8/2/21 - 8/15/21 Game Discussion Thread

[reyes the roof]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

Braves get over .500 for the first time this year. 1.5 games back in the East. Best division in baseball.

It should be a pretty good race for first between the Phillies and Braves down the stretch

[countryboy]

I wonder if there are any 40+ year left handed relievers we can try to acquire?


Reason our bullpen walks so many hitters is because when they throw strikes, they get shelled.

#turnattentionto2022

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by ninertravel

east is getting interesting Red sox falling away now.. they made a huge mistake not going after any pitching in the trade deadline. Maybe Sale might come back though but he won't be the player he was yet. mind you the yankees got no pitching either. but Rizzo is making a difference yankees and Jays are now making ground. it really is between As Boston Yankees jays now those 2 wild cards.

90 wins looks to be the magic number to clinch the 2nd spot (As projected for 91, Yankees at 88, Jays at 87). Obviously those will change on a game by game basis, but from what I've seen, 90 does seem to be that number.

Jays with a huge 4 game series vs Red Sox this weekend. Jays could be as close as 1 game back of Boston or as far as 9 games back after that series.

A small part of me feels like Jays finish 6th in the AL, just missing the WC, and then next season has expanded playoffs.

[KSUowls]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

Braves get over .500 for the first time this year. 1.5 games back in the East. Best division in baseball.

And tonight they start a stretch of 6 of 9 against the Washington Minor Leaguers. So what are we thinking? 3-6?

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[IndianSummer]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Reason our bullpen walks so many hitters is because when they throw strikes, they get shelled. #turnattentionto2022

Ball 4, Ball 8, Ball 12, Ball 16………

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

I wonder if there are any 40+ year left handed relievers we can try to acquire? Reason our bullpen walks so many hitters is because when they throw strikes, they get shelled. #turnattentionto2022

Manager: Stop allowing home runs!

Pitchers: Whatever you say.......

Can't allow HRs if you don't throw strikes.

[canes21]

Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

And tonight they start a stretch of 6 of 9 against the Washington Minor Leaguers. So what are we thinking? 3-6? Sent from my S10 using Operation Sports mobile app

They'll either completely collapse and be back to 3+ under .500 after this stretch or they'll be in first place.

That seems to be how this team is.

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[TripleCrown9]

This is pretty unexpected.

Ramon Laureano popped for PEDs, slapped with the first violation 80 game suspension.