re: The ATL Thread - 9/23 - Suarez Returns

Lol Hicklen

Good lord Drake, ANOTHER shitty AB?

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Good lord Drake, ANOTHER shitty AB?

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Drake has fallen off a mountain against LHP

At the risk of that loser getting mad at me again...

Seriously, what is our team OPS over the last 6 weeks against starting pitchers?

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What a weird game.

That reminded me of that Inciarte walk off bunt years ago.

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Damn, I hadn’t thought of that in years

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Struggling for 2 runs against the Reds is……….something

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Ronnie being out of the lineup hurts everybody. Not that we’ve been crushing top to bottom even with him hot. I know it was against much worse arms than we’ll see in the playoffs, but I was encouraged with Olson and Riley both getting 2 hits with a bomb.

Also really encouraged with Suarez’s velo and Iggy’s performance. Adding Suarez and AJ to an already good bullpen makes me feel better about our post season chances. Get 6 or 7 from Sale and 5+ from Mahle, and we should be in every game they start when we turn it over to the pen.

Would be nice if the offense could show signs of life in the 1st 5 innings, but the playoffs really are a new season. Maybe with the few off days sprinkled in, they can get more focused and possibly shine under the bright lights. It’d be hard to wilt any more, even against better pitching.

Speaking of better pitching, I listened to a post game broadcast, and they said Sale’s average velo on his 4-seamer last night was 97.8. The 3rd highest—of his entire career. Dude is a fricking freak. Also became only the 2nd LHP of all time to have 200 Ks in 9 seasons. Another guy who had a crazy peak in his mid-late 30s.