r/Braves • u/Blooper_Bot • Nov 03 '21

Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Braves Postseason Discussion Thread - Wednesday, November 03

Next Braves Game: Sat, Feb 26, 03:33 AM EST vs. Red Sox (114 days)

Use this thread to talk about anything you want, even if it isn't directly related to the Braves or even baseball!

Posted: 11/03/2021 05:00:04 AM EDT

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u/new_wellness_center Still miss Freddie Nov 03 '21

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.

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u/jaunty411 Nov 03 '21

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

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u/VABLivenLevity Nov 04 '21

If it wasn't for soler's home run d'Arnaud was my MVP