GDT Opening Day - Braves @ Brewers - 3/31/2014

[AUTiger7222]

Schafer over Pena?

Don't mind using Schafer there with 2 outs. Pena is a better hitter, save him for a better situation.

 

[tvsportscaster]

Why would we waste Doumit, Pena or Terdo with 2 out and nobody on?

It would be hard to do that with Terdo considering he's not even on the team.

 

[AUTiger7222]

What was it, 4-2 with 4 shutouts against us last year?

Yep. Brewers shut us out in 4 of the 6 games last year.

 

[thethe]

People are really jumping off of a bridge earlier than normal this year.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

161.5 games to go buddy

I don't like the offense and the fact that not even the best players are in the starting lineup makes it worse. Not being negative here at all. Stating an opinion.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Yep. Brewers shut us out in 4 of the 6 games last year.

Miller Park owns the Braves. Averaging under 2 runs game there since 2010 I believe.

 

[Braves1976]

Good start for Ian Thomas. He hit the corner with a 92 mph fastball before a nice curve gets an easy ground out to 1st.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

2 runs given up by Teheran. Not a great start, but a solid one, nonetheless. I only count 4 Ks by our lineup. That's amazing.

And Uggla is not one of them.

Baby steps my friend.

 

[Murphfan]

Thomas has a really long face.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

People are really jumping off of a bridge earlier than normal this year.

If you say so.

 

[Krovahn]

It would be hard to do that with Terdo considering he's not even on the team.

Sorry. I meant Pastor. Two guys with crazy long names that are essentially interchangeable on this team.

 

[TDlxANDER]

What the **** is a Scooter Gennett?

 

[Heyward]

What was it, 4-2 with 4 shutouts against us last year?

2 or 3.

 

[weso1]

Braves struggling with their two strike pitches today.

 

[weso1]

So I guess Thomas is a pure Loogy then?

 

[Braves1976]

Not as good a curve 0-2 there, hung a bit for a single. Thomas out. He looked good, quick hook makes sense since his first MLB game. Now Schlosser gets his first MLB inning.

 

[Dalyn]

I don't think he is. I just think it's because there were two outs and none on. Don't want to waste Doumit there.

Oh, I agree about Doumit. Would've gone with Pena. Doumit should be first with runners on; Pena first with no one on.

 

[nsacpi]

So I guess Thomas is a pure Loogy then?

He's effective against righties. I'd rather him face a righty than Schlosser face a lefty.

 

[Braves1976]

So I guess Thomas is a pure Loogy then?

Nah, he shouldn't be given his splits. He can get out righties fine too. But that may be how Fredi uses him.

 

[Tapate50]

Thomas has a really long face.

Ian Thomas and a horse walk into a bar, sit down, and the bartender says...