props for pulling Big Fatty with one out in the fifth and the Braves having a one run lead with Harper and Zimmerman coming up. Snit didn't care about Colon pitching the five inning minimum; he wanted the win. He called on Krol who rewarded the team with one of the most clutch performances of the year.

 

[mossy]

Unfortunate luck today, but Dansby getting a clutch hit to put us back in the game is great to see. Either way its a series win against the Nats. I'll take it.

 

[Russ2dollas]

And offense is measured in hypothetical runs. What's your point.

Kemp will probably hit 20-30 hrs. So he'll double or tripple the runs he gives up if it's only 10. That's not hypothetical. Rbis are a dumb stat but they aren't hypothetical

 

[nsacpi]

I didn't see anyone yesterday giving Snit props for pulling Big Fatty with one out in the fifth and the Braves having a one run lead with Harper and Zimmerman coming up. Snit didn't care about Colon pitching the five inning minimum; he wanted the win. He called on Krol who rewarded the team with one of the most clutch performances of the year.

his bullpen usage is different this year...better I would say

 

[thewupk]

Kemp will probably hit 20-30 hrs. So he'll double or tripple the runs he gives up if it's only 10. That's not hypothetical. Rbis are a dumb stat but they aren't hypothetical

OK. Then compare those homers and rbi to your average player. Or the player with a 400 obp but only 10 homers. When you can figure how just how better kemp is than those guys let me know.

 

[Russ2dollas]

OK. Then compare those homers and rbi to your average player. Or the player with a 400 obp but only 10 homers. When you can figure how just how better kemp is than those guys let me know.

No I get it.

I think defense should drop the runs thing and do outs.

The most important thing is outs. Offense don't make them. Defense make them

 

[thewupk]

No I get it.

I think defense should drop the runs thing and do outs.

The most important thing is outs. Offense don't make them. Defense make them

But outs not made leads to runs.