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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 10, 2018 7:20:37 GMT -5
UP NEXT:
Braves: LHP Sean Newcomb (7-1, 1.52) has won seven of the last eight games he's started. In his last outing against the Padres, he allowed no runs and just three hits in six innings.
Dodgers: RHP Ross Stripling (4-1, 1.52) has been fantastic, especially over his last four starts -- all wins. During that stretch, he's given up a combined two runs in 24 2/3 innings. He's been the most stable starter in an injury-ravaged rotation.
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (right thumb bruise) played catch Saturday. ... RHP Mike Soroka (muscle strain near right shoulder) will come off the disabled list and start Wednesday against the Mets.
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler has bruised ribs, but scans and X-rays showed no further damage after the rookie was lifted from a start with pain in his side Friday. Buehler said Saturday he is uncertain how much time he'll miss or if he'll need to go on the disabled list. ... LHP Rich Hill (blister) threw a four-inning sim game Saturday and Roberts said he threw the ball well. He threw 60 pitches without the blister covered. ... Dennis Santana (right rotator cuff strain) was transferred from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list ... INF Justin Turner (soreness left wrist) was not in the lineup for the fourth time in the last five games but is expected to be back Sunday. ... RHP Kenta Maeda (right hip strain) is expected to throw a bullpen Sunday and if that goes well, the team can put him back in the rotation.
Charlie Culberson, also a Dodger last year, was presented with his NL Championship Series ring before the game, then went out and helped beat his old teammates and push Atlanta to 37-27. Baseball operations leaders Andrew Friedman, Farhan Zaidi and Stan Kasten came over to congratulate Culberson, as did manager Dave Roberts.
"That was a neat feeling," Culberson said.
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Post by bravepap on Jun 10, 2018 8:53:32 GMT -5
Minimal notable activity for June 10 in Braves Land.....
1972
Hank Aaron passes Willie Mays, moving into second place on the all-time home run list. The Braves outfielder connects for a grand slam, his 14th, to tie Gil Hodges' NL mark, against the Phillies for his 649th career homer, 65 shy of Babe Ruth's total.
And from around MLB on this date...
1902
Baseball lifer Horace Fogel, also known for his career as a sportswriter, is fired as the manager of the Giants just 44 games into the season. The 51 year-old former skipper, who will go on to an administrative position with the Phillies, will be best remembered in New York for his attempt to turn future Hall of Fame hurler Christy Mathewson, a sophomore pitcher who won 20 games in his rookie year, into a position player. (One can only think such moves make for legitimately short careers)
1944
Six weeks shy of his 16th birthday, Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest person to play in a major league contest in this century. After being called in the ninth inning into a 13-0 rout by the Cardinals at Crosley Field, the 15 year-old high school southpaw, who will stay in the Reds organization for over sixty years, becoming best known as the voice for the team's radio broadcasts, retires the first batter he faces, but is unable to get out of the inning, yielding five walks, two hits, one wild pitch, and five runs. (And we think Ronald is special....he is, BTW...but this is pretty incredible)
1959
In Baltimore, Rocky Colavito becomes the sixth player to hit four home runs in one game, helping the Indians defeat the Orioles, 11-8. The New York City native joins Lou Gehrig as the only ones to accomplish the feat with four consecutive shots. (For the younger set that never had a chance to see this guy play, he was a power hitter who IMO never seemed to get his due....a dangerous hitter!)
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Post by PABraveFan on Jun 10, 2018 9:47:48 GMT -5
Has all the earmarks of a pitchers duel today. Newcomb must have better control as to not give up a cheap run. Stripling doesn't walk many.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Jun 10, 2018 11:38:59 GMT -5
The Dodgers are heavy favorites with the money line sitting at LA -155
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 10, 2018 12:39:14 GMT -5
Today's lineup, at Dodger Stadium, 4:10 PM:
Ozzie Albies (2B)
Dansby Swanson (SS)
Freddie Freeman (1B)
Nick Markakis (RF)
Tyler Flowers (C)
Charlie Culberson (LF)
Ender Inciarte (CF)
Johan Camargo (3B)
Sean Newcomb (P)
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Post by jahgentle on Jun 10, 2018 12:52:00 GMT -5
The Dodgers are heavy favorites with the money line sitting at LA -155 no chance, those gimps will be lucky to get two hits off Newcomb |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jun 10, 2018 12:57:39 GMT -5
Today's lineup, at Dodger Stadium, 4:10 PM: Ozzie Albies (2B) Dansby Swanson (SS) Freddie Freeman (1B) Nick Markakis (RF) Tyler Flowers (C) Charlie Culberson (LF) Ender Inciarte (CF) Johan Camargo (3B) Sean Newcomb (P) Aside from the current abyss of our leadoff spot, I just don't get Ender hitting ahead of Camargo at all right now.
In fact, after the way Bourjos striped that ball last night, I'd have him in CF today instead of rally Ender.
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Post by keystone61 on Jun 10, 2018 13:33:36 GMT -5
Right now, Ender and Oz are like a pitcher who is aiming the ball. A pitcher aiming the ball to try and throw strikes gets crushed. A hitter trying too hard gets nothing but soft contact. They have no flow and no confidence right now. They'll snap out of it, and hopefully it happens soon. They're killing the offense right now.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jun 10, 2018 13:43:28 GMT -5
Right now, Ender and Oz are like a pitcher who is aiming the ball. A pitcher aiming the ball to try and throw strikes gets crushed. A hitter trying too hard gets nothing but soft contact. They have no flow and no confidence right now. They'll snap out of it, and hopefully it happens soon. They're killing the offense right now. A really common problem for guys slumping is to start trying to be overly aggressive and try to force their way out of the slump. It tends to make guys swing at more bad pitches than they normally would. Which then makes pitchers throw more pitches to them that are not very hittable. I think Ender is doing that, but it's hard to tell with Oz because he pretty much swings at anything all the time. It wasn't going to take long for pitchers to adjust to that. |
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Post by jahgentle on Jun 10, 2018 13:48:02 GMT -5
Right now, Ender and Oz are like a pitcher who is aiming the ball. A pitcher aiming the ball to try and throw strikes gets crushed. A hitter trying too hard gets nothing but soft contact. They have no flow and no confidence right now. They'll snap out of it, and hopefully it happens soon. They're killing the offense right now. A really common problem for guys slumping is to start trying to be overly aggressive and try to force their way out of the slump. It tends to make guys swing at more bad pitches than they normally would. Which then makes pitchers throw more pitches to them that are not very hittable. I think Ender is doing that, but it's hard to tell with Oz because he pretty much swings at anything all the time. It wasn't going to take long for pitchers to adjust to that. then they are put in a position of trying to force not to force it which is almost comical but you can see why slumps happen |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jun 10, 2018 14:07:14 GMT -5
A really common problem for guys slumping is to start trying to be overly aggressive and try to force their way out of the slump. It tends to make guys swing at more bad pitches than they normally would. Which then makes pitchers throw more pitches to them that are not very hittable. I think Ender is doing that, but it's hard to tell with Oz because he pretty much swings at anything all the time. It wasn't going to take long for pitchers to adjust to that. then they are put in a position of trying to force not to force it which is almost comical but you can see why slumps happen lol, true!
Then the other side to it is if they try to relax they often get criticized for not caring or not trying.
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Post by jahgentle on Jun 10, 2018 14:16:04 GMT -5
then they are put in a position of trying to force not to force it which is almost comical but you can see why slumps happen lol, true!
Then the other side to it is if they try to relax they often get criticized for not caring or not trying.
The old try not to try paradox. It takes decades for Buddhist's to figure this out but we boo these kids after 2 weeks lol |
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Post by bravepap on Jun 10, 2018 14:33:08 GMT -5
It might be that old "Anti Exit Velocity and Launch Angle Syndrome"...the one where the opponents discover that a player has a severe upper cut (or launch angle launcher, so to speak), and that he will swing at virtually anything eye level up (sort of an exit velocity inhibitor, so to speak), so they feed him a steady diet of things there and it eliminates any chance of even a "0" wRC+ player (for the stats people) getting any exit velocity....let alone a talented kid who needs to stop that.
Which in retrospect, I think means I agree with others on this....
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 10, 2018 14:44:59 GMT -5
Right now, Ender and Oz are like a pitcher who is aiming the ball. A pitcher aiming the ball to try and throw strikes gets crushed. A hitter trying too hard gets nothing but soft contact. They have no flow and no confidence right now. They'll snap out of it, and hopefully it happens soon. They're killing the offense right now. Ender is suffering from "BigContractItis" |
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 10, 2018 14:46:55 GMT -5
Julio just said he is looking forward to playing catch again
Ironically, he doesn't give his fellow teammates a chan ce to catch the ball, based on the amount t of HR's he has allowed
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