Braves (Sale) vs Brewers (Misiorowski): 8/21/26, 3:10pm

[TURBO]

I kind of want to watch Kade Anderson's MLB debut tomorrow against the Cubs.

Be nice if he just makes them look silly...

[owbc]

3 minutes ago, TURBO said:

Do we, as a group, truly understand how lucky we are to have a generational talent in the Miz on this roster right now?

I mean, seriously, do any of us just sit in awe of this guy every time he takes the mound?

You just can't take a phenom like this for granted, it's flabbergasting how good this guy really is!

 

It's August 21st and the dude basically has the Cy locked down. It's insane. 

You don't know how long it's going to last and it's a big reason why I was a proponent of an aggressive deadline despite the loss of valuable prospects. 

[edfunderburk]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

One point I made in the gamethread/extended Lara thread yesterday was that his defense has really improved since he first came up. 

Early on he often looked uncomfortable. Bad jumps, bad angles. You could tell he was still getting used to MLB type speeds and the AmFam outfield. 

I have faith his bat will improve as well. He’s a work in progress but he already plays as an adequate MLB starter and you can see the tools for more, 

I believe his early defensive struggles were because he was playing in RF in much bigger ballparks after spending all his minor league career in CF

[HarryDoyle]

4 minutes ago, TURBO said:

Do we, as a group, truly understand how lucky we are to have a generational talent in the Miz on this roster right now?

I mean, seriously, do any of us just sit in awe of this guy every time he takes the mound?

You just can't take a phenom like this for granted, it's flabbergasting how good this guy really is!

 

It will be sad to see him in a Dodgers uniform in five years.

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, edfunderburk said:

I believe his early defensive struggles were because he was playing in RF in much bigger ballparks after spending all his minor league career in CF

That’s part of it. But you’re also dealing with higher exit velocities, different launch angles, more speed. It was a little bit of an adjustment for Pratt, too. 

[Brian]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

It will be sad to see him in a Dodgers uniform in five years.

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

It will be sad to see him [Miz] in a Dodgers uniform in five years.

Debbie Downer post of the day 😏

[tmwiese55]

Thus far, if they would've told them to never swing at the slider they'd have helped themselves quite a bit.  Not sure if one has landed in the zone that I've seen 

[adambr2]

That play is why Turang starts even against lefties. 

[edfunderburk]

Just now, adambr2 said:

That play is why Turang starts even against lefties. 

I saw your reply & deleted what would have been a redundant comment 

[adambr2]

4 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

It will be sad to see him in a Dodgers uniform in five years.

Let’s see if they can even afford to pay Ohtani his deferred money after their massive debt scandal plays out. 

[adambr2]

11 minutes ago, TURBO said:

Do we, as a group, truly understand how lucky we are to have a generational talent in the Miz on this roster right now?

I mean, seriously, do any of us just sit in awe of this guy every time he takes the mound?

You just can't take a phenom like this for granted, it's flabbergasting how good this guy really is!

 

Crazy thing is that I would not say that today is one of his best performances.

[adambr2]

Really don’t want to be walking the 9 hitter on 4 pitches to get to Acuna and the rest of the top of the Braves order. 

[adambr2]

Here’s where Wild Bill calls a bunch of cutters. 

[adambr2]

Nice work Miz. 

[owbc]

Miz has put some ducks on the pond today but he looks in control and efficient. 

[adambr2]

When is Romero available? I assume that Kuhnel is probably healthy-ish and just not going to crack the roster at this point.  What ever happened to Koenig?

[edfunderburk]

10 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

That’s part of it. But you’re also dealing with higher exit velocities, different launch angles, more speed. It was a little bit of an adjustment for Pratt, too. 

Interesting … explain different launch angles … I agree on the other things you listed 

[owbc]

Rookie learned a lesson about a big league outfield arm right there. 

[owbc]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

When is Romero available? I assume that Kuhnel is probably healthy-ish and just not going to crack the roster at this point.  What ever happened to Koenig?

Why do I spontaneously start sweating all over my body when I see the word "Kuhnel"? 

[edfunderburk]

What a throw by Acuna. I was thinking triple for Lara. 

[homer]

That was a heckuva throw.

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, owbc said:

Rookie learned a lesson about a big league outfield arm right there. 

There’s not many big league outfield arms that are making that throw, 

[Brian]

Just now, owbc said:

Rookie learned a lesson about a big league outfield arm right there. 

That was just a perfect throw.

[tmwiese55]

wow, still can't believe that throw.   No way I thought there was any chance that wouldn't be a double with how fast Lara is