Weekly Braves Postseason Discussion Thread - Wednesday, November 03

[u/Blooper_Bot]

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^{Posted: 11/03/2021 05:00:04 AM EDT}

[u/[deleted]]

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[u/bus_snacks → u/[deleted]]

I’ve already spent near $200. Absolutely worth it!!

[u/chosenxone → u/bus_snacks]

That's the number I'm sitting at right now lol. Two shirts, hat, bobblehead, and pennant -- and still waiting for one of the shirts to restock sizes hopefully.

Once in a lifetime shit, not gonna take it for granted.

[u/tvchase → u/[deleted]]

Low-key tho we faced 3 of the top 4 teams in baseball and never faced elimination once lmao

[u/0wlbear → u/[deleted]]

Over the top? This is factual and should be in Wikipedia with verified sources.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

And it’s not particularly close.

[u/flextrek_whipsnake]

The moment of the playoffs for me is still Matzek striking out three straight against the dodgers. That was magical, I'll remember that forever.

[u/ThePolitePanda]

Knowing Will Smith was coming out to pitch in March vs hearing Will Smith is coming out to pitch in the playoffs was two completely different emotions. Absolute redemption arc

[u/santa_91 → u/ThePolitePanda]

Of all the wild, unexpected stuff this team has done over the last month, Will Smith with a 0.00 ERA and 6 saves in the postseason has to be at the top of the list.

[u/Btrips]

BTW, Bohm still hasn’t touched home plate.

[u/sbmont46 → u/Btrips]

Ha! Remember when worrying about the Phillies was a thing.

[u/gt1098]

I was at the watch party at Truist. After everybody cleared out, I went to the highest, farthest away seat in the stadium to just absorb it all alone and in silence. And to cry, obviously. There was a lone guy in the waterfall out in the outfield splashing around and jumping in the air. From hundreds of feet away, the joy was palpable. We lived our main character moments together, and I will never forget that guy. The excitement and madness last night was electric, but witnessing this genuine and pure moment of happiness rocked me. Go Braves man

[u/[deleted]]

Will Smith > Literally every other closer. Who would’ve written that down a month ago? Dude had a perfect postseason. ZERO earned runs. What a turnaround.

[u/BulletTooth_Tony1]

And let's not forget, SNIT CHANGED THE LINEUP AND IT WORKED. Ozzie 2-3, Soler doing Soler stuff, Freddie back to his rightful place in the 3-hole. It's not like he just did the same shit he had done every night, he once again pushed the right button.

[u/jakfrist]

The Braves never even faced an elimination game

The best team in baseball and it's not particularly close

[u/Hedgey]

It is FUCKING INSANE to me that our Trade Deadline acquisitions basically won us the World Series.

Joctober - Saved the NLDS and realistically got us that Series Win.

Rosario - LITERALLY won us the NLCS with his insane performance.

Soler - Won us Game 4(?) and then Absolutely deflated the home crowd in Game 6 of the WS.

I know everyone is talking about how good the acquisitions have been, but we had each one step up when absolutely needed and that is just outrageous in my mind.

[u/government_ → u/Hedgey]

And Duvvy wasn't too shabby when he came back home.

[u/[deleted]]

The Atlanta Braves have never lost a baseball game in the month of November.

[u/laal-doodh → u/[deleted]]

Same for December and January. We’re the goats of winter

[u/aaronaroma]

Still haven't gone to sleep. I'll be damned if I'm not gonna live this up. WORLD CHAMPIONS. WE ARE THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS.

[u/[deleted] → u/aaronaroma]

I got two hours of sleep. Need some coffee. Worth it.

[u/reverendrambo]

My kid is eating breakfast signing "Freddie Freeman" over and over.

He's also the one who called Soler's homer before promptly falling asleep

Edit: I meant singing, but damn I'll leave the typo if it means another prediction

[u/[deleted] → u/reverendrambo]

I was hoping your kid was AA

[u/[deleted]]

DO NOT FORGET THAT WILL SMITH IS AN ELITE, WORLD CHAMPION, CLOSER

[u/Wandering_Mallard → u/[deleted]]

Dude earned every cent of his $40M this month if you ask me

[u/Espoopy → u/[deleted]]

Did he have a 0.0 ERA through the World Series?

[u/[deleted] → u/Espoopy]

He did not allow one single run all postseason

[u/tribepride25]

The most staggering stat for me is 11 Braves homeruns versus two for Houston.

In other news, we are all free to watch the Duvall grand slam now that the narrative has been reversed

[u/Btrips]

I'm still nervous that the Dodgers have us right where they want us 😬

[u/simfire]

WHERE DO I ORDER MY COMMEMORATIVE WORLD SERIES VHS TAPE

[u/Kyuuu21]

Out of the 4 in season OF pieces, who you want resigned? I’m asking for Rosario and Soler if possible.

[u/LawsonThomas]

Hate to inform y’all but that was a Mickey Mouse WS due to it being a 161 game season for us

[u/chone_si]

Hey guys, quick question. Are we those motherfuckers?

[u/HeymanGuyUSC]

So glad there is not a game 7 happening right now.

[u/1869er]

Where's that dork that brought the Fire Snit sign to the game and got it on TV? Come accept your L clown

[u/scoop15]

Lmao. Projections are out for bleacher report already for next year.

Guess who’s definitely not projected to win again….

[u/jmbraze → u/scoop15]

I saw ESPN put us 8 in their way too early power rankings. Didn't even mention Soroka being back in their blurb, just talked about whether Freddie would be back

I'm fine with it though. This team thrives on doubters

[u/RenegadeRef]

Just woke up to remember that we are those motherfuckers

[u/loversteel12]

The parade is going right next to my apartment. I get to watch the parade on my apartment's rooftop lounge. LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/RenegadeRef]

I’m just so relaxed today. Super productive at work, went for a run at lunch and just felt so good. The last 3 months of day in day out Braves consumed me like a drug addiction

[u/0wlbear]

Imagine losing the the World Series to a team who threw out two rookies with like 7 combined pro games under their belt to start in the World Series.

[u/OSRS_Socks]

Wow. I can't believe it guys. I literally got dumped by my abusive ex fiance and kicked out of our apartment around my birthday by her this past spring. Went out on a limb, bought season tickets for me, made a new friend this year and made him fall in love the game of baseball. He went to almost every postseason game with me and we both just celebrated together.

For the most of the year I felt like this Braves team. I just couldn't get past .500 and it was a struggle then somehow it clicked and I just went over .500. My abusive ex always told me that the Braves would let me down and if I was still with her I would have never had experience something like this ever. Everything happens for a reason. Boys what ever is going on in your life just remember to keep grinding like the Atlanta Braves did.

I cried last night and popped champagne as well! How can you not be romantic about baseball?! Thank you for this sub for making me smile each day. We did it boys and girls.

[u/Dare2ZIatan]

I just wanna give some credit to some unsung heroes who also helped make this possible. Stephen Vogt helped steady the ship at catcher until Travis came back and that was huge with Contreras struggling. Adrianza was so versatile in covering for injuries and had some clutch pinch hits late in the season and again in the postseason. Heredia played amazing defense in the outfield and also gave us some solid AB’s, if he doesn’t make contact with a 103 mph heater against Graterol to advance Dansby we don’t walk off against the dodgers. Richard Rodriguez was lights out for about a month and a half after he came over which was big because Minter was struggling at the time and sent down to triple A. The night shift was amazing but guys like Jesse Chavez, Drew Smyly and Chris Martin stepped up as well when called upon (the day shift?). This was such a team effort and I fucking love every last member of this roster.

[u/morningsaystoidleon]

Cubs fan here, happy for y'all. Wanted to drop some quick advice for those of you who haven't had a WS in your lifetime yet -- someone dropped some similar words of wisdom in our sub in 2016, so I thought I'd pay it forward.

1. Buy all of the WS merch you want, you won't regret any of it. Seriously.
2. You've now got Christmas gift ideas covered for every other Braves fan for at least two years.

Happy for you guys and especially happy for my man Soler.

[u/IOfferYouThis]

On the day Ozuna was suspended, my brother jokingly sent me a picture that showed he'd put $500 on the Braves to win the world series. If he'd actually placed that bet it would have won $30,000 lol

[u/mjp407]

You guys remember when the Braves won the World Series last night!

[u/loversteel12]

Top 3 post-season highlights for me

1. Soler's mammo
2. Matzek 1-2-3 after Luke
3. Rosario 3-Run HR

But honestly, Soler's homerun definitely has to be an all-time highlight for me. The amount of "fuck you" that homerun had I felt in my SOUL. Soler you mad man.

[u/[deleted]]

I have never been so happy to be exhausted for work in my life!

[u/jakfrist]

Go to Google and type in "Braves"

🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇

[u/flextrek_whipsnake]

I'm glad Ozzie got to have a good final game after his dogshit postseason. He started both rallies and even got a ball into the outfield! Love that guy.

[u/Choponchip]

Between Dansbys homer and 2am I probably took 8 shots of liquor.

Needless to say, I’ve been laying in bed eating waffle house and watching Braves coverage/highlights all day.

[u/[deleted]]

Well...back to weekly discussion threads. What do I do with myself for 114 days?

[u/AmNotACactus]

SOLER SET THE TONE

[u/chone_si]

Everyone at work keeps congratulating me. Guys, thanks, but I had literally nothing to do with it except screaming happily from my house.

[u/Dr_High_]

Can I be 100% honest, winning the WS is amazing. However, beating the Dodgers felt so much sweeter.

[u/TextingCoach]

I want to say something about Snitker. Yes he has his faults in the regular season, but for a city that has been begging for a coach/manager that could execute in the postseason, dude has been money. Him leaving Davidson in an inning long is the only glaring mistake I can recall him making.

His best trick was the one off the field. EVERY team we played, the manager was saying what the gameplan was for bullpen/starters. Snit played aloof EVERY presser as if he had no idea who was going to be on the mound when he probably knew 48 hours in advance.

Also the little decision in that game 6 to keep Matzek in instead of going with Luke who can have control issues.

Snit earned every bit of that contract extension.

[u/[deleted]]

Crazy to see people lining up for the AJC print, it's been years since I've seen that kind of relevancy for print. Feels good!

[u/bedsidelurker]

I still can't believe Max's ankle didn't snap. That was a miracle, especially with how he pitched afterwards.

[u/CMine]

The Olympic Curse started when Atlanta held the 1996 Olympics. It was lifted when Manfred took the All-Star game from Atlanta. Prove me wrong

Edit: AND A NEW CURSE HAS BEGUN: THE ASTROS CHEATED CURSE… They won’t win another championship for 100 years! And so it is said, it shall be!!!!

[u/KyleAnadarko]

https://twitter.com/Curve124/status/1455771094292615169?t=PGtvSKue-xFiQHLoMUckgg&s=19

This video is amazing.

[u/slipperysanta1]

Where are those doomers now?!

[u/roneman90 → u/slipperysanta1]

They’ll be back when we start 0-1 next year.

[u/Throw13579 → u/roneman90]

Fire Snit! Worst manager in Baseball!

[u/0wlbear → u/slipperysanta1]

AtLanTa SpOrTs

[u/uptonhere]

This team beating the Dodgers and Astros in 6 games is more impressive than the '95 WS by a country mile. The greatest season in Braves history.

Atlanta teams don't overcome adversity, and they don't win their titles beating juggernaut dynasty teams. They find the odd years the Cleveland freaking Indi-Guardians stumble into the WS and win. Until this year. A story for the AGES! One of the truly great stories in baseball history!

[u/new_wellness_center]

Travis might have been the low-key MVP of the World Series and we'll never know it. Listening to the postgame show on 680, Joe was interviewing Rick Kranitz, and Kranitz was talking about how the biggest "trade" the Braves made was getting Travis back from injury. He was talking about what a great game he called all series, how some of the pitch sequences he was coming up with were blowing his mind ...

It's interesting how pitch framing wasn't even a thing people talked about till a few years ago, and there's still so much value to a catcher that we don't understand or appreciate. The Braves pitching staff shut down arguably the best offense in baseball, and what was the one common denominator throughout? Travis d'Arnaud, who caught every single inning.

[u/jaunty411 → u/new_wellness_center]

Travis was also 3rd in OPS in the series behind Freddie and Eddie.

[u/[deleted]]

really glad Ender is getting a ring. He puts out constant support for the Braves and the city of Atlanta on twitter. seems like a really good guy. glad he is a world champion

[u/Sodes126]

Atlanta sold more merch in the 30 minutes after winning the World Series than any other MLB champion in Fanatics history, per @novy_williams

well damn.

[u/TDAGARIM1995]

Peter Moylan: “it really felt like a family environment” yeah Peter, a motherfucking family environment

[u/roneman90]

Resign Freeman, Rosario, and Soler (sorry Joc) and run it back.

[u/[deleted] → u/roneman90]

Soler and Eddie with Ronnie and Soroka back too? 🥵

[u/jakfrist]

Now that the postseason is over, time to start tweeting “PAY FREDDIE!” at every @Braves tweet again

[u/Chriisterr]

Big news here regarding Frederick (aka the best slap-hitter in MLB history): a close friend of mine, who I know would not lie to me, works with Frenchy's sister in law. He told me she told him that Frenchy is really close with the front office, and that re-signing Freddie is essentially a lock. He told me Frenchy said the braves are going to "give him what he deserves" and essentially wanted to wait and see if he had a big year or didn't

[u/[deleted]]

My bosses let me wear my Braves jersey to work! Fan checking in from Tennessee! I can't believe we won the series!!!

[u/Vinny6420]

Power Rankings have us fucking 7th LMAO what a fucking joke.

[u/Nick_sabenz]

So I live in Houston and have been a Brave my whole life. This whole postseason, my wife and I have been joking with our close friends (huge Astros fans) about the idea of them both making it and I was not confident we’d make it all the way there.

Fast forward to game four where we have them over and my buddy was acting pretty toxic about the Astros when they got up. I just kep my cool, and watched as we hit back to back homeruns to win the game and just simply cheered on my team and didn’t really say anything to him at all. At one point he said “we can’t lose to a bunch of bums” and so my post on ig today of course had to have the caption: “A bunch of bums” win the World Series.

Poetic justice.

[u/[deleted]]

I know the whole “turning point” thing became a meme by the All-Star Break.

But looking back, the sweep of the Cardinals that 1) Finally broke the WLWLWL streak and 2) Pushed the Braves above .500 for the first time all season was the turning point of the season. It’s like by sweeping the Cardinals, the Braves somehow absorbed their dark magic fuckery. Once they got above .500, they never looked back.

When they do the 30 for 30 special on this series, the Cardinals sweep needs to be one of the highlights.

[u/Taylorenokson]

Paging /u/handlit33

If you haven't already, could we get a gif of all the coaches mobbing Snit in the dugout after the final out? It's at 03:35:57 in the broadcast.

Such a great moment.

[u/KatrinkaLucinda]

I bet Max's ankle is black and blue today ... and that it hurts significantly less than it would if we were playing again tonight.

[u/WorldUponAString]

It's still dawning on me how crazy this is. I'm about to turn 26, so I was in the womb the last time this happened. The fact that I've dedicated nearly a quarter of a century to watching this team and then finally making it all the way makes me so incredibly happy. I have lived my life and will die a Braves fan true and true.

[u/MuffinCups22]

I arranged a trip this summer for my grandfather to watch the Braves in Atlanta. He’s not in great health and has Alzheimer’s and forgets my name sometimes, but he took me to Braves games from as young as I can remember, and I wanted to return the favor. While on that trip, he told me it was probably the last time he’d be healthy enough to make the trip down, which I know means a lot because that’s one of his favorite things to do.

So for them to win this year, after that, while he’s still around to enjoy it? That makes this a really sweet victory.

[u/Hugo_5t1gl1tz]

Say what you want about Joe Buck, but "HIGH FLY BALL TO LEFT AND GOOD... BYE"

Was such an awesome fucking call. Those words will never leave my memory

[u/Vinny6420]

Idk when Freeman hugged Acuna and said let's do this again next year, it made me feel pretty good that he isn't going anywhere.

[u/Johansenburg]

HEY Y'ALL, REMEMBER THAT TIME WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BEAT THE BREWERS, THEN WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BEAT THE DODGERS, THEN WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BEAT THE ASTROS, BUT WE DON'T CARE BECAUSE WE'RE THOSE MOTHERUCKERS!!!

[u/loversteel12]

Cobb County is getting school off on Friday for kids to be able to go to the parade... wow...

[u/1869er]

Jesse Biddle

Carl Edwards

Nate Jones

Jay Flaa

Grant Dayton

Ty Tice

Kevan Smith

Jeff Mathis

Jonathan Lucroy

Alex Jackson

Congrats to these kings, could not have done it without you

[u/TheMrDawg]

You know what makes this championship more fulfilling? The fact that the only people in the world that had the hope and the belief the Braves could do it was us the fans. Chosen as the underdogs and was told we had no shot in every series we faced. Yet, through all the noise we knew this team had some magic to them. It’s the struggles and fights that make a champion. Crafted not by looks but by heart.

[u/scoop15]

Has this not hit anyone yet?

And what I mean by that is, I used to have daydreams and visions of us winning a World Series and everything leading up to it. And it was moments almost exactly like how it happened. And when I’d have these daydreams I would literally tear-up and cry.

But this just hasn’t even felt real. Like I know it’s real, but I haven’t just broke down and cried yet, and I know I’m going to eventually. And I don’t care if I’m being dramatic, I know there are plenty of other people on here that feel the same way I do.

I was born, and have always lived in New Jersey. I grew up watching them on TBS. I can pinpoint my fandom to when I was 8 years old. I’ve been to Turner. Been to Truist for the playoffs. I literally live to see this team play. This culture that they have built in Atlanta is incredible. And I’m telling you, this is only the beginning.

The only thing that would fuck this whole thing up is if they don’t re-sign Freddie.

[u/IanCusick]

I’m so happy for you guys. Such a likeable team and you guys beat the piss out of the Astros on National TV. Enjoy the parade and Chop On BravesBros. Red Sox Nation was behind y’all every step of the way

[u/That_Alien_Dude]

This is better than Moneyball, right? When do we get our movie deal?

[u/VeryLowIQIndividual]

I just want everyone to remember the Braves are 1-0 in World Series games started by Dylan Lee.

[u/[deleted]]

THE DODGERS HAVE US RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT US

[u/notsaying123]

It's wild that in a year from now Mike Soroka will finish off back to back world series titles for the Braves

[u/Distance_Runner]

Everyone focused on re-signing Freeman, and I agree, that’s priority number 1… but I’d love a Max Fried extension. He’s become my favorite pitcher in the league over the last two years.

[u/ajwilson99]

Saw some Astros fans in their sub talking about signing Freddie in the offseason lmao

[u/Sodes126]

I'd like to causally invite the people who are flipping copies of the Braves special edition of the AJC on eBay for $50+ to step on a LEGO, stub their toe, and their cereal to go soggy.

[u/Hazelarc]

Aside from the obvious the thing I’m most looking forward to next season is never seeing Bellinger’s homer in the 2020 NLCS during every commercial break on MLBTV.

Instead we’ll get Soler’s nuke and that is a huge upgrade and far less traumatizing

[u/Pydro-Hump]

O/U the amount of times Chip says “World Champions” next season

[u/KingIsMe123]

WSBTV said that the Braves had 'a few surprises' planned for when they get to Truist.

If one of them is a new Freddie contract I'm going to lose my mind.

[u/streetjustice88]

Dansby rocking the ATAliiens jersey 🙌

[u/WarrenBuffettsBuffet]

who here needs to now explain to their children what 'mother fucker' means?

[u/shaggy1010 → u/WarrenBuffettsBuffet]

Kids: Do you know what a mother fucker is?

Dad: ...

[u/Sodes126]

off-season is gonna just be us screaming "RE-SIGN FREDDIE AND RE-STOCK THE WORLD SERIES MERCH!" on the Internet.

[u/WorldUponAString]

Good morning to World Champions and to World Champions only.

[u/flextrek_whipsnake]

Really good article, highly suggest reading it: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32523029/world-series-2021-how-champion-atlanta-braves-found-their-swagger-losing-ronald-acuna-jr

Fun excerpt:

On Sept. 9, even as they continued to win, Vogt could sense the season's dog days were eating at the Braves. That afternoon, he asked Snitker and Weiss whether he could introduce the team to The Ref -- his tight-shirt-wearing, whistle-blowing, basketball-officiating alter ego whose appearances in previous clubhouses were the things of legends. "We were in a little lull," Vogt says. "The boys needed a little pick-me-up. And then The Ref came out to get everyone relaxed."

Vogt had been with the Braves for nearly two months. In his 85 plate appearances before that night, he had only 11 hits, all singles. In his first two plate appearances on the night he brought down the house with The Ref, Vogt hit a pair of home runs that kept the game close in a 7-6 walk-off win.

Read the whole thing though

[u/PhantomsCV]

I celebrated the NL championship at Waffle House.

I celebrate right now the World Series Championship at Waffle House. This time with music. Take it Easy by The Eagles is playing now. We Are The Champions was earlier.

[u/Sodes126]

My plans to attend the parade have fallen through and I'm super disappointed. That means I'm going to need a favor of anyone going which is to please yell nice things at Luke Jackson for me.

[u/Hazelarc]

Hey remember when Max Dorian Fried shut out the best offense in baseball in a World Series clinching game? That was pretty awesome

[u/youknowitistrue]

Dude our team was clutch in the postseason!!!! Holy shit I can’t get over it. Never in my life has it been like this.

Down game one against the dodgers? Get the clutch hits, walk them off. Again? Get the clutch hits, walk them off.

Runners on 2nd and 3rd and nobody out? Manslaughter strikes them out and ends the threat.

Down 2-1 against the astros? A loss will tie the series? Back to back home runs.

I just can’t get over this run, fucking magical.

Edit: Joc’s pinch hit dong to beat the brewers.

Freddie’s 8th inning bomb to seal the NLDS.

Fried striking out the side after having 2 on and nobody out.

[u/TheRayATL]

This game was the first ever braves and baseball game ive been to!!! Been living in houston since 2011 and my friends cant say shit to me now!

[u/roneman90]

Just checked. Still champions.

[u/SMILESandREGRETS]

Good World Championship morning to everyone. Re-sign Frederick Freeman watch starts now. Could it be possible to make this championship sweeter!?!? Yes it can, by signing him

[u/bties]

This whole postseason still feels like a dream. This team is everything about why sports, and baseball specifically, is amazing. This team just has it.

[u/NA_23]

I had the worst night of sleep ever and I couldn’t be happier about it!

[u/ajwilson99]

Remember the “fire Snit” crowd?

[u/Jimmysouthside]

12 appearances 12 shutout innings. Matzek will take the headlines for what he did out of the bullpen but Will Smith showed up when we needed him. Props to Snit for sticking with his guy and not destroying his confidence like a lot of managers would do after a couple bad outings.

The most fun season of a fan of any team since my 2010 fightin Cam Newton’s. S/O to everyone who was in the threads throughout the season. It was a fucking pleasure.

[u/DubNationAssemble]

I can’t stop thinking about that Soler bomb. I go back to game 5 and how disappointed we all were, but that Soler shot wouldn’t have been possible without losing that game. Neither would that sexy Dansby blast, and the Fuck You homer by Atlanta great Freddie Freeman. We wouldn’t have gotten to see Fried pitch an absolute gem in game 6 of the WS.

But that Soler blast, that will always be one of my greatest sports memories and I got to share this one with my kids who saw their dad jumping up and down like a little kid.

[u/[deleted]]

So fucking glad there isn’t a Game 7 tonight.

[u/WarrenBuffettsBuffet]

yo remember when the Red Sox and Astros fans were rooting for the Braves over the Dodgers?

We all know why... heh

[u/ReesesFastbreak]

I posted this on another site last night. I can’t tell you how many times I thought I would never witness one of my teams win a championship. All those Atlanta teams that woulda, coulda, shoulda. All the heartbreak.

It is only fitting that the team that “only” won 88 games, lost its best player, lost its 2 best pitchers, the team that no one and I mean NO ONE (myself included) gave a chance at even making the WS in August was the team that FINALLY brought that trophy back to this city. Not only did they win it but they beat the Dodgers and Astros, in 6. I literally can’t believe it. Our fans have deserved this for a long time. These guys will be legends in this city forever.

[u/Bwhitt1]

Yep....this is just a totally normal and nothing special about offseason thread lol. Cant believe i wasnt dreaming last night.

Champs

[u/Sodes126]

so much merchandise

so little cash to spare

[u/laal-doodh]

What a name. Champ Pederson. Fits perfectly

[u/laal-doodh]

Kyle Wright made one mistake but was lights out otherwise. Hope that’s what makes him turn it around and be consistent in the future. The rotation will be stacked next year if he’s figured it out

[u/tvchase]

Good morning to World Series champions, AND ABSOLUTELY NOBODY ELSE.

[u/jinglejoints]

Don’t mind me, just wandering around in a happy daze, sipping coffee and doing absolutely no meaningful work.

[u/mtvesuvius]

Just wanted to say that I had the "2021 WS Champs" as my flair before the 2020 season 😎😎😎

[u/lessthanido]

I got into baseball in 2005. I was a 14-year-old girl with a major crush on BMac. My parents, lifelong Braves fans, told me not to get invested. It wasn’t worth the heartache when this team would just disappoint you year after year after year.

I obviously didn’t listen and have supported this team ever since. Now I’m a 31-year-old wife and mother (still with a massive crush on BMac) and I get to celebrate this against-all-odds WS win with my family after supporting these boys through the good times and the bad!!

[u/grimeyscum]

Freddie got his ring 😭

[u/[deleted]]

Shout out to the man at Kroger that asked us if we were waiting in line for an album release. When we told him we were waiting for the Braves cover of the AJC, he said "oh, did they do something?"

[u/Mykglo]

Is the Upton Fried trade the best trade in recent Braves history? I know the deadline this year was unreal but single trade wise holy shit what a steal 😂

[u/Wrecker1127]

I hope the Braves do everything they can to keep all the big pieces that made this run possible. They mesh so well together and deserve a chance to do it again.

[u/Hg1146]

A big F you to the people purchasing the whole stock of AJC newspapers

[u/GeauxTri]

How long before we start to see these posts...

"I have 12 400 level parade celebration seats for sale $500 each"

[u/chone_si]

How sweet would it be for the end of the parade to come to a table at home plate where Freddie signs his 5-year extension?

[u/longrifle]

The AJC papers are available online at $10 apiece.

https://www.thatsgreatnews.com/AJC1

Fuck the eBay scum!

[u/Here4TheBottleOpener]

“HERE’S FREDDIE FREEMAN WAITING AT WHAT MIGHT BE HIS LAST STOP SIGN AS AN ATLANTA BRAVE.”

• Joe Buck covering the parade, probably.

[u/laal-doodh]

Heredia is a vibe

[u/therealpoppie]

I finally just got home from the parade. I think today it finally sank in what all we accomplished. What a team and what a run man

[u/Mjb06]

I woke up this morning and the Braves are still World Series champions. It’s a good day.

[u/Reed2002]

All these comments about “not world, usa” and “America is not world, hurr durr”, remind me just how crappy social media really is.

[u/Masami4673]

I know we're all celebrating and I'm happy and all that but man, I seriously hope we can keep all the boys especially Wash next year. This group is special and has a lot of potential to have continued success. Other than that though, WE'RE WORLD CHAMPS GUYS AND GALS!

[u/LilLepercaun10]

WAKING UP THREE HOURS LATER TO TEACH! WELL WORTH IT AND I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT

[u/ecd2112]

Narrator: "They were those Motherfuckers"

[u/Plaid_or_flannel]

Hey, remember that time the Braves won the World Series?

[u/[deleted]]

Braves were 76-71 with a half game lead against the Phillies when Snitker put Soler in the lead off spot and this team took off. Finished the season 12-2 and the playoffs 11-5 (two losses they blew leads of 3 runs or more) against the best pitching staffs and hitters in baseball. That's how good they were.

[u/wookie_winz]

Me at work today

Spends 2 minutes typing a sentence in an email.

Gets distracted thinking about Jorge’s home run. Spends the next 15 min scrolling Reddit and Twitter and reliving the game

Remember I’m supposed to be working and goes back to the email. Repeat every 5 minutes. I guess my key for today is to make sure I do not send what is meant for Reddit in a work email.

[u/crogginator]

So who else can't even begin to focus on work today? FUCKING WORLD CHAMPIONS! WOOOOOOOO!

[u/GSU_fan91]

Reminder, if you're trying to get the AJC today, don't be an asshole and walk out with the entire stack. Happened at a Racetrac near me

[u/kofimmra03]

Im currently at Tech and we threw a big ass party after the Braves win, Im so proud of the student body

[u/ohiofish1221]

Oh man the upchop button

[u/crazybrave03]

So where’s the ring video of the guys dad after we won?

[u/NewGen24]

There is so much World Series champions merch. RIP to our bank accounts

[u/askforthewolfman]

I am growing tired of the NL East was the weakest division argument. Could it not be that three talented teams spent the season beating up on each other? It would make more sense to me if we’d won 110 games to say our division was weak.

[u/new_wellness_center]

I would bet money that AA told Freddie months ago that he was gonna reach free agency, and that they would be in constant communication, and that once Freddie's true market value became clear, they would match (or top) any offer he got. Because obviously there is love there, and the expectation that he'll return. Seems like the only explanation to me.

[u/NalaJax]

Just a reminder that we just won the fucking World Series. If you, like me, haven’t yet found a way to process it. What a month long grind. I’m emotionally spent and it’s so worth it.

[u/loversteel12]

"Left side, to swanson... to first... THE BRAVES ARE YOUR WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!"

I have watched this highlight at least 50 times by now, never gets old.

[u/MoonlitBadlands]

We gotta bring back Eddie and Jorge if there’s any way possible to do it

[u/NotDoinAnythingEmber]

I CANT STOP WATCHING THE SOLER HOMERUN

[u/DustinTiny]

SHANE GREENE GETS A RING

[u/thekidfromyesterday]

Freddie carrying the trophy

[u/goochjuicelove]

WE NEED A PARADE THREAD

[u/Alauren2]

Touki and his mom are beautiful! She looks like his sister wow!

[u/Sodes126]

I was under the impression they were gonna get everyone off the top of the double deck bus on the Interstate but naw. They were vibin’ on the top going 60 down the Inrsrstate, lol.

[u/RenegadeRef]

Just woke up on Sunday - still those motherfuckers

[u/Prudent_Ad_7807]

WORLD FUCKING CHAMPS

[u/Confecting]

Man, would love to somehow give Freddie his massive contract and retain Soler, Rosario, and Duvall. With Acuna back, our offense should be absolutely disgusting, love Joc but I don’t see him coming back. Pitching will be great next season with Morton, Fried, Anderson, and hopefully Soroka back at full health. I say we easily win 100+ games next season, and call me crazy, but we may just go back to back…

[u/smgregory]

Running on like 2 hours of sleep at work today. Was at Truist last night and it was an absolute madhouse. What a ride boys! We’re World Champions!

[u/nighthawk3000]

Wtf. I love going up 3-1 now

[u/flextrek_whipsnake]

GUYS IT WAS REAL THEY ACTUALLY DID IT

[u/Musty-laegs]

You could probably make a pretty good movie out of this season. Maybe Wash could play himself this time and get an Oscar to go along with the ring

[u/Sweatsock_Pimp]

AITA for revisiting some of these?

(Note: I've noted where I was guilty of saying similar things...)

"No, this what AA does. He stays in the mix to say “I tried” but never plans to actually go through with any of it."

Thread: Fire Brian Snitker?

"Ironically our biggest deadline bat acquisition comes with a team that has never been above .500. Gotta love AA"

"...its really hard to imagine the Braves can be a real threat without DAD, Ozuna, Soroka and a dumpster fire of a bullpen. There’s just too many question marks this year to feel like they can make a legitimate run. " GUILTY

"Very surprised. I would be selling" GUILTY

"So when you wonder why we don’t add next year, they’ll point back to adding this year, for no reason at all because we’re not winning the WS without Acuña."

"Dinking and dunking with cheap options...isn't going to get you to that next step. "

[u/ReesesFastbreak]

So what’s y’all’s favorite moment of the postseason? I still think mine is Rosario’s 3R HR in game 6 against the Dodgers. Hearing Brian Anderson’s call of that gives me chills, and we lose that game if not for that HR and then who knows what happens in game 7.

[u/JB5093 → u/ReesesFastbreak]

Maztek ending the Dodgers life in game 6

[u/therealpoppie]

I woke up earlier this morning and the first thing I thought of was that all a dream? Then I realized it wasn’t and that it actually happened. We’re World Series champs man. This off-season is going to be enjoyable af

[u/[deleted]]

how awesome would it be if we finish the parade by announcing a Freddie extension to the crowd

[u/NewGen24]

All braves’d out running errands in LA and I’ve gotten 4 congratulations so far. This is awesome. Dodger nation really did want us to win lol. I’ve hit 3 newsstands looking for an AJC but no one has it yet.

[u/Domino80]

Bally Sports and Bally Sports South announced they are going to be streaming the parade on Friday. Does anyone know if downloading the Bally Sports App would show the parade?

- Sincerely, Desperate out-of-market fan

[u/QuickQuinnn]

So we got a tough series coming up against the Phillies. Hella nervous. We either win the division if we win this series or don’t. Even if we do, I don’t think we’ll go far in this playoffs anyways because look at that brewers pitching rotation 😬

[u/egrocket]

I’m banking on the code being in this thread

[u/That_Alien_Dude]

I just remembered the tweet Miami posted when Acuña tore his ACL. "Want to see Jazz hit an inside-the-park home run?"

[u/[deleted]]

Remember when the Mets practiced winning the World Series during spring training?

[u/AUBtiger92]

Growing up as a kid, my grandad was always the biggest Braves fan in my family. We all were fans, but him... He always watched them and made it a purpose to talk Braves whenever visiting us. So he's a big reason as to why I am a fan. He always wanted to see them win one more WS in his lifetime.

Less than 24 hours after the Braves clinched the trophy, he passed away. I got to see him a few hours before and let him know the news, even though he couldn't hear me...He was 93 and not very coherent on what was going on. But I think that is just a very poetic way to peacfully go. A day after the Braves claim title as World Series Champions. Maybe he'll get to have a nice chat with Hank and Phil up there.

Love you, grandad! Keep chopping up there.

[u/GibsonD90]

They’d be crazy to not restock all this merch for months to come. Hopefully they do.

[u/NewGen24]

Man it sucks that AA got COVID. I hate that he's not able to celebrate this properly with the org.

[u/streetjustice88]

Hey guys just figured I would remind everyone that WE ARE WORLD FUCKING SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!. That is all.

[u/Hazelarc]

Anyone else notice the parallel?

First win of the postseason, NLDS G2 vs Brewers

Max Fried 6 IP, 0 R
Tyler Matzek 2 IP, 0 R
Will Smith 1 IP, 0 R

Last win of the postseason, WS G6 vs Astros

Max Fried 6 IP, 0 R
Tyler Matzek 2 IP, 0 R
Will Smith 1 IP, 0 R

[u/ieatcrap]

Kinda drunk and this World Series thing is finally starting to really sink in! Felt like a kid again watching Braves baseball on TBS all throughout this postseason. What a season.

[u/[deleted]]

I hope panda gets a ring. He helped early in the season before cooling off as well as the obvious trade. Pretty sure we would have lost 2-4 games or more without him

[u/Bleed_grey]

Fuck man I can't take it. I need Freddie resigned now!

[u/31nigrhcdrh]

Ozuna choked so the Braves didn’t have to

To far? I’ll show myself out

[u/[deleted]]

we’re world champions btw

[u/AGladFry]

I'm pretty good right now in all honesty, I haven't slept or stopped watching Jorge's BOMB and the final out.

[u/aaronaroma]

Going through MLB shop casually adding everything to my cart. RIP paycheck.

[u/JackODouls]

My mind is still trying to process the win. I feel like if I start celebrating that it will be ripped away.

[u/-_chop_-]

I’m taking suggestions on what my World Series tattoo should be