Ok a win today and we are a game up. WORST CASE scenario we are 2 back after the Gnat series. Hate to be negative but we haven't fared well against those fuckers the last 2 years or so. After the last Cincy game our schedule is pretty brutal. Gnats/Cubs/Rocks in Colorado.
We have to win this division. I think Kershaw being out taught the team that you can't take days off. You had to score runs no matter who is pitching. If Kershaw comes back, I really hope to see the offense come up and support him, instead of scoring 1 run all game long.
It takes great pitching to get to the Series OTOH it takes great hitting to win. Got to put crooked numbers on the board multiple times a game
I must admit that at 8-2 I gave up thinking Fuck Coors Field Fuck the Rockies Fuck the lame ass offense Fuck Puig for being a dick and needing to be sent down Fuck the other Dodgers for not stepping up Fuck. As in just FUCK. So much for first place $#%(&@$%^@&#%@#(%&!!!!! and then some. Busy day and looked up to see this and went whaaaaaaaaaat?? OK Toles keeps his spot for the duration of 16.
Who do we root for? The way that I see it the BEST thing that can happen AFTER the Dodgers clinch their 4th title in a row would be for the damned vaGiants to not make the playoffs at all, even as wild cards. For this to happen we need to cheer on the Cards and the Mets both of who are lethal teams in their own right every year even if a bit less so this year. I personally would rather have to beat either of them than have the vaGiants in the playoffs. vaGiants have 64 losses Cards have 64 losses Mets have 66 losses so it's up to the Mets to step it up and we actually have a chance of them not making the postseason take that #evenyears
I guess it is all in the eye of the beholder. The 4th NLW title is great, no doubt, if it comes to fruition...but in realty ( mine) don't want to be the Braves of this decade or so...if the SFags don't make it in, that's great, too. Nothing like sated hatred. But, if we don't get into the WS, at least, then why the fuck does all the other shit matter, in the long run? Gotta brag about something, no matter how it pales from getting the ring I guess? It's wonderful to be so clairvoyant as a special handful are on this website, but, the FO would be like superheroes if we did finally play for it all. That would be something different...being there.
It's easy, we vote for the Cards and Mets. Fuck the Giants. Fuck all the people who picked the Giants to win our division. Fuck all the people who still pick the Giants to win our division. Fuck all those hacks who wanted to go against the obvious pick because it wasn't sexy. Fuck all the people who sucked the Giants knob at the all star break. Fuck Bruce Bochy. Fuck SF fans. Fuck Matt Moore. Fuck even year bullshit. I don't want them to even get a sniff. Fuck that. Most of all, after taking the division and them playing like complete shit the past 2 months, the worst thing in the world would be for them to walk into a 5 game series against us and win. Hell no. On paper I'd rather face the Giants and their weak ass team, but nah, bring on the Mets or Cards. Fuck the Giants.
Being the Braves of the 90's-2000's is definitely the fear. Kasten built a juggernaut of a team in Atlanta, who in the end squeaked out 1 WS title. One. So far, Kasten has picked up right where he left off. We are in real danger of being that team. We need to start bringing home WS trophies. This is going to get old real quick, if it hasn't already. I love the division titles. I love being relevant every October. But we need more. I agree, we cannot be the Braves.
fsudog, was that really fucking necessary? did you think anyone here was unaware of that fact? or you're just so salty that you throw salt anywhere without regards?