Atlanta Braves “I Would Never Use Frustrated But….”
By Jeff Schafer
The Atlanta Braves haven’t won a game since April 27th!!!
For seven days, we haven’t had that winning feeling inside when closing our eyes for the days end.
Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
April 29th – Marlins 9-0
April 30th – Marlins 9-3
May 1st – Marlins 5-4
May 2nd – Giants 2-1
May 3rd – Giants 3-1
May 4th – Giants 4-1
Fredi G. "I don't want to use the word frustrating...but I don't know another word I can use. We're too talented a team offensively."
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) May 4, 2014
Stats leaving Sunday’s defeat for the past six games…
Jason Heyward – 9/29, 3 Run, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB
B.J. Upton – 5/22, 2 Run, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB
Freddie Freeman – 3/28, 0 Run, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Justin Upton – 5/23, 1 Run, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Evan Gattis – 2/21, 1 Run, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Dan Uggla – 2/18, 0 Run, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Andrelton Simmons – 3/20, 1 Run, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Chris Johnson – 5/22, 0 Run, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Obviously, those stats are frustrating to look at. This team is a lot more talented than these games have shown. Granted we’ve seen some good pitching, the Braves should be producing more than one run a game.
“This is the first time since I’ve been over here that we’ve experienced anything like this,” Chris Johnson said after Sunday’s game. “I think it will tell a lot about our ballclub to see how we respond and bounce back from something like this.”
Bouncing back. I agree with these comments, it’s May 4th and the Braves still have five more months of regular season baseball to play.
“We’ve been kind of struggling for runs but I think this team is capable of scoring a lot more runs….just be patient,” Gerald Laird said.
C Johnson: "its frustrating right now, us not being able to help them out. We all feel bad that we can't help our pitching staff" #Braves
— Kevin McAlpin (@KevinMcAlpin) May 3, 2014
Braves take on the Cardinals on Monday at Turner Field. Projected starters for this series are….
TBD vs Gavin Floyd
TBD vs Mike Minor