Speaking of Swanson..heck of a game-ending play he made in tonight's game versus Houston. He definitely provides a spark. Long season. Braves find ways. The goal is to not be 0-7 by time they return home to face Marlins next weekend. Dodgers up next series. Good points in article.
I’ve only been watching in earnest this early in the season since 2024. How does our fan base react if we go 0-4 or worst case 0-7 going back to our home opener? We’ve had a whole year of bad luck (one of the worst records last year in one run games), it’s tempting to think it’s less bad luck and more poor execution/decision making
Thanks for that. I’m in Australia so I’m only able to follow the Braves on web, reddit, etc. so it tends to be more vocal fans commenting. Thanks for this Substack it’s great to read more coverage of the team. It’s hard to gauge Braves fans feelings of our team as there aren’t many of us over here
Braves were shutout on 4 hits by an SP with a career 4.70 FIP, 84 ERA+ in 2024 and he gave up 4 walks in 6 innings. Looking at an ugly roadtrip. The very early results would suggest that the 2024 offense was representative of this team. The hope it would look more like 2023 may not happen. If so, a marginal playoff team, at best. It’s only 3 games (less than 2% of season), but put me in the “concerned” category.
Speaking of Swanson..heck of a game-ending play he made in tonight's game versus Houston. He definitely provides a spark. Long season. Braves find ways. The goal is to not be 0-7 by time they return home to face Marlins next weekend. Dodgers up next series. Good points in article.
Arizona not Houston regarding Swanson
I’ve only been watching in earnest this early in the season since 2024. How does our fan base react if we go 0-4 or worst case 0-7 going back to our home opener? We’ve had a whole year of bad luck (one of the worst records last year in one run games), it’s tempting to think it’s less bad luck and more poor execution/decision making
Oh a ton of this is bad luck, yeah. My series takeaways will have the full stats on that.
The fanbase is already not taking it well, so an 0-7 start will probably result in someone making a Change dot org petition to fire Snit
Thanks for that. I’m in Australia so I’m only able to follow the Braves on web, reddit, etc. so it tends to be more vocal fans commenting. Thanks for this Substack it’s great to read more coverage of the team. It’s hard to gauge Braves fans feelings of our team as there aren’t many of us over here
Hey we're glad to have you, Dan!
Baldwin has been impressive, just hasn’t caught a break.
Braves were shutout on 4 hits by an SP with a career 4.70 FIP, 84 ERA+ in 2024 and he gave up 4 walks in 6 innings. Looking at an ugly roadtrip. The very early results would suggest that the 2024 offense was representative of this team. The hope it would look more like 2023 may not happen. If so, a marginal playoff team, at best. It’s only 3 games (less than 2% of season), but put me in the “concerned” category.
Great perspective! Helps ease the sting of losing our fifth straight game against San Diego. 🫠