Spitter Postseason Picks: Pitching, Pitching, Pitching
Lots and lots of home runs this year, but pitching always wins in the postseason. Here are our LDS projections.
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Tag Archives: Atlanta Braves
Cubbies Collapse Ranks With The All-time Worst
A nine-game losing streak wiped out Chicago’s hopes for the postseason. It wasn’t the worst run by a formerly-contending team, but it comes close.
Read moreThirty Days Of Hell In Atlanta: Trying To Get Rid Of The Trashy In-Laws That Just Arrived At Their Doorstep
Every summer the family black sheep come to visit unannounced and unwanted. That’s where the contenders are as they try to topple the Braves.
Read moreNL East Forecast: Hey, Washington, Let’s Try This Again, Shall We?
The Spitter whiffed badly last year in our projections for the National League Eastern Division. So we went back through the numbers to see if there was a singular thing that Atlanta excelled at. The answer is yes…and no. The Braves finished fifth in the N.L. in runs-scored and eighth in all of baseball in batting average (.300) on balls
Read moreLet’s Sack MLB’s Extra Inning Idea
Games of H-O-R and 92-meter dashes think starting extra innings with a man on second is a great idea. All would take less time.
Read moreTime For The 2018 Edition Of “Go With What Got You Here.”
It’s time again for a manager to freak out in a big situation. This time the opener is the weapon of self-destruction.
Read moreNL East: Buy, Sell or Does It Matter Since Washington’s Sleep Wal….Wait. What?
So, somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 games ago, one wag (that’s old-timer for smart-alec punk) dismissed the entire National League East except Washington, who was guaranteed to “sleep walk through the division.” Little problem with that. Washington has been asleep alright, but not winning at any particularly rapid pace and has been far behind just about everyone in the
Read more2018 MLB National League East Forecast
There is absolutely no reason for the Washington Nationals to be tired come October. Why? Because the Nats can sleepwalk through this division. Photo by Sharon Ward
Read moreSo What the Heck Happened to the NL East?
The NL East has one good, yet flawed team, and then, there are the others…
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Atlanta Braves
Even though Hank Aaron was traded (at his request) to finish his career in Milwaukee, there was plenty of talent to maintain a competitive club – much like they had done so since moving to Atlanta.
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