ATL thread 9/3 - vs COL

2 at Gnats
3 at Reds & 3 at Miami consecutively

that's it for the road games - all 3 relatively close to home - and against teams who aren't headed to post-season and already getting some of their young prospects some big league ABs to gauge for the future -

Dodgers for 4 and mets for 3 the two toughest home series -

at no point has this team been able to be trusted to handle its business scoring runs this season - so we know how it could go -

pitching has been at a high level since the AS break to stay in it -

it will be interesting to watch how Snit brings Ozzie back into the lineup -

and on cue Merrifield singles and then scores from first on a double by Gio -

I'm gonna tell myself it's the drop in temps/humidity tonight affecting those numbers

that was an impressive T6 for Sale and Harris to end the inning - hopefully he's done with just over 80 thrown tonight up 2-0 -

and on the 3rd pitch of AB after 2 deep count walks -

Pretty interesting choice stair-stepping up a semitone in the middle of God Bless America. I didn't hate it

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Somebody’s gotta pay for all these guys they’re hitting for us

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None of this is intentional. Intentionally hitting someone because someone was unintentionally hit is some of the dumbest shite in the game.

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We “aren’t that type organization”.

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Good, because it’d be retarded

Sure it sucks getting dudes hit, but what does retaliating do besides our pitcher getting ejected and possibly suspended?

Again, it’s bad luck on our part, but it’s not intentional.

Guys aren’t going to stop pitching inside because we hit someone.

Remember that Gausman retaliated against Miami and then Ronnie was hit again in the next series against them.

Again, the “need to retaliate” is some of the most meathead shite in the sport and it never actually fixes anything.

Luke would try to hit a batter and throw a strike