6/1/15: GDT - Atlanta Braves @ Arizona Diamondbacks

[thethe]

Trying to figure out who our #3, #4, and #5 starters would be.

Which trades were done intentionally to not win? If we can identify those then we should make more like them.

 

[thethe]

Well I believe you described many from last year's team as "stench" and also specifically called Hayward a joke.

I would have liked to have actually used 2015 to try to compete for a championship. By fixing the real problems from last year's team (CF, 3B, and 2B)... which we've shown was possible without burning the young core to the ground.

But it's too late to go into it any further. I get dizzy

Almost every move made has helped the team win this year.

 

[thethe]

Cunningham can play some defense.

 

[sturg33]

Cunningham is good out there

 

[USMA76]

The more I watch Cunningham play defense, I wonder why he isn't in our outfield every day.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

 

[thethe]

Over 500 again.

 

[Braves1976]

The more I watch Cunningham play defense, I wonder why he isn't in our outfield every day.

I think it was more his bat than his glove the Braves didn't trust.

 

[USMA76]

Over 500 again.

...and .500 on the road trip.

 

[Braves1976]

Good win, offense was good against some rather poor pitching IMO. Wood was great again vs a team that has been lighting up a lot of pitchers so far this year.

 

[chop2chip]

I feel like the first 51 games of the year has been a constant victory lap for thethe. I can't imagine a soul on earth who would delight in the presence of average more than this good sir.

 

[jpx7]

I hope they saved some for the next two games.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

So this is your home village. Very nice.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

Sitting Freddie for a game was absolutely the right move. Well played, sir.

Another example of why Fredi is among the best in the industry.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

I feel like the first 51 games of the year has been a constant victory lap for thethe. I can't imagine a soul on earth who would delight in the presence of average more than this good sir.

After being told all winter about how this team was a 4th place club and 90-95 losses was unavoidable. And now here we sit 51 games in and its not so important where the record sits number wise as it is that we're two good weeks from first place. I give it six weeks and the naysayers will wake up and get on the playoff train. I have said before and I will say again, this has a 1991 vibe to it.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

Just makes you wonder what we could've done if we were intentionally trying to win

Regardless whose wearing the unis, we are playing well. And I know that just kills you.

 

[The Tariff King]

When I said I'd rather keep Alex Wood over JT and maybe even Folty, it's nights like these That reassure me.

 

[The Tariff King]

After being told all winter about how this team was a 4th place club and 90-95 losses was unavoidable. And now here we sit 51 games in and its not so important where the record sits number wise as it is that we're two good weeks from first place. I give it six weeks and the naysayers will wake up and get on the playoff train. I have said before and I will say again, this has a 1991 vibe to it.

I was very critical of the front office, but I never said we'd be a 90-95 loss team.

Until we fix our bullpen, we're going to have to rely on our starters to give us 7-8 innings every game just to keep us in the game. We look good now because Freddie is hitting homers again (who would've thought hitting for power was useful), but if he goes through another coldspell again... yeah.

 

[Runnin]

Bringing the wood.

 

[Runnin]

Over .500 !!!