Show #487: Braves Win A Nerve-Wracking Game 1 in t

You're listening to Atlanta baseball talk. You're weekly podcast for all things at Atlanta Braves. Welcome to Atlanta baseball talk show number 487. Today is Wednesday, September 30, 2020. My name is Steve. I'm joined by both Hammy and Curtis and folks. Please help out the show by telling your friends, sharing links and writing reviews. If you don't, the Braves strike out for about 22 times. I can't

take it. There's no more places for bruises on my body as all those strikeouts. Add it up. All right, folks. In tonight's show, we will discuss, well, the only thing that there is game one against the Reds, but first a quick break. All right. So guys, the Braves actually won that game. I mean, I'm not even playing podcast here. I still can't believe it. Like I

just can't believe it. Like I look on the, I look at my at bad app and it says Braves lead the series one zip. It's just like, you know, this doesn't happen. And yet it happened. I'm not sure if it happened. Honestly, God, there have been several times over since the end of that game until now where I was like, I became pissed in my head.

Just convincing myself that they lost. They tried to in some, in some ways, it's certain times. Yeah. And look, we were all very positive on Sunday night show with our predictions and predicted the Braves. We're going to win it and all that stuff. But we have been, you know, across text to each other the last couple of days, be it. And like, oh my God. Yeah.

This is a disaster. This is not out. That's it. We cannot enter. I cannot enter the postseason stable emotionally. Any more as a Braves fan. It's just I'm a wreck. And in the, in the cartwheels that I'm doing in my mind about, we've got this. We've got this. Oh my God. We were going to lose and just the, you know, the text threads of despair that

we're going back between the three of us yesterday. I've just like, of not even wanting the game to happen. Right. You know, and you know, in fairness, it's been since 2001 since they won a series. We have only known misery. And that's no hyperbole. Well, the Reds out, I mean, they outpraved the Braves in this game today. I mean, that game, that was like game four

of last year or so many other times when the Braves had a million chances to win a game and ended up losing it somehow. I don't feel sorry for the Reds, certainly, but it's, I can't imagine the angst I would be feeling if I was a Reds fan right now. Yeah. Well, at least that start by Bauer. Yeah. Well, I can't imagine you can imagine you

know exactly what that feels like. And that's, you know, Snickers said that in his post game. He's like, thank God we got to win because we expelled a ton of energy. Right. And we've been on the other side into expel a ton of energy and then not win. It takes the win out of you pretty bad. You know, I mean, certainly the Reds are feeling that

and obviously they've got another great pitcher coming tomorrow. So there's only so much win. It can take it out. Yeah. But yeah. All right. So, so let's walk through the low lights and more importantly the highlights of this game. And I mean, it was an Odyssey so much happened. So let's start with the top of the first and free giving up two hits on the first

bears down. And even with, you know, men on second and third. Gets out of it and and we're on our way. You know, I mean like it was like that a lot of loan was heartening. Well, it was a recover. Yeah. And honestly, not to understate the obvious, but if you felt like that was the key to the entire game right there, because as we saw,

the Braves didn't score at all. So if he gives up a runner to when that first inning, you felt like even knowing the outcome, you felt like the Braves are going to lose. Before they even came to bat that if he gave up a couple runs in the first inning that it was doomed and it all on the opposite that freed was able to get out

of that. You could tell it sort of cleared him of all his jitters. And then he became max free to we've watched all season long and was brilliant for the rest of his time in the game. Oh, yeah, brilliant. So bottom of the first one thing I remember there was Freddie crushes that ball and Castellanos, who is no defensive James. No, makes that like amazing over

the shoulder catch. And it's also like here we go, right? We can't even catch a break there. Like I was like that at the bottom of the first. Um, I love that every reaction is. Oh my god. Here we go. Yeah. Yep. Yep. Um, I was reading the text. I was reading the text right just from you guys during the game. And just without, you know,

anything else, it's a lot of like bummer, bummer. Effward, effort, double, effort, but that's all it is. There's nothing else in there. Like if you didn't know. Yes, that is accurate. So then top of the second freed is a new man and goes one, two, three, three ground outs. He's so much sharper. Like you said, Kurt, it's like he got rid of his jitters and all

the sudden he was, he was peak max freed from this season. And you know, that was the first time that I felt good. Like I was like, okay, freeds here, you know, and he can go toe to toe with power. Yeah. And that's what we saw, right? Um, you know, Ozzie gets on with an error, but of course gets stranded, third inning, lots of more good

pitching, lots of strikeouts. Freed was he went, I mean, he had that same delivery, same release, everything. And it felt like you're guessing if it was going to be two feet off the plate and out or like top right corner fastball. Yep. He had some great strikeouts on that one. Yeah. You really did. Uh, right. The fourth inning, Freddy's that hit by pitch and Ozzie that

slow rolling infield hit, but of course, strikeouts and that fifth inning, just one, two, three, I mean, nothing happening. And then the sixth inning and we start to get into the reds and their aggressive or, you know, reckless base running. So one out castiano single followed by Vados. tablespoons, arrangement, free times too much. So that's the second, defense though. Yeah, so uh, I don't know, I

know, last peg got a straight one. I don't know if 10 seconds, but it's OK. And so I just, uh, picked three goals because, uh, classic one by Aaya,au, y suzzie. , uh, I wishaiy, less than two. Yeah. Good job. Nice. Too muchosi . OK. Nice point. Too muchose. Hi sat-it at maybe 6 o'clock time. Lie in this not just Chantissachlossen which means most of the

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players, I mean, I thought at the angle that he was coming in to make the catch cleanly just turn around and make that tag. Regardless of how close the runner is, it was just really a great play and so clutch. And, and changes the entire tenor of that in a horrible decision. And I know that you're trying to make things happen. You never make out of

third. Yeah. No, it's, it's true. And I get it right. They are not a great offensive team and they're trying to force stuff, but yeah, that was not the place to do it. And the funny thing is they're not a good offensive team, but they were the ones applying the pressure the entire day. Like they had base runners all over the place. It's felt like and

we didn't have any. I mean, you that was the thing is like, okay, Max is holding them down. Max is doing such a great job. If we could just get something going against power and we were unable to do anything. Even when, I mean, I know you will get there, but even when Akunya let off with a double it. It just could never, you know, form

any sort of momentum offensively. Did you mention the 21 strikeouts? Did we cover that part? Touched on. It was a bit of a momentum killer. It was. You could just say, and then the ending ended in strikeouts for every inning. Just have that on a loop. Yeah. Well, and the bottom of the sixth was no exception. Right. Akunya leads off with that double hardest hit ball

off of power. All season 111 miles per hour off the bat. Friday moves him to third and then a pop out and a strike out later. The ending's over. So we get to the seventh and more madness, right? So freed still pitching one out and then a single followed by a hit by pitch puts men at first and second, a ground out and now it's first

and third two outs and then like a poorly executed little league game breaks out. Because with Kyle farmer at first, he attempts a steal at second and gets such a terrible jump. I still don't know what happened because our nose throw arrives at second. Halfway there. Oh my god. He's like halfway there. Like what? But so and then Akino is asleep at third, even though the

throw has gone down to second. So they start a run down. On farmer and then Akino decides to break for home. Freddie throws home, run down and so's there. Riley lays out and tags him, you know, a few feet from home. Ending the inning, ending the threat. More heroics by box. eight bonkers. Seven thinning. So good. I mean, with it, do you think that they were

trying to do a double steal? I mean, it's that I think that they were trying to do the throw down a second and the guy breaks for home. I mean, you know, like in Little League, but they just, I mean, both ends of it. And that never screwed up. I mean, it's not like the catchers going to throw it into center field, like in Little League.

Well, I mean, it does not work on the major league level, especially in a sense. I mean, I get again, it's a crazy game. And it's just lock down. And you're trying to generate any run you possibly can. But if it was a double steal, that was possibly the worst constructed and executed double steal in the history of Major League Baseball with two outs. No less,

right? You got to be safe at second and not make the play at home. Right. Well, that's the other thing is it was almost like, I guess that's they were hoping because if the runs were scored before they tag out the runner between first and second, it's it scores. But if that was the thinking, you know, really did not execute. Yeah, just crazy. I mean, you

know, A. Rod, who was unbearable all game as usual, had a good line that was something long lines of there. There was so much wrong with that. I don't even know how to talk about it. Yeah. You know, and it and that was right. Well, and it, I mean, it's seriously, it harkens back to so many post seasons where the braves had base running blunders. You

know, I mean, it really was they were like stealing our postseason playbook. Well, and that's the thing. Look, the strikeouts were the strikeouts. And I think there is some mitigation around it because the shadows were bad. I mean, it wasn't all just tremendous pitching and it's 2020 over aggressive hitters. Like, they broke records with the strikeouts, right? It wasn't it. You know, there was, there was

extra to it. But aside from the strikeouts, the braves like played immaculate defense, the pitching, of course, was unbelievable. Like, what a great game they played. Yeah, it was as riveting as is anything I've watched in a long time for real. And one would not have said if it was one zip the other way. Yeah. And you know, I don't know. I mean, it just like,

you know, it's so funny how baseball is, right? Just how razor thin the margin is. And but we, you know, we hung in there, did not buckle. Our bullpen did what it was supposed to do. Our starting pitching did what it was supposed to do. I mean, obviously the offense didn't care. It's like we did, but we did what we were supposed to do. And we

won late. And our best player carried us. I mean, that's how that's probably the playbook for more wins like this in the postseason, right? Well, it was the thinnest of margins, right? And you expect the best offense and baseball to put up more offense, but it did truly follow the blueprint of starting pitch. And you keep in the game bullpen's the strength offense wins it when

you get into their bullpen. Yeah. It just took a long friggin time. More of that please. It was in just just the striking out so much and just, you know, your, you said it, they just had so there was a lot of traffic out there on their side. And you're just waiting for them to get to across and know that we were just going to falter

down the stretch, right? And we haven't even really gotten to the traffic that the reds had on the, uh, on the, yes, all right. In the extra innings. I mean, my God. So, Bowers through seven looking amazing, um, freeds done after seven. So seven innings, zero one, zero runs, zero walks, six hits, unbelievable. I mean, just amazing. And having pitched. I don't remember what the numbers

where I should have it. Right. But he pitched like no innings all September. You know, because of the injury and because of his short and start at the end of the season, I mean, he had barely pitched in September and to go out and do that, just spectacular. PS Trevor Bowers, a giant huge Jack wagon. It is, it is true. The, I mean, I honestly had

to start looking away because I could not watch the shimmy that he would do coming off the mound or the time of a hot shop or a hot and look, I get it. Like you pitch that good. You get to do what you want. That's what Fred said. He was hours. Yeah. You know, I would probably feel differently about it. But God, it was just hard

to watch. But as Fred said, you were like in like you said, you sort of quoted him. If you get to do that, you know, if you pitch that well, you get to do that. But I don't care. I'm glad we got the win. Yeah. Totally. So Chris Martin, who, you know, 48 hours ago, we were worried wouldn't even be on the roster and would be

injured, comes in and looks the picture of health and goes one, two, three, which just, you know, taken the long view is huge for the team that he's healthy and looking good. Bowers still in the eighth, faces two batters taken out with a coon you coming up, you know, doing the chop. We talked about that. I mean, I think that's what I'm going to do. Acuni,

of course, strikes out. Melanson, who this was something we talked about last week. We were worried. You know, he has not looked good. The last few weeks. He looks as sharp as he's looked in the top of the ninth. All month. One, two, three, a strike out. He looked great. Has Melanson. Just Nick or ever use Melanson outside of the ninth. I didn't look this up.

I meant to. But like, it could be a 47 inning game and Melanson would come in and benign. And pitch one inning. Yeah. I mean, you know, Snicker has. He has. I know he has. He has truly dipped his toe into. Look, this is a high levered situation. I'm going to bring someone in. He doesn't really do that with Melanson. Much. It's true. No. He's like,

you're this person and you're in this box. You will do this. And to Melanson is credit largely has delivered. Yeah. And I mean, but seriously looked so good today. Right. Nothing happens in the bottom of the ninth. After Freeman's walk because three strikeouts followed after Freeman's lead off walk. Top of the tenth. Will Smith comes in. And this concerns me. Like a Smith has not looked

great. Smith who gives up home runs. The reds who really only score by home run. You know, they want to bring an a lefty. But you've got mentor there. I'm expecting mentor in the 10th. But will Smith comes in. And he comes in and looks as good as he has all season. Two strikeouts in a ground out. I mean, he just looked. He just looked so

sharp. Lucas Sims, of course, comes in and. And. You know, you would text it about look, this would be great. We, you know, we win against Sims who was talking. Crap about, you know, the braves not being able to develop pictures and all that stuff earlier this season. He strikes out a million guys. We do not. Against Lucas Sims. The 11th Will Smith is back out

there to face lefty Tucker Barnhouse strikes him out. And replaces. And is replaced by O day. And then the drama starts. Right. He strikes out the first guy. He faces. But then gives up a double to Castellanos intentionally walks Bado. Right. He's a lefty. You set up the force. But then he unintentionally. Walks, walks, swaras. And the bases are loaded. Income Tyler Matsik, who is of

course this great story already. Coming back from the Yips and not having pitch for a few years. He strikes Statenwu Stockis. Amazing. Right. And so that inning. This is the 11th. My oldest and I are watching the game. And we're both like. If we get out of the 11th man, we're winning. We both are just sure of it. And of course, you know, one, two, three

strikeouts in the inning in the bottom of the 11th. Top of the 12th immediate trouble for Matsik. Insecutive singles. It's first and third no out. And then three strikeouts to get out of the inning. I mean, just amazing. The way that the braves bullpen was able to bear down all game. It was just, it was, you know, it was art out there. Yes. I mean, Matsik

got out of two jams. One created by himself. I mean, he was just. After his second single, he's still pitching. That's where the wheels fell off for me mentally. I'm like, there's just, there's no way. Totally. The 12th was the end. Yeah. The end. When it was first and third no out, there was just, well, you know, they're going to score. And we're probably not going

to score in the bottom. And here we are again. Yeah. Did you mention the 21 strikeouts? Like, Bauer had 13 of them. We still had eight strikeouts against their bullpen. We just were horrible today, offensively. I think we were. Well, the stretch of DuVal Swanson, Marquaykis, that's nine strikeouts right there. Yeah. And then Rylee. So that's 12 strikeouts right there between those four guys. Did we

mention that despite all this week one somehow? That's still just I still cannot. All right. So top of 13 and more mess. Shane Green comes in. He strikes out Castellanos, but then a single a wild pitch and a single later. It's first and third and also more questionable base running, right? Vados on second when there's that second strie, a single. And he must get a bad

read on it or something. Because he never even, there's never a chance he's getting home. So it's first and third incomes mentor who walks the first batter. Be sees. Basis loaded strike out of a keynote and then a ground out to end it. Another enormous escape. I mean, all day, he's putting up the, you know, the biggest moments of their careers in this game and delivering.

Yeah. The only guy that really did not look or hit was green. Yeah. But you know, I mean, so many situations where guys who sometimes don't have the best control like mentor. You know, I mean, Basis loaded. He walks a guy and we're all the sudden losing and just he's, I mean, you can't take away what mentor has done and mentor. To this team this year,

it's just, it's, that's just such a such a great story. Matt's like, is a great story. Do you have all the great story mentors right there with those other guys? I mean, last year, we weren't sure that we would ever see him pitch for the braves again. Oh, no doubt. And then bottom of the 13th, Markeka, see of the 164 batting average in September leads off

with a single followed by a single by Riley, more Riley, Akunya grounds out and then Freddie Freeman walk off single to win it. And Freddie, and V. Freeman. And it's just, oh my God, the hammy, that was like, really, I've trademarked that. I'm calling to print pictures. Put that on the coosie. And, and just like that, with that single from Freddie, the entire postseason looks and

feels different. You know, I mean, how just Devastate would we be? Don't need to ask that question. We were died tomorrow. I thought you could say how Devastate would be if we won tonight and lost the next two games. Now, I guess I asked the question. Thanks a lot. I mean, not to jump ahead to the end of the show, but we're winning this series now.

All right, well, let's save it. Jinx is be damned. I mean, seriously, all right, save it. And I called it two games. So I would, I'd be a flapper if I changed my mind. So some other like crazy stuff from the game. We talked about the brave striking out 21 times. They went one for 10 with runners in scoring position. The red struck out 16 times

and went one for 12 runners in score position. Of course, did not hit or did not score on that one hit. That was the bottom. When he was at second, before today's game, the postseason record for strikeouts, you know, combined in a game was 34. So we're trailblazing here. Almost by ourselves with 37. Freemans, this is great. Freemans walkoff single was the first walkoff RBI for

the Braids in the postseason since 04 N LDS game to Fuki walkoff, Homer against the Astros. Wow. Wow. Yeah. I mean, also the the first walkoff against the red since Carlton Fisk had a home run against them in 1975 of game six of the World Series. Yeah. The famous. Body English as he's running up first base. Yeah. Amazing. This is the first game in postseason history

to be scoreless through 11 innings. And then just, you know, with our Trevor Bauer love. He is the first pitcher with an outing of 12 plus strikeouts, zero walks, zero runs allowed in a postseason game. To lose. Yeah. Exactly. Amazing. So guys, final thoughts on this game. We won. So happy. I mean, so so earnestly happy about it. Just, you know, because it's so. I mean,

you just see it like the Cubs are in a hole all of a sudden, right? Having a face of tough starting pitcher, right? Who's young? You know, the first one. So the twins were the better team maybe and just like that, it's over. And I think we're texting back and forth. But if you lose the first game, I think it's in the postseason, 75% of the

time you lose the series. So it was, it was do or die as much as it could be without actually being do or die. And then we won it. Thank God. Well, especially in a three game series. I mean, it's, it's almost a four gun conclusion. It seems like that you're going to lose the series if you lose game one. And how many of the winners

yesterday were the higher seat? I think it was only one. Yeah. Was the raise, the rest of the teams were all the, the lower seats. And I, it seemed like it carried over today too. I don't, I didn't see what happened with that. Padre's game, but they were losing. But the Braves, I mean, this is, this is also history that the Braves are trying to break.

I mean, they are 11 and four in a series when they win game one. They're three and 17 when they lose game one. We all know that they're trying to not be the team that has the record for most postseason losses in a row. Series losses in a row. I forget when it even is now 11 or 12 something like that. So I think it's, we're

the, we're the biggest active streak. Yeah. Well, I think 11 would be a major league record to lose 11 straight post game series, postseason series. But, you know, last year when they won game three, collective, we thought, okay, this is the moment that they've broken through. This is the moment we can start to feel positive about that. This team and that this is, there's something new

and different. A new dynamic about this team. Winning this game today really feels like this actually is the moment when we've sort of crossed the Rubicon towards greater things ahead. And who knows how far they're going to get it's going to be tough. With the young starting pitching and the potential that the Braves get struck out 21 times every single time they go out there against

these starting pictures. But I genuinely do feel like we go out and win tomorrow and win big tomorrow. I agree. Hammer, you laughing like, oh, you silly optimistic. Well, let's just hold on. I mean, it is only one game in a 16 game. We're basically in the NLCS. We're on the cliff of being the Dodgers. I didn't say any of that. I'm just talking. No, no,

no, no, no, no, I'm the same within my mind. Yes. I mean, it is a wonky season, right? I mean, it's sort of everything. But it doesn't matter. Right. This is the series. We have to win the stakes are the same. And we have a history as a franchise of losing that these games. And at some point, you know, if we had all this young starting

pitching, we had all this hope for the future at some point, you sort of have to turn the corner, right, and start winning when it matters. And we won when it mattered. Today, so Kurt, I'm with you, you know, and it's also like the way you lose these games. I mean, the Braves just lose so many heartbreaking games, whether it's the infield fly rule game or

the Brooks Conrad game or game for last year, when they could not get hit to save their lives to win that game. You know, I mean, it's just time and time and time again, where the it's not just losses. They're just soul crushing losses. And so this year, the Reds get to him. They have that hung on them. And hopefully tomorrow, they, you know, they are

not able to come back from this heartbreaking loss that they had to suffer today. Then again, we did win. Problem. And we haven't been able to say that in a long time. Totally. Absolutely. Then again, we did. When game wants the car nose last year. Just want to say what's that? We did win game. Want to get to Cardinals last year. Let's just not forget that.

We did not win. We did not win. Game. No, no, that was when Chris Martin got hurt. Oh, right, right, right, right, right, right, sorry. We won game two and three. Yes, whatever. We've been up before. Maybe is my point. All right. Before we talk about tomorrow's game, let's take a quick break. All right. So guys, the Braves use seven pictures out of the bullpen today.

They didn't touch Grant Dayton or Josh Tonlin or Jacob Webb. So, you know, a question I have is, is anyone off limits out of the pen tomorrow? I mean, Smith and Matt Sik both went the longest at one and a third innings. Matt Sik threw the most pitches at 24 Smith at 19. I would guess that both of those guys are off limits. And maybe everybody

else is in. What happened? Well, Martin threw an inning. I mean, I, he was just his health. I don't know. I mean, maybe he's not the first one to go in there because I know that he was just sort of back to form. Yeah, it's true. But you know, Martin, I think was like 11 pitches. I mean, mentor, no day were next at like 16 and

15 respectively pitches. That's, that's directionally close. Sure. Um, we're stat slight on this show. Well, but you also got a figure that Martin and Millanson and green. I mean, they've all been closers. Will Smith. So, you know, they're used to having to pitch innings. Maybe an inning regardless of if they throw 19 or 12 pitches day after day. I mean, that's been their job. We're. So,

yeah, you figure these guys can probably bounce back if need be. Well, I'm happy with that weird week, you know, a month ago when. Snittgaer wouldn't pitch any of the, you know, the good guys. If we weren't leading. He then started to pitch them on on consecutive days. Smith and green and Millanson. All through 11 pitches a piece. Sorry, green, Millanson, Martin, uh, pitch three, uh,

pitch 11 pitches a piece. So I would think we could see all those guys tomorrow. Yeah. And probably, I mean, I think Snittgaer should treat it like a, a elimination game anyway. Right. Don't get it to a third game where something fluke can happen or, you know, you, Sonny Gray, all of a sudden has one of those moments that he's supposed to always be having. Um,

and let's just win tomorrow. And you know, some props to Snittgaer who, who managed to hell the game today. You know, I mean, he, he'd use the bullpen well and. You know, pinch ran when he should, I mean, like he, he, he managed a good game. Agreed. Yeah. And he put us in a place where he, you know, our best player was up and we, he

won. Right. So absolutely. And he talked about, I don't know if you guys heard those comments. Anybody that watched the game heard A. We're talking about putting a butt down about 10,000 times. Um, and Snittgaer drew us out in the post game and was like, look, you know, we don't want a lot. And, um, you know, you have guys like, uh, Dan Svisswanson coming up who

are super clutch and, um, you know, don't hit into a lot of double plays. And I forget exactly what he was saying. I mean, he, he clearly stated that he had considered all options and decided to roll the dice and let guys hit. Um, and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't, but it wasn't like he was oblivious to the fact that he should be throwing

down butts and moving guys over like old school nationally baseball. That's somebody else's stuff. A Roger, look up the numbers, not you Steve. He, he, he got eight for what he does. Yeah. So, um, Snittgaer also put together the best lineup that he could today. Um, and, and of course, that includes Darno catching and, and Ozone at D H. So Darno caught 12 innings today. Do

you think that that he catches? Tomorrow or do you like say, Hey, we have, you know, we have a game. Um, gotta get flowers out there. Don't want to burn Darno out. We would have Darno. If we have a decisive third game on Friday. I'm guessing we see flowers. Ham. What do you think? Yeah. I agree. I mean, it's, I mean, you can always bring Darno

back in, but I, I totally agree. Yeah, Curtis, you see it any difference? No. And I mean, the contrast is on the, um, roster two, not expecting that he would start, but if for some reason you came into a situation where you needed a third catcher, they've got one on their roster. So, um, but yeah, I'm sure it'll be flowers. And look, flowers will bat eighth

or ninth dance being Riley, Markega's will move up. I would think, um, move those strike up, strikeouts up in the order. Exactly. So by, you know, we didn't even talk about the, um, the roster. That no ender, no Luke, uh, Pasha there. Yeah. Harris there. Like, you know, all the stuff that all of us armchair front office guys like to talk about on Twitter. The Braves

actually did. Like all the stuff that I think we would say you should do that. Like they actually did. And you know, so another tip of the cap to them. Maybe they just had, they caught up on some shows. It's been a while. Maybe, you know, they're busy. They're busy. The one where Ham. Dare to infer that Steve and I know less than the Braves run

office. I said, I said, maybe, maybe the same, same amount. I didn't know that's not what you said. I, you said I inferred. That's your judgment. I mine. Yes. And how about that? Shade scoring the winning run after all that. Right. You got to love. And Panda. Like that was like, I was like, did I, I felt like I dreamt that headlines. I was sort of

flies like, is Panda really a brave? Yeah. On the postseason roster. Yeah. Well, you know, tomorrow. Right. I mean, it gives them versatility. I think the Panda thing, they, they became much more motivated to do when they saw H. Maria struggle in the field in the final week. He's a switch hitter. So he gives you another lefty. I mean, look, he may be no good. But

it is at least another lever to pull that they wouldn't have had before. You know, I get it. Sure. Sure. Why not? So, Colbert. In case we need another piece out of the bullpen, they brought, put Charlie Colbert on the postseason roster. So guys, tomorrow, um, you and Anderson out there closing thoughts, Curtis. What do you think? I don't know. What do you think we, what

have we think happens tomorrow? Um, I think we win big. I, I, I don't know that Anderson is going to be able to match Max Fried today. But Castillo's less start. He lost seven to three. Now before that, he had gone four and a half with a 120, 60 R.A. Um, he is very good too. But this is his first pro season start. I think that

he makes some mistakes early. We get on him. Uh, their pullpins got a people leaguer too. So, um, I think he, Anderson pitches well enough that he holds us in the game. And, and we come out and score six or seven runs tomorrow and win and sweep the series. Yeah. I, I agree. Like there's even, you know, it changes things even more for Anderson than he's

going in there with a win. Um, and not in this do or die situation. He can, he can just settle in and pitch. I think he has a great game. I do think the offense breaks out. I think that just like we have seen many, many years, where the braves are sort of broken by a, you know, a gutting soul crushing loss. I think there's real

potential for that from the reds tomorrow. Yeah. I think, I think, Anderson, you know, I think he's just different. I think he's got a stuff. And I think he sees the need to sort of, you know, long game today. Uh, lots of pitchers pitched, um, even though we've not exactly sure how long, um, but just to pick it up and just dominate. Um, I think, uh,

the moment won't be too big for him. Um, I think the braves will get some runs early, uh, you know, one or two or something, just get one across to sort of ease the pressure. And I bet he really coast and has a gem. I bet it's five to one. That's my prediction for the score. I was thinking six to one. And maybe that was because

we were texting that with each other. I don't remember. Uh, yeah, I feel like six to one tomorrow. Yeah. So guys, it took us 14 years, but we've done our first same day postseason game wrap up show. And that was fun. Did we do it? It was fun. Full stop. Did we do a show the night that we finally blew the 13 game lead or whatever

it was in Freddy's last season, Freddy Gonzalez's last season? Well, I know, I certainly know we talked about it. I just was wondering if this was like, um, the opposite of that. Like we finally, you know, because we've had, we, there's, you know, we've topped, dipped our toe in the postseason on this show. And obviously, and then it, burned off. But, um, what was like the

lowest point, uh, show. And, uh, because this feels like a pretty good one, I would say, you know, this is a good one. Um, and with that, that is the show. Okay, never mind. We'll go. We'll do that in our, or whatever retrospective show later. Sorry. Well, we will be back tomorrow. Right. Wrap up game to no show Friday. Yeah. Right. No go no show for

the day. We'll be back tomorrow. Right. No show Friday. Yeah. Right. No show for the day. Friday because we will have swept on Thursday. Um, and that's it folks. You can find us at Speaker iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify. You can always find us at Atlanta baseball talk.com. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at ATL baseball talk and to like us on Facebook. Thanks

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