Braves

[msstate7]

Regular season is here. Think the over/under is 65 wins for the season... I'm taking the over and guessing around 70.

[starkvegasdawg]

Just to be argumentative I'll take the under and 60. I think they lose 100+ and Fredi is kindly asked to relocate.

[Dawg61]

Braves are not 60 wins terrible. I'll say they win 72. They'll find some magic from somewhere.

[msstate7]

Braves are not 60 wins terrible. I'll say they win 72. They'll find some magic from somewhere.

I agree. Now if we trade inciarte, FF, and/or Teheran... All bets are off

[trob115]

Ill go slightly over, with 67 wins.

[biscuit]

I'll go with 69 wins..... fun number

[War Machine Dawg]

I'll go under. 62 wins.

[msstate7]

Your opening day starters...

Inciarte -- cf
Aybar -- SS
FF -- 1b
Garcia -- 3b
Markakis -- rf
Olivera -- LF
Aj -- c
Peterson -- 2b
Teheran -- p

[trob115]

Literally nobody in that lineup is intimidating to another club except Freeman and Inciarte. Gonna be a long season. Let's just lockup the number 1 pick this year.

[msstate7]

Literally nobody in that lineup is intimidating to another club except Freeman and Inciarte. Gonna be a long season. Let's just lockup the number 1 pick this year.

Markakis and Olivera are gonna have good years

[smootness]

Our lineup has a chance to actually be halfway decent...but our pitching may be unbelievably terrible. I'm going right at 65 wins with a chance to find a couple decent young pitchers to bump it up to slightly over 70.

[Dawg61]

Braves had the lowest ERA in MLB for a couple months using Harang and some other bums. They are tough to beat in Atlanta when they get pitching like that. I think they can duplicate it some for some of the season putting them above 70 wins. Front office might recognize this though and really make sure they get the #1 pick by trading anyone worth a shit.

[shoeless joe]

What's interesting is the home/away splits from last year. If the braves could maintain what they did at home and just get up to respectable on the road then they could get over 70.

Not saying they will just found that stat from last year interesting.

[smootness]

Braves had the lowest ERA in MLB for a couple months using Harang and some other bums. They are tough to beat in Atlanta when they get pitching like that. I think they can duplicate it some for some of the season putting them above 70 wins. Front office might recognize this though and really make sure they get the #1 pick by trading anyone worth a shit.

I don't think the FO has or will make any moves for the sole purpose of tanking. There's just not that much of an advantage, if any, in doing it in baseball. I do think they may make some more moves if they feel like they're getting significant future value in return, and that may have the result of also making us worse this year, but there won't be any made just to get a better draft pick.

With regard to our pitching last year, I would be shocked if we got that same thing this year. There's a chance Teheran turns the corner, Norris pitches like he has in the past, Wisler takes a big step forward, and one of the young guys comes up and pitches well...but there's also a chance Teheran is just decent, Norris isn't good, Wisler struggles some, and the young guys aren't ready yet. And if 1-2 pitchers go down for any length of time, we're screwed.

[War Machine Dawg]

Your opening day starters...

Inciarte -- cf
Aybar -- SS
FF -- 1b
Garcia -- 3b
Markakis -- rf
Olivera -- LF
Aj -- c
Peterson -- 2b
Teheran -- p

I hate Markakis in the 5 hole. The guy has literally no power whatsoever. He's a much better fit for the 2, 7, or 8 holes. And what's the point in giving away so much for Olivera, then moving him to LF, if you aren't going to put him in the heart of the lineup? The Braves have no damn clue what they're doing. They blew up the damn house, now they're collecting the debris and using it for a bonfire. Put Olivera at 4 and move Adonis & Markakis down.

[msstate7]

Harper takes Teheran deep (no surprise). FF answers with one of his own vs scherzer.

1-1 t3

[msstate7]

Daniel Murphy homers, then Garcia answers with a homer.

2-2 b4

[Dawg61]

Giants' Span, Panik, Posey go back to back to back HRs vs Brewers. Win 12-3.

[msstate7]

Giants' Span, Panik, Posey go back to back to back HRs vs Brewers. Win 12-3.

Yeah, against the Brewers... Let's see em do it vs my braves**

[Dawg61]

Yeah, against the Brewers... Let's see em do it vs my braves**

Brewers have no pitching. You thought the Braves have bad pitching it's ****ing atrocious in Milwaukee.

[msstate7]

Brewers have no pitching. You thought the Braves have bad pitching it's ****ing atrocious in Milwaukee.

Miss state Sunday bad?

[Dawg61]

Miss state Sunday bad?

Hump SP MSU > Brewers
Anyone else SP Brewers > MSU

[starkvegasdawg]

Not sure I can watch much this season. I'll just fondly remember Bream sliding in under the throw from Bonds before he roided up.

[RocketDawg]

Braves have a potential rally in the bottom of the 8th. First and second, two outs.

[Commercecomet24]

Freddie on pace for 162 home runs lol

[msstate7]

Braves have a potential rally in the bottom of the 8th. First and second, two outs.

Bases loaded now after FF beaned on elbow. Please be ok, FF

[msstate7]

Freddie on pace for 162 home runs lol

Probably fall a little short... 125 or so

[Commercecomet24]

Probably fall a little short... 125 or so

Lol yeah the pace will probably slow a tad but one can dream! Hope he's ok after that plunking.

[msstate7]

Garcia's eye just too good... Took 4 tough pitches haha

[Commercecomet24]

How bout that ovation for Frenchy? Pretty cool even if he barely hits his weight.

[msstate7]

How bout that ovation for Frenchy? Pretty cool even if he barely hits his weight.

Dude got a louder cheer than FF... Kinda weird

[Commercecomet24]

Dude got a louder cheer than FF... Kinda weird

I thought the same thing!

[BayouDawg]

Is this the channel the braves will be playing on regularly? Because sports south is blocked out where I live. For some reason I get all the rangers games though on fox southwest or whatever. I didn't know southeast Louisiana was considered the southwest but whatever

[Commercecomet24]

Is this the channel the braves will be playing on regularly? Because sports south is blocked out where I live. For some reason I get all the rangers games though on fox southwest or whatever. I didn't know southeast Louisiana was considered the southwest but whatever

Yeah it's stupid how mlb divided up the viewing regions.

[Commercecomet24]

Is this the channel the braves will be playing on regularly? Because sports south is blocked out where I live. For some reason I get all the rangers games though on fox southwest or whatever. I didn't know southeast Louisiana was considered the southwest but whatever

They will be on this channel (fox-se) and also fox sports south.

[BayouDawg]

Yeah it's stupid how mlb divided up the viewing regions.

I'm watching the game on mid Atlantic sports network. I'm kinda thinking its a nationals channel though

[BayouDawg]

They will be on this channel (fox-se) and also fox sports south.

Thanks I just found fox sports southeast and it's not blocked out

[Commercecomet24]

I'm watching the game on mid Atlantic sports network. I'm kinda thinking its a nationals channel though

Yeah MASN is the Nats channel. They do Orioles too.

[msstate7]

Well I regret bringing Aj back already

[Commercecomet24]

What the heck kinda throw was that ? Geez Beckham!

[BayouDawg]

Well I regret bringing Aj back already

Yep. Game shoulda been over.
Who do you think was a better braves catcher, Javy Lopez or McCann?

[Commercecomet24]

Gonna be a long year.

[msstate7]

Yep. Game shoulda been over.
Who do you think was a better braves catcher, Javy Lopez or McCann?

I go McCann, but I love javy

[Commercecomet24]

Man I really like both Javy and McCann. Javy was just always so clutch. Man he always seemed to come up with a big hit. And I'll never forget that pickoff in the 95 World Series with bases loaded, ended a threat and put the braves on the way to that championship.

[Commercecomet24]

Well that sucked. Braves on pace for 162 losses lol

[BayouDawg]

Man I really like both Javy and McCann. Javy was just always so clutch. Man he always seemed to come up with a big hit. And I'll never forget that pickoff in the 95 World Series with bases loaded, ended a threat and put the braves on the way to that championship.

Yea I loved Javy. I grew up watching a braves lineup consisting of Andruw, Chipper, Javy, Klesko and Glavin, Smoltz, and Maddox in the starting rotation. I never missed a game as a kid when they used to come in TBS. I got spoiled needless to say

[starkvegasdawg]

Javy easy.

[Dawg61]

Viscaino is the Braves closer. They need to kill the Grilli/O'Flaherty idea now before they blow 10 saves.

[msstate7]

Viscaino is the Braves closer. They need to kill the Grilli/O'Flaherty idea now before they blow 10 saves.

Trying to build Grilli trade value... Probably ain't happening. Looks like he's lost velocity

[Dawg61]

Trying to build Grilli trade value... Probably ain't happening. Looks like he's lost velocity

Bad day to build his trade value

[BoomBoom]

Viscaino is the Braves closer. They need to kill the Grilli/O'Flaherty idea now before they blow 10 saves.

i can understand keeping Grilli as the closer as a veteran thing.....so long as he was decent in ST, which i wasn't paying attention the last week to know. hell i had assumed he was on the DL to start. but O'Flaherty in the 10th? 17ing Fredi. he's a project at this point, the LAST guy out of the pen. Leave it to Fredi to not care that he has been horrible for over a year, he was great for us 3 years ago! his ERA was EIGHT last year. 17ing idiot.

[msstate7]

i can understand keeping Grilli as the closer as a veteran thing.....so long as he was decent in ST, which i wasn't paying attention the last week to know. hell i had assumed he was on the DL to start. but O'Flaherty in the 10th? 17ing Fredi. he's a project at this point, the LAST guy out of the pen. Leave it to Fredi to not care that he has been horrible for over a year, he was great for us 3 years ago! his ERA was EIGHT last year. 17ing idiot.
Grilli was not good in ST... He didn't have a full ST, but it wasn't good. Last year, I'm pretty sure Grilli was 94-96 on fastball. He was 92-93 today.

[Commercecomet24]

Yea I loved Javy. I grew up watching a braves lineup consisting of Andruw, Chipper, Javy, Klesko and Glavin, Smoltz, and Maddox in the starting rotation. I never missed a game as a kid when they used to come in TBS. I got spoiled needless to say

I'm a little older lol my braves as a kid were the Murphy, Horner, Niekro Braves, but my kids got to grow up watching the good braves. They got spoiled too and so did I. I miss those Braves!

[msstate7]

Aj bites us once again... He should not be starting, but every 4th or 5th game

[Dawg61]

Phillies blow another game and Marlins lose too. The battle for the bottom of the AL East is going to be neck and neck all year.

[msstate7]

Phillies blow another game and Marlins lose too. The battle for the bottom of the AL East is going to be neck and neck all year.

We have Aj and fredi so we ain't going lightly

[msstate7]

And of course, Aj strikes out with tying runs in scoring position.

[parabrave]

Wow after 2 days we need to get BJ back to bolster our team offense. At least the pitching is looking good.

[parabrave]

Phillies blow another game and Marlins lose too. The battle for the bottom of the AL East is going to be neck and neck all year.

When did we move to the AL East?

[Dawg61]

When did we move to the AL East?

Haha when you traded all your players. Padres on pace for a -1,458 run differential this year btw.

[RocketDawg]

I'm a little older lol my braves as a kid were the Murphy, Horner, Niekro Braves, but my kids got to grow up watching the good braves. They got spoiled too and so did I. I miss those Braves!

Me too. We and some friends took our kids to the July 4th game back in the 80s to see the game, the fireworks afterward, and the Beach Boys. We finally left to drive back to Huntsville about 1 or 2 in the morning and I think it was in the 12th or 13th inning. Listened to the game on the way home, and it was still not over when we got here. I think it lasted something like 24 or 25 innings, the sun was coming up, and they had to cancel the fireworks, and I'm pretty sure the concert was canceled too. I think that was the longest game in MLB history.

In my very first MLB game, I saw SF play the Braves in Atlanta. Got to see both Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. I was a co-op student at the time.

[smootness]

Me too. We and some friends took our kids to the July 4th game back in the 80s to see the game, the fireworks afterward, and the Beach Boys. We finally left to drive back to Huntsville about 1 or 2 in the morning and I think it was in the 12th or 13th inning. Listened to the game on the way home, and it was still not over when we got here. I think it lasted something like 24 or 25 innings, the sun was coming up, and they had to cancel the fireworks, and I'm pretty sure the concert was canceled too. I think that was the longest game in MLB history.

In my very first MLB game, I saw SF play the Braves in Atlanta. Got to see both Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. I was a co-op student at the time.

19 innings. The fireworks actually went off as scheduled afterward, though.

[Political Hack]

17 wins.

Ok, it'll be more than that. But it's going to be a long season. G-Braves should be good.

[Dawg61]

Braves have an Internet gif sensation though. John Gant and his windup have gone viral.

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/04/07/170923610/braves-prospect-john-gant-has-very-strange-delivery-on-mound

[Tbonewannabe]

17 wins.

Ok, it'll be more than that. But it's going to be a long season. G-Braves should be good.

17 seems like a fitting number for what the Braves are going to put on the field this year. I am surprised they are competitive so far. I am sure by the Allstar break they will be in great form to lose most of them in the back half.