I sincerely think it is time to press the panic button on the side of the braves of Atlanta. Where to start to demonstrate how badly is it in Georgia?
The Braves are on a sequence of seven consecutive defeats and have lost 14 of their last 17 games. In addition, when we take the time to look at the classification, we realize that they are 14 games from the head of their division, a position held by the New York dishes. They are also in the fourth row in the north of the national, two and a half games behind the Washington Nats and only two and a half games in front of the Pitoyable Marlins of Florida. The stampede, what!
A statistic that demonstrates even more how it is the disaster in Atlanta, is that since the return to the game of Ronald Acuna Jr., on May 23, the champions of the world series of 2021 present a file of 3-12.
Serious questions to ask
Let us ask the question loud and clear so that everyone can hear it: are the brave of Atlanta collectively without Ronald Acuna Jr.? The idea of thinking about this question seems far -fetched, but still, it takes place! Previously, I reminded you that the brave are world champions in 2021. Who was not this alignment in the playoffs? Yes yes, Acuna Jr., due to injury.
Ok, the native of Venezuela had a whole season in 2023, winning the title of MVP and leading his club to a file of 104-58. That said, successes in season do not happen in playoffs since 2021.
This season, the return to the action of number 13 should have acts as an ignition candle for his teammates, but no, as the file of. 200 since.
Obviously, the 27 -year -old athlete is not the only cause of the Atlanta failure. AS Strider injuries do not help. However, the leadership of this team seems to be lacking and Acuna is supposed to be one of these leaders. No one seems to have taken the Freeman, Swanson and Fried pole, who all left in turn.
Perhaps a change of air in the shelter would be good, but the Snitker manager is not the only responsible for setbacks there. We will say to each other, the brave did not experience a good inter-season. The late addition of ProFar came to make up the dead season, with the sad result that we know in his case, referring to his long suspension.
As the brave played October baseball from seven campaigns, there were several of us playing the ostrich and telling ourselves that everything was going to be correct. That they were going to find a way to win. We were fooled, me first, because, just like Ken Rosenthal, I gave them a place in the world series this year.
The chroniclers of MLB passion do not have virtue in life, there is proof. My mea culpa now done, Alex Anthopoulos will have to do hers in turn, look at himself in the mirror and think about what he should do to turn the wind.
There is hope, because there are still 98 games to the brave to save their season.
