It's Opening Day Braves fans and I guess other MLB fans

[selmaborntidefan]

 

[Cruloc]

Braves 0-5. Scored 1 run last night. That's 1 run in 3 games. And it came on a late solo home run.

Yankee bats won't help unless they come with the actual Yankees.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

So, now our "best" offseason get is gone. AA and the front office screwed this team in the offseason. We needed pitching last year, then knowing this team would not make a real honest go at Fried, we were desperate for pitching. AA did nothing. He has mostly ignored pitching for years now. I'm ready for both Snit and AA to be gone.

Every fan base love to whine about the Dodgers and Yankees' payrolls. Well, we should be whining about our owners and why they refuse to invest like those owners do. Every star whose contract ends you know will leave the Braves because they "will never pay" for true stars. If I was in charge both Freeman and Fried would still be on the team. AA is praised for signing Acuna, Albies and Riley early, for relatively cheap. What happens when those contracts end, do we really believe these guys will still be a Brave? Of course not, because the team will not pay.

At least I'm on a 30 day free trial with the FanDuel app. This pathetic start made it easy to turn off auto renewal. I ain't paying $20 a month to watch this crap show.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

So, now our "best" offseason get is gone. AA and the front office screwed this team in the offseason. We needed pitching last year, then knowing this team would make a real honest go at Fried, we were desperate for pitching. AA did nothing. He has mostly ignored pitching for years now. I'm ready for both Snit and AA to be gone.

Every fan base love to whine about the Dodgers and Yankees' payrolls. Well, we should be whining about our owners and why they refuse to invest like those owners do. Every star whose contract ends you know will leave the Braves because they "will never pay" for true stars. If I was in charge both Freeman and Fried would still be on the team. AA is praised for signing Acuna, Albies and Riley early, for relatively cheap. What happens when those contracts end, do we really believe these guys will still be a Brave? Of course not, because the team will not pay.

At least I'm on a 30 day free trial with the FanDuel app. This pathetic start made it easy to turn off auto renewal. I ain't paying $20 a month to watch this crap show.

Yeah. I have no live TV of any kind, saving myself a ton of money and time. If they don't care, why should I?

 

[selmaborntidefan]

BRAVES STARTS
2024 - 3-1 (lost wildcard series)
2023 - 3-1 (lost division series)
2022 - 2-2 (lost division series)
2021 - 0-4 (won World Series)
2020 - 2-2 (lost NLCS)

2019 - 0-3, 1-3 (lost NLDS)
2018 - 2-2 (lost NLDS)
2017 - 1-3 (lost 90 games)
2016 - 0-9 (last place, 2nd fewest wins in MLB)
2015 - 5-0 (95 losses)
2014 - 3-1 (2nd place, 4 games below .500)
2013 - 3-1 (2nd most wins in MLB, lost NLDS)
2012 - 0-4 (lost wildcard game due to outfield fly rule)
2011 - 3-1 (2nd best record in NL on 9/1, eliminated last hour of season)
2010 - 2-2 (lost NLDS)

2009 - 5-1 (3rd place finish)
2008 - 1-3 (lost 90 games)
2007 - 7-1 (3rd place finish)
2006 - 2-2 (3rd place finish)
2005 - 4-1 (lost NLDS)
2004 - 2-2 (lost NLDS)
2003 - 1-4 (101 wins, lost NLDS)
2002 - 2-3 (101 wins, most in NL, lost NLDS)
2001 - 2-2 (lost NLCS to eventual champion Arizona)
2000 - 4-2 (lost NLDS)

1999 - 2-2 (103 wins, most in MLB, lost World Series)
1998 - 3-1 (106 wins, most in NL, lost NLCS)
1997 - 0-2, 13-3 (101 wins, most in MLB, lost NLCS to eventual champion Florida)
1996 - 2-3 (most wins in NL, blew 2-0 lead in World Series to Yankees)
1995 - 7-1 (won World Series)
1994 - 13-1 (2nd place when season ended due to strike)
1993 - 4-1 (lost NLCS)
1992 - 3-1 (lost World Series)
1991 - 0-2, 2-2 (lost World Series)
1990 - 2-13 (last place finish)

1989 - 3-1 (last place finish)
1988 - 0-10 (record number of losses for Braves)
1987 - 4-1 (next to last place finish)
1986 - 1-3 (last place finish)
1985 - 4-1 (96 losses, next to last)
1984 - 1-3, 3-8 (2nd place finish)
1983 - 7-1 (2nd place finish)
1982 - 13-0 (lost NLCS to eventual champion St Louis)
1981 - 1-3 (5th place full season record)
1980 - 1-9 (first season over .500 since 1974)

1979 - 1-5 (last place, 96 losses)
1978 - 0-3, 1-7 (last place)
1977 - 2-2, 6-5 (last place with 101 losses)
1976 - 2-2, 7-4 (last place with 92 losses)
1975 - 2-2 (next to last)
1974 - 2-2 (fourth game was Aaron's 715th HR game; finished with 88 wins in 3rd)
1973 - 1-3 (next to last)
1972 - 1-7 (4th)
1971 - 4-1 (3rd place, 82-80)
1970 - 3-1 (5th place)
1969 - 4-0, 9-2 (lost NLCS to eventual champion Mets)
1968 - 2-2 (5th place in 10-team league, 81-81)
1967 - 0-3, 5-3 (7th place)
1966 - 1-3 (5th place)

BEFORE ATLANTA
1958 - 3-1 (blew 3-1 World Series lead and lost to Yankees)
1957 - 5-0, 9-1 (won World Series)
1948 -1-6 (lost World Series to Cleveland)
1914 - 0-3, 1-3 (won World Series)

OTHER "UNDEFEATED" STARTS 4-0
4-0 - 1884, 1887, 1906, 1909, 1931, 1942, 1950, 1959
5-0 - 1897
6-0 - 1891
9-0 - 1888
13-0 - 1874
26-0 - 1875

OTHER 0-4 (OR WORSE) STARTS
0-4 - 1886, 1923, 1937, 1944
0-5 - 1962
0-6 - 1940
0-9 - 1919

 

[CrimsonNagus]

2021 - 0-4 (won World Series)

I'm so tired of people bring this up on Reddit. We've blown past this one and well on our way to these:

2016 - 0-9 (last place, 2nd fewest wins in MLB)
1990 - 2-13 (last place finish)
1988 - 0-10 (record number of losses for Braves)

Doesn't leave much hope for the next 6 months. I might be in football mode a lot earlier this year.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

BRAVES STARTS
2024 - 3-1 (lost wildcard series)
2023 - 3-1 (lost division series)
2022 - 2-2 (lost division series)
2021 - 0-4 (won World Series)
2020 - 2-2 (lost NLCS)

2019 - 0-3, 1-3 (lost NLDS)
2018 - 2-2 (lost NLDS)
2017 - 1-3 (lost 90 games)
2016 - 0-9 (last place, 2nd fewest wins in MLB)
2015 - 5-0 (95 losses)
2014 - 3-1 (2nd place, 4 games below .500)
2013 - 3-1 (2nd most wins in MLB, lost NLDS)
2012 - 0-4 (lost wildcard game due to outfield fly rule)
2011 - 3-1 (2nd best record in NL on 9/1, eliminated last hour of season)
2010 - 2-2 (lost NLDS)

2009 - 5-1 (3rd place finish)
2008 - 1-3 (lost 90 games)
2007 - 7-1 (3rd place finish)
2006 - 2-2 (3rd place finish)
2005 - 4-1 (lost NLDS)
2004 - 2-2 (lost NLDS)
2003 - 1-4 (101 wins, lost NLDS)
2002 - 2-3 (101 wins, most in NL, lost NLDS)
2001 - 2-2 (lost NLCS to eventual champion Arizona)
2000 - 4-2 (lost NLDS)

1999 - 2-2 (103 wins, most in MLB, lost World Series)
1998 - 3-1 (106 wins, most in NL, lost NLCS)
1997 - 0-2, 13-3 (101 wins, most in MLB, lost NLCS to eventual champion Florida)
1996 - 2-3 (most wins in NL, blew 2-0 lead in World Series to Yankees)
1995 - 7-1 (won World Series)
1994 - 13-1 (2nd place when season ended due to strike)
1993 - 4-1 (lost NLCS)
1992 - 3-1 (lost World Series)
1991 - 0-2, 2-2 (lost World Series)
1990 - 2-13 (last place finish)

1989 - 3-1 (last place finish)
1988 - 0-10 (record number of losses for Braves)
1987 - 4-1 (next to last place finish)
1986 - 1-3 (last place finish)
1985 - 4-1 (96 losses, next to last)
1984 - 1-3, 3-8 (2nd place finish)
1983 - 7-1 (2nd place finish)
1982 - 13-0 (lost NLCS to eventual champion St Louis)
1981 - 1-3 (5th place full season record)
1980 - 1-9 (first season over .500 since 1974)

1979 - 1-5 (last place, 96 losses)
1978 - 0-3, 1-7 (last place)
1977 - 2-2, 6-5 (last place with 101 losses)
1976 - 2-2, 7-4 (last place with 92 losses)
1975 - 2-2 (next to last)
1974 - 2-2 (fourth game was Aaron's 715th HR game; finished with 88 wins in 3rd)
1973 - 1-3 (next to last)
1972 - 1-7 (4th)
1971 - 4-1 (3rd place, 82-80)
1970 - 3-1 (5th place)
1969 - 4-0, 9-2 (lost NLCS to eventual champion Mets)
1968 - 2-2 (5th place in 10-team league, 81-81)
1967 - 0-3, 5-3 (7th place)
1966 - 1-3 (5th place)

BEFORE ATLANTA
1958 - 3-1 (blew 3-1 World Series lead and lost to Yankees)
1957 - 5-0, 9-1 (won World Series)
1948 -1-6 (lost World Series to Cleveland)
1914 - 0-3, 1-3 (won World Series)

OTHER "UNDEFEATED" STARTS 4-0
4-0 - 1884, 1887, 1906, 1909, 1931, 1942, 1950, 1959
5-0 - 1897
6-0 - 1891
9-0 - 1888
13-0 - 1874
26-0 - 1875

OTHER 0-4 (OR WORSE) STARTS
0-4 - 1886, 1923, 1937, 1944
0-5 - 1962
0-6 - 1940
0-9 - 1919

became a Braves fan in 1985. I had just started playing little league. I got a lo of ridicule those first 6 years. Then We started winning and those same people giving me a hard time were suddenly Braves fans too. I don't have much expectations this year at all. but I think we will get to .500 before August.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I'm so tired of people bring this up on Reddit.

The people using that argument about 2021 don’t ever bother to mention a couple of important things:
1) we lost three of those games by one run
2) we lost the opener in extra innings with the new Mickey Mouse rule

I mean, there’s not even really a comparison. We didn’t have a scoreless inning streak of 29. So I agree with you regarding anyone bringing this up as an argument.

Is it time to pack it in? Of course not. But we will have to improve immensely with the stick.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

became a Braves fan in 1985. I had just started playing little league. I got a lo of ridicule those first 6 years. Then We started winning and those same people giving me a hard time were suddenly Braves fans too. I don't have much expectations this year at all. but I think we will get to .500 before August.

I think how one views the Braves is determined, in part, by when their fandom began.

Mine began in 1977, when we lost 101 games. I mean, in August 1980 when the Braves went on a hot streak to rise above .500 for the first time since April 1977 and for the first time in September since Hank Aaron was on the team, it was a big deal. It's funny we ended that year ONE GAME over .500 as one of our games with the Giants was rained out and since neither team was in the race, they weren't going to make it up. (In fact, it was Atlanta's final scheduled home game of the year on September 28; that said, we were 11-6 against the Giants that year, but we ended the year going 1-6, so a lot of "we might not have been above .500 if we played that game).

Braves in 1985 was rough because we'd been contenders for three years and the assumption was we would contend again. What killed us, though - and I don't know to what exact date you became a fan in 1985 - but the Braves were shut out four games in a row, 37 total innings, and the game we won to stop that streak was a 1-0 win over the Mets, where Len Barker won one of his whopping total of ten wins over 3 seasons for us to solidify how bad the Brett Butler trade really was.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I think how one views the Braves is determined, in part, by when their fandom began.

Mine began in 1977, when we lost 101 games. I mean, in August 1980 when the Braves went on a hot streak to rise above .500 for the first time since April 1977 and for the first time in September since Hank Aaron was on the team, it was a big deal. It's funny we ended that year ONE GAME over .500 as one of our games with the Giants was rained out and since neither team was in the race, they weren't going to make it up. (In fact, it was Atlanta's final scheduled home game of the year on September 28; that said, we were 11-6 against the Giants that year, but we ended the year going 1-6, so a lot of "we might not have been above .500 if we played that game).

Braves in 1985 was rough because we'd been contenders for three years and the assumption was we would contend again. What killed us, though - and I don't know to what exact date you became a fan in 1985 - but the Braves were shut out four games in a row, 37 total innings, and the game we won to stop that streak was a 1-0 win over the Mets, where Len Barker won one of his whopping total of ten wins over 3 seasons for us to solidify how bad the Brett Butler trade really was.

became a fan when my dad took me to my first game. Don't remember the exact date (I am not you). I do remember we won, and it was the Padres.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

became a fan when my dad took me to my first game. Don't remember the exact date (I am not you). I do remember we won, and it was the Padres.

Dad took me to my first game in 1977. We won - and it was the Padres.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

 

[BhamToTexas]

López (shoulder) placed on IL; Elder recalled

LOS ANGELES -- Reynaldo López’s struggles during his season debut weren’t just the product of a bad day. The 2024 Braves All-Star was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation on Monday. Bryce Elder was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to fill López’s roster spot. Elder...

www.mlb.com

 

[BhamToTexas]

That’s a strike against the Braves

 

[BhamToTexas]

Sale pitching great through 5 but we have only given him 1 run in support. I don’t feel good.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Turn it on and there went the lead.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Sale pitching great through 5 but we have only given him 1 run in support. I don’t feel good.

And the run was on a fielding blunder you couldn’t coach.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

View attachment 50227
That’s a strike against the Braves

Strike, ball... it doesn't matter. If the pitch was straight down the middle he'd probably still not swing.

Team stats so far: 9 runs, 25 hits, 40 total bases and 60 strike outs. Replace the entire offense with the minor league guys and they could accidentally do better.

Pitching has been about middle of the pack, but when the offense is only scoring 1.5 R/G we'd probably still be 0-6, 1-5 even with stellar pitching.

Honestly, our new hitting coach should be shown the door sooner rather than later. He took a team struggling at the plate last year and turned them into the worst in the league. Bravo!


Maybe it is just a coincidence but, this team has not been the same since Ron Washington left.

 

[Cruloc]

3 hits last night.....another 1 run game. 2 runs in 4 games.

Who in the world is the hitting coach? Getting Acuna and Murphy back will only help so much. Strider will help the rotation....but my goodness, 2 runs in 4 games.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

In the last 42 innings, the Braves have 1 earned run. Sure it is pitching though right?