2019 NLDS - Cardinals vs. Braves - Gamethread
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Damn Cardinals. One foot inside third base, right over first base, a quarter step beaten at first.
Love to see the Braves pull this out.
Love to see the Braves pull this out.
according to Statcast Acuna's was 455, Freeman 460.
they came alive on offense too late. they might regret this game for quite awhile.
View: https://twitter.com/JoeTrezz/status/1179945190800461826
I now hate Both teams.
@jon abbey
can I root for a meteor?
I now hate Both teams.
@jon abbey
can I root for a meteor?
The Cardinals have always been like this, not sure why anyone would be surprised.
Answering my own question, Google tells us that the ninth has been a real problem for the Braves since June, and the acquisitions of Greene, Melancon and Martin were made to attempt to address that. On occasion, Jackson has closed. So this problem was lurking all along, and will probably cost them against St. Louis, who, like or dislike them, plays cleverly against flaws.
It's pretty impressive when you can get both the opposition as well as your own team to be pissed at your baserunning on two different at bats.
Acuña’s own teammates were criticizing him for his “lack of hustle.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/sport/braves-teammates-call-out-ronald-acuna-jr-for-lack-of-hustle/index.html
The Braves players have a point - Acuña himself basically admitted he fucked up - but it’d be a little disconcerting to me if I were a Braves fan to see this level of public criticism of their own teammate.
Maybe Mookie will eschew going there. Hey, stranger things...
To your point about teammates criticizing Acuna, I was pleased to hear them be honest about it instead of going with a “he’s my teammate and I have his back” type thing. Probably do him more good. Freeman sounds like a good leader. Interesting Snitker said they were short handed so he couldn’t do anything, implying Acuna would be benched if they had another outfielder?
Didn't Snitker bench him mid-game just a little while ago or was that some one else?
That’s what the announcers said last night. I’m sure it’s there for the Googling. Busy right now.
Edit, here it is. Aug. 18 this year. The styling AB by Acuña is near the end. BTW, we all remember Manny’s similar antics; worst I recall was when he was with the Indians.
https://www.mlb.com/braves/video/snitker-acuna-on-early-exit
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I was gonna say hit the ball back up the middle because Folty finishes in bad fielding position, but second base is OK also.
The Cardinals just play the game the right way. They are the MLB version of the Patriots. Don’t beat themselves, exceptional fundamentals.
Drafted with a comp pick thanks to supergenius Cashman signing a 37 year old Beltran. Tee hee.
