WraithSentinel Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 It is official now. Braves have to face the Dodgers. They gotta deal with Kershaw,Grienke and likely Ryu. This is the worst matchup for the Braves. Going against these 3 is going to be very difficult to say the least. They hit better vs the Phillies. Phillies threw out a bunch of scrubs except Lee who shut them down. Our pitching must match the Dodgers starter pitch for pitch. Hitters need to work the count and get the Dodgers starters out of the game early. Common sene stuff I know. It is the only chance I give the Braves in the series. Outside of the Dodgers stareters just having off nights which is possible. I wouldn't expect that to happen. The other big obstacle facing the Braves is that its October. Where strange and usually bad things happen to the Braves. They are one of the worst snake bitten teams when they get into the playoffs. Any wrong call or just overall badluck that can happen. It will happen to the Braves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLHawks3 Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) If they can beat the Dodgers, then they can get to the World Series. Edited September 29, 2013 by ATLHawks3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHawks89 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 We have to hit Kershaw. Gotta beat the best to be the best. I can not wait to hear that chop going. I hope this is the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 This is NOT the NLDS matchup we want, but if we win it, I think we win it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted September 30, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 lineup prediction? HeywardJ-UpFreemanGattisMcCannC-JohnsonUgglaSimmons I think E-Johnson should start a 2nd but don't have much hope in that. Would like to see Schafer in there too. I'll be there chopping Thursday. Wish they'd give us a game time. Dodgers-Braves should be considered a pretty popular game this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted September 30, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Who's Glacial?B.J. Upton and Dan Uggla: Atlanta's slugging second baseman had a three-game hitting streak in the middle of the month, but. unfortunately, that was the very thinly sliced meat in an otherwise mostly 0-for-sandwich. Uggla hit just .128 in September, which was technically 45 points higher than the .083 he hit in August.Uggla's middling sidekick also kept up with his career-worst season as Upton hit .106 in September and has capped off his forgettable year with a 0-for-16 clip.Uggla and Upton have struggled to even make it on the field of late as it appears Gonzalez has finally lost faith in the two highest-paid players on the roster. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/atlanta-braves-whos-hot-whos-not-heading-playoffs-155200697--mlb.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLHawks3 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 lineup prediction? HeywardJ-UpFreemanGattisMcCannC-JohnsonUgglaSimmons I think E-Johnson should start a 2nd but don't have much hope in that. Would like to see Schafer in there too. I'll be there chopping Thursday. Wish they'd give us a game time. Dodgers-Braves should be considered a pretty popular game this year. If McCann is still unhealthy I'd say something like CF- HeywardRF- J. Upton1B- Freeman C- Gattis3B- C. JohnsonSS- Simmons LF- Schafer 2B- E. Johnson That's a perfect small ball lineup. Upton, Gattis, Simmons, and E. Johnson are all hot at the same time with Freeman, C. Johnson and Heyward. LETS GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I just got Game 2 tickets and parking is already sold out. The Dodgers games here always draw well, and this is going to be the best playoff series here in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHawks89 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Six of 33 ESPN analysts pick the Braves over L.A. By Mark BradleyESPN asked its 33 baseball analysts -- yes, ESPN has more analysts than the Menninger Clinic -- to make postseason picks. Of the 33, six picked the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series. Of those six, two picked the Braves to reach the World Series. Of those two, only Peter Pascarelli sees the Braves winning the title.That doesn't constitute a groundswell of support, especially for a team that had the second-best record in the National League and tied with Oakland for the third-best in the majors. Not that regular seasons mean a whole lot come October. The second-most popular choice (after Boston) to win it all is Detroit, which was chosen by eight of the 33 Worldwide Leaders. The Tigers won 93 game, three fewer than Atlanta and one fewer than Pittsburgh, which has to face Cincinnati in the dreaded play-in game. Read more: http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/mark-bradley/2013/oct/01/six-33-espn-analysts-pick-braves-over-l/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLHawks3 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Six of 33 ESPN analysts pick the Braves over L.A. Read more: http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/mark-bradley/2013/oct/01/six-33-espn-analysts-pick-braves-over-l/ Just like our Hawks, the media has absolutley no faith in our team. We can beat the Dogers, and I think we do it in 5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhillboy Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Uggla likely off the roster. Outstanding news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted October 2, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Uggla likely off the roster. Outstanding news. Yes but I don't like that there seem to be some waffling. What's to think about? Not sure who the backup infielders are though. If E Johnson starts at second who do we have? We wouldn't carry Janish over Uggla would we? I guess maybe for defensive purposes.Who am i missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithSentinel Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9749807/five-nlds-questions-los-angeles-dodgers-atlanta-braves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithSentinel Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) The Uptons are on SI. I guess if the Braves lose the series. They got something to blame. However seeing Kate in a Braves uniform look damn good. Edited October 2, 2013 by Braves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted October 2, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Its official: The Division Series roster:PITCHERS (11): Luis Avilan (LH), Luis Ayala (RH), David Carpenter (RH), Freddy Garcia (RH), David Hale (RH), Craig Kimbrel (RH), Kris Medlen (RH), Mike Minor (LH), Julio Teheran (RH), Jordan Walden (RH) and Alex Wood (LH)CATCHERS (3): Evan Gattis, Gerald Laird and Brian McCannINFIELDERS (5): Freddie Freeman, Paul Janish, Chris Johnson, Elliot Johnson and Andrelton SimmonsOUTFIELDERS (6): Jose Constanza, Jason Heyward, Reed Johnson, Jordan Schafer, B.J. Upton and Justin Upton 6 outfielders and 5 infielders. That seems weird to me. I suppose Gattis can play 1st in a pinch. I guess we'll see BJ pinch running and subing for Gattis in late innings and probably see Schafer starting some. Pretty solid lineup. I hope McCann is ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Mule Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) ESPN was talking about this game a lot in their early morning show.Quiet a few different players mentioned and how good they are. Strange thing about it, the only time the Braves were even mentionedwas to inform their viewers who the Dodgers opponent was going to be.Their coverage made them sound like a LA home town station. No respect at all. Dodgers pitcher for game one is the sure fire winnerof the award for the best pitcher in baseball and their starter for gametwo is so good his poop don't stink. Add to this the fact that LA has thehottest hitting team ever known, the best defense ever and the smartestplayers and coaches who ever had anything to do with baseball and webegin to see why there will be no contest in the first round. If ESPN hastheir way, series will end in four with LA having 4 shut outs. Being an underdog is bad enough, but dang - - - - GO DREAM! Edited October 3, 2013 by Gray Mule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted October 3, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) You could say the Dodgers were coasting but here are some stats for the September Dodgers: September Record: 12-15102 runs scored (3.78 per game) 102 runs allowed (3.78 per game) Pinch hitting: For the month the Dodgers hit just .184/.196/.327 (9-for-49) with two home runs as a pinch hitter.Runners in Scoring Position: In September, the Dodgers hit .225/.300/.348 with runners in scoring position in 263 plate appearances, with 10 doubles and six home runs.They had a runner on third base with less than two outs 52 times, and got the runner home 18 times, or 34.6% (the entire NL scored 392 of 808 times, 48.5%).They had a runner on second base with nobody out 33 times in September, and the runner advanced 14 times, or 42.4% (the entire NL advanced the runner 307 of 582 times, 52.8%). Ramirez 65 54 12 20 3 0 5 11 9 0/1 .370/.462/.704 1.165 Uribe 82 78 12 24 6 1 5 13 4 1/0 .308/.341/.603 .944 Kemp 39 35 5 11 3 0 1 6 4 0/0 .314/.385/.486 .870 Ethier 45 38 6 8 5 0 2 5 6 0/0 .211/.333/.500 .833 Puig 99 84 13 18 2 0 6 11 10 1/1 .214/.333/.452 .786 I believe Kemp is out right? Still Ramirez and Uribe are hot. I cherry picked the bad stats but i keep hearing the Braves limped into the playoffs but the Dodgers actually had a worse September. Just their July and August sealed the division for them. Also, this is a crummy division: Final National League West Standings Club W-L Pct GB RS RA Dodgers 92-70 .568 -- 649 582 Arizona 81-81 .500 11 685 695 San Diego 76-86 .469 16 618 700 San Francisco 76-86 .469 16 629 691 Colorado 74-88 .457 18 706 760 Sorry this didn't format like i'd hoped http://www.truebluela.com/2013/10/2/4795210/dodgers-september-review-hanley-ramirez-zack-greinke Edited October 3, 2013 by macdaddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithSentinel Posted October 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 No Respect theme is nothing new especially for Atl Sports teams. I was expecting it for the Braves. It seem to happen to all of them though. It would be nice if one could finally prove the "experts" wrong for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted October 3, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 No Respect theme is nothing new especially for Atl Sports teams. I was expecting it for the Braves. It seem to happen to all of them though. It would be nice if one could finally prove the "experts" wrong for once. I saw on espn this afternoon they gave us the edge in two categories: Bullpen and Home Field LOL. That's the first time i've seen Atlanta fans get a nod. They gave the starting pitching, hitting, and managing to the Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkItus Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 The Braves used to get the benefit of the doubt all the time. We were always favorites. A lot of good it did us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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