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Phillies were once 19-6 in one run games. They're now 19-10 and have lost 4 of them in the last week.
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re: Is there anything more invigorating then stepping in a pile of red ants to start the day?
Posted by VADawg on 7/28/26 at 5:43 pm to FLObserver
Stepping on your kid's Legos early in the morning is up there
The Falcons passed on him for Bijan Robinson, who plays the most replaceable position in football
re: Bert Bielema takes a shot at the SEC
Posted by VADawg on 7/28/26 at 2:07 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Bielema should probably start eating like it's 2005.
re: The ATL Thread - 7/27 - Ronald Back
Posted by VADawg on 7/28/26 at 1:26 pm to Metaloctopus
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This is the first I've heard of any nerve issue with Schwellenbach, but he had those "loose bodies" removed in spring training, like Waldrep. I've heard that he's supposed to be starting bullpen sessions soon, as he's been doing off the mound throwing for a while.
Start at 19:30 of this video.
Also, tonight's game has been postponed until 1:10 tomorrow.
re: The ATL Thread - 7/27 - Ronald Back
Posted by VADawg on 7/28/26 at 8:27 am to Crimsonians
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I haven't been paying much attention, but what happened to the return of some of our stud starters this year? Did they all get wiped for the season? Getting at least one back would be nice.
Schwellenbach is the only one of them who is actually a stud and he hasn't pitched yet this season. He was on a podcast recently and casually let it slip that there was a nerve issue in his elbow along with the fracture last year. He also said he never felt right when he was throwing this offseason. I don't believe this was ever publicly disclosed, and it may explain why his recovery has taken so long. I have a bad feeling about it.
I'm sure we'll see Smith-Shawver relatively soon, but he hasn't gone more than 4 innings in any of his rehab starts, IIRC.
I was pounding the table for them to trade Waldrep this past winter because I thought that would be his peak value. He wasn't good in the games he pitched in this season and now he is probably headed for Tommy John.
Strider is done. Sad to see, but he is never going to be what he was in 2022.
re: What kept Steve Spurrier from winning more than 1 national title at Florida?
Posted by VADawg on 7/28/26 at 7:59 am to TheMagicMan
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The 98 UF team was better than the 98 FSU team, but at that time playing FSU in Tallahassee was in Spurrier's head. They were just incapable of playing well there. Even his National Title team couldn't beat FSU in Tallahassee.
Florida also had no answer for Peter Warrick. Warrick singlehandedly won that game for FSU.
re: The ATL Thread - 7/27 - Ronald Back
Posted by VADawg on 7/27/26 at 8:39 pm to SCLibertarian
Marlins win
Connor Thomas has to be the worst player to pitch for the Braves this season. God, he's awful.
Wow. Trying to play through this???
We're going into a delay as soon as Perez gets the 3rd out. It's pouring up there.
The fact that Hartman hasn't been promoted yet after that tear he went on earlier this season might say something about how the team views him. Maybe the front office isn't as high on him as the prospect industry is.
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Had Trump ignored Fauci, every single death in the country would have been attributed to him on a nightly basis.
So fricking what? The media attributed every death to him anyways.
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Fully expecting HSK to be traded for a PTBNL or cash considerations this week.
I think he gets the Nats series this weekend to show if he can do anything, and if he can't, he's gone.
Chris Sale appreciation post
Posted by VADawg on 7/27/26 at 8:12 am
Random Monday morning thought: This guy is flat out awesome.
Since joining the Braves, he has pitched in 69 games (68 starts; remember, he came out of the bullpen on the last day of the season last year so Charlie Morton could have one last moment in the sun). The numbers are amazing:
2.39 ERA/2.40 FIP, 524 K (11.4 K/9), 36-14 record, 1 Cy Young, 1 Gold Glove.
This season, he looks as good as ever. His ERA is 2.19 (expected numbers are also elite), his average fastball velo is higher than it has been since 2018 or so, and he is showing no signs of slowing down. Very smart pitcher, too. Watching him sit 94-96 for a full start and ramping it up to 99-100 when he really needs a swing and miss is watching an artist at work. He has a real chance to get into the top 25 all time in strikeouts for a pitcher, and his career K/9 of 11.1 is the highest all time by a decent margin for any pitcher who has thrown at least 2000 innings.
He was extended this past offseason and has a 1/$27M contract for next year with a club option for 2028. I hope he retires here. With all due respect to Glavine and Smoltz, Sale is the second best starter the Braves have had in my lifetime.
Since joining the Braves, he has pitched in 69 games (68 starts; remember, he came out of the bullpen on the last day of the season last year so Charlie Morton could have one last moment in the sun). The numbers are amazing:
2.39 ERA/2.40 FIP, 524 K (11.4 K/9), 36-14 record, 1 Cy Young, 1 Gold Glove.
This season, he looks as good as ever. His ERA is 2.19 (expected numbers are also elite), his average fastball velo is higher than it has been since 2018 or so, and he is showing no signs of slowing down. Very smart pitcher, too. Watching him sit 94-96 for a full start and ramping it up to 99-100 when he really needs a swing and miss is watching an artist at work. He has a real chance to get into the top 25 all time in strikeouts for a pitcher, and his career K/9 of 11.1 is the highest all time by a decent margin for any pitcher who has thrown at least 2000 innings.
He was extended this past offseason and has a 1/$27M contract for next year with a club option for 2028. I hope he retires here. With all due respect to Glavine and Smoltz, Sale is the second best starter the Braves have had in my lifetime.
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2022 TCU
Lost 65-7 in the title game. They don't belong here.
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2015 Ohio St
Missed the playoff. They finished #2?
Reynaldo needs to show us something today
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Do you just make Fuentes a closer long term? He’s unhittable, at times.
Was just thinking the same thing. I know they want him to start, but he is a dominant, high leverage reliever with 5 or 6 more years of control left.
Didier is feeling good tonight. Went 101, 100, 100 on those three fastballs.
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I get matchups, but I hate walking the bases loaded in this spot.
Puts so much pressure on the pitcher and makes it so much easier for the batter to take.
Completely agree. It worked out, barely, but I dont like it either.
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