Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Game 8 Thread: April 2 vs. Braves, 5.30p

Blake Snell (1-0, 3.60) vs. Bryce Elder (0-0, -.--).

The Dodgers' 7-0 start is pretty surprising, but what's more surprising is the Braves' 0-6 start. Atlanta was picked by many as one of a small handful of teams that could vie for the 2025 title--and they still might, given their lineup is not at full strength yet--but a 0-6 start might reflect bad timing (running into buzzsaws against the Padres and Dodgers, both undefeated so far) and / or bad luck.

Another loss from Elder tonight, and the Braves might face...oblivion?

The Braves are batting .137 this season with a .458 OPS, 30th in the majors (the Dodgers are .226 with a .791 OPS: 16th for average, and 8th for OPS). So the Braves, collectively, are basically Andy Pages-level offense (.136 BA, .451 OPS).

(And to be fair to Pages, that's better than Kiké Hernandez, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas, and Austin Barnes.)

Blake Snell faced 24 batters in his debut against Detroit (where he got the win, 5.0 IP with 2 ER, 2 Ks and 4 BB). We expect more from Snell's starting rotation spot. Show me, Blake!

39 comments:

spank said...

damn. i knew Pages BA was bad. didnt know the others were worse. think ive seen Pages get one hit all season. i missed a few more i guess.

karen said...

Max needs to makeup for that error like Mookie did last night

Steve Sax said...

Snell is struggling again. What a surprise

spank said...

its one.of those games

Steve Sax said...

Two RISP with one out, T2. Braves already up 3-0 and Snell looks like shit

spank said...

fuck this shit

karen said...

Snellzilla is struggling enough without all the crappy calls behind the plate

Steve Sax said...

Okay boys, what happened the last time you were down 5-0 early?

🤔

karen said...

TOMMY TANKS!!!!!!

Steve Sax said...

Tommy Tanks gets us on the board!

5-2 ATL through 2

karen said...

CONFORTO!!!! 5-3 Bad Guys B4

Steve Sax said...

Conforto!

5-3 ATL

Steve Sax said...

Let’s keep this going! Judge hasn’t even dropped a ball yet

Steve Sax said...

Muncy sucks, and Kiké isn’t far behind him

Steve Sax said...

Snell only lasts four innings?! What the fuck. I am tiring of this guy fast

karen said...

I'm a little nervous every time the ball is hit to Max

Steve Sax said...

Ouch for Pages HBP, but to be fair that is the best way for him to get on base

Steve Sax said...

Pages, what are you doing?!

Steve Sax said...

Mookie hits it back to the pitcher for the first out, but pages was caught in no man’s land and doubled up off third.

Pickoff error advances Shohei to second. Two out for Teo

Steve Sax said...

Dammit Teo!

5-3 ATL through 5

spank said...

damn. wasted opportunity

Steve Sax said...

Two with three Ks tonight. Awful

Steve Sax said...

You guys getting the radio feed instead of the tv feed?

Steve Sax said...

This is not good, Ben Asparagus

Steve Sax said...

Asparagus gets out of it!!!

5-3 ATL, mid-6

spank said...

tv feed saxy

spank said...

still 5-3

spank said...

i took a game break to eat dinner. thought it was going to be a massacre and didn't want to puke

spank said...

first pitch swinging. i fucking hate that shit

spank said...

Confort singles. ome out

spank said...

slappy walks. 2 on one out

spank said...

edman moves runners over with grounder. 2 out of muncy

karen said...

MAX TIES US UP!!!!

spank said...

muncy ties it with a double!

spank said...

shohei!!!

karen said...

SHOHEI WALKS IT OFF!!!!!

spank said...

corny ass announcers

spank said...

that's a wrap

Steve Sax said...

So many ways to win. Wow.

I'll take it