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Post by PABraveFan on Oct 2, 2024 12:35:53 GMT -5
Wild Card Round, Game 2 (Best of 3) Atlanta Braves NL East (0-1) vs. San Diego Padres NL West (1-0)
Game Time Weather: A few clouds with temps in the low to mid 70's dropping into the upper 60's. Winds SW @ 3-6 MPH G10 Max gust 15 MPH. No precipitation is expected.
Pitching Matchups
ATL: Fried, M. 11-10, 3.25 ERA
SD: Musgrove, J. 6-5, 3.88 ERA
Watch: ESPN2
GO BRAVES!
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 2, 2024 12:38:07 GMT -5
Can we score?
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Post by ImTheCrew on Oct 2, 2024 13:53:28 GMT -5
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 2, 2024 14:57:48 GMT -5
The "swing for the fences" approach doesn't work very well in the playoffs.
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Post by joeyg39 on Oct 2, 2024 15:35:39 GMT -5
The "swing for the fences" approach doesn't work very well in the playoffs. Worked like a charm for the Pads last nite...
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 2, 2024 15:39:20 GMT -5
No excuses, but the Braves really got screwed because of the hurricane. True to form though, MLB doesn't give a sheet.
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Post by PABraveFan on Oct 2, 2024 15:40:07 GMT -5
The "swing for the fences" approach doesn't work very well in the playoffs. Worked like a charm for the Pads last nite... Especially for AJ (HR) Smith-Shawver. 21 HR in 89 IP in the minors. Yikes! What could go wrong?
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 2, 2024 15:41:08 GMT -5
We do have the pitcher with the fifth best ERA in the NL, the guy who came up big in our World Series clinching win and he’s coming off a great game in his last outing. So I like the odds he can hold them to two runs or less. That’s all I’ll say, I’ve made my predictions before this series even started. But, the fact is it’s not over. Yet. youtu.be/ep-xgd_eETE?si=_-CeVExZvdbtpCfx
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 2, 2024 15:55:42 GMT -5
Recipe for success for the Braves offense tonight.
1st.. swing harder. I am convinced we are just not swinging hard enough.
2nd.. launch angle. Forget all that stuff about not dipping your back shoulder. Dip that back shoulder and uppercut those pitches like Mike Tyson going to Michael Spinks chin. I'm looking at you Ozzie.
3rd... for gosh sakes guys... PULL THE BALL. No matter what.. pull everything. 12 inches off the plate? Pull it anyway. I'm looking at you, Arcia and Smurphy. Try pulling the ball for a change.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 2, 2024 17:27:44 GMT -5
Recipe for success for the Braves offense tonight. 1st.. swing harder. I am convinced we are just not swinging hard enough. 2nd.. launch angle. Forget all that stuff about not dipping your back shoulder. Dip that back shoulder and uppercut those pitches like Mike Tyson going to Michael Spinks chin. I'm looking at you Ozzie. 3rd... for gosh sakes guys... PULL THE BALL. No matter what.. pull everything. 12 inches off the plate? Pull it anyway. I'm looking at you, Arcia and Smurphy. Try pulling the ball for a change. A+ analysis.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 2, 2024 17:45:20 GMT -5
The Braves have not won back to back post-season elimination games since 1998 when they did it against San Diego. per Mark Bowman
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 2, 2024 17:59:19 GMT -5
If we get behind 8-0 I hope someone at least has the sack to bounce a fastball off Tatis’s head. Screw what Snitwit says. I’ll never forget in 2019 when the Cardinals were up like 12-1 in the playoff elimination game and Flaherty hit Acuna up high, clearly on purpose. He had the lowest walk rate in baseball and pinpoint control that day but one suddenly got away from him….,.riiiiight. I always hated that fugger after that, to this day. That was bush league. That was the series where Acuna hadn’t actually hot dogged, he and Molina just kept yelling at each other.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 2, 2024 19:34:43 GMT -5
If we get behind 8-0 I hope someone at least has the sack to bounce a fastball off Tatis’s head. Screw what Snitwit says. I’ll never forget in 2019 when the Cardinals were up like 12-1 in the playoff elimination game and Flaherty hit Acuna up high, clearly on purpose. He had the lowest walk rate in baseball and pinpoint control that day but one suddenly got away from him….,.riiiiight. I always hated that fugger after that, to this day. That was bush league. That was the series where Acuna hadn’t actually hot dogged, he and Molina just kept yelling at each other. Yeah.... that's not gonna happen.
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Post by teolewis on Oct 2, 2024 19:41:17 GMT -5
Fat Butt with a double....good start.
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Post by ImTheCrew on Oct 2, 2024 19:41:30 GMT -5
Harris lead off double… albies grounds to 1st.
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