With Chris Sale declared out for the Wild Card Series, the rest of the Braves rotation unavailable, and a depleted bullpen, Brian Snitker was put in a no-win situation, forced to start one of Bryce Elder, AJ Smith-Shawver, or Ian Anderson in Game 1 of their Wild Card matchup with the Padres. None of them
2024 has been unimaginably horrific for the Braves in the injury department. So bad, I’m not even sure Atlanta’s biggest rivals could have created such a cruel script. Nearly every single position player has spent time on the IL, most of them missing a significant chunk of the season, including their two best players —
Much of the discussion heading into Game 1 of the Braves Wild Card Series against the Padres surrounded who would start, but at the end of the day, it probably didn’t matter who Brian Snitker and company landed on. Tuesday night belonged to Michael King. A centerpiece of the trade that sent Juan Soto to
Brian Snitker and company do not have an easy decision to make when it comes to the Braves Game 1 starter. Chris Sale is injured. Spencer Schwellenbach, Reynaldo Lopez, Charlie Morton, and Max Fried are unavailable, and a bullpen game isn’t really an option coming off five games in four days. This has forced the
In about seven hours, the Braves will take the field in San Diego to kick off postseason play with a best-of-three series, all of which will take place Petco Park. The talk of the town leading up to the series has been Chris Sale‘s health. The National League Triple Crown winner was scratched from yesterday’s
Every time the Braves seem to do something good in 2024, it’s generally followed by horrific news. Yesterday perfectly encapsulated that, as Brian Snitker‘s club officially clinched a postseason berth, only to find out they will likely be without their ace, Chris Sale, for their Wild Card series against the Padres, which begins today. Sale
One of the most interesting aspects of the Falcons offseason was their decision to hang onto general manager Terry Fontenot while choosing to fire Arthur Smith. Essentially, Smith was handed the blame for all of the Falcons faults the last three seasons, despite a plethora of questionable draft decisions made by Terry Fontenot. Fontent’s draft
Following a crazy Monday, one that saw the Braves clinch a postseason berth, Brian Snitker‘s club is now blessed with the opportunity to fly across the country and immediately get ready for a three-game series in San Diego to determine who will go to the NLDS. Five games in four days to end the season,
It’s celebration time for many in the Atlanta Braves organization after clinching a postseason berth following Game 162 of the season, but Brian Snitker doesn’t have much time to think about what this club has accomplished. The Braves have a quick turnaround, as their Wild Card series begins tomorrow with the Padres, and nobody really
The Braves won the battle today, taking Game 2 of their doubleheader with the Mets to clinch a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive season. However, it feels like they might have lost the war. Ahead of that crucial second game, it was announced that Chris Sale would not pitch with the Braves attempting to
