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Is anybody else getting tired of Acuna’s tantrums when he flys out every game? It’s not even fly outs, it’s ground outs too where he doesn’t hustle down the baseline. It’s getting to OBJ levels. I feel like he’s been in the league long enough to act like a professional.

I fucking love you.

Apparently,that's the kind of syers AA likes to sign,cheap,has a pulse and still looks good in a uniform....Aside from Dubon,not sure any pre season signing worth a damn.. Suarez,hurt,Yaz,.226,9 HR,Just DFAd kinley,,Smith,well.....Go get Julio.....

Yes or no.

Anyone have any experience staying here while the Braves are in town? Would like to give it a shot but also $1,300 a night seems a little wild.

There is a consistent narrative across baseball that pitchers hold a massive advantage over hitters early in games, and the stats bear this out. Pitching performance drops significantly the third time through the order compared to the first two. Whether it comes down to fatigue or hitters simply locking into a pitcher's repertoire after seeing it once or twice, that third-time-through penalty is real.

In the postseason, this split becomes even more critical. Extra scheduled off-days mean starters can take the ball on regular rest while relieving the burden of back-to-back reliever usage. For the Braves, whose in-season rotation narrative has been defined by short outings and a rotating back end, this playoff schedule hides a massive tactical advantage. Outside of Chris Sale, Atlanta doesn't have a lock to give clean 6+ inning outings. Between Sale, Bryce Elder, Grant Holmes, Martín Pérez, and Tyler Mahle, there is plenty of depth, but Sale is the only pitcher you trust to navigate a lineup three times in an October game.

The core reason to reconsider traditional roles is how extreme these splits are for the rest of the staff. Tyler Mahle is a stark example of the third-time-through cliff, holding a 3.61 ERA during his first two trips through an order before jumping to a 9.64 ERA on his third. Spencer Strider, JR Ritchie, AJ Smith-Shawver, and Reynaldo López all share similar drop-offs late in games.

Instead of running a traditional opener or a full bullpen game, the Braves can leverage their starting depth to build planned "two-headed starters" behind Sale. The strategy pairs two legitimate starters to throw no more than three or four innings (maximum two times through the order) each. Pitchers with vastly different pitch shapes and movement profiles force opposing hitters to reset their timing mid-game while burning the opponent's bench early.

Tyler Mahle and Reynaldo López make a particularly strong pairing. Both release from similar arm angles, but their pitch shapes behave entirely differently. Mahle attacks up in the zone with high-spin four-seamers, whereas López relies on his heater to set up weak contact on low secondary pitches. Transitioning from Mahle’s high-heat attack straight into López forces hitters who just recalibrated for top-of-the-zone elevation to adapt to completely different pitch shapes.

Another lethal tandem would be Spencer Strider and JR Ritchie. Allowing Strider to pitch without the pressure of saving energy for deep length lets him go 100% max effort for two or three innings. Once opposing hitters finally gear up for high-velocity heat, you hand the ball to Ritchie to pull the string with elite breaking stuff. This creates a hyper-aggressive dynamic without exposing a single pitcher to late-game familiarity penalties.

Rounding out the staff, Dylan Dodd and Didier Fuentes offer solid multi-inning coverage if a tandem starter hits an early snag. Assuming the staff gives Pérez a traditional starting slot and keeps Elder for long relief, the only regular-season starters who should be left off consideration are Grant Holmes and Hurston Waldrep, due to control issues and lack of polish. Running tandem starts in Games 3 and, if necessary, 4 maximizes Atlanta's pitch-shape diversity while entirely eliminating their biggest third-time-through weakness.

Would you trust piggyback starts in October, or do you prefer sticking to traditional rotation roles?

Austin back to the K- man...Announcer just nailed it, AMan can't lay off the high outside,and until he does,lots of K'z and .220 avg should be the norm. Braves fans get 5 more years of that....

Yep,that JD Drew trade sent Adam Wainwright,a St Simons,Ga native to the cards.Boy,the Braves could have used that arm for the 10+ years he pitched in St Louis....Maybe holding on to Caminiti,and Smith schayver,and Ritchie,etc.....BTW,whatever happened to Hayden Harrison,he was lights out on the farm last year.....

I find it weird that they do that John Foy
strongman flex cam where everyone shows their muscles and they play the song I'm sexy and I'm know it and all they do is show children. Is it weird or is it just me? Children should not be posing and saying I'm sexy and I'm not even talking about teenagers. I'm talking about little kids on the big screen. I don't want my children saying am i sexy?

I think it's gross and inappropriate.

My wife and I got an extra set from line 1 tonight.

Anyone have an extra set to trade?

Line 1 was:
Brandon Beachy
David Hale
Chuck James
Jair Jurrjens
Anthony Lerew
Brian McCann
Jo-Jo Reyes

Got line 2 so don’t need that one.

EDIT: all done.

Does anyone know where you can stream the alumni events today? Mainly interested in the home run derby. I’ve searched online but had no luck. Thanks!

Which Braves players on the current roster do you think get their number retired?

My thoughts:

Likeliest Candidates:
13 - only if Acuna signs one more contract with them
28 - likely right now just needs to age well to the end of his deal

Outside shot for number retirement:
27 - NEEDS to change his trajectory immediately
51 - Retire a Brave, finish with like 30+ bWAR with them and enter HOF with them

Incredibly Unlikely:
1, 23, 30, 99, 56

Lmk your thoughts. Which Braves players on the current roster do you think get their number retired and go off the Braves rules for number retirement