Yes - if Ozzie Albies isn't hitting for power (infrequent) he's not contributing to the offense at all. The TV folks love to comment on him being a 'bad ball hitter' but for every pitch that's 2 inches off the dirt that he barrels, there must be 10 others that he swings at and misses or pops up. His affable smile doesn't produce RBI's.
My eyes hurt watching Albies swing at balls in the dirt and Riley constantly wave at pitches well off the plate outside. Both hit the ball hard when they connect, but just about every major league pitcher has the ability to get them out. It’s perplexing and disappointing that neither seems capable of making successful adjustments.
Bruce & Tom: "infrequent", "eyes hurt", "perplexing and disappointing" shows that you guys know baseball. And even with Ozzie, Riley and Murphy at 7,8,9, we are giving away at least 3 innings of offense, maybe 4 if the top 7 do well. That is NOT the description of a winning team in October. And Yaz defense is, well, indefensable. Can't run, can't jump, can't throw, can't hit over .230, therefore, he is not much better than the group discussed above. Olsen hits .250. The stars on this team (everyday, only) are Harris (~.300, great defense), oft injured Acuna (~.260, nonchalant errors, lack of hussle) and Dubon (~.270, but has "happy feet" and steps out of the batter's box for dumb reason, but indespensible on defense). So, if this team is losing $ and not winning in October, the Braves must rethink 2027.
I'm just trying to be thankful that they won their division and have home field advantage in the first round. The Phillies are certainly capable of spoiling the party and would love to do so. With only one true post season stud (Sale) I've tried to prepare myself for trouble in games 2 and 3. Weiss has done a terrific job holding things together with duct tape, and if they can get some timely hitting, they may get to take on the Dodgers, which I'd love to see.
Yes - if Ozzie Albies isn't hitting for power (infrequent) he's not contributing to the offense at all. The TV folks love to comment on him being a 'bad ball hitter' but for every pitch that's 2 inches off the dirt that he barrels, there must be 10 others that he swings at and misses or pops up. His affable smile doesn't produce RBI's.
My eyes hurt watching Albies swing at balls in the dirt and Riley constantly wave at pitches well off the plate outside. Both hit the ball hard when they connect, but just about every major league pitcher has the ability to get them out. It’s perplexing and disappointing that neither seems capable of making successful adjustments.
Bruce & Tom: "infrequent", "eyes hurt", "perplexing and disappointing" shows that you guys know baseball. And even with Ozzie, Riley and Murphy at 7,8,9, we are giving away at least 3 innings of offense, maybe 4 if the top 7 do well. That is NOT the description of a winning team in October. And Yaz defense is, well, indefensable. Can't run, can't jump, can't throw, can't hit over .230, therefore, he is not much better than the group discussed above. Olsen hits .250. The stars on this team (everyday, only) are Harris (~.300, great defense), oft injured Acuna (~.260, nonchalant errors, lack of hussle) and Dubon (~.270, but has "happy feet" and steps out of the batter's box for dumb reason, but indespensible on defense). So, if this team is losing $ and not winning in October, the Braves must rethink 2027.
I'm just trying to be thankful that they won their division and have home field advantage in the first round. The Phillies are certainly capable of spoiling the party and would love to do so. With only one true post season stud (Sale) I've tried to prepare myself for trouble in games 2 and 3. Weiss has done a terrific job holding things together with duct tape, and if they can get some timely hitting, they may get to take on the Dodgers, which I'd love to see.
Miami drew 35,000 to a meningless game in late September.
Good for them. Maybe they thought it was a Dolphins game.
15th losing season in the last 17. And Manfred wants to expand and water the talent down for more.
On the positive side, Harris clearly put the work in to improve his approach after last season and the results are very encouraging.