Burt 43 Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Mookz said: That would be awesome. Good luck @Burt Same to you. For what its worth, I think you got me. My Brave SPs, unless Strider pitches 3 times this week, are pretty blah. My hitters are very good, but not good enough to sweep you in hitting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,171 Posted September 26, 2023 I was overseas last week and dropped the ball on starting times with the time difference. I can take comfort in the fact it would not have mattered at all. Good luck to both you guys in the finals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 582 Posted October 2, 2023 Congrats to the Braves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burt 43 Posted October 2, 2023 Thanks. A very surprising win indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuardBum 73 Posted October 2, 2023 Quite literally hitting vs pitching. Wow. What a season baseball has been this year. Looking forward to the playoffs starting on Tuesday. Was hoping the Mariners would boot Houston fully out but oh well. Congrats Burt on the Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,287 Posted October 2, 2023 12 hours ago, Burt said: Thanks. A very surprising win indeed. Congrats man, the Braves deserved every bit of that. What a pathetic effort by the Os offense. Did not hit all week, and especially after clinching on Thursday, they threw in the towel and played spring training games all weekend, almost flaunting how little the games meant to them. Meanwhile the Braves clinched much earlier but seemed to still be running their standard lineup out there, with guys scrapping for personal records, milestones and generally trying to win. I could understand the Os resting up if they were playing in the wild card round, but they now have five full days off after a week of not hitting. I guess they think they can just suddenly turn it on when the playoffs start. I kind of hope they get bounced in the first round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burt 43 Posted October 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mookz said: Congrats man, the Braves deserved every bit of that. What a pathetic effort by the Os offense. Did not hit all week, and especially after clinching on Thursday, they threw in the towel and played spring training games all weekend, almost flaunting how little the games meant to them. Meanwhile the Braves clinched much earlier but seemed to still be running their standard lineup out there, with guys scrapping for personal records, milestones and generally trying to win. I could understand the Os resting up if they were playing in the wild card round, but they now have five full days off after a week of not hitting. I guess they think they can just suddenly turn it on when the playoffs start. I kind of hope they get bounced in the first round. Much appreciated. I was kind of worried Snit would rest players, too. I think (hope) he made the right call playing the regulars up through the final game. Baseball is a game of routine. I'm not a huge fan of having almost a week off in the first place (although our pitching staff could use the time!), but to extend that time by giving days off right ahead of it could disrupt that routine. I'm actually rooting for the O's in the AL this postseason. It's a great story! I'd love to see an ATL-BAL World Series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,287 Posted October 2, 2023 59 minutes ago, Burt said: Much appreciated. I was kind of worried Snit would rest players, too. I think (hope) he made the right call playing the regulars up through the final game. Baseball is a game of routine. I'm not a huge fan of having almost a week off in the first place (although our pitching staff could use the time!), but to extend that time by giving days off right ahead of it could disrupt that routine. I'm actually rooting for the O's in the AL this postseason. It's a great story! I'd love to see an ATL-BAL World Series. Well if the Os make it that far, then I may be back on board. Definitely like the Braves' chances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,171 Posted October 6, 2023 congrats to Burt but also my condolences to my AL East brother. Braves won last year and definitely beat my Rays in the finals a few years back. I was absolutely pulling for the O's. @Mookz , hopefully we are fighting for AL supremacy for the next decade but man, im getting tired of winning 99+ games and falling flat on our faces in the wildcard round Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,287 Posted October 7, 2023 20 hours ago, WhiteWonder said: congrats to Burt but also my condolences to my AL East brother. Braves won last year and definitely beat my Rays in the finals a few years back. I was absolutely pulling for the O's. @Mookz , hopefully we are fighting for AL supremacy for the next decade but man, im getting tired of winning 99+ games and falling flat on our faces in the wildcard round I did briefly consider just being happy that the Os are relevant again instead of being a whiny little ######, but decided against it. I needed these five days to grieve but I think I'm ready to root for them again. But yeah, the Os should be decent at least as long as these young players are under their control, I have no expectation that they'll sign any of them before free agency. After that it will be a matter of praying they go to an unrepped team. And yep, I didn't realize it, but @Burt is the first repeat champeen. Which reminds me to update the league history thread... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 582 Posted December 9, 2023 Congratulations to BlackClouds, winner of the offseason (because Ohtani is still exclusive). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,171 Posted December 16, 2023 I guess the one silver lining is Glasnow remains exclusive . Sad to watch all my favorite Rays leave these last few seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burt 43 Posted December 17, 2023 Its even sadder to watch the Dodgers horde every big name free agent and traded player while the Braves sit back and trade for players like Carpenter and Marco Gonzalez, and then turn around and trade them away yet keep paying their contract. I think they're forgetting they need another starting pitcher with a career ERA under 5.00. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,171 Posted December 19, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 1:30 AM, Burt said: Its even sadder to watch the Dodgers horde every big name free agent and traded player while the Braves sit back and trade for players like Carpenter and Marco Gonzalez, and then turn around and trade them away yet keep paying their contract. I think they're forgetting they need another starting pitcher with a career ERA under 5.00. i dont disagree that they need a pitcher but i'm also not going to feel sorry for a team that brought in a stud catcher last year while still keeping dArnaud, and replaced freddie with Matt freaking Olson. what I wouldn't give to bring in established players instead of the continuous cycle of prospects that we develop and then trade away. Rays tend to win a lot of their trades but Snell did just win another cy young (even if it was a lot of fluke metrics) and Glasnow feels like a guy who will finally stay healthy and be an all-star Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
