(09-10-2020 09:50 PM)stever20 Wrote: (09-10-2020 05:21 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: Meanwhile the Nats are starting to make their run, as predicted, and already up 2-0 early on Braves in 2nd. See, I told you, stever, they're not done yet, and our starting pitching is non-existent.
you were saying.... we're done.
you have no starting pitching. you're dead meat when you get to the playoffs.
rare good game tonight from both teams, Nats and Braves starters both went 7 quality innings. Braves just a smidgeon better tonight as winner Ian Anderson (our latest new No. 1 starter by default) has a great outing striking out 9 and besting Corbin, who also pitched well but was tough-luck loser.
I agree, our playoff run chances don't look too good as far as pitching. An off-night by the hitters and we're done- they've been making all the bad starts mostly irrelevant, but short series will likely do them in...unless...
The plan/hope is that recent former No.1 starter by default Max fried comes back of DL in time to help in postseason, and...wait for it..Cole Hamels 9remembr him) who was signed for just this season, but has been injured the whole time with multiple injuries, comes back this coming week and somehow gets right in a hurry and helps in playoffs. If that miracle scenario happens (and assuming tonight's starter Ian Anderson continues to do well) that would then give Braves 3 decent to very good starters and their playoff run chances improve a lot.
The offense is shredding it most nights, even with injuries riddling the lineup all (short) season; the bullpen is about as good as you could want it to be, Manager Snitker has kept an even keel and is balancing the juggling act about as good as one can..but he hasn't yet won a playoff series, so...we'll see.
As I've said before, this whole season is kinda a mulligan with so many exceptions, weird rules and extra teams, etc... but Braves might be around a bit longer than some think. Of course, that said, the Nats will come in tomorrow afternoon and blow us away, thus ending the season series tied at 5 games apiece. So,...who ya got in Le Tour? I kind of wished Alaphillipe could get the one he was robbed back from last year. Vive le Tour!