GDT: #75 8:10 EST (Harang) Braves @ (Feldman) Tros'.

[tomahawkchop10]

This may be the most frustrated I've ever been with the Braves brass. How can this be allowed?! Right when we think there is no way he can leave him in the 2 hole anymore he moves him up to leadoff?! Think about this, the Braves hitter that will get the most abs will be bj freaking upton...

Definition of insanity-Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

 

[nsacpi]

The Harang-Laird duo is going to lean pretty heavily against the Stros.

 

[BRule]

BJ leading off??????????????

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Honestly, I'm anxious to see Springer and Singleton play.

 

[yeezus]

Fredi has got to go. Does Wren see this and not care how stupid it is? Fredi is making a bad situation worse. Repeatedly.

 

[50PoundHead]

Pitching for the Astros this evening:

 

[goldfly]

Braves lineup:
1. BJ Upton CF

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

I think I know Fredi's thinking here. It should be obvious that Fredi believes.................

I got nothing

 

[thethe]

In what world does it make sense to give our worst hitter the most AB's in a game? How can he be defended anymore?

 

[50PoundHead]

In what world does it make sense to give our worst hitter the most AB's in a game? How can he be defended anymore?

It just gets him out of the way sooner.

 

[drewdat]

I bet he only really leads off once. Every other time he'll probably have Laird on base to drive in, which is his forte.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Watch BJ get a hit his first at bat.

 

[Tapate50]

That's good hustle!

 

[UNCBlue012]

@ajcbraves: Surmising Fredi's thinking, La Stella better fit in the 2 hole, B.J. best of right-handed options to bat leadoff over Johnson, Simmons.

What. Lol

 

[Diesel]

Dude is so hung up on this right/left thing that he puts the worst hitter in the lineup first! What a maroon!

 

[BremanFan88]

@ajcbraves: Surmising Fredi's thinking, La Stella better fit in the 2 hole, B.J. best of right-handed options to bat leadoff over Johnson, Simmons.

This directly speaks to Fredi's intelligence. He'd rather hurt the team based on the random chance of a LH reliever giving them issues in the 7th or 8th then giving us our best hitters together putting runs up early. It's this kind of old school thought process that people like Bobby and Fredi live by. It's nonsense.

 

[yeezus]

Watch BJ get a hit his first at bat.

Even if BJ goes 3/4, this is a terrible decision. He needs to be told to stop this.

 

[zitothebrave]

BJ Upton is leading off tonight

 

[Fredi Gonzalez]

BJ asked to be put in the leadoff spot. He said he now BOlieves in himself and that was good enough for me.

 

[TURBO]