GDT 8/8/23: Braves @ Pirates

[striker42]

Probably not a good idea to go from bullpens to starting mlb games for wright. Soroka still working out kinks. AJSS same. The lead is large, and there's no reason to rush guys

Then trade a mediocre player for Lorenzen like the Phils did. There's no reason Cheerios should have started tonight.

I honestly don't know what AA is thinking with Cheerios.

 

[Frek21]

He got hit on the elbow guard. He has to be the softest player in the sport.

Looked like he got hit on the side where there isn’t much padding. Probably dead armed and they are being cautious with him in a game that means nothing.

 

[Enscheff]

I can only imagine the collective eye rolls from guys like Murphy and TDA when Acuna is near death every other week.

 

[msstate7]

TDA is the king of swinging away when pitchers have lost control

 

[msstate7]

When bases are loaded and pitcher has lost control, never let TDA hit

 

[UNCBlue012]

The Braves cannot get that one big hit. Every single game they battle back and whiff in the big RISP spot. It makes no sense that a lineup this good suddenly struggles

 

[Enscheff]

Looked like he got hit on the side where there isn’t much padding. Probably dead armed and they are being cautious with him in a game that means nothing.

The pad literally overlaps itself in that location. If the guard doesn’t guard the area pointed directly at the pitcher, he needs a new elbow guard.

He will miraculously recover by tomorrow.

 

[striker42]

TDA is the king of swinging away when pitchers have lost control

Yep. Swinging at a first pitch ball there was unforgivable. Someone on the team needs to go up and ask him what he was thinking there.

 

[bravesnumberone]

That **** is about as unacceptable as any boneheaded thing anyone on the team has done.

 

[Hudson2]

I can only imagine the collective eye rolls from guys like Murphy and TDA when Acuna is near death every other week.

Murphy would have ran to 1st like it didn’t even touch him.

 

[striker42]

The Braves cannot get that one big hit. Every single game they battle back and whiff in the big RISP spot. It makes no sense that a lineup this good suddenly struggles

5 runs isn't exactly struggling. It's been bad pitching paired with bad luck and bad defense that have bitten us over and over.

 

[msstate7]

The pad literally overlaps itself in that location. If the guard doesn’t guard the area pointed directly at the pitcher, he needs a new elbow guard.

He will miraculously recover by tomorrow.

The fact no one here is freaking out says all you need to know about the toughness of Acuna.

 

[Enscheff]

Could you imagine if Acuna had taken that foul off the mask? He would have been airlifted out.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Seriously. Imagine acuna as a catcher.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Come on Jenny Craig JJ

 

[Hudson2]

Wow

 

[UNCBlue012]

Jimenez is fantastic

 

[msstate7]

And the defense of the braves...

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Let him go 2 twit.

 

[Frek21]

The pad literally overlaps itself in that location. If the guard doesn’t guard the area pointed directly at the pitcher, he needs a new elbow guard.

He will miraculously recover by tomorrow.

In the replay it showed it hitting to the side of the pad with way he was trying to get out of the way. I agree he’ll be back tomorrow. Like I said he probably had a dead arm from where it hit and they are just being overly cautious in a game that doesn’t matter.