Show #230: Braves Bats Wake Up and Sweep the Weekend
The Chipper ceremony. Grading Fredi’s first half. The FO and the trade deadline. And the July schedule.
Archive for June, 2013
Andrelton Simmons Should Hit Low in the Order In Spite of Ability to Make Contact
ShaunFor all that’s made of the strikeout and good things happening when players make contact, it actually doesn’t play out that way in the real world:
Braves on Balls in Play: .295/.293/.364
National League on Balls in Play: .298/.295/.377
Braves …
Show #229: Braves Offense Hits New Lows
The disappearing offense. Moves to be made? Uggla’s eyes. And Schafer vs. Gattis.
Braves Doing Okay with RISP
ShaunMuch has been made of the Braves’ futility with runners in scoring position. As I wrote this, looking at the statistics before Wednesday’s action, the Braves had the second-worst batting average in the National League and the fourth-worst slugging percentage …
Show #228: Braves Uneven Offense Leads to Uneven Week
The SD and SF series. Beachy’s setback. Where should BJ, JUP and Chris Johnson bat? And the Atlanta Braves Mt. Rushmore.
