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re: The ATL Thread 4/19

Posted by VADawg on 4/19/26 at 6:37 pm to
I hold my breath every time Holmes or Lopez starts a game

re: The ATL Thread 4/19

Posted by VADawg on 4/19/26 at 4:28 pm to
11 losses in a row for the Mets. You just hate it for them.

re: The ATL Thread 4/18

Posted by VADawg on 4/18/26 at 9:12 pm to
Yeah he has locked up his Hall of Fame status over the last few years

re: The ATL Thread 4/18

Posted by VADawg on 4/18/26 at 9:05 pm to
Suarez is the filthiest reliever we've had since young Kimbrel was here

re: The ATL Thread 4/18

Posted by VADawg on 4/18/26 at 8:26 pm to
Sale is amazing. One of my favorite Braves ever.
Probably. If you can breathe and tie your shoes, you have a chance to make the basketball HOF.

re: The ATL Thread 4/17

Posted by VADawg on 4/17/26 at 7:00 pm to
It hasn't been pretty, but Perez has MacGyvered his way to 4 shutout innings so far.

re: The ATL Thread 4/17

Posted by VADawg on 4/17/26 at 6:31 pm to
Dom MFing Smith!!!
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Granted I’d trade a Braves World Series for a first down.


Nah. That whole playoff run was amazing.

Georgia spanked undefeated Kentucky with Gameday in town and the Braves walked off the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS on the same day.

Georgia dropped the hammer on Florida and the Braves stole Game 4 of the World Series on those back to back HRs by Dansby and Soler on the same day.

Those were two of the most fun sports days of my life.

re: ATL Thread 4/15

Posted by VADawg on 4/15/26 at 10:35 pm to
Walt seems to have a much better idea of when to pull a pitcher than Snit did. There is zero chance Snit pulls Elder in that spot. There is also zero chance Snit uses his high leverage relievers with a one run deficit like Walt did last night.
Ben Ingram: "Eury Perez is 6'8. His mom is 5'2 and his dad is 5'3. Did they have Manute Bol as the mailman?"

:rotflmao:
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Hansborough >>>>>>> May


Sean May was an absurdly dominant college player. He was the difference in that title game win vs Illinois.

re: I hate the DH

Posted by VADawg on 4/9/26 at 11:02 am to
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I like strategy and the possibility a game could go till 2AM.


No one liked those 18 inning regular season marathons. They sucked for the players, they sucked for the fans, and they sucked for the TV networks because no one is staying up to watch one of those games on a Tuesday night in May. The ghost runner rule is weird, but I completely understand why it's still there.
At least Truist Park will get to see some offense this season.
Any list of best teams since 2000 that doesn't include 2005 UNC is shite. That team was a wagon.

I think your top two are correct in that order. After that, you could talk me into 2007 Florida, 2005 UNC, or 2018 Villanova and I wouldn't argue.

re: The ATL Thread 4/6: After Dark

Posted by VADawg on 4/7/26 at 10:07 am to
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But watching people on X and Reddit freak out about it - what did you expect with this bit and piece lineup?


I think way too many people assumed they'll hit like it's 2023 again if they're healthy while completely ignoring everything else going on around them.

IMO, the league deadening the baseballs prior to 2024 messed the Braves up a lot more than most teams. The league wanted fewer homers and more action on the bases while AA gave out long term contracts to several guys (Riley, Murphy, and Harris) whose offensive value was almost solely based on hitting the ball hard in the air. Balls that would have barely gone out in 2023 are dying at the warning track now and these guys are mindfricked because of it.

Firing Seitzer and hiring Hyers was an attempt to adjust to the deadened balls but it isn't working because they're trying to fundamentally change who these guys are.

re: The ATL Thread 4/6: After Dark

Posted by VADawg on 4/6/26 at 10:48 pm to
This team seems like they're about to completely fall apart. AA's refusal to add a bat was worse than his refusal to add a starter, IMO. This core needs a major shakeup.

re: How damn good was Stetson Bennett?

Posted by VADawg on 4/6/26 at 12:38 pm to
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Are you counting Cincy as the win? If so, lol


That team was really good and they proved it in 2021. Probably the best G5 team since the Kellen Moore Boise State teams. Their secondary had 3 current really good NFL starters on it and Daniels put damn near 400 yards on them.
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I guess y'all "fire White" folks forget the Felton/Fox/Crean years.


We just had arguably the most embarrassing loss in the history of the NCAA tournament. St Louis, from the A-10 conference, was something like 6-6 in their last 12 games, and they beat us like 1996 Kentucky playing a 16 seed.
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Per Braves radio, Riley is 0-11 on breaking balls and is in the 15th percentile in exit velo so far this season.

He’s broken


This has been going on for long enough now that if it is going to get fixed, I don't think it'll happen here.