Atlanta Braves 2015 — Baseball in a Jugular Vein

Every story has been very circumspect about it until the one I saw from nj.com —

A fan, who didn't want to be named, in section 401, told NJ Advance Media the victim was apparently drunk and was screaming at the Yankees when A-Rod came to bat. The fan said the victim flew over her and her two sisters from a row behind her and barely touched them as he went.

The man was in the second row of section 401. It was almost as if he jumped, she said.

She said the victim had been acting belligerently drunk all game. There was still a large wet stain on the railing in section 401 from what she said was his drink. The fans in the area soon left their seats with security, and several rows from the section were cleared out.

I had just happened to turn the tv on a minute earlier and the booing for A-Rod and the FS1 guy saying "oh my goodness, a fan has fallen from the upper deck" started about the same time. For a second I thought the booing was at the umps because the game hadn't been stopped because of the fall, then I realized who was coming up to bat.

thx for this shit tonight, barves.

jeeesus (I was watching Shaft and missed tonight's whuppin)

damn, Harper without an official bat, 4 walks!

Zero swings.

...and four runs.

I know Fredi got a contract extension just a couple of months ago through 2016, but I wouldn't be surprised if HartCop/Schuerholz/McGuirk dumped him just to make it look like they're busy sciencing the shit out of this. Will he be fired
a. any minute now
b. at the end of 2015 season
c. during 2016 season
d. after 2016 season
?

@BenBadler
I love what the Braves are doing. MLB incentivizes losing. Collapsing for the No. 1 draft pick is the optimal strategy for them to rebuild.

might as well keep fredi until he has something to ruin, i suppose

Coppollela was in the barves booth the other night and Caray made a point of mentioning that the front office told Fredi that he and his staff are safe through 2016. I still think Fredi will be swept out before spring training 2017, but beyond that, dunno.

They are a much more entertaining team this way.

@ESPNStatsInfo
Shelby Miller: winless in 21 consecutive starts; 2nd longest single-season streak since 1920. Matt Keough had 23 in 1979 (via @EliasSports)

Miller's ERA is roughly half that of the 13-4 Drew Hutchison. WINS!

But does this shut the mouth of Joe Simpson, Advanced Metrics Hater? NOOOOOOOO

@based_ball
longest winless streaks this year

1. Shelby Miller, 23 starts
2. three players tied, 10 starts

shelby in wins: 5-0, 1.29
shelby in losses: 0-15, 4.30

he's been shelled in september, so the splits were once even more absurd. interstingly, his strikeout rate his significantly higher in losses

He's chewing gum right now, but I noticed last night and earlier tonight that Cameron Maybin fell off the no-tobacco wagon. It's tough.

Freeman's left the game, looks like the wrist again. Between his obliques and his wrists, I'm beginning to think he just won't be able to withstand the torque of his own swing.

Anybody who's ever driven the 285 loop knows this stadium has the potential to be one of the biggest fuckups in the history of sports venues.
http://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/10/30/braves-stadium-relocation-shaping-up-to-be-a-disaster/

fuck the braves and fuck cobb county but it kind of seems like $9m should cover a pedestrian footbridge? so it goes #freedom

IANAEconomist but isn't the theoretical justification for taxpayer-funded stadiums that they stimulate the local economy? who is supposed to benefit from a stadium in the middle of suburbia besides the team itself? a nearby olive garden??

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTEmhufUcAArx-P.jpg

commemorative patch celebrating the demise of a 20-year-old building