Atlanta lost the National League Championship Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. This one really hurt. They were up 2-0 and 3-1 in this series. I know LA is the better team but the Braves were so close. Even though they gave up an amazing 16 dingers to the Dodgers the Braves pitching still did really well. Hit with injuries the starting staff was Max Fried and whoever else they could throw out there and the starters did really well. That said they only pitched 29 innings leaving a lot to the bullpen. And the Dodgers offense was just too much. And the Braves' horrible base running made coaches across the sport curl up in a ball and cry. Some excellent games though and it was fun to watch even with one eye open most of the time.
Los Angeles won this series and deserve their shot in the World Series against Tampa Bay. They had better pitching, great defense and a crazy number of homeruns. It'll be fun to see if this Dodgers group can get their first title in their third World Series appearance. And who doesn't want to see more of Dustin May's hair? I'll root for the Rays to get their first World Series title but won't feel too bad if Clayton Kershaw and this group take it all. Well I might feel OK with it in about six months.
Yes, tough loss. Russia did it, lol.
ReplyDeleteLOL I'll go with that!
DeleteI'll be the first to admit that I underestimated the Braves. With the issues they had with their starting rotation, I didn't think they'd last long. To have the Dodgers on the ropes and be within one win of a World Series berth is impressive.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I could have seen them struggling way before they got to the Dodgers yet they threw 4 shutouts in 5 games against the Reds and Marlins. Very impressive post season considering their starting issues.
DeleteI'm not a Braves fan, but I was rooting for them... and it totally stung to see them lose that series. But they're young and have a solid core. They'll be back.
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely plenty to be happy about moving forward. Just have to hope the pitching gets healthy and some of their young arms take steps to getting better.
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