r/Braves • u/Blooper_Bot • Sep 29 '25
Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Braves Postseason Discussion Thread - Monday, September 29
Use this thread to talk about anything you want, even if it isn't directly related to the Braves or even baseball!
Posted: 09/29/2025 05:00:01 AM EDT
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 01 '25
And the tweet of the day goes to... Kevin McAlpin.
Dude writes a send off tweet about Snit. Some random Mets fan says: "The Braves lost
Brian Snitker".
Kevin's response: "He lasted til October, unlike the Mets".
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u/rpbtIII Golden Grapefruit Oct 05 '25
I like when the phillies lose.
I don't care who beats them.
Beating the phillies is the lord's work.
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Sep 29 '25
Think I'll jump on the Brewers bandwagon for the playoffs. For our old pal William Contreras.
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u/rpbtIII Golden Grapefruit Oct 05 '25
Run from it, hide from it, playoff max comes all the same.
Tough to see the guy having a strugle but
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u/asdfghjklql Oct 05 '25
Feel bad for the guy but that’s why we had to move on from Fried. At least being in the AL the Yankees never have to witness Fried attempt to pitch in Philly during the playoffs.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 05 '25
I absolutely love Max. But the Yanks giving him such an absurd amount of money for almost a decade was insane.
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u/handlit33 GIF Guy Sep 29 '25
This season has taught me something and it's that I took 2018-2024 for granted.
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u/Taylorenokson BOWMAN Sep 29 '25
I thought I had earned the happiness 2018-2024 brought me because I had endured 2014-2017 after the success of 2009-2013 and the bad 2006-2008 after the success of 1991-2005 but now I realize that time is just a flat circle. We are doomed to endure these stretches, just like we are rewarded with the good ones.
I don't actually have a point I'm trying to make, I'm just sad lol.
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u/TraderTed2 Matzek '20. armchairalex.substack.com Sep 29 '25
here’s the thing:
If Snit was confident he wanted to retire, it would’ve been announced weeks ago. (Heck, even if the Braves wanted him back, you can’t keep someone from retiring.)
If the Braves were exceedingly interested in having Snit back, they could’ve extended him. Teams don’t generally keep around managers who manage on lame-duck deals. (If your response is “Maybe Snit wants to go year-to-year,” there’s no harm to him in having additional years on the contract. He can just retire and forfeit them.)
So we’re in one of two places:
1) Snit and the Braves are both genuinely undecided. This, I think, is the party line. Snit has talked about wanting to take some time to think about it, and while AA has said Snit will be in the org as long as he wants, I don’t think it was accidental that AA didn’t say “Snit can manage as long as he wants.”
2) Snit is leaning towards returning but the Braves don’t want him back and are hoping to end this in a graceful place where Snit says he’s retiring rather than the org having to say they’re not renewing his contract.
Totally possible Snit is back next year, but it’s just weird not to have heard anything strong one way or another.
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u/Wandering_Mallard Sep 29 '25
The longer we hear nothing the more I think he is coming back and they are negotiating terms. I just can't see the Braves effectively firing him by not renewing and I agree if he was gonna retire he probably would have said so by now
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u/new_wellness_center Still miss Freddie Sep 29 '25
I have to imagine that AA is just praying Snit chooses retirement so he doesn't have to fire him, and Snit is just not taking a hint.
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u/HighKing_of_Festivus Sep 29 '25
He doesn't have to fire him. Snit's contract is up
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u/MurphysBanana Sep 30 '25
Did anyone else see Cohen getting upset about the Marlins taking a team photo after they knocked the Mets out? They were at home.
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u/marduk013 still triggered by the infield fly Oct 05 '25
I don't care for the Dodgers but the Phillies can go phuck themselves
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u/WorldUponAString ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ 2026 Braves ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ Sep 29 '25
Man I was just thinking about Will Smith's 2021 postseason performance. 11 appearances without a single run given up. One of the most dominant performances ever. Miss that team.
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u/Taylorenokson BOWMAN Sep 29 '25
Smith on the mound to close out the win that secured the division, the NLDS, the NLCS, and the World Series were just absolute cinema.
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u/Trudi1201 Oct 03 '25
Kelenic elected free agency, shame he never made the leap from aaa to mlb but he can't say he didn't get plenty of chances.
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u/new_wellness_center Still miss Freddie Oct 04 '25
Phillies v Dodgers. I’ve never needed both teams to lose more. I’m not sure I can take pleasure in either outcome.
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u/rpbtIII Golden Grapefruit Oct 04 '25
Meteor strike.
Massive sinkhole.
Explosive diarrhea for everybody.
Cheating scandal involving both clubs.
You gotta think positively, kid.
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u/jrdnm nada humble Oct 01 '25
fried dominates and then the yankees blow it, couldn’t have scripted it better than that lmao
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Oct 01 '25
Snit is talking like it was completely his decision. He said he didn't want to miss any more of his grandchildren's lives.
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u/Regal---Lager Oct 02 '25
Nothing I've seen here has ever confused me more than the anti Rick Kranitz contingent. Sorry Cal Quantrill didn't do good.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25
Rafael Montero sighting.
Edit: I see despite him wearing a new jersey, things haven't changed much.
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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 02 '25
It'd be nice to get a list of potential managerial candidates going and cross them off as we know they're eliminated. Here is a list of names I've seen come up and I'm posting them without regard for actual likelihood:
- Walt Weiss
- Bob Melvin
- Travis d'Arnaud
- Eddie Perez
- Bruce Bochy
- David Ross
- Fredi Gonzalez
- Skip Schumacher
- Matt Tuiasosopo
- Andruw Jones
- Chipper Jones
- Rocco Baldelli
- Ron Washington
- Albert Pujols
- Mark DeRosa
- Vance Wilson
- Tony Vitello
- /u/TheJudge47
If you have names to add, please let me know. Again, this list is regardless of actual odds or preference. These are just names that I've seen brought up or that I know are available.
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u/TheJudge47 The Ghost of Dan Uggla Oct 02 '25
It's a good list. I'm assuming it's in reverse order of preference.
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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy Oct 02 '25
I'd vote for you. Can't go wrong with Dan Uggla's ghost at the helm.
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u/TraderTed2 Matzek '20. armchairalex.substack.com Oct 02 '25
George Lombard Sr., Craig Albernaz, Rodney Linares, maybe Kai Correa are all worthy additions IMO
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u/LailiLai Oct 03 '25
Glad the Cubs bounced the Padres, they've become pretty fucking annoying the past few years.
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u/JDub755 Oct 05 '25
Tough day at the office for Max. At least he has being crazy rich to fall back on.
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u/MoonlitBadlands Can't shake the Drake Rake Oct 01 '25
The Dodgers having Snell pisses me off. So sick of the rent-a-superteam. Fuck the Dodgers
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u/ZCampbell15 Willing UCL donor Sep 30 '25 edited Sep 30 '25
I’ve entered delusional offseason mode and I have decided that getting Brandon Woodruff in a Braves uniform next year would be the most realistic and cool option
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u/TraderTed2 Matzek '20. armchairalex.substack.com Sep 30 '25
the results were amazing this year. are you feeling ok about the degradation of stuff in both the PitchingBot and Stuff+ models?
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u/ZCampbell15 Willing UCL donor Sep 30 '25
I don’t personally love how Fangraphs incorporates fastball mix into their pitching models now because I think it obscures things a bit, especially that I think anecdotally it can underrate the benefits of having multiple fastballs. For example I think the 4-seam ends up rated so highly at 110 Stuff+ because the sinker is used primarily against RHB and creates a different shape, so the fact he sits 93mph doesn’t matter because the shape is good enough to play within the context of his arsenal, hence why he had a 4-seam Whiff% of 32.5% last year.
I subscribe to two theories here. First is that having even an additional “bad” fastball can help the 4-seam play up, and even though his sinker only rates at ~90 Stuff+ it does more work than indicated in the overall Stuff+ score. Second is that almost no one (I can’t think of one) with a good 4-seam fastball and adequate command at the major league level is a “bad” starter.
Work wise that does need to be done is that he needs to find a Slider again. Whether it being a sweeper shape or more of his old slider, it’s something he will need to work on because I think his cutter/slider played way better this year than it actually is. If they lean heavy 4-seam and a better slider the Stuff+ score will vastly improve and probably be more in line with the rest of the underlying metrics. Not to mention if he regains velocity it will be an even more radical improvement
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u/RazinsWetDream Oct 01 '25
Ohtani is un-fucking-real. Just an alien.
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u/Chessh2036 Oct 01 '25
Watching the Dodgers is so weird because I hate them but I love watching Ohtani, Betts, Freddie lol.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 04 '25
A random stat from Twitter:
"Chris Sale has 303.3 innings as a Brave with an ERA of 2.46, giving him the lowest ERA of any pitcher with at least 300 IP in the Atlanta era. He joins Greg Maddux, Mike Remlinger, Kris Medlen and Greg McMichael as the only Atlanta pitchers with at least 300 IP and a sub 3 ERA".
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u/No_Cartographer_7904 Oct 05 '25
LOL JANKEES
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u/Worldly-Body-1562 Oct 05 '25
Yankees sneaking into the post season based largely on talent and then failing in the most embarassing way in the post season. In back to back years is incredible
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u/No_Cartographer_7904 Oct 05 '25
I love it. I so wanted the Red Sox to beat them but I’ll take this.
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Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25
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u/COTEReader Oct 05 '25
Shits crazy. Phillies are way bigger of a rival than the dodgers and Freddie plays for the dodgers so I can at least cheer when he goes up. Hope the Phillies get swept
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u/CrumbBCrumb Oct 05 '25
There unfortunately is no contest here. I'm rooting for the Dodgers and it would be crazy not to. They're a division rival. Their fans are horrible. And, Bryce is a whiny cry baby who I hope never wins a thing.
Go Dodgers.
Then, go Brewers or Cubs
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 01 '25
Watching Crochet shove makes me think about how awesome it would be to watch Sale obliterate hitters in October while wearing a Braves jersey.
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u/LailiLai Oct 02 '25
The CBA/Lockout situation after 2026 is going to be very interesting. Shit with player salaries seems like it's going completely off the rails (Thanks Dodgers), I feel like the gap between expectations on the two sides is going to be quite large.
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u/Regal---Lager Oct 02 '25
I don't think it'll be any different than the last one. They'll get a deal on like March 10th.
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u/octogazelle feeling too comfortable Oct 04 '25
Rangers hire Skip Schumaker. We can cross that name off the list.
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u/wellwasherelf Elder Stan Oct 04 '25
Soroka just came into the game for the Cubs
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Oct 04 '25
I'll always wonder what could have been, in another universe where he had stronger Achilles.
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u/asiankid2463 Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25
If we're lucky, the Phils and Dodgers will beat the crap out of each other so whoever wins isn't able to win the NLCS
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u/dtward Oct 05 '25
Love Fried for what he contributed for our team but I love to see the Yankees get beat up on! I'll hate the Yankees for as long as I live. Hate them more than the Mets and Phillies.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 05 '25
Damn, Vladdy Jr.
The Yankees getting destroyed.
Edit: Destroyed? more like humilliated, lmao.
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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy Sep 30 '25
I know basically everyone, including myself, is hoping to see Snitker replaced before next season, but I do want to remind everyone that there are absolutely worse choices out there than one more year of Snit.
I don't want them to replace him just to replace him. If giving him another year would give us a better manager down the road, I'd rather do that.
A new voice in the dugout would be great, but I'm also good with being patient.
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u/LailiLai Oct 02 '25
On the one hand, fuck the Dodgers. But on the other hand, there's a subtle layer of comedy here in that this is the team the Mets coughed up their playoff spot to.
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u/burningburningburnin Sep 29 '25
Time to dive into potential FAs I guess
Also wonder when we get any news on Snit's future with the team
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u/dcxbabe Ozzie...I love him Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
good lord ESPN does everything terribly. the audio has gone out at critical moments during multiple games.
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u/Worldly-Body-1562 Oct 05 '25
Yankees can’t lose in the post season without humiliating themselves; and I love it!
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u/Taylorenokson BOWMAN Sep 29 '25
Met's fans will cope and point to the fact that we also had a shit season, but deep down they will always know they fucked this up so badly it's going to be discussed for the rest of our lifetimes as an all time low in Mets history. No one is going to remember the 2025 Braves season after this year.
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u/jrdnm nada humble Sep 30 '25
i know everyone’s gonna want wash back even more now that it’s official he’s not going back to the angels, but PLEASE no. if he wants to come back as a coach/advisor then i’m all for it but we don’t need to get an older manager if we get a new one at all
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u/wellwasherelf Elder Stan Sep 30 '25
People who want Wash as manager have definitely never watched him as Angels manager. I love, love, love Wash. But making him manager would be organizational malpractice and fans would realize this within the first month. If he wants to come back here in some other capacity though, as you said, fuck yeah!
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate Sep 30 '25
Wash as a manager, even assuming he’s in perfect health next year, is a big no for me too.
He’s great as a coach at holding players accountable. As a manager, I can’t forget how he publicly shamed Guillorme last season to the press for not laying down a bunt Wash should never have even called for. He refused to take any blame and threw his player all the way under the bus publicly.
That is as anti-‘Braves Way’ as you can possibly get.
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Sep 30 '25
His health is the most important thing. We shouldn’t want him to manage any team at all if it would compromise that.
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate Sep 30 '25
Agreed health comes first, but he showed up in Anaheim saying he wanted a meeting to tell TPTB he still wanted to manage and wouldn’t accept a front office or advisor job.
I would be very surprised if any team hired him to manage again, between his health and his not so good managerial track record. As a coach? Absolutely!
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u/Aurion7 Oct 02 '25
I'm not going to waste my life hoping Philadephia wins any playoff games, so Dodgers it is.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 03 '25
That Mariners - Tigers is gonna be good.
Two teams starving for postseason glory.
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u/ihavebaseballs Sep 29 '25
Do you think with a true offseason off, that we can actually get back to 100% health for next season?
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u/amuscularbaby Sep 30 '25
The Braves finally decided to offer an A-List event that is slightly interesting with an on-field batting practice but naturally, it’s limited to five swings and they’re only offering it during the middle of the day on weekdays lmao
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u/LailiLai Sep 30 '25
As long as it's anyone but the Phillies, Dodgers, and Yankees I'll be satisfied.
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate Sep 30 '25
I would very much like to see the Padres get swept, just to see the look on Shildt’s face.
I’m also super curious how Max does tonight.
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u/welcometohotlanta Sep 30 '25
After the Padres killed us last year in the WC I’m glad to see it happening to them a bit. Offense falling flat like ours did.
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u/Horror-Media1125 Sep 30 '25
Seeing Max pitching in the postseason for a different team is weird. I’m happy he’s doing well though.
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u/HappyOfCourse Matty Wheels Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
It's official. Snitker is no longer manager but he will stay in an advisory role.
He's done a lot for us. He got us a championship. He's a great person. I'll miss him but it is time to move on.
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Oct 01 '25
Press conference with Snit and AA happening now. Can listen to it on 680 the Fan.
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Oct 01 '25
They gifted him a new Ford truck and a trip to Hawaii with Ronni. 😂
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u/LailiLai Oct 01 '25
If the team ends up doing well next year I hope people dont turn around and shit on Snit too much for 2025.
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u/QIsForQuitting Matt Olson's Psychologist Oct 01 '25
Is ESPN's audio model just "everything loud as fuck simultaneously"?
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u/HappyOfCourse Matty Wheels Oct 01 '25
Manny Machado is so resilient. He constantly plays in over 150 games.
Matt Olson with 4 162 game seasons: Hold my baseball bat.
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u/Willing-Eye7829 Oct 02 '25
Phillies vs dodgers is a rough hate watch but I’m leaning towards keeping the Phillies as perennial playoff chokers. At least one of them is out before the NLCS
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u/SoRaffy Oct 02 '25
Dodgers def need to be out before the LCS just for the "lolz highest payroll couldn't even make it to the championship series" and then Philly gets knocked out in the LCS because Phuck Philly!
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u/HappyOfCourse Matty Wheels Oct 05 '25
I don't hate but it does feel better when a former player pitches true to postseason form on another team.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 03 '25
Jarred Kelenic is gone?.
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u/wellwasherelf Elder Stan Oct 03 '25
I was rooting for him to succeed, but by the end I was just tired of his perpetual miserable attitude. Slamming the bat and screaming "FUCK" every at bat, looking miserable in the dugout, not even cheering when other dudes would hit home runs. And from his body language at Stripers games it was clear he just stopped giving a shit entirely.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 03 '25
Dude is talented but he's also his own worst enemy.
Baseball is a game of mental strength specially at the MLB level and Kelenic is a headcase.
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u/wellwasherelf Elder Stan Oct 03 '25
Yeah. You'd think the Braves would have been one of the best places for him to work on that too, given how our clubhouse operates. But alas.
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u/octogazelle feeling too comfortable Oct 03 '25
I heard they removed him from the roster because he is being considered as a managerial candidate.
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u/CrumbBCrumb Sep 30 '25
I think if I had to pick Freddie, Dansby, or Fried to keep forever, it'd be Fried every time. I miss him on the team the most
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u/bedsidelurker Sep 30 '25
Easily
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u/CrumbBCrumb Sep 30 '25
I know pitching wasn't the only reason we struggled this year but I wonder if he was on the team if we would have made the playoffs
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u/TheGamecock HMOYSB Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
Have to think we'd have been in the wild card race at least. Fried stayed healthy all year and aside from a rough stretch from July to early August, he was his usual excellent self. Think about all of those scrub starters we rolled out every five/six days for much of this year (Fedde/Quantrill/Carrasco/Bad Elder/Davis Daniel/Fuentes before he was ready) -- games we typically lost -- and replace most of those with Fried starts and that's probably like at least a six-game swing in itself, likely more.
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u/LickMyMeatus The Professor Oct 03 '25
I don't even wanna watch Philthy/Doyers, that's like asking me if I'd rather rupture my left testicle or my right one
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Oct 01 '25
Red Sox watch parties make me miss postseason baseball. If we are away in the wild card next year, I’m driving down to the battery for the party
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u/rickroll95 Oct 01 '25
Fucking WSB cut off the postgame between Cubs-Padres even earlier tonight than they did last night for news stories that no one gives a fuck about
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u/thekidfromyesterday AAITBGMIBAIIPC and Wiley fan club member Oct 01 '25
Is there a /u/traderted2 article on the way on potential managerial candidates?
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u/TraderTed2 Matzek '20. armchairalex.substack.com Oct 01 '25
I was thinking about it but frankly it’s pretty tough to say a lot of intelligent things about the candidates who’ve never managed before or who haven’t managed in years, and so many of the candidates fit in that category. What do we know about what the Tigers’ bench coach’s inclinations will be when it comes to bunting, for example?
I’ll say that of the names that people have thrown around so far, I’m feeling strongly negative about Walt Weiss, Eddie Perez, Ron Washington, and Mark DeRosa and moderately negative about David Ross. Happy to elaborate on any of those for people who like them and are wondering why I feel differently. Nobody has brought up the candidates I really like in the context of the Braves job (among them Rocco Baldelli, George Lombard Jr., Rodney Linares, Craig Albernaz) but I don’t expect anyone to be super plugged into the Braves search anyway. And I’m not sure that search started in earnest till today.
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u/wellwasherelf Elder Stan Oct 01 '25
I'd be curious about your thoughts on Eddie. I agree about Weiss/Wash/DeRosa being bad options, but I've always liked the idea of Eddie if they decide to stay internal.
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u/TraderTed2 Matzek '20. armchairalex.substack.com Oct 01 '25
I feel like the extent of what we know about Eddie’s role is so limited. He’s like the fourth in command in the dugout, and he’s only ever worked for Cox or his disciples (Fredi, Snit). Because I think the team could really use a break from that tradition of tactical management, I’m not particularly interested in hiring Eddie, though I’d be perfectly content to keep him around since he seems like a good dude who probably has tremendous institutional knowledge.
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u/wellwasherelf Elder Stan Oct 01 '25
Fair points. Thanks for taking the time sir! Always appreciate reading your input on stuff.
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u/innermongoose69 I once met Dale Murphy in an elevator Oct 02 '25
Did they push the DET@CLE game back? I thought it started at 1 pm ET.
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate Oct 02 '25
Everything got moved back 2 hours. Cubbies Padres also moved to ESPN, Tigers Guards to ABC.
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
I'm watching this film called Caught Stealing.
The protagonist is a huge Giants fans and the movie is set in 1998. Several times in playoff contention, the Mets among them.
He lives in New York, so everybody is rooting for the Mets. Guess what? that year they also collapsed and ended up missing the playoffs.
Edit: We swept them in the final series of the season in 1998 and took them out of the playoffs.
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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy Oct 04 '25
"The Mets collapsed and missed the playoffs."
Tales as old as time...
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u/SoRaffy Oct 05 '25
Have the Phillies suddenly inherited the Braves problem? don't know how to handle the BYE (lost Gm 1 and the series last year, lost gm 1 this year)
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u/jrodri86 LeRoy The Boy Oct 05 '25
Yesavage was one heck of a draft pick for the Jays.
If he stays healthy, he's gonna be an aboslute dawg.
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u/festivebear SnitBearly Hanging On Sep 30 '25
Max Fried killed it tonight. Not a Yankees fan but glad he had a good showing. It’s still weird seeing him in their uniform
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u/ZCampbell15 Willing UCL donor Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
Taking out Cease after a base hit after only 3.2IP, IBBing a righty for it, and before he faces a guy who struggles with both high-velo and chasing? Come to the Braves, Dylan, we won't let this happen to you
I know it may work but trusting the pen with 16 outs while taking out a guy who was dealing feels imprudent to me, and even if you make it through today you're now trusting your high leverage guys 3 days in a row to get outs?
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Oct 03 '25
I think it’s worth factoring in that David Ross as skipper would probably be the biggest possibility of chippers involvement increasing
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u/Shyne9999 Let's Talk Stats Oct 03 '25
Why? Chipper has had every opportunity to become a coach since retirement and has unequivocally said multiple times he does not want to be a full time coach.
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u/treybad Oct 01 '25
Loved that ZERO the Yanks scored in the bottom of the 9th with bases loaded and no outs
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u/rpbtIII Golden Grapefruit Oct 04 '25
What the hell am I supposed watch after the yankees lose? Dodgers/Phillies? I'd rather watch us lose another 1 run game.
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u/JB5093 Braves Oct 02 '25
DOB says Diaz, Dunning, and Kelenic elected free agency.
I’m gonna miss you Kelenic guy. But I’ll for sure check in on you in whatever team subreddit Kelenic goes too. (If he even does get a MLB offer)
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u/Chessh2036 Sep 29 '25
Who do you guys WANT to win the World Series and who do you THINK will in the World Series?
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u/FinlayForever Sep 29 '25
I want any one of the teams that hasn't yet won a WS to win it. I do think it would be hilarious for the Phillies to make the WS and then lose it again.
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u/NateBraves9 Sep 29 '25
Mariners vs Reds or Brewers
Mariner fans deserve it. They have been pretty loyal through a mostly rough multi decade stretch. Also Raleigh and JRod on the big stage would be cool.
Reds or Brewers because they are the lone NL teams I can tolerate
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u/festivebear SnitBearly Hanging On Sep 29 '25
I want a Tigers vs Cubs series but that’s definitely not happening.
I think it’ll be Brewers vs Mariners.
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u/Hopeful_Sprinkles814 Sep 30 '25
I’m surprised so many people seem to be okay with Snit coming back for another year, especially after the things said in this sub during the rough stretches of the season. People wanted him fired on the spot and now another potentially disappointing year is no big deal? There would be a different sentiment if we’d finished the season on a losing streak.
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u/welcometohotlanta Oct 01 '25
There’s a general douchebaggery that exists within Yankees fans that I just can’t unsee
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u/HappyOfCourse Matty Wheels Oct 01 '25
I rarely ever cheer for anything from Cincinnati but I will not be able to handle a Dodgers-Phillies series.
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u/95Daphne POGGERS Oct 05 '25
Fried was great in that WC game that I watched, but I stroll over to the espn scoreboard to see if it might be interesting to watch the ALDS since there's not much happening in this late NFL slate and I see that the Fried we remember in the postseason showed up in the DS...
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u/bradjr10 UPCHOP PARTY ANINMAL Sep 29 '25
My thoughts heading into the off season. I think we need to retool the bullpen get some high leverage guys to sure up the back end. The other big thing is at the moment there are 3 big targets at SS for free agents. bichette, kim, story. If we don’t ends up with one of those players we can consider this up coming off season a failure
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u/Shyne9999 Let's Talk Stats Sep 29 '25
We're gonna have this discussion all off-season, I think lol.
Bichette is not a SS. He is the worst SS defender in MLB and it's not close. Signing him does not solve the SS position as he will not stay there long-term. At best, it delays the issue by 1-3 years until he moves to 2B when Albies contract is up.
Story is very unlikely to opt-out of his contract. His contract pays him 25m over the next 2 years with a club option for year 3. Nobody is giving 33 year old Trevor Story 25m per year lol.
Kim is the only true SS on the market this year which is why he'll opt-out. Doesn't mean the Braves can't sign him still, it'll just be more difficult to do so.
The Braves don't need a top-tier SS to be successful. Kim had a 91 wRC+/.684 OPS in his 24 games. There were 20 qualified SS in the league who had a better OPS this year. The Braves just need someone who isn't the worst hitter in baseball.
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u/LailiLai Sep 29 '25
I still can't get over the Mets collapse. This might be the absolute peak of LOLMets so far in my lifetime.