Game Thread: Braves vs Red Sox - May 30-June 1

[BhamToTexas]

It is a little strange to be playing the Red Sox again so quickly, but here we are.

Braves vs. Red Sox preview: Braves in need of yet another bounceback

The need for a turnaround will continue until the turnaround actually happens

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Friday, May 30, 2025 (7:15 pm EDT, Apple TV+)
Holmes vs Giolito

Saturday, May 31, 2025 (4:10 pm EDT, FanDuel South / Southeast)
Schwelly vs Buehler

Sunday, June 1, 2025 (1:35 pm EDT, FanDuel South / Southeast, MLB Network)
Strider vs Crochet

 

[BhamToTexas]

Great win today. Beat the Sox 5-0.

Schwelly went 6+, 0 ER, 0 walks, 11 Ks.

 

[BhamToTexas]

A bad first inning cost us the game and the series yesterday.

We need a big June.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

A bad first inning cost us the game and the series yesterday.

We need a big June.

I’m not sure we can make any noise without going after a couple players through trades.

We need at least another legitimate Top 2-3 starting pitcher.

We are in dire need of a real closer.

We also need at least one more big bat.

Somebody that can actually hit and get on base and drive in runs consistently.

My hopes are not high we attempt to fix any of those issues.

It makes me sick seeing Fried on the Yankees and Freeman with the Dodgers.

We’d be in the hunt with them.

 

[CB4]

I’m not sure we can make any noise without going after a couple players through trades.

We need at least another legitimate Top 2-3 starting pitcher.

We are in dire need of a real closer.

We also need at least one more big bat.

Somebody that can actually hit and get on base and drive in runs consistently.

My hopes are not high we attempt to fix any of those issues.

It makes me sick seeing Fried on the Yankees and Freeman with the Dodgers.

We’d be in the hunt with them.

I look for the Braves to be “sellers” at the All-Star break. Try to get what they can for Ozuna and possibly look for someone to take Sean Murphy off their hands.

 

[BamaNation]

Dear Braves. You have 4 guys at bottom of todays lineup batting <0.250 and OPS< 0.800. Ripe for trading / releasing. GOT to have better production. Also, pitching … SMH.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

Yep, Barves will write this year off and sell at the trade deadline. There is not enough out there to make the Braves competitive, and if there were, the team owners wouldn't pay.

Last night's broadcast was annoyingly celebrating the return of Fredi Gonzales. Ugh! I fear they are setting him up to be the manager again when Snit retires. The coming years for Braves fans look bleak.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Yep, Barves will write this year off and sell at the trade deadline. There is not enough out there to make the Braves competitive, and if there were, the team owners wouldn't pay.

Last night's broadcast was annoyingly celebrating the return of Fredi Gonzales. Ugh! I fear they are setting him up to be the manager again when Snit retires. The coming years for Braves fans look bleak.

Yeah, the second I heard Gonzales was back, I assumed we were headed back to having him take over again. The Braves money people are stupid and cheap.

 

[BamaNation]

To be a contender, you have to win 2/3 of your home games and 1/2 your away games.

This team is only winning 1/2 its home games and 1/3 away games.

It is not a contender and I'm going to stop pretending they have a chance to do anything. SELL SELL SELL!

 

[DzynKingRTR]

To be a contender, you have to win 2/3 of your home games and 1/2 your away games.

This team is only winning 1/2 its home games and 1/3 away games.

It is not a contender and I'm going to stop pretending they have a chance to do anything. SELL SELL SELL!

I turned off the mlb app that gives me updates on games. I just give up. We are a terrible team run by morons. Sell, sell. sell

 

[CrimsonNagus]

I agree, sell.

I also don't expect anything to change next year. Selling only works if you are willing to buy in the offseason. AA's magic diamond in the rough juju wore out a couple of seasons ago, and the club owners do not want to spend much to improve. There will be coaching changes this offseason, but that is about it.

I re-subbed to FanDuel because it looked like they were turning a corner. Now I have turned off auto-renew again and I'm done for the year. Not paying $20 a month anymore to watch this mess. I wanted to take the whole family to a game this summer, but I'm not even motivated to look for tickets now.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Braves blow another big lead

 

[CrimsonNagus]

How about that, boys!

For the first 8 innings, they had me rethinking turning FanDuel auto-renew off, but then they reminded me why I did in the 9th.

Snit should be fired today. Blewett wasn't good, but to go with Iglesias at that point, one of the worst arms in the pen this season, is just more evidence that Snit is the worst in-game manager in MLB.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

How about that, boys!

For the first 8 innings, they had me rethinking turning FanDuel auto-renew off, but then they reminded me why I did in the 9th.

Snit should be fired today. Blewett wasn't good, but to go with Iglesias at that point, one of the worst arms in the pen this season, is just more evidence that Snit is the worst in-game manager in MLB.

He should have been fired so many times by now.

He’s made nothing but missteps this year.

Not pulling AJSS immediately when it was clear he was hurt.

The hypocrisy of not benching another player for loafing like he did with Acuna a few years ago.

Plus this mess with Iglesias is the same story as Will Smith if not worse.

This guy has a 6.75 era and has blown like 5 games and has a losing record.

Stop sending him out there.

Snit is the most meat headed checked out moron we’ve ever had in my lifetime as Mgr.

Winning that WS was a MIRACLE that had nothing to do with him.

Tbh I would have rather them give Ron Washington a chance if Snit was the only other option.

Our Ballclub is a near disaster right now.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Braves/comments/1l49hnl

 

[BamaNation]

Saw this on reddit