GDT 10/12/23: Braves @ Phillies - NLDS Game 4 Striders Revenge

[bravesnumberone]

Losing sucks, but the real frustration is the offense never bothering to show up.

That's the bottom line. The five-day layoff did not cause Kevin Pillar and Eddie Rosario to take two of the most atrociously miserable at bats ever with the season on the line. Kind of fitting that this team didn't find a real solution for LF among all its other wheelings and dealings and that's ultimately what ends the year in the final inning.

 

[sturg33]

It’s baseball, you play the game on the field not on paper. Bats didn’t show up, pitching was actually decent other than Game 3.

Dude I get it. You gotta beat your opponent. But baseball is the only sport where the pirates can beat the Yankees in a best of 5 series pretty regularly. And MLB is creating more and more of those matchups. The regular season means nothing... and im.at the point where'd I'd rather be a WC than the bye team

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

We’ll be spending the time between now and when spring training opens in February wondering what happened to the bats.

 

[sturg33]

Also it'd time for Snit to retire. Anyone can win with this roster over 162.

But we need a rob Thomson to beat opponents in a best of 5

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

The three teams that won 100+ games went 1-9 in the postseason. Draw your own conclusions with that nugget.

 

[msstate7]

When the braves clinch next year, they better not even get a PA off. This team just can't turn it back on. They haven't been good since they won in Philly to take division. Last year, they blasted the Mets, and then took a day off... they were crap after that. This team only knows no rest, full
Speed ahead

 

[jsebe10]

We’ll be spending the time between now and when spring training opens in February wondering what happened to the bats.

No...we will be hoping fckn AJSS can be our #2 but AA feels reliable pitching is a dime a dozen...this is a fckn wake up call for the front office....un**** this pitching

 

[sturg33]

When the braves clinch next year, they better not even get a PA off. This team just can't turn it back on. They haven't been good since they won in Philly to take division. Last year, they blasted the Mets, and then took a day off... they were crap after that. This team only knows no rest, full
Speed ahead

Screw that. Forfeit every game September til your in the wild card. Beat the **** out of the marlins

 

[msstate7]

The three teams that won 100+ games went 1-9 in the postseason. Draw your own conclusions with that nugget.

Out of 8 divisional round teams the last 2 years...
AL higher seed took 3 of 4
NL higher seed is 0 and 4

It's the braves and dodgers being notorious chokers... that's the real issue

 

[bravesnumberone]

It's not their fault. But this is the only sport that the best teams can lose to inferior opponents.

I don't how to fix that because of the randomness of baseball compared to other sports. This phenomena didn't just start with the current wacky setup. And honestly, we might have won 14 more games than the Phillies, but the two rosters that came into this series weren't exactly miles apart.

 

[msstate7]

I don't how to fix that because of the randomness of baseball compared to other sports. This phenomena didn't just start with the current wacky setup. And honestly, we might have won 14 more games than the Phillies, but the two rosters that came into this series weren't exactly miles apart.

Get rid of 5 game series for top seeds somehow

 

[sturg33]

Also 1st and 3rd no out in the 9th and don't score lol

All time pathetic offense

 

[bravesnumberone]

Out of 8 divisional round teams the last 2 years...
AL higher seed took 3 of 4
NL higher seed is 0 and 4

It's the braves and dodgers being notorious chokers... that's the real issue

I say the Braves and Dodgers just merge. Snit/Roberts, Freddie/Olson, Ronnie/Betts should have a joint press conference tomorrow and then a hug session.

 

[msstate7]

I say the Braves and Dodgers just merge. Snit/Roberts, Freddie/Olson, Ronnie/Betts should have a joint press conference tomorrow and then a hug session.

Phillies in 5

 

[bravesnumberone]

Get rid of 5 game series for top seeds somehow

At minimum, I think just let the top seeds host all five games. But the Braves had six 100-win teams before the last two seasons, and only one of those went to the World Series.

 

[CyYoung31]

Braves at least won their division.

And they won 88 games, not 86.And they were a true talent (expected W/L) 95 win team.And the team they played had the same amount of off-days as they did.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Maybe the Braves and Dodgers and Orioles and Rays should just play their own tournament.

 

[zbhargrove]

I called this series to a T.

Shut up

 

[sturg33]

Out of 8 divisional round teams the last 2 years...
AL higher seed took 3 of 4
NL higher seed is 0 and 4

It's the braves and dodgers being notorious chokers... that's the real issue

I don't know what to tell you man.

If you think the diamondbacks and Phillies are better teams than the Dodgers and Braves, thats on you

It's not gonna change. But I would hope my sport has the best teams playing in the WS rather than another NL punk playing a juggernaut yet again

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Out of 8 divisional round teams the last 2 years...
AL higher seed took 3 of 4
NL higher seed is 0 and 4

It's the braves and dodgers being notorious chokers... that's the real issue

Going back to last year, though the Astros swept the Mariners, they got pushed in each game, trailed in two I think and one went to 18 innings. The Yankees got pushed to five games by the Guardians. Again, I don’t know what the deal is, but the wild card round is proving to be no advantage.