We are now about ten days away from opening day for the Atlanta Braves. Following the way that the season ended a year ago inside the one game wildcard game, the fans are ready to start a new journey to a what exactly is hopefully a championship season. I really hope that the we can get through opening day without random trash being thrown in the field because of a bad call by umpires.
There is no doubt that the season ended abruptly due in large part to a horrible call by the umpires. However, I was at that game and that call was not the main reason the Atlanta Braves lost that ballgame. The game was lost by a combination of not hitting with runners on base and poor defense; you can't put that kind of performance out there and expect to go home with a victory. Ask any fan of the team and they give you a different opinion.
The expectations for the Atlanta Braves are extremely high this present year and that will be understandable. These people were a lot more aggressive this winter than in they have been in recent times and the result is the potential for a rather potent offense. In fact, this is the probably one particular powerful offense that this team has in well over ten years. With that potential also comes a lot of swings and misses, the Atlanta Braves could potentially approach the all time record set by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010 with 1,529 strikeouts.
The Atlanta Braves are going to be athletic, their outfield is among the best in the entire game and they are going to hit for power. The major question mark comes with the starting pitchers. If they can get a combined 60-65 wins from their starters they will stand a good chance of winning the division and knowcking off the Washington Nationals. There is a good chance that it will take upwards of a hundred victories to achieve a first place finish.
This division is certainly going to be a dog fight that could very well go right as far as the final weekend of the season to determine a winner. Everyone concedes that this might be certainly pretty much a two team race with they exception of a few folks that think the Phillies are capable of coming out on top. As the Phillies will probably end up getting a better record than this past year, they appear to be destined for a third place finish. This season will probably be a lot of fun to view and I can't wait to chose the season under way. It is a difficult fight and a lengthy season, but the Atlanta Braves are made to be a great team this season so let the games begin.
There is no doubt that the season ended abruptly due in large part to a horrible call by the umpires. However, I was at that game and that call was not the main reason the Atlanta Braves lost that ballgame. The game was lost by a combination of not hitting with runners on base and poor defense; you can't put that kind of performance out there and expect to go home with a victory. Ask any fan of the team and they give you a different opinion.
The expectations for the Atlanta Braves are extremely high this present year and that will be understandable. These people were a lot more aggressive this winter than in they have been in recent times and the result is the potential for a rather potent offense. In fact, this is the probably one particular powerful offense that this team has in well over ten years. With that potential also comes a lot of swings and misses, the Atlanta Braves could potentially approach the all time record set by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010 with 1,529 strikeouts.
The Atlanta Braves are going to be athletic, their outfield is among the best in the entire game and they are going to hit for power. The major question mark comes with the starting pitchers. If they can get a combined 60-65 wins from their starters they will stand a good chance of winning the division and knowcking off the Washington Nationals. There is a good chance that it will take upwards of a hundred victories to achieve a first place finish.
This division is certainly going to be a dog fight that could very well go right as far as the final weekend of the season to determine a winner. Everyone concedes that this might be certainly pretty much a two team race with they exception of a few folks that think the Phillies are capable of coming out on top. As the Phillies will probably end up getting a better record than this past year, they appear to be destined for a third place finish. This season will probably be a lot of fun to view and I can't wait to chose the season under way. It is a difficult fight and a lengthy season, but the Atlanta Braves are made to be a great team this season so let the games begin.
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