GDT: 7/31 Braves vs Mutts

[USMA76]

Lol, this ump’s strike zone is all over the place.

True but it doesn't seem like he's favored either team.

 

[TURBO]

Decent AB for Riley

 

[jpx7]

Decent AB for Riley

Ball four was a better strike than a lot of the clearly-outside balls called “strikes” yesterday.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Yikes, Ender. That’s a meatball down the middle. I mean, that’s as easy of a pitch to hit in baseball as there is.

 

[thewupk]

waste

 

[msstate7]

Remember when Acuna could drive the ball?

 

[CyYoung31]

Remember when Acuna could drive the ball?

I remember last year’s baseballs.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Acuña is just hurting the team at this point. Please get right, man.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

I remember last year’s baseballs.

So you are seeing less juiced balls this year. Which did you like better?

 

[UNCBlue012]

Lmao. Newk is trash as a starter

 

[CyYoung31]

That’s embarrassing.

 

[USMA76]

Newk getting "pantsed" right now.

 

[drewdat]

Leave him in for a few more batters, let's see what happens

 

[UNCBlue012]

Why is he still in the game?!

 

[Enscheff]

If the Braves can win every game Soroka and Fried starts, and scratch out a few games started by others, they will be a .500 team.

That should make the playoffs.

Easy.

 

[jpx7]

Lmao. Newk is trash as a starter

He’s an opener option, but I don’t think he’s a twice (much less thrice) through-order guy.

 

[thewupk]

Newk is a solid reliever but he can't start

 

[50PoundHead]

We're kind of Team Brain-F*rt in the early going.

 

[UNCBlue012]

One batter too late, Snit.

 

[USMA76]

Bases loaded, one out and Alonso at bat--what could go wrong?

They keep repeating the point about the effect on Newk of Nimmo's ten pitch at bat. In my mind, that falls pretty high on the Folty scale of mental weakness. Get over it, move on, and pitch.