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Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:02 pm to dudeabides
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:02 pm to dudeabides
Really impressive that the Braves have been able to keep it tied with Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Pharpers. Harper hit a home run from the leadoff spot to tie it but Harper has pitched well enough to only let 1 run braves run score. This turn has been the result of Harper’s brilliant management from the dugout and Harper’s foresight to sign himself to a lucrative contract in the offseason
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Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:13 pm to tylerdurden24
Walking in runs such a bummer to see.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:31 pm to dudeabides
AA needed to bolster the offense if he wasn't going to address pitching. The guy did nothing all off season.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:51 pm to Rhino5
This is a god damn embarrassment
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:27 pm to JCdawg
Horrible product
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:29 pm to Rhino5
Only team now to not have a win.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:31 pm to JCdawg
Anthopolous sucks
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:44 pm to Rhino5
Going to the game tomorrow night hope our team take out the cubs. They only won 1 of 3 against the rangers, not exactly the phanatical phreaks. That and our pitchers having a more reasonable temp to deal with make me think the Braves have a chance. Am I wrong?
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:50 pm to dudeabides
The cubs are struggling. What we don’t know is if the Philly’s lineup is really that good, or the Braves pitching is really that bad. I have to lean on the pitching being that bad due to the inability to throw strikes. That being said, if Newc can limit the walks, there is a chance for sure, our lineup outside of Enciarte (leading off) and Donaldson (why did we sign this guy when we don’t have a major league bullpen) is actually pretty good.
This post was edited on 3/31/19 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 4/1/19 at 7:32 am to Rhino5
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Anthopolous sucks
He is basically McGuirk's bitch boy.
ETA: That's not a slam against AA, he can only do so much.
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 8:44 am
Posted on 4/1/19 at 8:25 am to Rhino5
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Anthopolous sucks
Hearing him on the radio try to justify this offseason would be high comedy if it didn't piss me off so much. He and his handlers have fed the Braves fanbase a load of bullshite and they completely expect everyone to buy in. If this season goes south and the Braves lose the momentum and window they had coming off last year, it's going to get ugly for AA and Liberty Media. Not sure they even care though. Maybe they will care when Suntrust and the Battery are empty mid-summer.
Will be interesting. It's only 3 games, but people's fears about the lack of addressing holes this offseason seem to be coming true quickly.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 8:39 am to elposter
I disagree. I don’t believe Anthopolous is a bad GM at all. I believe that Liberty Media has AA’s balls in a vise grip and aren’t allowing him to spend enough to remain competitive. If it were up to AA he would have signed more big names. Liberty just wouldn’t increase our cap room to what we needed it to be to make that happen.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 8:49 am to RunLindsayRun
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I disagree. I don’t believe Anthopolous is a bad GM at all. I believe that Liberty Media has AA’s balls in a vise grip and aren’t allowing him to spend enough to remain competitive. If it were up to AA he would have signed more big names. Liberty just wouldn’t increase our cap room to what we needed it to be to make that happen.
Liberty Media has no say in the payroll of the Braves. The Braves are the own entity that is just gives Liberty Media more equity to the Corp. the one who makes all the calls on money is McGuirk (sp*)...i really with people would do the research before continuing to say this
Posted on 4/1/19 at 9:15 am to elposter
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Hearing him on the radio try to justify this offseason would be high comedy if it didn't piss me off so much. He and his handlers have fed the Braves fanbase a load of bullshite and they completely expect everyone to buy in
This is absolutely the most infuriating part.
I miss Coppy. That bastard may have cheated but dammit, he was doing all he could to win.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 9:19 am to RunLindsayRun
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disagree. I don’t believe Anthopolous is a bad GM at all. I believe that Liberty Media has AA’s balls in a vise grip and aren’t allowing him to spend enough to remain competitive.
Yeah I should've tempered my "AA sucks" comment a little better, but it's frustrating being the only MLB team without a win on opening weekend.... especially after the entire fanbase was voicing their concerns about the lack of off season activity.
I suppose I was lead to believe that AA was more of a "take charge" hard arse of a GM that would buck the crusty old leadership. Instead it appears he's being micro managed by McGuirk....and indirectly by Greg Maffie.
As far as Liberty Media, they don't take a penny from the Braves, however their CEO Greg Maffei has made comments that indicate he's very aware of the financial situation of the Braves. He made comments about the NL East "arms race in spending" a couple weeks ago. So while I don't think he's calling the day-to-day shots for the Braves, I do think he has a very strong desire to see his asset (and John Malone's asset) remain profitable, and probably gets his points across to McGuirk in various ways.
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 9:50 am
Posted on 4/1/19 at 9:47 am to Rhino5
And while we are bitching, I still think Snitker winning manager of the year was a bad thing for the Braves because it's going to have him stick around longer than he should. I just don't think his awe shucks, atta boy, kumbaya approach is what is needed going forward. I literally have to turn the channel when they interview Snit after a loss. I just can't listen to him "well you know we did some things good but it just wasn't our night" his way through the season.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 10:10 am to elposter
I'm not liking the decision to put Acuna at cleanup. They pitched around him all series because they don't fear Markakis. And Ender didn't get it done at the lead off spot.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 10:16 am to Rhino5
Ender is a very bad leadoff hitter. I don't get it. Dude hits a dribbler to the right side 80% of the time. He doesn't walk.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 10:27 am to RollDatRoll
You guys have any guess on what they’ve said internally is their max payroll? Surely it can’t be $113,000,000? We have a top ten revenue team, and are 21st in payroll. There is just no way for them to spin this to make it right.
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 10:28 am
Posted on 4/1/19 at 10:33 am to JCdawg
Sure. We have money to spend, but don’t want to spend it on the available players. What’s so hard to understand about that?
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