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It's also pretty sad that Fredi thinks not batting 3 lefties consecutively trumps all other lineup construction logic. And to make it worse, BJ is the answer that he comes up with.

I disagree somewhat on his in regards to Chipper. Many elite level hitters understand very little about their swing (biomechanically) and what they do (think) they understand is steeped in myth. It's kind of like listening to Joe Simpson talk hitting. Very little of it translates to what...

I'm definitely with yeezus here. Ervin was cruising and it had been a low stress ball game for him. I was shocked to see him come out. As easy as he was throwing and the command that he had, he could have thrown 110 pitches if necessary and been fine. It's the stressful innings that take the...

Yeah, it's not Walker. It's the way this offense has been constucted. We simply have a lot of bad hitters in our lineup. Since adding Uggla and the Uptons, this has been a hard group to watch.

The past few games it's been obvious that Heyward hasn't been right at the plate. No patience, jumping at the ball and trying to pull everything. He just needs to sit back and stay through the middle.

Chin music for Carlos Gomez?? LOL Probably not, but I say do it!

That's exactly my thought. I know that trees and limbs fall and can be a danger and difficult to replace if they are damaged, but man would I love to see banks and backgrounds of trees within this design.

In my baseball coaching days, right or wrong, I created a lineup with the final inning in mind. The question was, if the lineup rolled over in the last inning and we're trailing, who do I want to be the hitters coming up with the game on the line. Heyward, Justin/CJ, Freddie is the threesome I...

I can't stop laughing at this. Nice work :)

Dude, you're acting as if this is your money the Braves just spent or that it will hinder us in the future. It's a one year deal. We are better off having another legitimate option. You do realize that Teheran and Wood are the only quality pitchers we have healthy at this point? You do realize...

Niners didn't say we sucked. He just doesn't buy that we were "scary good". In honesty, we weren't scary good. We had a couple of short bursts of excellent baseball surrounded by mediocrity. Now, if we rebound at 2nd base and CF, we certainly could be a 'scary good' team and see an incredible...

When I think of 'park factors', I think of cheap homeruns. I don't think that was Garcia's issue. It was his inability to miss bats because his stuff has deteriorated. And just how much effect do you think a pitching coach can have on a 37 yr old vet? Let's be real. Garcia pitched well over a...

Not a fan of Sutton. Also not a fan of Murphy on the TV side.

The assinine thing about last nights decision for Carpenter over Kimbrel was that Fredi admitted he was going to bring Kimbrel in during the eight for a 4 out save. Okay. So likely the most dominant late innings pitcher in baseball is good to go 4 outs but 6 outs is a stretch? And that wasn't...

It irritates me that they want to support the story line of strikeouts and no homeruns. We scored 6 last night. We had the lead tonight in the 8th. WE DIDNT PITCH WELL!!!!!!! That's the story.

Players like Carpenter and Teheren just weren't ready for the moment. Young players who haven't had enough of pressure experiences in the bigs to know how to channel that energy. I would have used Kimbrel in the 8th and 9th for the same reason that Fredi went with Garcia. The moment would not...

It's an elimination game. Dodgers brought Kershaw in because they saw the importance. The Braves are faced with elimination and Kimbrel can't be used for 6 outs? This isn't June 8th. Playoffs. Elimination game.

I'll say it again.....it's an elimination game. Use your best when you get the opportunity. Kimbrel has had plenty of rest and should have pitched 8th and 9th.

Kimbrel will be needed to get through the heart of their order in the 8th.

I'd say match up in the 7th and Kimbrel for 8th and 9th.