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Braves hold on Friday night to beat Toronto 8-7.

Braves are now 7-3, and 1 game back of the Mets.

Saturday:
Kelly Johnson hit a home run to tie the score in the top of the ninth, but Josh Donaldson retaliated with a long ball of his own in the bottom of the 10th to lift the Blue Jays over the Braves 6-5.

Braves now 7-4 and 1.5 games back.

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Sunday

Braves outfielder Jonny Gomes drives in four runs in Atlanta's 5-2 win over Toronto on Sunday.

Braves now 8-4; 1.5 games behind the Mets.

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The Dodgers are doing better than I expected, especially with a couple of our starters and best relievers on the DL.  I don't know if it will last...

Hard to evaluate the Braves right now. When they play the Cardinals, Nationals, Dodgers, Giants, & other good teams, we will know more.


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Braves (8-6) have lost 2 in a row to the Mets, and trail them by 3.5 games.

Last night the Mets came from behind to score in the 8th inning and take the win.

 :(

The Mets own the Braves, so far this year.

Shoot I said at the start of the season I would judge them as a team but I think I can do it now. They are going to be really ugly. Oooopppssss, ugly for years to come. RTR!

Dang, Preacher, that's pretty harsh.

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I know it seems harsh but the truth usually is. Bobby Cox got lucky and got some good players for a few years. The Braves can't keep trying to live off other teams has beens, it won't work. I thought that was why they the draft and the the little league clubs to build good players. It seems they never have much coming out of the farm clubs except maybe Heyward and that got rid of him and for what? Nothing. So if I am  a paying fan, I am probably going to stand home and watch the Orioles on TV. RTR!

Dang, Preacher, that's pretty sensible!   :lol2:

As Preacher predicted (prophesied):

Braves lost 6-3 to the Mets (again) on Thursday.

 :(

Braves blow a 9-1 lead and lose on a 9th-inning homer: 10-2.

Now 4.5 games behind the Mets.   :(

Dan Uggla can kiss my @$$! (http://www.woollyal.com/forums/images/smilies/bootyshake.gif)

Who holds the record for trading away the most star players: Braves or Saints??

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Don't forget the now fired Frank Wren, the former genius GM who gave us Uggla & BJ Upton.


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Braves lose again, and drop below .500: 10-11 overall.

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I am hoping that the O's may be on a little bit of a roll now. Three straight victories, the pitching has improved, and the offense is waking up. It was really creepy watching the game yesterday with no fans, though they will have to get used to it because they are playing in Tampa this weekend where they almost have no one show up anyway.  :lol2:

And it's always been that way. They must have corporate sponsors that buy the tickets, but don't show up. Otherwise, I don't see how the franchise could survive.

I thought the same thing. Even when the Rays made the playoffs they couldn't sell out.

The Braves are taking their September nose dive in April this year. Lost at home to the Reds tonight, 5-1.

True.  But still in 2nd pacle and 4.5 games back.   :dunno:

The Braves lost Monday night, are just 4-6 over the last 10 games, BUT trail the Mets by just 4 games.

Half full!   :dunno:

Tuesday:

Braves spoil Billingsley's return, beat Phillies 9-0.  Now 4 games back (13-14 overall).

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I still cheer for the Braves but I just can't see them prospering this year. It takes a year or two for a team to jell. You look at the O's when Bucky came there they were kinda slack in winning. I spoke to cbbama99 that given time he would make them better and he has done that. I am just not sold on Freddie being a MLB manager. To many time the Braves have choked in September or even August. JMHO. RTR!

BINGO!!!  I really don't know where the powers-that-be expect the tam to be when they move to Chamblee.


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I believe if my memory serves me correctly if they move again it will be the third time. I know one thing the traffic out in the Chamblee area on 75/85 is going to be murder trying to get into and out of the stadium. I worked in that area back in the late 80's and early 90's and it was wild then. I can't imagine what it is like now. RTR!

Braves beat the Phillies twice, then lost to the Nats Friday night (9-2).

Still 4 games back of the Mets.

I'm like some of you on here, I don't know many of the players and it just isn't the same watching the team this year. There is one thing that is still common with the team though, they still know how to blow a big lead and lose. :dunno:

O's drop 4th straight, and now 5.5 back of Yankees. :wall:

hey cb what is going on? Have the bats gone cold and pitching off at the same time? RTR!

They pitching hasn't been horrible, but when you are giving 3-4 runs per game, you better be scoring 5-6 yourself, and the O's bats have gone cold. Better day today, as they beat the Stankees 6-2.

Saturday:

Braves lost to Nats: 14-9.

So far so good for my boys in Blue.  20-10 with the best run differential in baseball.

Just don't let anything happen to Kershaw and y'all should be fine.

Boys in Blue. This reminds me of Tommy LaSorta. The old Dodger himself. lol, RTR!

Actually he's not been so good this year so far.  He's 1-2 (I think) with an ERA well over 4.

He's still around, Ricky.  He serves as a special adviser to our front office and attends spring training and the home games.  Still gets out on the field whenever he can.  I'm sure that's where he wants to leave the Earth.

No doubt HL. The Dodgers were one I use to hate cause Atlanta could never beat them. Tommy was a manger that pretty much stood above them all in his time. RTR!

I loved Tommy. Next to Earl Weaver he is one of my favorite managers ever.

Now Earl Weaver was a Baseball mgr. When he spoke players listened and he made stars out of them. He seemed to be a good person too. RTR!

Soooooooooooo, you like crazy people?



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Hey, Earl may have lost it more than a few times (cough, cough), but it was a great baseball guy. He should have won at least two more WS titles.

Braves won last night (Friday).  Meanwhile, the Mets have lost 5 in a row.  Braves trail by 3.5 games.

 #+, I guess the Mets are as good as the Braves right now. Win some and lose a lot. Slumps are a good killer of "Old MO."  :clap:
Man i hope the "O's" can get their bats and gloves to working they are not playing as good as I thought they would this year.  :unsure:, RTR!

Braves have won 2 in a row, 7 of the last 10, and are now 3.5 games behind Nats.

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How is this possible?  I thought they traded away all their players.

From the pitching I saw yesterday which was Sunday I can't pronounce the name but that guy can pitch. He has a monster arm and good placement. I still have my reservations as bad as I would like to see the Braves win till September. RTR!

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If they played Miami and Milwaukee all year, I'd get excited about their chances.  :lol2:

Hmmm...what's going on with HL's Dodgers?  :think:

They be dodging.  :lol2:

Braves didn't play an 'M' team tonight and lost 6-3 to the Dodgers.

 :(

I'm not following as closely as I usually do this year, but it appears they've put together a very talented young pitching staff.  They may not turn into Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz, but if they develop well the Braves could be in position to contend when the new ballpark opens in 2017. 

 :lol2:  See what happens, SC, when you're sarcastic without adding a  :eyeroll: !

O's have been disappointing this year, but we came back and beat a good Houston team 4-3 last night, and despite being 2 games under .500, we are only 2 games back of division leader Tampa and pmull's Sox are only a half game back of us. The AL East is pretty pathetic right now.

We were lucky to win that with as many runs as we squandered away at the beginning of the game.  Normally I'd say that you blew your chance at a win in the series with Kershaw and Greinke pitching the next two, but Kershaw has been struggling.

I don't expect much from the braves out west. They never seem to play well there.

Sunday:

Braves stage a big comeback win (7-5) over the Giants, scoring 4 in the 9th.  That gave the Braves a split in the 4-game series.

The Braves are 3 games back of the Nats.

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They seem to be playing as good or better than last year with a much smaller payroll. I've watched a few games and I don't get as disgusted as I did last year watching the multi million dollar players do nothing.

I could handle that job!

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My question is though are they playing consistent enough to get in the playoffs? I still have my September date as to see where they really stand. Although our Orioles are not having as good of games as I wish they would. It seems to me that when the offense is on pitching is off or vices a versa. RTR!

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Now this is a good thought and would be a good feeling if the Braves could prove me wrong. They seem to be playing some good ball at times but the streak you win is less than the streak you lose it's not good for your chances. RTR!

Braves Reality Check: NL Team Stats

Atlanta in hitting:

9th   in runs scored (the most important stat)
14th homeruns
8th  batting average
8th  doubles (tied with 2 other teams)
13th in total bases (which means we're hitting a bunch of singles)
8th  in steals


Braves Pitching

10th ERA (4.12, the lowest in NL is 2.73)
 3rd Saves
10th Strikeouts (tied with 2 others)
 1st Walks allowed
 8th Teams batting average against Braves


Fielding:

5th Team Fielding @ .987 (outstanding stat)


SUMMARY

Team hitting is average, pitching is atrocious with too few strikeouts, way too many walks, resulting in a high ERA. Fielding is the only thing making Braves competitive.





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15th in Walks Allowed

1st means you've given up the fewest.

They surprised me playing as well as they did out west. Not stellar, but better than what they usually do. Usually, a ship shaped bed comes to mind.

Considering the moves they made in the offseason, I really expected much worse. .500 and only 3 games back right now is much better than I anticipated.

And as bad as the O's have played for most of the season, we are only 2 games back of the Yankees. The AL East is just plain bad this year.

Depends on how you look at the stats, but they were first in the giving up the most walks.  It can be confusing. Reminds me of Braves pitching in the late 70's……awful.



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Now that is impressive...  assuming the Giants are contenders again this year.  :dunno:

Never mind.  I see the stats show that we are still horrible.  :lol2: