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Kind of nuts - the Braves lost in the NLDS 8 times in a row and we lost a one game WC playoff. That was 9 straight 1st round exits. We then made it out in COVID a season I barely count, and then of course the WS. Since then, 2 NLDS exits in a row and assuming this holds, a WC loss. So that is...

While I like AA, this has become a pattern of really shocking postseason management involving the front office that's given away critical games. We did the same thing in the WS - not once but twice! We decided to start minor leaguers with zero experience in those games vs. just going straight to...

Wtf!!! LMAO - now we bring in the bullpen? That is even worse. Why not just start with pro's that are really good. This was embarrassing front office effort

This is a mockery of a postseason game. I know weather screwed us over with a side of injuries - but game one of a three game series is so critical, I just can't comprehend how we felt this was better than just going with the bullpen

I'm just in disbelief. We live in the era of bullpens going 5-6 innings in so many postseason games. Why do we "need" to go with a starter? Lee opens and goes 2, heck push him three if needed. Then Bummer for 1-2. If game is close, you bridge it with some combo of Jackson, Johnson, etc. After...

Organizational failure. I really really question our decision making. It's shockingly bad. Let's just be clear. Chris Sale had no chance to start game one. So how the F did we start SS in game one of the double header? We all had no idea, but in doing so, they literally cemented game one as...

What am I missing that we can't just go with a bullpen game to start and then make a mid-inning call on if we have a chance to win or lose? Dylan Lee - opener targeting two innings. He through 2 pitches yesterday, he should be fine. Heck he could go three if he really pitched well, albeit...

Hitting Ozzie second is just so criminal. They say line-up construction not that big a deal but today he got one more ab than Ozuna and twice came up in huge spots. At least today him hitting second was just a killer.

I really hope going Morton today reinforces that there is no chance we do something stupid in thinking his "experience" puts him ahead of SS in the rotation. My take on this was simply we want to have SS available for the 1st round and take our chances on winning today without needing him. If...

So what is ideal rotation for us going forward? I think you still need to go Sale and Fried next two days so that they could be on regular rest for game 2 / 3 of a 1st round series (or game one of NLDS if we made it) I personally then work backwards and say that if it comes down to last game...

I realize the odds are we won't make it and this question is meaningless. That said, I was wondering what rotation we'd put out for playoffs if we make it. If Lopez is healthy, I still think he gets number three. But the one that fascinates me most is Morton and Schwellenbach. I think it should...

I still can't believe we lost by one yesterday and ensured Harris and Albies got to bat more times than Ozuna, Olson and Soler. Unfortunately that may have cost us our season.

How big does lead need to be for Snit to not use Iggy in 9th? If we can stretch the lead back to 6, we can get to 10 runs of total lead in his last two outings and fortunately got him a day off on day of the one run loss.

There are games where Snit makes questionable moves that fans like us call-out and realize are suboptimal. There are games where he ignores analytics and makes blatantly wrong decisions. Yesterday was particularly embarrassing in that it doesn't fall into any of those buckets. Even 1990's style...

As I outlined in my prior post, I agree. In any industry, repeated mistakes have to fall on leadership - and when leadership are ok with individuals making repeated mistakes that is simply on leadership. Snit is clearly just an awful baseball decision maker. But we are like 7 years into this and...