I don't understand how Snit is sitting Laureano over Soler when Laureano was being a big part of our "offense" since coming to the Braves, and plays better defense.
Snit's deficiencies as a manager have become very apparent this year. I agree with an idea Jake had (if the Braves did make a change) - the Arizona manager - he could do great things with all of our talent, instead of wasting it.
When I turn on a Braves game this year I'm excited to see the whole lineup watch or miss every middle middle fastball thrown to them. Then after they do that for a few pitches, I just love watching them swing out of their shorts at sliders down and a foot outside the zone. It's the best!!
As a fan since 1994 this has been one of the hardest teams to watch and that goes back to 2006-2009, but as a fan in Wisconsin I dont get to watch as much as I'd like to and I think it's kept my stress level down a tad
I went through my disappointment phase back in June. The games haven’t been fun, we have season tickets on Saturday our section wasn’t full, the couples that sit around us left in the 6th inning. We usually stay until the end, but we left in the top of the 9th. May be next year will be better! I’m hoping they didn’t make the playoffs, they definitely haven’t played as if they want to be in the playoffs.
Remember this. You can't say Acuna and Strider will come back to their previous form. Sale is old and will not duplicate this year. Next year is NOT a given rebound
You realize we’re starting 2-3 players who have been designated for assignment by other teams. Williams is the back up of the back up second baseman. Urshella never been great offense. So at least 2 of the 9 spots are just treading water. Very hard to win with all we have on the injured list
@@LockedOnBraves Good how? Since the trade for Murphy, he's been a 5.2 fWAR/600 PA player, that's pretty damn good, as he's been one of the best defensive catchers in the game, and his 112 wRC+ offensive production is 12% above the major league average, and around 25% above the average catcher as the catching position is the weakest offensive position in the game. Arcia with a 0.9 fWAR is perfect fine at his $2mil salary, and is top 10 defender at his position. Kelenic is a league minimum salary player, and is still a solid hitter against right handers since they corrected his swing, and is a good solid defender.
There just seems to be no fight left on this team, no sense of urgency or fire, and when they do miss the postseason I really hope someone is held accountable
In all honesty... I'm glad to be above ground and watching my favorite team still playing somewhat meaningful baseball but hat dang.... it's been a tough gig.
Ive watched as many games as possible since I was 6 years old (1991) ive been lucky to see so much more good baseball than bad. Braves are luckier than most fans. They still have a chance to make the playoffs. Perspective is important. This season should make you appreciate how hard the sport is.
I still watch or listen to every game. I can't help it. But I'm not excited to watch anyone on this offense right now. I often turn off the broadcast a couple of times a game because I get so frustrated, but I always turn it back on. I mostly tune in to watch Sale, Fried, and Schwelly. Sale is a must-see TV, Fried is still the pitcher with the highest probabilities to throw a Maddux, and Schwelly's stuff is awesome to watch.
Gotta give up on this season I think. There is a slim chance they make the playoffs and do something, but 2024 felt cursed from the start. Pre-season everything was perfect. On paper I was ready for the best Braves season possible, then Strider got hurt and Comcast dropped Bally for most of the viewers. Those 2 things really seemed to curse the season to me and it never recovered. I look forward to next year's opening day though.
The 21 season felt like this too, all we need is for them to get hot at the right time. I think it would be funny if they can't hit anything the entire year, squeeze into the last wildcard slot, and then absolute annihilate every pitcher in the post season.
@@bullythebooksI thought the same thing. But every game like the Reds game dashes my hopes a little bit more, but I look forward to next season. Strider, Sale, Lopez, Schwelly. Looks good.
Good point in your video brother! I notice Most players from the braves offense are just having bad at bats all year long. Don't see consistency or adjustments. It's sad bc we have WS starting pitching. all to waist bc of our offense. But who knows hopefully we can catch on fire. Do you see any leadership on the braves offense? I don't but I could be wrong.
At least when the pitching was awful earlier in the window and the lineup had to carry, at least the lineup was showing the team had fight then. This year? The team has as much fight as scared boys being sent to the trenches of the Great War. I feel a lot of it was the injuries, but not just in the way that you think. It may just be anecdotal, but it's felt like these guys have been getting injured right as they were starting to turn things around. It's the injury plus the demoralizing timing of those injuries which I feel is the 2-punch combo here. The injury timing is just a gut punch to whatever momentum those guys were helping to build up at that moment.
I have tried to figure out our approach at the plate and I'm just lost... we get middle middle fastball and can't hit them.. we swing and ball 3 and 4 sometimes... we get the ball we want and hit a ground ball... we get a hold of the pitch we want finally and it's a warning track shot... I have 0 idea about what changed from last year besides all the injuries and moral just being different somehow. And please play loreano.. he gives good at bats.
On middle/middle fastballs, Braves have hit .350 which is 6th best in baseball, .416 wOBA which is 7th best, .455 xwOBA which is 1st in baseball. So they are hitting middle/middle fastballs.
@MassBoost where have they hit them... to the warning track.....??? And ones that do fall what have they done???? I can tell you what they haven't done for the majority of the time.... they haven't helped score runs and win games we need to win... that's the diff between stats and the eye test if you know what to look for. But as usual... I'll still be waiting for the next useless set of stats friend. Be well.
@@steveo3530 Does it matter where they hit them? Braves have hit .350 and slugged .636, thus have produced an overall .416 wOBA on all fastballs middle/middle, that's real world production, that's what they're hitting this year, and their expected stats due to quality of contact and whatnot are the best in baseball. It comes from Savant, as you can look up any 9 parts of the strikezone, and any 4 quadrant outside the strikezone.
@MassBoost brother... I watch every game... I'm not saying your stats are fake or invalud... I'm just saying... where has that got us and where exactly do you think it's gonna take us??? Look, this would make a he'll of a storyline... but the odds are very much against us... and my eyes easily tell me that. We got 4 teams battling for 3 spots and we need wins.. last night doesn't bother you? Do you have a stat to make you feel good about last night?? Please tell me!!
Habit keeps me coming back. Pitchers. Starting and relief. We kinda knew this offense was coming with the injuries. What surprises me more is how low energy we the crowd are. It started dropping off before the offense got this bad
*LAST 30 GAMES SOLER BATTING .194 5 HR 13 RBI .705 OPS LAUREANO BATTING .319 5 HR 12 RBI .877 OPS RAMON HAS 3 STEALS, SOLER HAS NONE! LAUREANO PLAYS MUCH BETTER DEFENSE & IT WOULD BE ACCURATE TO SAY HE CAN RUN CIRCLES AROUND SOLER! I DON'T GET IT!*
Laureano was in the game Sunday and had a big strikeout when all we needed was a fly ball. He has cooled off of late. Stinker knows that if he could get Jorge Soler hot and hitting he could carry the line up. Laureano really doesn’t have that ability.
I think the biggest thing is, Soler's results and metrics have been better against right handers over Laureano's. But if you have a left handed starter on the mound, then you have a legitimate complaint if Laureano isn't starting.
Mind blowing how game in and game out this offense makes mediocre pitchers at best look like cy young pitchers.Even when we get mistakes down the middle do nothing. Sad our hardest hit was the one the Tablet took from Soler 😮 Harris doesn’t work counts to be lead off, it’s hurting him. Our approach is horrible!
I still tune in for the start of every game, but it usually goes off shortly after, so I don't get angry. I can't watch this offense for 9 straight innings right now
Unfortunately, it appears the postseason ship has sailed. Chris Sale gave it all he had but he doesn’t have the backup necessary. Injury and poor attitudes plagued this season. I’m getting ready for next year.
It just hurts jake how this offense is I know injuries are apart of the game but they have to change there approach at the plate and play old school NL baseball steal bags get in scoring position and have a productive at bat and get runs home .instead they are waiting for the extra base hit that may or may not come to help. The rotation I would take against anyone in the postseason our offense I would not . I have a gut feeling were going to come up short and miss the playoffs because how bad the offense is. I want them to prove me wrong. What is the time table for Riley?
Everyday-er from FL, Jake! It’s tough to watch, but still believing in this pitching staff and what they can do in a playoff series. We can get there! Looking forward to watching Sale this weekend in ATL! But yes, no one in the lineup excites atm. Go Braves; let’s plan to sweep the Mets!
Jake, I watch you every morning first thing. If up, I watch the show after the game., I always have the game on Radio or MLB. My faves are Austin, Ozzie, The Rookei(Harris) Strider, Fried, Sale, Kelenic, Acuna, Ozuna(MVP!!) Travis D. ! But, I like almost all!
Jake our offense has been bad all year, even despite of the injuries. The guys we have needed to step up for us crucially have not done so. We continue to fall into bad habits with terrible approaches at the plate game to game. We have been late on the FB all season and not even high Velo FB's. We don't even know what we're looking for at the plate. We've desperately needed production out of guys like Olson, Murphy and Harris, and have gotten it for minimal spurts throughout the year from Olson, and that's about it. Can't rely on Ozuna to win us every game offensively especially now since he's not driving the ball outta of the park now and Ozuna's lack of slug currently is showing in the results
But they haven't been bad all year. April the team produced the 4th highest offensive production in baseball with a 114 wRC+ before all the injuries, minus Murphy who was the only hurt player at the time. Even in August they produced a 109 wRC+ which was good.
Regardless of how the season ends, this team went through incredible trauma due to injuries. AA tried to stitch together another miracle and it hasn't turned out pretty. Still, ridiculously amazing pitching this season from the Braves and I'm impressed we got this far with what they've endured.
Remember, the Braves were giving bad and mediocre pitchers career games BEFORE ALL THE INJURIES. Something is rotten in the clubhouse. And it starts with Snit. He's either made or allowed to be made really bad decisions. He's a great manager when he doesn't actually have to manage. What'd he do last year? Same lineup every day. I do think Chipper not being around this year has an impact. Players do forget what they've heard before. They do get into bad habits. Snit needs to go after this year and you're going to be in for more of the same "it's a grind" attitude next year if he's not.
@@MassBoost Last year he was actually on the roster as a coach/consultant and advising players. This year he's not. When one is an active part of the organization they feel comfortable and responsible for watching and giving advice. When one is then no longer officially a hitting consultant, one usually doesn't want to step on the toes of those in your former role so the respectful and ethical thing to do is to stay out of the organization's way.
@@riggler2 "Chipper Jones 10 Hitting Consultant" So his job hasn't changed as he's still currently listed as a hitting consultant right now, but he doesn't, nor has he ever gone to all the games on a regular basis since he's retired. He comes to games here and there, but not on a daily basis.
To answer the question of why I watch, I don’t. I listen on the radio. It adds a far better experience much more detailed. The Braves radio network, Ben Ingram Joe Simpson, Darren O’Day Kelly Johnson and others offer side conversations that sometimes are laugh out loud funny. I don’t really have one thing I look for it evolves constantly almost every week or every series listening for something different. Occasionally, it might be a player on another team too. Plus, regardless of how the Braves are doing, baseball has always been a distraction for me to escape reality. For instance, tonight, presidential debate or the Braves game, I’m all Braves
If your claiming to be a true braves fan but say your not going watch as the team is that bad; when were all 1 game out of a playoff spot with all of our injuries you were never a real true Braves fan. If you can't get excited and lie and die with the Braves being 1 game out of a wild card spot than baseball is not your sport. Sure it would be fun to 10 games up but this is excitement.
This offence is a shadow of opening day and a fraction of what it should be. I get excited to see Harris, Ozuna and Olson. Beyond that not a ton of confidence. The pitching staff is a blast but I sympathize with the lineup they are wanting to be better but don’t get rewarded for how hard they work. They all deserve a chance in the postseason. They will have to find a way but with the level of absences in the lineup it will be very tough
I'm glad you get paid to watch these Braves play, Jake. That must take some of the edge off, alleviate the boredom and pain. 😂😅 Eddie Rosario, Soler, Luke Jackson. Somebody tell "AA" what year this. I know "It ain't over 'til it's over," but it might as well be over. These Braves are playing as if they've already left for the off-season.
White and Laureano would be perfectly fine, but Laureano without a doubt should be playing as he has some of he best hitting metrics on the team against left handers.
I was (still am?) excited to see these misfits defy all odds and keep winning close games, giving themselves at least half a chance to make it to the postseason. But when they lose critical games like last night and didnt score a single run ...well, I will watch every game even if they finally run out of time and ...energy. But what excites me most overall is The Game itself. Which is why I will take in the post season even if Braves long gone. Lastly I am excited to see the Amazing Pitching staff. So deserving of even a little run support.
My Doctor said that i absolutely need to see a 7-1 Braves win...since she obviously is not up to date on the situation that is the 2024 Braves...it appears there is no hope...so i asked for a second opinion, that Doctor recommended I follow the Mets...WTF...i didnt return for the follow up visit.😂
If the braves had half of the offense they had last year they would be right their with the phillies too many players batting in the low 200's yes i wish olsen and harris would getis it going but the big one for me is Soler since he has come back he has not been able to get it going at all hitting is contagious but noone is rising so we keep hoping the pitching stays great for them to have a shot
@@MassBoost you have your opinions thats great but real fast let's look at the 2 in question Soler has struck out 128 times in 2024 he is batting 188 since being a brave a whopping 13 rbi, arraez is over 300 and hasn't struck out in over a month 3 times since July look it up he gives his team hits drives in runs ill trade up for him, plus soler is getting 18 mill dam ill take arraez thx for bringing him up
My biggest issue is the lack of fire and passion on the team, yesterday I was falling asleep while literally sitting in row 9 in the front section. Arcia and Sale are the only ones that show ANY fire whatsoever and it's getting to the boiling point with me. Show some emotion!! Get mad, get sad, I don't care just show me that you care about something other than your salary.
I would like to see the Braves start their fastest line up; which for me would be Luke Williams at 3rd, Eli White at 2nd and Ramon Laureano in right field. Than I would like to see the Braves hit and run and straight steal to try and get runs in. All were trying to do is get someone hot for a week and carry the team. If the Braves starting stealing how many more fastballs would batters see. I think we forget how big a impact Acuna's 70 stolen bases last year had on Olson and others see more fastballs.
Why would you start White at 2nd when he's a gold glove caliber defender in the outfield? He's produced a 14 DRS, 15.4 UZR/150, and 11 OAA in just 1002 innings, 1200 innings is a typical major league season worth of innings for context, and would rank 3rd in DRS, 2nd in UZR/150, and 6th in OAA out of all outfielders if those were his season stats.
@@benjaminwalters7800 Right out of necessity, then moved to the outfield as a defensive replacement for Soler. I'm just saying he's just so much better in the outfield, and was just a average middle infielder, which is why he got moved to the outfield in the first place, which provides you with the greatest defensive production with him out there. I'm not saying that playing 2nd is an absolutely horrible choice, I'm just trying to understand your reasoning as to why you would play him there over the outfield. I suppose more context would help as to who the players in the game are, and possibly if the starting pitcher is left handed or right handed is this case?
Has there been a change in the coaching staff? I believe the hitting coach has been there for years, so it isn't that. Is Snitker under the weather? He is in his late 60s. Is it a social network problem, where losing a bunch of players depresses the others? The one player who is thriving is Ozuna. Why are Olson and the others having such bad years?
Feels like a knee jerk reaction to fire a coaching staff that just led you to a World Series and back-to-back 100 win seasons after a down year in which they lost many of their main players for significant time.
Lack of plate discipline for braves offsense last night. Harris, Soler, ozuna was horrible. No patience, couldnt get martinez pitch count up and didnt make him work as hard. Everyone is swinging for the fences and looking for that home run blast, instead of trying to play small ball. Offense was embarrassing to watch. Pitching is only reason i watch this season. Charlie worked his butt of last night, and wanted a win.
The Replacements are just that replacements. I think they're doing the best they can with what they've got. The rest of the starters are just underachieving. Too many hitting in the low 200s. Two or three places need an upgrade desperately.
Technically I switched to 680 the fan because screw Bally. But I’m glad I’m not tied down in my living room for this torture… I’m interested to see if Soler pans out. Not ready to admit AA failed
That last game against the Blue Jays was a lucky win, leave it to Snit to role with the same exact lineup.. im not assuming lineup change is going to work, but could it really hurt to try? Why does Soler deserve more at bats than Laureano right now? And how is Harris II still batting leadoff?
Snit lost the team weeks ago. They are just playing out the remaining schedule. Hopefully Snit retires at season's end. Give Snit a parade and put up a statue of him outside Truist Park.
@LockedOnBraves Is this a serious question? His constant wrong choices on common pitching situations with his decisions or lack of. This mismanagement has been covered by an amazing offense past few years. The team appears to lack focus or passion on offense. This is on Snit.
@@ronaldsealeyou do know he is missing 3 all star starters; 1 front runner for cy young winner and franchise leader in holds. Yet we’re still only 1 game out of post season
I love the Braves and I love baseball. But I won’t be watching anymore baseball after the Braves are done. Nobody gets me excited. I watch because I can’t keep myself from watching.
If you can’t get excited about a team filled with injuries that is fighting for a wild card spot only one game back you probably never were a true fan. You sound like the fan that will be wearing the ball cap of the team that wins the World Series and claim to be a life long fan
@@benjaminwalters7800 I have actually been a fan since Aaron’s 715. Not quite life long but very close. How bout you? I will watch them win or lose, exciting or not. Is that not a life long fan? Or close?
They obviously want to win but they just look defeated in general. Zero urgency while also trying to do too much, if that even makes sense. I love watching the pitching but the lineup isn't worth my time.
Hi Jake I'm familiar with the animic offense from the mets last year so i know the pain. It's going to be a hell of a race now looking into the first wildcard spot is what I'm hoping for. Division these days is not really that important these days. The only team that has benefited by this format to win it all has been the Astros every other team has failed I'm sure you know this. Wildcard year after year will not be so bad. Take care buddy
Yep. And if you can get hot and get one of those Wild Card spots, I like that teams chances. It's just hard to see that being the Braves right now with this offense.
Last night’s game and the previous make up game against the white Sox that ended in a 1-0 are so infuriating. I don’t understand how they are this bad. I keep watching and believing they’ll turn it around, but I don’t see how they will turn it around at this point. Even if they make the postseason, it feels like they’ll get swept losing 1-0 or 2-1 each game. All it takes is one mistake for a pitcher because the offense is so bad. The pitchers can’t be perfect every game, but it feels like they have to be for the braves to win.
Just wanna point out how maddening it is, not that its needed, to point out, how crazy it is to be a die hard Braves fan "this particular season"... there's the obvious "offense"...or lack there of...Thats low hanging fruit..but damn it's a blindingly big a$$ fruit......That being said...here comes what makes being a die hard fan the worst for this year...i will absolutely, for no rational reason (because its baseball and not how tackle real life problems) I'll absolutely continue to watch each game i can, which is 90-ish% of them, and believe...ummm...hope... That tomorrow, well todays game, our offense will wake up...but based on the baseball gods plans for the Braves in 2024, i wanna go on the record and say the few games i believe we will just come out and say get 7 runs, the gods have decided that will coniside with the night this awesome a$$ pitching staff will have its off night and we lose 8-7...simply because they've been soooo good pitching a bad night WILL come...thats baseball..but according to the gods plans this year, the blow up pitching night is only allowed on a night when we score a lot😂...thus keeping the balance the baseball gods have in place...okay all the superstition aside, i will still (only in sports) blindly continue to watch, expecting a night we just throttle the other team...i will be praying to the baseball gods for...well..wait thats not working, so if we lose tonight it might be because i tried the "Reverse Jedi Mind Trick"...and they (the gods ) probably did not approve this method of reverse psychology...so we lose...im sorry in advance...and will take full responsibility for the loss tonight...but it's obviously the only "rational technique"😂 that i have left to help...forgive me in advance...so....here goes: Go...no.. Don't go Braves?⚾🔥🔥😔🤷 (There I tried) - (it's all i got left folks)😅
Yeah not the best time for that question jake. Man what a alful offensive performance. And like you said i think alot of your fan favorite's are out with injuries. Mine is Ozzie
For me it is Laureano! Soler should never have been acquired he doesn’t really fit! They dont need two DH’s which is what they have. Least favorite would be be Murphy.. Contreas should have been kept. What does Murphy offer that is better than him. It is a shame I agree however, even great teams have a bad season. There are a couple of positions that need an upgrades but, overall still a good team!
Ngl since football has started up, I’ve also mentally checked out of the Braves (for the sake of my sanity). I’m not really burned by it because I’ve tempered expectations severely for this team. This team has been tanked by injuries, and while our pitching core is still top notch, this offense is just not gonna cut it. I think it’d be best for everyone to just move on to 2025.
Ill say it again. Trades may need to be made in the off-season to diversify the lineup. We got the best possible version of this lineup last year and the worse possible version this season. A lineup like this is prone to wide performance swings like this due to its makeup.
I agree. We have too many guys who can’t hit situationally who just swing for the fences every pitch. People forget that even with the amazing offensive year the Braves had last year, they didn’t even sniff the World Series. They need to be able to score more than just hitting HR’s. IMO, they also need new leadership.
I haven’t been watching the last two weeks. I just check the score. There’s just guys I can’t watch hit, such as Olson, Murphy, and Arcia. The rest of the guys aren’t much better. Even Ozuna is in a bit of a funk since he hasn’t hit an HR in 3 weeks. The pitching is great, but there isn’t enough interest for me to watch. 2-1 games are ok, but not every night. It’s just boring when you can basically predict every outcome: Murphy’s going to hit a weak grounder for a DP. Olson is going to strike out on a middle in fastball with RiSP, etc.
I'm surprised the Braves made it this far with all the "INJURIES," luckily the other teams weren't doing as well either. The tide has turned now, as the Philly's and Mets are making their runs, the Braves are falling behind. No matter what, coaching's only good when you win. I think it's time for a house good cleaning, starting with coaching along with Snits. Snits seems glued to the rail, doesn't show much reaction, win or lose. A pat on the butt or the back can go a long way. No motivation shown. I don't see any comparison or traits to Bobby at all. You could at lease hear Bobby from the dugout. If I'd have a say, I would choose Mark DeRosa with all his baseball knowledge as the Braves next manager. He's still young, player friendly and a fan favorite.
What's that old line about the definition of insanity??? THIS is not 2023, and the fact that the top part of this order continues to YANK and strike out just BLOWS my mind!!! The Braves are consistently being pitched outside and NO ONE wants to go oppo field - where ALL the hits are!!! Everything is either a K or a feeble pop-up/fly-out to the short OF. NO line drives, NO balls smartly put in play, and IF there is contact, it is a pulled weak ground ball instead of a rip to the opposite field. I get that Acuña, Albies and Riley are OUT - that said, Harris, Soler, Ozuna, Olson, d'Arnaud, Murphy and Arcia should know better than to fight against their miseries this year - they KNOW how to hit and KNOW where the #$%&ING opposite field is!!! Urshela, Kelenic Laureano and Duvall have been in the league long enough to know the same. This team's hitting approach has always been stupid with the exception of 2021. When you get close to the playoffs, you're not facing the White Sox or Rockies - playoff baseball is about contact, smart baserunning, clutch rips and the occasional bomb. Yet, this team ALWAYS plays like it's last year in June - and that is why they choked like dogs in two consecutive playoff runs. When September become October, teams that make steady and smart contact, going with the pitch and making adjustments on the fly win and go far.
I also feel like we (fans) are not helping. The phillies get behind their guys, like the standing ovations for turner. We need to do something like that, if we could all try to get them fired up instead of just trashing them who knows it might bring out a miracle
Yeah, next year when Sale is finally hurt and misses significant time, when he reverts to the expected norm, we are really going to regret if we don’t appreciate him now. Every single inn in he goes out there, w should scream our heads off😊, cause next year baby, we’re really going to realize how important this year for his career will be, looking back. When Sale is sitting down, and our offense is striking out one pitch at a time, 4- 5 pitches an inning , if I were ther I would be screaming and waving my sponge tomahawk I overtime for Ozuna. I was there last April- May when all the hate was melting the atmosphere and raining s**t down on him I. Sale and Ozuna, Braves fans be content with what is good and positive about this year. This is such an impressive season for my prediction at the beginning of April my neighbor cat was given several unmarked cups of cat food which were associated with short term outcomes, that was the Phillies would be in first by a lot, and the Mets would be barely in second place and next the Braves. Golly, I wish I could have gone to Vegas with that prediction 😅. Again thank you Sale, thank you Ozuna. And let’s look forward to Strider next year. Because my intuition says Strider will fill the same role as Sale is doing this year. I’ll have to check next April with my neighbors cat to confirm my intuition.
Everybody went crazy over Duvall coming back screamed for Soler last off-season putting red hearts on Rosario coming back it's time to let these reunions go
Folks, we have to wake up and smell the embalming fluid. Charlie gutted out a great performance. Our offense is so impotent, it could not score a single run. The principle that we have such great starters we can still win in the playoffs does not fly when your offense is this weak. This is just not our year.
This is not a playoff team.
It's not a playoff offense. This pitching staff could win a World Series.
@LockedOnBraves not if our offense doesn't help them. The pitching can only do so much
I don't understand how Snit is sitting Laureano over Soler when Laureano was being a big part of our "offense" since coming to the Braves, and plays better defense.
Has Laureano been in lineup.....Cincy wouldn't have scored their lonely run.
Snit's deficiencies as a manager have become very apparent this year. I agree with an idea Jake had (if the Braves did make a change) - the Arizona manager - he could do great things with all of our talent, instead of wasting it.
Because he’s not a good manager. That has only been masked by the fact that he has had really good players ever since he took over the Braves.
Exactly @@kevinm552
Phillies manager discussed with his team the importance of moving runners along especially during drive to playoffs. Never happen with Snit- a bum
When I turn on a Braves game this year I'm excited to see the whole lineup watch or miss every middle middle fastball thrown to them. Then after they do that for a few pitches, I just love watching them swing out of their shorts at sliders down and a foot outside the zone. It's the best!!
Haha.
Watching this team on offense is the equivalent of watching paint dry.
But still… 🪓🪓🪓
Agreed.
As a fan since 1994 this has been one of the hardest teams to watch and that goes back to 2006-2009, but as a fan in Wisconsin I dont get to watch as much as I'd like to and I think it's kept my stress level down a tad
I went through my disappointment phase back in June. The games haven’t been fun, we have season tickets on Saturday our section wasn’t full, the couples that sit around us left in the 6th inning. We usually stay until the end, but we left in the top of the 9th.
May be next year will be better!
I’m hoping they didn’t make the playoffs, they definitely haven’t played as if they want to be in the playoffs.
Remember this. You can't say Acuna and Strider will come back to their previous form. Sale is old and will not duplicate this year. Next year is NOT a given rebound
Is the scouting/ prep on opposing pitching maybe off??
You realize we’re starting 2-3 players who have been designated for assignment by other teams. Williams is the back up of the back up second baseman. Urshella never been great offense. So at least 2 of the 9 spots are just treading water.
Very hard to win with all we have on the injured list
Approach and gameplan certainly doesn't seem to be as great as it was last year.
Arcia kelenic murphy all need to go
Why so?
@@MassBoost because theyre not good
I mean, you're talking about guys that if everyone is healthy are your 7-8-9 hitters.
@@LockedOnBraves Good how? Since the trade for Murphy, he's been a 5.2 fWAR/600 PA player, that's pretty damn good, as he's been one of the best defensive catchers in the game, and his 112 wRC+ offensive production is 12% above the major league average, and around 25% above the average catcher as the catching position is the weakest offensive position in the game. Arcia with a 0.9 fWAR is perfect fine at his $2mil salary, and is top 10 defender at his position. Kelenic is a league minimum salary player, and is still a solid hitter against right handers since they corrected his swing, and is a good solid defender.
Honestly, it doesn’t matter who the opposition puts on the mound, they pitch like Cy Young contenders when pitching against the Braves.
Yep, which says more about the offense.
There just seems to be no fight left on this team, no sense of urgency or fire, and when they do miss the postseason I really hope someone is held accountable
Yea.. the GM and the hitting coach
They want to win, but it feels like maybe the pressure is getting to them.
In all honesty... I'm glad to be above ground and watching my favorite team still playing somewhat meaningful baseball but hat dang.... it's been a tough gig.
I feel that.
Ive watched as many games as possible since I was 6 years old (1991) ive been lucky to see so much more good baseball than bad. Braves are luckier than most fans. They still have a chance to make the playoffs. Perspective is important. This season should make you appreciate how hard the sport is.
I get that, but still, this offense is hard to watch.
I still watch or listen to every game. I can't help it. But I'm not excited to watch anyone on this offense right now. I often turn off the broadcast a couple of times a game because I get so frustrated, but I always turn it back on.
I mostly tune in to watch Sale, Fried, and Schwelly. Sale is a must-see TV, Fried is still the pitcher with the highest probabilities to throw a Maddux, and Schwelly's stuff is awesome to watch.
I just watch this show, Jake is my listen to!!
I do the same thing - turn it off multiple times most games lately, but usually turn it back on 😞
@@KyleTMcN yup
That's understandable.
I agree with you . Braves offense is hard to watch.
Gotta give up on this season I think. There is a slim chance they make the playoffs and do something, but 2024 felt cursed from the start. Pre-season everything was perfect. On paper I was ready for the best Braves season possible, then Strider got hurt and Comcast dropped Bally for most of the viewers. Those 2 things really seemed to curse the season to me and it never recovered. I look forward to next year's opening day though.
The 21 season felt like this too, all we need is for them to get hot at the right time. I think it would be funny if they can't hit anything the entire year, squeeze into the last wildcard slot, and then absolute annihilate every pitcher in the post season.
@@bullythebooks 🙏
@@bullythebooksI thought the same thing. But every game like the Reds game dashes my hopes a little bit more, but I look forward to next season. Strider, Sale, Lopez, Schwelly. Looks good.
This season does feel cursed. Just look at what has happened to Whit Merrifield.
whoever finds Kelenic exciting to watch at the plate is either his mom or dad.
Up in VA....have tix to Wednesdays game in DC. Sad I'm not really excited to drive 80 miles to pay $50 to park and watch this. Cmon Bravos. 🪓
I hope they get it together for you. Either way, it's always great to be at the ballpark.
Good point in your video brother! I notice Most players from the braves offense are just having bad at bats all year long. Don't see consistency or adjustments. It's sad bc we have WS starting pitching. all to waist bc of our offense. But who knows hopefully we can catch on fire.
Do you see any leadership on the braves offense? I don't but I could be wrong.
What does leadership look like from an outside perspective? Soler threw an iPad. Is that leadership? I just really don't know.
At least when the pitching was awful earlier in the window and the lineup had to carry, at least the lineup was showing the team had fight then. This year? The team has as much fight as scared boys being sent to the trenches of the Great War.
I feel a lot of it was the injuries, but not just in the way that you think. It may just be anecdotal, but it's felt like these guys have been getting injured right as they were starting to turn things around. It's the injury plus the demoralizing timing of those injuries which I feel is the 2-punch combo here. The injury timing is just a gut punch to whatever momentum those guys were helping to build up at that moment.
I have tried to figure out our approach at the plate and I'm just lost... we get middle middle fastball and can't hit them.. we swing and ball 3 and 4 sometimes... we get the ball we want and hit a ground ball... we get a hold of the pitch we want finally and it's a warning track shot... I have 0 idea about what changed from last year besides all the injuries and moral just being different somehow. And please play loreano.. he gives good at bats.
It's truly wild. I'll be doing a lot of deep-diving in the offseason.
On middle/middle fastballs, Braves have hit .350 which is 6th best in baseball, .416 wOBA which is 7th best, .455 xwOBA which is 1st in baseball. So they are hitting middle/middle fastballs.
@MassBoost where have they hit them... to the warning track.....??? And ones that do fall what have they done???? I can tell you what they haven't done for the majority of the time.... they haven't helped score runs and win games we need to win... that's the diff between stats and the eye test if you know what to look for. But as usual... I'll still be waiting for the next useless set of stats friend. Be well.
@@steveo3530 Does it matter where they hit them? Braves have hit .350 and slugged .636, thus have produced an overall .416 wOBA on all fastballs middle/middle, that's real world production, that's what they're hitting this year, and their expected stats due to quality of contact and whatnot are the best in baseball. It comes from Savant, as you can look up any 9 parts of the strikezone, and any 4 quadrant outside the strikezone.
@MassBoost brother... I watch every game... I'm not saying your stats are fake or invalud... I'm just saying... where has that got us and where exactly do you think it's gonna take us??? Look, this would make a he'll of a storyline... but the odds are very much against us... and my eyes easily tell me that. We got 4 teams battling for 3 spots and we need wins.. last night doesn't bother you? Do you have a stat to make you feel good about last night?? Please tell me!!
Habit keeps me coming back. Pitchers. Starting and relief. We kinda knew this offense was coming with the injuries. What surprises me more is how low energy we the crowd are. It started dropping off before the offense got this bad
But this bad.?
I keep holding hope that Matt Olson is going to turn it around. Same way i did for Ozuna
There’s 3 weeks left. It’s too late to turn it around now.
He's been fine, just not great.
Would it have been better in terms of the teams long term interest if we had been sellers at the trade deadline now in hindsight??
I don't think so. If you got a shot you have to go for it.
We’re only 1 game out of race and we didn’t have a bunch of expiring contracts. Soler only basically cost us money.
*LAST 30 GAMES
SOLER BATTING .194 5 HR 13 RBI .705 OPS
LAUREANO BATTING .319 5 HR 12 RBI .877 OPS
RAMON HAS 3 STEALS,
SOLER HAS NONE!
LAUREANO PLAYS MUCH BETTER
DEFENSE & IT WOULD BE ACCURATE TO SAY HE CAN RUN CIRCLES AROUND SOLER!
I DON'T GET IT!*
Laureano was in the game Sunday and had a big strikeout when all we needed was a fly ball. He has cooled off of late.
Stinker knows that if he could get Jorge Soler hot and hitting he could carry the line up. Laureano really doesn’t have that ability.
I think the biggest thing is, Soler's results and metrics have been better against right handers over Laureano's. But if you have a left handed starter on the mound, then you have a legitimate complaint if Laureano isn't starting.
Soler hasn't worked out like we hoped.
Mind blowing how game in and game out this offense makes mediocre pitchers at best look like cy young pitchers.Even when we get mistakes down the middle do nothing. Sad our hardest hit was the one the Tablet took from Soler 😮 Harris doesn’t work counts to be lead off, it’s hurting him. Our approach is horrible!
It's crazy the number of bad pitchers they've made look great this year.
I still tune in for the start of every game, but it usually goes off shortly after, so I don't get angry. I can't watch this offense for 9 straight innings right now
I get it. Not worth getting angry over.
Unfortunately, it appears the postseason ship has sailed. Chris Sale gave it all he had but he doesn’t have the backup necessary. Injury and poor attitudes plagued this season. I’m getting ready for next year.
I hope not.
The royals make me excited more than this braves offense and I've been a braves fan for a long time living in Kansas.
They play a good brand of baseball.
It just hurts jake how this offense is I know injuries are apart of the game but they have to change there approach at the plate and play old school NL baseball steal bags get in scoring position and have a productive at bat and get runs home .instead they are waiting for the extra base hit that may or may not come to help. The rotation I would take against anyone in the postseason our offense I would not . I have a gut feeling were going to come up short and miss the playoffs because how bad the offense is. I want them to prove me wrong. What is the time table for Riley?
Everyday-er from FL, Jake! It’s tough to watch, but still believing in this pitching staff and what they can do in a playoff series. We can get there! Looking forward to watching Sale this weekend in ATL! But yes, no one in the lineup excites atm.
Go Braves; let’s plan to sweep the Mets!
Thanks for watching every day!
Jake, I watch you every morning first thing. If up, I watch the show after the game., I always have the game on Radio or MLB. My faves are Austin, Ozzie, The Rookei(Harris) Strider, Fried, Sale, Kelenic, Acuna, Ozuna(MVP!!) Travis D. ! But, I like almost all!
Thanks, Ernest!
Another great pitching wasted 🤦🏽♂️
Yep.
THE BRAVES HAVE THE ENERGY OF THEIR MANAGER! JUST LOOK AT HIM, NO ENERGY, NO FIRE, NO DESIRE! *FIRE 🔥 SNITKER *!!*
Soler threw an iPad. Is that good?
@@LockedOnBravesI loved seeing that; showed he still have fire.
Snitker doesn't show passion for the Braves.
Jake our offense has been bad all year, even despite of the injuries. The guys we have needed to step up for us crucially have not done so. We continue to fall into bad habits with terrible approaches at the plate game to game. We have been late on the FB all season and not even high Velo FB's. We don't even know what we're looking for at the plate. We've desperately needed production out of guys like Olson, Murphy and Harris, and have gotten it for minimal spurts throughout the year from Olson, and that's about it. Can't rely on Ozuna to win us every game offensively especially now since he's not driving the ball outta of the park now and Ozuna's lack of slug currently is showing in the results
But they haven't been bad all year. April the team produced the 4th highest offensive production in baseball with a 114 wRC+ before all the injuries, minus Murphy who was the only hurt player at the time. Even in August they produced a 109 wRC+ which was good.
I agree, even the regulars have struggled.
Regardless of how the season ends, this team went through incredible trauma due to injuries. AA tried to stitch together another miracle and it hasn't turned out pretty. Still, ridiculously amazing pitching this season from the Braves and I'm impressed we got this far with what they've endured.
I know, I just hate they're going to waste this pitching.
Normally Ozuna but he's been cold lately. Olson is hitting better but without help it has no impact. I watch for the pitching.
They're just not bringing the power right now.
Remember, the Braves were giving bad and mediocre pitchers career games BEFORE ALL THE INJURIES. Something is rotten in the clubhouse. And it starts with Snit. He's either made or allowed to be made really bad decisions. He's a great manager when he doesn't actually have to manage. What'd he do last year? Same lineup every day. I do think Chipper not being around this year has an impact. Players do forget what they've heard before. They do get into bad habits. Snit needs to go after this year and you're going to be in for more of the same "it's a grind" attitude next year if he's not.
Chippers never been around all year since the day he retired, so what are you trying to claim?
@@MassBoost Last year he was actually on the roster as a coach/consultant and advising players. This year he's not. When one is an active part of the organization they feel comfortable and responsible for watching and giving advice. When one is then no longer officially a hitting consultant, one usually doesn't want to step on the toes of those in your former role so the respectful and ethical thing to do is to stay out of the organization's way.
I mean, technically they've been injured since day 1.
@@riggler2 "Chipper Jones 10 Hitting Consultant" So his job hasn't changed as he's still currently listed as a hitting consultant right now, but he doesn't, nor has he ever gone to all the games on a regular basis since he's retired. He comes to games here and there, but not on a daily basis.
@@LockedOnBraves I know you are a Sean Murhpy apologist, but I don't feel like the Braves lost anything with him versus Tromp.
Dodgers fan here!! 🌴 😎
I've been trying to tell y'all the 5 year
run is OVER and it's time for them to
go back into the usual 20 years of 💩
To answer the question of why I watch, I don’t. I listen on the radio. It adds a far better experience much more detailed. The Braves radio network, Ben Ingram Joe Simpson, Darren O’Day Kelly Johnson and others offer side conversations that sometimes are laugh out loud funny.
I don’t really have one thing I look for it evolves constantly almost every week or every series listening for something different. Occasionally, it might be a player on another team too.
Plus, regardless of how the Braves are doing, baseball has always been a distraction for me to escape reality.
For instance, tonight, presidential debate or the Braves game, I’m all Braves
Love the radio, but it's not as easy to talk about the game if I don't see.
If your claiming to be a true braves fan but say your not going watch as the team is that bad; when were all 1 game out of a playoff spot with all of our injuries you were never a real true Braves fan.
If you can't get excited and lie and die with the Braves being 1 game out of a wild card spot than baseball is not your sport. Sure it would be fun to 10 games up but this is excitement.
I think most fans are still paying attention, maybe just not as locked in, which is understandable if the product isn't as entertaining.
This offence is a shadow of opening day and a fraction of what it should be. I get excited to see Harris, Ozuna and Olson. Beyond that not a ton of confidence. The pitching staff is a blast but I sympathize with the lineup they are wanting to be better but don’t get rewarded for how hard they work. They all deserve a chance in the postseason. They will have to find a way but with the level of absences in the lineup it will be very tough
It's been rough watching Harris at times too.
The camera pans over to the dugout and the guys are just cutting up and laughing. The playoffs are right there, atleast try and be locked in.
They were doing the same when they lost to Phillies in the playoffs last year.
I think that's part of what they lean on -- the fact they're loose no matter what. Maybe it's time to show some urgency.
I'm glad you get paid to watch these Braves play, Jake. That must take some of the edge off, alleviate the boredom and pain. 😂😅
Eddie Rosario, Soler, Luke Jackson. Somebody tell "AA" what year this.
I know "It ain't over 'til it's over," but it might as well be over. These Braves are playing as if they've already left for the off-season.
I'm also blessed to have multiple screens. Braves on one, anything else on the other.
Facing Gore tonight. Would love to see Eli White and Laureano get the start
Welp, you only get Laureano.
White and Laureano would be perfectly fine, but Laureano without a doubt should be playing as he has some of he best hitting metrics on the team against left handers.
@@MassBoost I'll take 1/2 and pray no balls go to RF
*FIRE 🔥 SNITKER* *!!*
Won't happen.
You manage a team with 3 starting all star players missing; the cy young preseason favorite; the franchise leader on holds all on the injured list.
😂 y'all really thought that the
Braves was in the same caliber as
the Billion Dollar Superteam Dodgers...
don't ever make that mistake again 🤫
I was (still am?) excited to see these misfits defy all odds and keep winning close games, giving themselves at least half a chance to make it to the postseason. But when they lose critical games like last night and didnt score a single run ...well, I will watch every game even if they finally run out of time and ...energy. But what excites me most overall is The Game itself. Which is why I will take in the post season even if Braves long gone. Lastly I am excited to see the Amazing Pitching staff. So deserving of even a little run support.
I'm there with you. I'll watch every postseason game whether the Braves make it or not.
My Doctor said that i absolutely need to see a
7-1 Braves win...since she obviously is not up to date on the situation that is the 2024 Braves...it appears there is no hope...so i asked for a second opinion, that Doctor recommended I follow the Mets...WTF...i didnt return for the follow up visit.😂
Smart.
If the braves had half of the offense they had last year they would be right their with the phillies too many players batting in the low 200's yes i wish olsen and harris would getis it going but the big one for me is Soler since he has come back he has not been able to get it going at all hitting is contagious but noone is rising so we keep hoping the pitching stays great for them to have a shot
What does batting average have to do with anything?
Everything if your not hitting your avg is down everyone but ozuna is in the low 200,s that is pretty awful
yea, even the regulars weren't doing great when healthy. But they'd certainly be in a better spot with Ronald, Riley, and Ozzie healthy all year.
@@richoliver1356 Soler hitting .229 has been just as productive offensively with a 109 wRC+ than Luis Arraez hitting .315 with a 109 wRC+.
@@MassBoost you have your opinions thats great but real fast let's look at the 2 in question Soler has struck out 128 times in 2024 he is batting 188 since being a brave a whopping 13 rbi, arraez is over 300 and hasn't struck out in over a month 3 times since July look it up he gives his team hits drives in runs ill trade up for him, plus soler is getting 18 mill dam ill take arraez thx for bringing him up
My biggest issue is the lack of fire and passion on the team, yesterday I was falling asleep while literally sitting in row 9 in the front section. Arcia and Sale are the only ones that show ANY fire whatsoever and it's getting to the boiling point with me. Show some emotion!! Get mad, get sad, I don't care just show me that you care about something other than your salary.
Exactly the way I feel about it, couldn’t have said it better!!!!!
Anger doesn’t equal success kid. Soler broke an iPad yesterday with frustration.
@@liamscorgie8859 Thank God he did that. That’s how every fan feels watching him play. I’m glad he can show he’s just as frustrated as we are.
It felt that way at times on Sunday. With how quickly games are played now, and then the fact there is no offense in these games, they fly by.
I would like to see the Braves start their fastest line up; which for me would be Luke Williams at 3rd, Eli White at 2nd and Ramon Laureano in right field. Than I would like to see the Braves hit and run and straight steal to try and get runs in.
All were trying to do is get someone hot for a week and carry the team. If the Braves starting stealing how many more fastballs would batters see. I think we forget how big a impact Acuna's 70 stolen bases last year had on Olson and others see more fastballs.
Why would you start White at 2nd when he's a gold glove caliber defender in the outfield? He's produced a 14 DRS, 15.4 UZR/150, and 11 OAA in just 1002 innings, 1200 innings is a typical major league season worth of innings for context, and would rank 3rd in DRS, 2nd in UZR/150, and 6th in OAA out of all outfielders if those were his season stats.
Worth a shot.
@@MassBoostwhite ended up playing second during Sundays game. If he is going play during a emergency he should play a game there so he gets experience
@@benjaminwalters7800 Right out of necessity, then moved to the outfield as a defensive replacement for Soler. I'm just saying he's just so much better in the outfield, and was just a average middle infielder, which is why he got moved to the outfield in the first place, which provides you with the greatest defensive production with him out there. I'm not saying that playing 2nd is an absolutely horrible choice, I'm just trying to understand your reasoning as to why you would play him there over the outfield. I suppose more context would help as to who the players in the game are, and possibly if the starting pitcher is left handed or right handed is this case?
Football season is here and it looks like ill be keepin up with my 9ers earlier than usual
Their defense won a game for me on Monday.
braves are done and i am glad chipper jones blasted the braves for not playing good ball
Has there been a change in the coaching staff? I believe the hitting coach has been there for years, so it isn't that. Is Snitker under the weather? He is in his late 60s. Is it a social network problem, where losing a bunch of players depresses the others? The one player who is thriving is Ozuna. Why are Olson and the others having such bad years?
Feels like a knee jerk reaction to fire a coaching staff that just led you to a World Series and back-to-back 100 win seasons after a down year in which they lost many of their main players for significant time.
Lack of plate discipline for braves offsense last night. Harris, Soler, ozuna was horrible. No patience, couldnt get martinez pitch count up and didnt make him work as hard. Everyone is swinging for the fences and looking for that home run blast, instead of trying to play small ball. Offense was embarrassing to watch. Pitching is only reason i watch this season. Charlie worked his butt of last night, and wanted a win.
They were all horrible.
And the next day they score 12 runs.
The Replacements are just that replacements. I think they're doing the best they can with what they've got. The rest of the starters are just underachieving. Too many hitting in the low 200s. Two or three places need an upgrade desperately.
What does batting average have to do with anything?
It's certainly a combination.
Technically I switched to 680 the fan because screw Bally. But I’m glad I’m not tied down in my living room for this torture…
I’m interested to see if Soler pans out. Not ready to admit AA failed
I'll take radio all day. But easier to discuss the team if watching.
That last game against the Blue Jays was a lucky win, leave it to Snit to role with the same exact lineup.. im not assuming lineup change is going to work, but could it really hurt to try? Why does Soler deserve more at bats than Laureano right now? And how is Harris II still batting leadoff?
I was at that game and it was a very ugly win. Blue Jays infield defense was our best offense.
Snit lost the team weeks ago. They are just playing out the remaining schedule. Hopefully Snit retires at season's end. Give Snit a parade and put up a statue of him outside Truist Park.
What did Snit do?
@LockedOnBraves Is this a serious question? His constant wrong choices on common pitching situations with his decisions or lack of. This mismanagement has been covered by an amazing offense past few years. The team appears to lack focus or passion on offense. This is on Snit.
@@ronaldsealeyou do know he is missing 3 all star starters; 1 front runner for cy young winner and franchise leader in holds. Yet we’re still only 1 game out of post season
I love the Braves and I love baseball. But I won’t be watching anymore baseball after the Braves are done. Nobody gets me excited. I watch because I can’t keep myself from watching.
If you can’t get excited about a team filled with injuries that is fighting for a wild card spot only one game back you probably never were a true fan.
You sound like the fan that will be wearing the ball cap of the team that wins the World Series and claim to be a life long fan
I'll always watch, but I understand those who don't. Many watch to be entertained and the Braves just aren't that entertaining.
@@benjaminwalters7800 I have actually been a fan since Aaron’s 715. Not quite life long but very close. How bout you? I will watch them win or lose, exciting or not. Is that not a life long fan? Or close?
@@LockedOnBraves I can’t keep myself from watching, hoping tonight will be different. Everything will click and they’ll start winning.
@@benjaminwalters7800 and if it’s not the Braves winning the World Series, I won’t be wearing the WS winner’s hat. How bout you?
They obviously want to win but they just look defeated in general. Zero urgency while also trying to do too much, if that even makes sense. I love watching the pitching but the lineup isn't worth my time.
Hi Jake I'm familiar with the animic offense from the mets last year so i know the pain. It's going to be a hell of a race now looking into the first wildcard spot is what I'm hoping for. Division these days is not really that important these days. The only team that has benefited by this format to win it all has been the Astros every other team has failed I'm sure you know this. Wildcard year after year will not be so bad. Take care buddy
Yep. And if you can get hot and get one of those Wild Card spots, I like that teams chances. It's just hard to see that being the Braves right now with this offense.
Last night’s game and the previous make up game against the white Sox that ended in a 1-0 are so infuriating. I don’t understand how they are this bad. I keep watching and believing they’ll turn it around, but I don’t see how they will turn it around at this point. Even if they make the postseason, it feels like they’ll get swept losing 1-0 or 2-1 each game. All it takes is one mistake for a pitcher because the offense is so bad. The pitchers can’t be perfect every game, but it feels like they have to be for the braves to win.
I think those are easily two of the worst games all year.
Just wanna point out how maddening it is, not that its needed, to point out, how crazy it is to be a die hard Braves fan "this particular season"... there's the obvious "offense"...or lack there of...Thats low hanging fruit..but damn it's a blindingly big a$$ fruit......That being said...here comes what makes being a die hard fan the worst for this year...i will absolutely, for no rational reason (because its baseball and not how tackle real life problems) I'll absolutely continue to watch each game i can, which is 90-ish% of them, and believe...ummm...hope... That tomorrow, well todays game, our offense will wake up...but based on the baseball gods plans for the Braves in 2024, i wanna go on the record and say the few games i believe we will just come out and say get 7 runs, the gods have decided that will coniside with the night this awesome a$$ pitching staff will have its off night and we lose 8-7...simply because they've been soooo good pitching a bad night WILL come...thats baseball..but according to the gods plans this year, the blow up pitching night is only allowed on a night when we score a lot😂...thus keeping the balance the baseball gods have in place...okay all the superstition aside, i will still (only in sports) blindly continue to watch, expecting a night we just throttle the other team...i will be praying to the baseball gods for...well..wait thats not working, so if we lose tonight it might be because i tried the "Reverse Jedi Mind Trick"...and they (the gods ) probably did not approve this method of reverse psychology...so we lose...im sorry in advance...and will take full responsibility for the loss tonight...but it's obviously the only "rational technique"😂 that i have left to help...forgive me in advance...so....here goes:
Go...no..
Don't go Braves?⚾🔥🔥😔🤷
(There I tried) -
(it's all i got left folks)😅
I appreciate your efforts.
@@LockedOnBraves it's all I got Jake...lmao, but thanks
I think they were watching this podcast 😂 way different offense so far
Our worst games are usually again an UNKNOWN pitcher....look it up. I'd like to know.....
Everyone having a career start against our offense feels bad.
Why not bunt try to move a runner up other teams do.
Especially with this roster.
The guy in your thumb nail is hitting at the mendoza line. Yikes.
It's not been great.
Yeah not the best time for that question jake. Man what a alful offensive performance. And like you said i think alot of your fan favorite's are out with injuries. Mine is Ozzie
It's just crazy. Was at the game Sunday and every jersey I saw was either Acuna, Riley, or Ozzie.
For me it is Laureano! Soler should never have been acquired he doesn’t really fit! They dont need two DH’s which is what they have. Least favorite would be be Murphy.. Contreas should have been kept. What does Murphy offer that is better than him. It is a shame I agree however, even great teams have a bad season. There are a couple of positions that need an upgrades but, overall still a good team!
And Laureano has been relegated to a bench player.
Ngl since football has started up, I’ve also mentally checked out of the Braves (for the sake of my sanity). I’m not really burned by it because I’ve tempered expectations severely for this team. This team has been tanked by injuries, and while our pitching core is still top notch, this offense is just not gonna cut it. I think it’d be best for everyone to just move on to 2025.
That's understandable.
Ill say it again. Trades may need to be made in the off-season to diversify the lineup. We got the best possible version of this lineup last year and the worse possible version this season. A lineup like this is prone to wide performance swings like this due to its makeup.
I agree. We have too many guys who can’t hit situationally who just swing for the fences every pitch. People forget that even with the amazing offensive year the Braves had last year, they didn’t even sniff the World Series. They need to be able to score more than just hitting HR’s. IMO, they also need new leadership.
We'll certainly talk a lot in the offseason about changing the offensive approach.
I haven’t been watching the last two weeks. I just check the score. There’s just guys I can’t watch hit, such as Olson, Murphy, and Arcia. The rest of the guys aren’t much better. Even Ozuna is in a bit of a funk since he hasn’t hit an HR in 3 weeks. The pitching is great, but there isn’t enough interest for me to watch. 2-1 games are ok, but not every night. It’s just boring when you can basically predict every outcome: Murphy’s going to hit a weak grounder for a DP. Olson is going to strike out on a middle in fastball with RiSP, etc.
Yea, even Sunday's game that was an exciting win. More most of the game it was just bad baseball (by both teams).
I'm surprised the Braves made it this far with all the "INJURIES," luckily the other teams weren't doing as well either. The tide has turned now, as the Philly's and Mets are making their runs, the Braves are falling behind. No matter what, coaching's only good when you win. I think it's time for a house good cleaning, starting with coaching along with Snits. Snits seems glued to the rail, doesn't show much reaction, win or lose. A pat on the butt or the back can go a long way. No motivation shown. I don't see any comparison or traits to Bobby at all. You could at lease hear Bobby from the dugout. If I'd have a say, I would choose Mark DeRosa with all his baseball knowledge as the Braves next manager. He's still young, player friendly and a fan favorite.
Only because of the pitching.
It was poor at bats all night
Again and again.
At this point no Brave puts the lead in my pencil
Haven't heard that one before.
What's that old line about the definition of insanity??? THIS is not 2023, and the fact that the top part of this order continues to YANK and strike out just BLOWS my mind!!! The Braves are consistently being pitched outside and NO ONE wants to go oppo field - where ALL the hits are!!! Everything is either a K or a feeble pop-up/fly-out to the short OF. NO line drives, NO balls smartly put in play, and IF there is contact, it is a pulled weak ground ball instead of a rip to the opposite field. I get that Acuña, Albies and Riley are OUT - that said, Harris, Soler, Ozuna, Olson, d'Arnaud, Murphy and Arcia should know better than to fight against their miseries this year - they KNOW how to hit and KNOW where the #$%&ING opposite field is!!! Urshela, Kelenic Laureano and Duvall have been in the league long enough to know the same. This team's hitting approach has always been stupid with the exception of 2021. When you get close to the playoffs, you're not facing the White Sox or Rockies - playoff baseball is about contact, smart baserunning, clutch rips and the occasional bomb. Yet, this team ALWAYS plays like it's last year in June - and that is why they choked like dogs in two consecutive playoff runs. When September become October, teams that make steady and smart contact, going with the pitch and making adjustments on the fly win and go far.
Seems to be a team philosophy.
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I also feel like we (fans) are not helping. The phillies get behind their guys, like the standing ovations for turner. We need to do something like that, if we could all try to get them fired up instead of just trashing them who knows it might bring out a miracle
Most of us have spent the entire season backing everyone. It makes you feel like a fool after 120 games.
Phillies fans are also known for trashing their players when they under perform.
I mean, we chanted "Eddie" when he came back. Every stood for Soler. I'm not sure what the fans can do at this point.
Yeah, next year when Sale is finally hurt and misses significant time, when he reverts to the expected norm, we are really going to regret if we don’t appreciate him now. Every single inn in he goes out there, w should scream our heads off😊, cause next year baby, we’re really going to realize how important this year for his career will be, looking back. When Sale is sitting down, and our offense is striking out one pitch at a time, 4- 5 pitches an inning , if I were ther I would be screaming and waving my sponge tomahawk I overtime for Ozuna. I was there last April- May when all the hate was melting the atmosphere and raining s**t down on him I. Sale and Ozuna, Braves fans be content with what is good and positive about this year. This is such an impressive season for my prediction at the beginning of April my neighbor cat was given several unmarked cups of cat food which were associated with short term outcomes, that was the Phillies would be in first by a lot, and the Mets would be barely in second place and next the Braves. Golly, I wish I could have gone to Vegas with that prediction 😅. Again thank you Sale, thank you Ozuna. And let’s look forward to Strider next year. Because my intuition says Strider will fill the same role as Sale is doing this year. I’ll have to check next April with my neighbors cat to confirm my intuition.
Expected norm? So you're saying that Sale will likely resort to being a 3.04 ERA, 2.89 FIP, 2.93 xFIP pitchers, I can deal with that.
But then maybe Strider is healthy to negate that possibility.?
Whit Merrifield LOL
Our hero.
Soler needs to be traded in the off-season
Everybody went crazy over Duvall coming back screamed for Soler last off-season putting red hearts on Rosario coming back it's time to let these reunions go
@@joshuabritt7770 absolutely
I just don't know how.
@@LockedOnBraves trade him for pitching and pick up Ozunas option. And keep Laureno and platoon him with Kelenic
@@mattcox3373 That seems reasonable as Laureano murders left handed pitching.
Braves are very dull team as injuries have left them non competitive
The are offense is very dull to watch.
Folks, we have to wake up and smell the embalming fluid. Charlie gutted out a great performance. Our offense is so impotent, it could not score a single run. The principle that we have such great starters we can still win in the playoffs does not fly when your offense is this weak. This is just not our year.
Still holding out hope that they can find a way to score 3 runs a game.
@@LockedOnBraves I get ya Jake, but that was not Paul Skenes on the mound last night.
I missed the game last night and glad I did. Seemed boring as hell.
It was.
Braves in 2025
Haha. Don't throw away time.