PLAYOFFS?!?!?

bravesfanforlife88 said:
It sounds like a bullpen game is very possible according to Snitkers comments. So they could piggyback Ynoa/Smyly. Personally, i'd start Minter like they did last season, then go Ynoa/Smyly.
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The Dodgers usually have Betts and the two Turners batting within the top 4 positions. If we go with an opener in game 4, it should be Chavez.
 
06/04: 9-5 Dodgers over Braves - Anderson went 4.1 IP 4 ER 3 BB 6K, Urias went 5.0 IP 1 ER 2BB 5K, Braves got their runs off the bullpen

06/05: 6-4 Braves over Dodgers - Morton went 5.0 IP 4 R (2 ER) 1 BB 5K, Kershaw went 6 IP, 5 ER, 1BB, 9K

06/06: 4-2 Braves over Dodgers - Fried went 6.0 IP 1 ER 0BB 4K Bauer went 6.0 IP, 3ER, 4 BB, 7K

08/30: 3-5 Dodgers over Braves - Smyly went 4.2IP 5ER, 0BB, 5K; Urias went 6.0 IP, 2ER, 0BB, 7K

08/31: 2-3 Dodgers over Braves - Morton went 6.0IP, 1ER, 2BB, 8K, Buehler went 7.0IP, 2ER, 2BB, 5K

09/01: 3-4 Dodgers over Braves - Fried went 6.0 IP 2ER, 1BB, 9K, Scherzer went 6.0IP, 0ER, 0BB, 9K

Dodgers went 4-2 against the Braves this season. However, the results of the games were fairly close, no real blow out except for game 1 in Atlanta. Braves actually had a +2 RD lol
 
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nsacpi said:
The Dodgers usually have Betts and the two Turners batting within the top 4 positions. If we go with an opener in game 4, it should be Chavez.
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Against Wood the Dodgers went:

Betts (R)
Turner (R)
Seager (L)
Turner (R)
Taylor (R)
Pollock (R)
Pujols (R)
Smith (R)

Against Webb they went:

Betts (R)
Seager (L)
Turner (R)
Smith (R)
Turner (R)
Lux (L)
Bellinger (L)
Taylor (R)

So they aren't going to platoon as much as I thought they would.

If they open with Chavez, the Dodgers will use the 2 LHHs if they know the bulks guy is going to be Ynoa. I definitely don't want someone like Smyly facing that RHH lineup, so the trick is to force them into starting all the RHH and then counter with Ynoa as the bulk guy after Chavez.

Or perhaps the trick will be to start Chavez, then let Smyly face Lux through Seager, then Luke face Turner through Turner, then Minter face Lux through Seager if they didn't unwind the LHH platoons in response to Smyly. Hopefully that forces Roberts to unwind his platoon early. As soon as he does that, bring in Ynoa for 18 batters to get through innings 5-8. Sort of a reverse usage of the BP....mix and match in the early innings, then use the bulk guy once the opposing manager has played his cards and is stuck with a platoon heavy lineup.
 
Enscheff said:
Against Webb they went:

Betts (R)
Seager (L)
Turner (R)
Smith (R)
Turner (R)
Lux (L)
Bellinger (L)
Taylor (R)
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The Dodgers will likely assume Ynoa is the bulk pitcher in game 4 and go with this lineup or something similar. The counter I would go with is Chavez the first five hitters. Minter the next four. Then you go to Ynoa and try to ride him for 2-3 innings. Then you come back with some lefties (Smyly and Matzek maybe for 2 innings each). That's the overall plan. But the most important detail is to be flexible and make sure you have the platoon advantage in any high leverage situation.
 
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Enscheff said:
Or perhaps the trick will be to start Chavez, then let Smyly face Lux through Seager, then Luke face Turner through Turner, then Minter face Lux through Seager if they didn't unwind the LHH platoons in response to Smyly. Hopefully that forces Roberts to unwind his platoon early. As soon as he does that, bring in Ynoa for 18 batters to get through innings 5-8. Sort of a reverse usage of the BP....mix and match in the early innings, then use the bulk guy once the opposing manager has played his cards and is stuck with a platoon heavy lineup.
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I can almost assure you that this is more thoughtful than any conversation the Braves staff has had or will have about pitching matchups.
 
Dodgers will likely start Buehler and Scherzer in the first two games and if it is a long series in 4 or 5 of 7 games. Their pen is very righty heavy. Am I the only one thinking Soler being out and forcing Snit to put both Pederson and Rosario in the lineup is a blessing in disguise?
 
nsacpi said:
Dodgers will likely start Buehler and Scherzer in the first two games and if it is a long series in 4 or 5 of 7 games. Their pen is very righty heavy. Am I the only one thinking Soler being out and forcing Snit to put both Pederson and Rosario in the lineup is a blessing in disguise?
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We go with Fried and Morton for the first 2?
 
Slippyjms said:
I think we go with Fried and Anderson for the first 2 and Morton for game 3. That way both Anderson’s starts are home games and Morton would start a game 7 on full rest.
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Fried game 1
Anderson game 2
Morton game 3
Bullpen game 4
Fried game 5
Anderson game 6
Morton and Fried game 7

If they do that we have a great chance.

They don’t announce the rosters yet?
 
Runnin said:
You're an idiot if you really think that.
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Really? Because nothing about Snits BP management suggests they think about anything other than starter going 5+, Smith closing, and Matzek/Luke in the 7th/8th.

The Braves are 25 years behind teams like the Dodgers when it comes to BP usage. It’s probably going to cost them a couple games in this series when Roberts runs circles around Snit. It almost cost them game 4 when snit moronically and predictably allowed Morton to hit the inning before allowing 2 runs despite every single person with a functioning brain on this board understanding it was the wrong move.

Wake up and smell the mothballs. The Braves just started shifting the defense a few months ago for crying out loud. This roster is led by dinosaurs who still think Glavine throwing 89 mph would be great over 200+ innings.
 
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Enscheff said:
Really? Because nothing about Snits BP management suggests they think about anything other than starter going 5+, Smith closing, and Matzek/Luke in the 7th/8th.

The Braves are 25 years behind teams like the Dodgers when it comes to BP usage. It’s probably going to cost them a couple games in this series when Roberts runs circles around Snit. It almost cost them game 4 when snit moronically and predictably allowed Morton to hit the inning before allowing 2 runs despite every single person with a functioning brain on this board understanding it was the wrong move.

Wake up and smell the mothballs. The Braves just started shifting the defense a few months ago for crying out loud. This roster is led by dinosaurs who still think Glavine throwing 89 mph would be great over 200+ innings.
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You mean 25 millions behind teams like the Dodgers when it comes to BP usage?
 
ixiXSolidXixi said:
You mean 25 millions behind teams like the Dodgers when it comes to BP usage?
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Competently using an opener followed by a bulk pitcher costs nothing. They showed everyone how to do it last night, and followed the exact plan I laid out for the Braves in their own BP game.

The Dodgers let the smart people make the strategy decisions. The Braves simply aren’t there yet, and instead let the guys out of touch with the modern game make those decisions. They will continue to operate at a disadvantage until that changes.
 
In our defense do we have the pitching depth to deploy that type of strategy? The Dodgers have like 5 closers. We have 3 relievers we truly trust that need to be available for high leverage. When you have guys like Charlie and Fried I think best bet is letting them do what they do. Now different story for bullpen game or alternative a game 4 short rest - then I agree we need to better deploy openers
 
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