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
After watching the Braves bullpen blow the lead not once but twice in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader, which was soon followed by the news that Chris Sale would not be starting Game 2 due to back spasms, Brian Snitker‘s club somehow had to get up for a must-win Game 162 to clinch a postseason
In what could end up being a fitting ending to the season from hell, following a devastating loss in Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Mets, NL Cy Young award frontrunner Chris Sale has been scratched from Game 2 with back spasms. He’s considered day-to-day. Chris Sale is scratched for game 2 with back
It felt like destiny was well on course for much of the afternoon. Another homegrown talent having the game of his life against the Mets, helping the Braves clinch their seventh straight postseason appearance. It’s a story as old as time between these two franchises. Spencer Schwellenbach was brilliant again, finishing with a very similar
