The Atlanta Braves are a complete mess and are not improving quickly. This team is currently full of depressed boys and is lacking dogs. Atlanta, who was recently humiliated at home by the Milwaukee Brewers and was on a five-game losing streak, had a great chance to turn things around against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. On Friday, Atlanta lost 6-5, its sixth straight defeat.
As a team, you may win and lose, but after this defeat, Austin Riley looked particularly dejected. After the game, he spoke with the media in the clubhouse and responded to their questions. Riley began by accepting some of the blame for the Braves’ inability to perform well at the plate in key moments, even if he tried to deflect by stating that baseball is a difficult game and his teammates are working really hard.
Despite Riley’s 1-for-5 day at the plate, Atlanta lost another game due to two strikeouts.
“I had two chances to score two runs, but I was unable to do so. It is undoubtedly annoying because I did not contribute to the team’s victory.”
It’s obvious from the guy’s body language that this isn’t a great clubhouse to be a part of right now.
The Braves are currently looking in from the outside at a Wild Card position. What a complete catastrophe!
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The Atlanta Braves lose yet another game, and Austin Riley is solely to blame.
The most annoying thing about this game is how easily it may crumble at the first hint of difficulty. It resembles a magnificent sandcastle that, while magnificent when it’s on the beach, is completely useless when the water levels rise. The team this year enjoys letting things get out of control. They have ongoing little issues as well as major ones like the offensive. They are a massively confusing Gordian knot.
The best people to attempt unraveling the mystery of the botched chemistry experiment in Alex Anthopoulos’ lab are those with an abundance of spare time and a strong self-loathing instinct. Even if you were paid by the Braves to loathe yourself, there aren’t enough hours in a day for you to find this out. What with injuries, an aging management, a couple of poor signings, etc. This team no longer has any joy.
The good news is that the Braves won six of their next seven games after losing six straight once this season. The only issue with it is that this is a squad that currently drops games against the Miami Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago White Sox. If you are leaving the ring with nothing in hand as opposed to several tomato cans, it might be time to take a step back and assess the situation.
The ideal outcome for Atlanta is that Riley has a sea change and emerges as a leader.
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