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Braves were 26% to win after Pena's bunt single to put runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs in the top of the 9th.

Braves were 22.5% to win after Dewitt sacrificed them over.

These are the managerial decisions I cannot stand, yet he instantly gets positive reenforcement because we get the runners in and eventually win the game.

God, Joe's rant about this was sooo tilting. He was going on and on about how he disagreed with the old baseball adage of "play to win on road and tie at home", saying that bunting was good because now with 2nd and 3rd, a single could tie it whereas if you let him hit, the only way to win was to hit a HR.

What. The. ****. There were zero outs, Joe. Pretty sure a HR is not the only way to win. Then it "worked" and we won and Joe gets to be all smug in the postgame like "SEEEEEE that's why I hate the play to win strategy....because you have to tie it before you win it" (%*%#(^&&(W%&

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04-14-2013 , 12:25 PM

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Pwn_Master

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That HR yesterday sealed it for me, Gattis is absolutely the real deal. That swing was Bondsian. Honestly only concern I have with him is he seems too good to be true which had meant PED use in recent history (though lots of players probably still use so whatevs).

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04-14-2013 , 02:17 PM

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Borgland

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Gattis driving in runs again today. Real deal indeed.

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04-14-2013 , 02:21 PM

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Borgland

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Justin mashed that one opposite field. my goodness these Braves can crush the ball.

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04-14-2013 , 02:25 PM

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Benholio

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I'll believe it when they face some real pitching.

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04-14-2013 , 02:30 PM

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Borgland

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Originally Posted by Benholio

I'll believe it when they face some real pitching.

Genuine LOL on that one.

Simmoms just hit a frozen rope. Incredible.

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04-14-2013 , 02:46 PM

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primetimenole

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This is just incredible. Honestly couldn't have had a better start to the season.

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04-14-2013 , 02:55 PM

#12834

PocketChads

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I am enjoying this

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04-14-2013 , 03:37 PM

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hard2tel

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04-14-2013 , 04:07 PM

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mmbt0ne

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Remember when Chris Johnson was a throw in part of that Prado/Upton trade?

Solid work D-Backs!

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04-14-2013 , 04:15 PM

#12837

Borgland

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Originally Posted by PocketChads

I am enjoying this

NATITUDE!

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04-14-2013 , 04:19 PM

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LurchySoprano

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What does everyone think we do when Mac is back? Gattis is too good not to play a few times a week at least.

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04-14-2013 , 04:23 PM

#12839

PocketChads

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"the Braves complete a natitudinal adjustment here in Washington"

- Jim Powell

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04-14-2013 , 04:29 PM

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AngerPush

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So awesome. I love this.

Maholm 3 starts 0 ER

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04-14-2013 , 04:37 PM

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JudgeHoldem

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So awesome. I love this.

Maholm 3 starts 0 ER

about 40 more scoreless innings to get to orel's record

and to make it more impressive, it's zero runs, not just ER

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04-14-2013 , 04:39 PM

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JudgeHoldem

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lol my nl only fantasy team (homer much?)

gattis
mccann
freddie
chris johnson
j upton

maholm
teheran
venters
gearrin

needless to say, 1st place by a longshot at this point

I even got Hinske lol

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04-14-2013 , 05:27 PM

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mmbt0ne

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Originally Posted by LurchySoprano

What does everyone think we do when Mac is back? Gattis is too good not to play a few times a week at least.

He's at least the 2nd catcher so he's playing every 5th game. One game a week at a corner outfield spot. Top pinch hitter. Can fill in at 3rd or 1st on a double switch.

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04-14-2013 , 05:44 PM

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mmbt0ne

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Just remembered that by around the All-Star Break the front 4 of the rotation is going to be our best pitcher from last season (198 ERA+?!), the guy who just led the Braves to wins in 23 straight starts, the guy currently working on a 23 1/3 inning streak of 0 runs (earned+unearned), and Tim Hudson.

The top of the lineup will be the Uptons, Heyward, Freddy and a McCann/Gattis combo.

Good luck National League.

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04-14-2013 , 05:54 PM

#12845

JudgeHoldem

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you forgot the best closer in the game

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04-14-2013 , 06:38 PM

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tdomeski

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Originally Posted by mmbt0ne

He's at least the 2nd catcher so he's playing every 5th game. One game a week at a corner outfield spot. Top pinch hitter. Can fill in at 3rd or 1st on a double switch.

It'll be way tougher to find AB's for Gattis than you think. He certainly won't be getting a start a week in LF unless someone is injured. Unlikely he gets every start when Mac's not catching either. Laird will get some starts. You'd never want Gattis at 1st late in a game, either, so he won't be entering games as part of a double-switch. He also doesn't play 3B at all. I could see him getting a few starts at 1B or C whenever we face a tough lefty.

He'd be the primary PHer, though, and would probably get 5 AB's a week or so doing that.

Not the worst problem to have, but it will be tough to get him AB's at the major league level.

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04-14-2013 , 08:21 PM

#12847

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I'm not going to make too much of this Washington series one way or the other. We are going to lose to the elite pitchers most of the time and Strasburg is elite and Gio is pretty close. I'd like to not get swept, just for confidence going forward reasons, but a 3-game series at Washington in early April facing two of their top horses isn't going to get me too worked up about the results.

Lol me for not believing

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04-14-2013 , 11:07 PM

#12848

TJ Eckleburg12

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Braves lead the majors in run differential by a lot (+39, St. Louis is 2nd at +27) and have the least runs allowed (23, 2nd is 32).

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04-14-2013 , 11:54 PM

#12849

hard2tel

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btw, the gun wasn't off with Kimbrel yesterday. FB at 93.6 mph according to pitchfx...down almost 3 mph from his other appearances this season..and by far the slowest of the last 2 seasons. He did have similar dips in 2011 but nothing even close to this significant in 2012.

Probably just an aberration but something to keep an eye on.

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04-15-2013 , 12:30 AM

#12850

tdomeski

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Ya it had/has me slightly concerned, but he had just pitched ~17 hours prior.

I wonder if he's ever pitched that soon after pitching? Could be that. Maybe be didn't get much sleep the night before. Who knows. Hopefully his velocity is where it should be next time be pitches.

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