GDT #61, 6/8/14: Braves (Harang) vs. Diamondbacks (Anderson); 4:10 EDT

[Julio3000]

ATL @ ARI 4:10 EDT
Harang vs Anderson

Braves
1. Heyward RF
2. BJ CF
3. Freeman 1B
4. JUp LF
5. CJ 3B
6. La Stella 2B
7. Simmons SS
8. Veteran Lairdership C
9. Harang P

Crotalus Atrox
1. Parra RF
2. Owings SS
3. Schmidthammer 1B
4. Montero C
5. Prado 3B
6. Hill 2B
7. Peralta CF
8. Cody F’ing Ross LF
9. Anderson P

Can the Braves handle the Snakes, or will they be rattled after last night's debacle? It's obvious that our battery is going to be huge this afternoon as we take the field looking to Chase away the blues.

 

[nsacpi]

Laird and Harang are gonna be huge today.

 

[thethe]

If the Braves play and the bear isn't out there does it really matter?

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Arizona will not get anything to fall in left field today. Two left fielders is tough to beat. Right field might be their better bet.

 

[The Tariff King]

TLS finally gets moved up to 6th, but it's only because Gattis is out.

I like Fredi's initiative to build the pitcher and catcher relationship even more. By having Laird and Harang hit back to back in the order, it further instills fear into the pitcher that the veteran leadership can not only beat you as the battery on the mound, but as an unsuspecting end of the lineup "heart attack of the order".

 

[nsacpi]

Lineup construction doesn't matter much, but I'd have La Stella hitting ahead of Johnson.

 

[UNCBlue012]

No reason Johnson is fifth. I'd actually put TLS or laird there.

 

[Julio3000]

I know that some of us don't put as much weight on statistics as others do, but this battery has got to have the highest LDL in the league.

 

[Julio3000]

 

[nsacpi]

I know that some of us don't put as much weight on statistics as others do, but this battery has got to have the highest LDL in the league.

The nice thing this is they are still growing.

 

[jsebe10]

"Evan, you only had three hits yesterday ! It's very important we get Laird some ABs...you understand right? I know you lead the league in HRs for a catcher and can provide instant offense and could help us win the series...but seriously, we gotta get Laird some reps....THEEEEENKS"

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Is anyone surprised? Extra inning game last night with an earlier game today. Gattis should pinch hit though.

 

[Julio3000]

Gattis has to sit sometimes. Today makes sense. No point in bitching.

 

[nsacpi]

"Evan, you only had three hits yesterday ! It's very important we get Laird some ABs...you understand right? I know you lead the league in HRs for a catcher and can provide instant offense and could help us win the series...but seriously, we gotta get Laird some reps....THEEEEENKS"

Day game after a night game. Part of a stretch of 17 straight games. Laird is gonna play in four of those games.

 

[Dalyn]

Gattis has to sit sometimes. Today makes sense. No point in bitching.

 

[Dalyn]

Laird is gonna play in four of those games.

 

[UNCBlue012]

How many freaking 0-2 counts are you going to work into a walk, Harang? Get it together.

 

[Garmel]

Harang got lucky.

 

[nsacpi]

Harang! Huge!

 

[nsacpi]

Harang got lucky.

Not really. Harang and Laird planned it that way.