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Post by Drkirby on Oct 8, 2019 9:11:34 GMT -5
Braves in 5. Foltynewicz was built for this.
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Post by littlebeast1 on Oct 8, 2019 9:14:38 GMT -5
Braves in 5. Foltynewicz was built for this. The same Folty who has always had his mental makeup questioned? He's going to have ice water running through his veins in an elimination game? I don't see it ... but hope you are correct.
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Post by Drkirby on Oct 8, 2019 9:21:43 GMT -5
Braves in 5. Foltynewicz was built for this. The same Folty who has always had his mental makeup questioned? He's going to have ice water running through his veins in an elimination game? I don't see it ... but hope you are correct. Game 2 was all but an elimination game
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Post by Drkirby on Oct 8, 2019 9:23:03 GMT -5
Braves in 5. Foltynewicz was built for this. The same Folty who has always had his mental makeup questioned? He's going to have ice water running through his veins in an elimination game? I don't see it ... but hope you are correct. But no, not ice Water. Solid ice.
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Post by Drkirby on Oct 8, 2019 9:24:00 GMT -5
Plus, not to jinx it, but I’ve been to 4 folty starts and he’s only given up a total of 4 runs
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Post by wncbravesfan on Oct 8, 2019 9:24:21 GMT -5
I say the Braves will survive. They are at home and they are the late inning hero's. Josh & FF will finally unleash the hitting prowess we know they have. And, I'll be there tomorrow to bring home a WIN! Go Braves !!!
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 8, 2019 9:27:17 GMT -5
I expect Folty to be good tomorrow. Not sure if he can match Flaherty though because Flaherty doesn’t have to face Goldschmidt and Ozuna. One home run to either one could be enough to lose the series. He’s going to have a very short leash with Soroka and Fried both available. Thank god Keuchel won’t be available.
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Post by Drkirby on Oct 8, 2019 9:30:45 GMT -5
I expect Folty to be good tomorrow. Not sure if he can match Flaherty though because Flaherty doesn’t have to face Goldschmidt and Ozuna. One home run to either one could be enough to lose the series. He’s going to have a very short leash with Soroka and Fried both available. Thank god Keuchel won’t be available. He shouldn’t have been available at all. But we had to waste 13 million somewhere.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 8, 2019 9:34:30 GMT -5
And I’m still pissed off that Keuchel started two games in this series and Soroka only one. That was never a good idea, despite the road/home splits. I don’t think Keuchel was terrible, he was just average and that’s not good enough for the guy you chose as your #1 for the series. For the most part he kept the ball down but he couldn’t throw strikes or get the hitters to chase. Personally I can’t stand watching soft tossing lefties so I’m a little biased. But I’m always going to say the decision to make him #1 started this series on the wrong foot from the get go. Then the middle of our order flopped and did us in.
I haven’t given up, I just know what to expect. I’ve been conditioned well over the years.
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Post by PABraveFan on Oct 8, 2019 9:34:59 GMT -5
Freeman is lying about his elbow, I have very little doubt about that. That said, he didn't do anything last year, either.......1 big ol' RBI against the Dodgers. Maybe he's just not a postseason player. I'll say this, too. If I'm GAPOZ and I see Acuna standing at third with nobody out in that situation, I'm laying that sucker down to get him in, because he knows nobody behind him is getting it done right now. You HAVE to have that run. Yeah, I know bunting is for pussies, and yeah I know that GAPOZ hasn't bunted much, blah, blah, blah. I couldn't care less about that. In that situation, I am by god laying it down and getting Acuna across that plate come hell or high water. If it fails, it fails..............but it wouldn't have failed. I think you're right about Freeman. He doesn't want to make excuses for his performance even though the elbow may be hampering his ability. If it's really that bad then for the benefit of the team he shouldn't be playing but maybe a 75% Freeman is better than a 100% anyone else?
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Post by PABraveFan on Oct 8, 2019 9:40:51 GMT -5
And I’m still pissed off that Keuchel started two games in this series and Soroka only one. That was never a good idea, despite the road/home splits. I don’t think Keuchel was terrible, he was just average and that’s not good enough for the guy you chose as your #1 for the series. For the most part he kept the ball down but he couldn’t throw strikes or get the hitters to chase. Personally I can’t stand watching soft tossing lefties so I’m a little biased. But I’m always going to say the decision to make him #1 started this series on the wrong foot from the get go. Then the middle of our order flopped and did us in. I haven’t given up, I just know what to expect. I’ve been conditioned well over the years. Agree 100%. I've seen splits like that turn 180 degrees in a short period of time. Soroka is our best pitcher and should have gotten two starts out of 5 games...PERIOD!
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Post by littlebeast1 on Oct 8, 2019 9:44:35 GMT -5
And I’m still pissed off that Keuchel started two games in this series and Soroka only one. That was never a good idea, despite the road/home splits. I don’t think Keuchel was terrible, he was just average and that’s not good enough for the guy you chose as your #1 for the series. For the most part he kept the ball down but he couldn’t throw strikes or get the hitters to chase. Personally I can’t stand watching soft tossing lefties so I’m a little biased. But I’m always going to say the decision to make him #1 started this series on the wrong foot from the get go. Then the middle of our order flopped and did us in. I haven’t given up, I just know what to expect. I’ve been conditioned well over the years. Agree 100%. I've seen splits like that turn 180 degrees in a short period of time. Soroka is our best pitcher and should have gotten two starts out of 5 games...PERIOD! The really sad thing is that despite Soroka only pitching once, we were in position to win both games Keuchel started. Had Martin not gotten hurt in Game 1 and had the offense not failed late in Game 4, this series would be over. Starting Keuchel two games, while probably not the best idea, didn't ultimately cost us this series.
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 8, 2019 9:48:08 GMT -5
And I’m still pissed off that Keuchel started two games in this series and Soroka only one. That was never a good idea, despite the road/home splits. I don’t think Keuchel was terrible, he was just average and that’s not good enough for the guy you chose as your #1 for the series. For the most part he kept the ball down but he couldn’t throw strikes or get the hitters to chase. Personally I can’t stand watching soft tossing lefties so I’m a little biased. But I’m always going to say the decision to make him #1 started this series on the wrong foot from the get go. Then the middle of our order flopped and did us in. I haven’t given up, I just know what to expect. I’ve been conditioned well over the years. Agree 100%. I've seen splits like that turn 180 degrees in a short period of time. Soroka is our best pitcher and should have gotten two starts out of 5 games...PERIOD! Keuchel has been a huge disappointment in my eyes; just another veteran who has let the team down. That seems to be the overriding theme of the series from the Braves' side of things.........no help from the veterans anywhere with the exception of a guy who played the majority of the year in AAA. It's pathetic.
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Post by Drkirby on Oct 8, 2019 9:51:34 GMT -5
I won’t be mad unless they re-sign keuchel. Hopefully they don’t even call his representative, BorASS
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Post by littlebeast1 on Oct 8, 2019 9:54:08 GMT -5
I won’t be mad unless they re-sign keuchel. Hopefully they don’t even call his representative, BorASS Don't see much chance of that happening. We'll have Soroka, Fried, Folty and probably Teheran for four spots. Guessing one of the kids (Anderson, Wilson, Wright) will get a long look in ST for the other spot. And the wild card is Newcomb - not sure he doesn't get another shot at the rotation.
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