Chop Cast

When we recorded this episode we were 1.5 GB, but as of publishing it, we are 1 GB. It can happen just like that. (That is when the Mets don't play but you win, but still). We knew the last series against the Mets was gonna be essential but OH MY it is about as vital as it can possibly get. The Braves bats were dragging their knuckles into Philly after a sluggish performance against the Nationals,...

Braves sluggish performance in San Francisco wasn't very opportunistic in terms of the divisional race...happy the Mets decided to get swept by the Cubs, however. The Phillies kindly rolled over for us in Atlanta but the Mets swept the Pirates. It's tit-for-tat right now but all we can do is keep winning.

Kenley has gotta hit the bench...at least for a little while. I mean c'mon. Dude's serving up some massive meatballs. Braves are 1 GB of the Mets again. Mariners series was a fun watch...until the last half inning.

Wow! What a week! Braves win 6 out of 7 from the Rockies and Marlins including a huge win over Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider breaks the franchise record for strikeouts with 16, Ozuna is looking maybe viable again, and with the Mets losing a home series to the Nasty Nats we're now only 1 GB of the division. Now this is epic.

AGAIN, THE TROUT TRADE WASN'T MY IDEA! However, Griffin and Sam talk about how it's not as unreasonable as people made it out to be. We also go over the Pirates and Cardinals series a little bit, address how Ozuna hasn't had an AB since his weird start against the Astros, and answer some questions from our Instagram followers about the offseason.

Wow!!! What a complete 180 from that series in New York. After getting pummeled in Flushing, we won 7 straight and went 5-2 against the Mets and Astros in succession. Those are two of the best teams in baseball and we kinda shat on them (except Odorizzi). We still got a few issues every now and then but we're playing good ball in every aspect of the game right now. Phillies let us down against the...

Well...we went to New York and got absolutely humiliated. Maybe this is the kick in the nads that we need to really fire this team up for the postseason though. I don't know. That was rough to watch. Griffin and Sam talk about the awful series and discuss our trade deadline acquisitions a little bit.

It's Christmas in August for baseball! Get excited with us!!!! Will Smith was traded after this was recorded and we couldn't be happier.

Griffin, Sam, and Will briefly go over the Angels series, in which the last game really showed us a potential need for the trade deadline as Ian Anderson gave up 5 runs in the first inning and now his ERA has ballooned to a 5.31. We review a list of potential trade targets, pick which ones we see as the best, most realistic choice, and discuss where big-name targets like Soto and Ohtani will end u...

We're back. We recorded a long hour and a half episode 2 weeks ago with some new software where we talked about everything we missed: the 14 game win streak, the emergence of two great rookies in Harris and Strider, Matt OIson starting to be the player we were promised, and so much more!...but then that video never uploaded and is lost. SO INSTEAD we talk about some predictions we made at the begi...

The bullpen, Travis d'Arnaud, Austin Riley, Kyle Wright, and Travis Demeritte are the only things keeping us alive right now. Ronald needs to start every day as soon as possible. There are two glaring holes in the rotation with Charlie not producing and Elder/Muller gone. We got our first series win against the Cubs, but times are tough right now. April was a forgettable baseball month.  CHOP...

Oh geez man. This feels like we're right back in the first half of last season. Acuna could not get here sooner. 10% off https://sweethandssports.com/ with code CHOPCAST10

3-4 isn't too bad all things considered when taking a road trip to the Padres and Dodgers, but this trip as a whole was kind of a roller coaster. We looked dominant and competitive in some games and absolutely terrible in others. Griffin and Sam go over each series and talk about the recent moves involving Ynoa, Newcomb, and Chavez. DON'T FORGET!!! Get 10% off storewide for Sweet Hand Sports with...

Game 1: Ouch. Game 2: YEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! Game 3: Ouch. Griffin also talks about his experiences with delta 8 gummies and Sam talks about how cool he is for going to Coachella this weekend.

The Braves split the series 2-2, but Matt Olson is coming out of the gate HOT! Can't say the same for Fried, Anderson, Swanson, Ozzie, and Rosario though. It's fine coming out with two, but we gotta shape up...and FAST!

Griffin played the game of his life in an intramural softball game last week and no one cares.....Anyway, Griffin, Sam, and Will make some predictions about the Braves rotation and lineup and discuss some changes we would make to the opening day roster. MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM AND WATCH US ON ON YOUTUBE!

Griffin, Sam, and Will briefly bring up Freddie's newest comments, discuss our new and returning free-agent signings, the guys we lost, and glance a little at how spring training has been going for the Braves.

WE'RE BACK...but Freddie isn't...Anyway, Griffin, Sam, and Will give some life updates, talk about spring break, and go over our takes on the whole Freddie situation. We did briefly go over our new signings and talk about Matt Olson but my janky computer cut out the last 10 minutes. We will be going over our new signings and discussing spring training in our next episode though. Great to be back,...

Welcome to Atlanta, Manny Piña! Happy to have you! Also, Griffin, Sam, and Will talk about some potential agents the Braves could look into and make some predictions about where the top 10 free agents will go. We were so close to getting Kate Upton :(

Braves are still the CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD BABY!!! We gotta reload for next season to get a 2 peat, so Griffin, Sam, and Will run through our 2021 roster to see what moves we should make with our players going through free agency or arbitration. Let us know what y'all think.

WEEEEEE ARREEE THE CHAAAAAAMMMPPPPIOOOOONSSSSS, MYYYY FRIEEEEEEEEEENNNNDD!!!!!!!!!! ANNND WEEEEEE WIIIILLLL KEEEEEPPP FIGHTTING TOOOOOO THE ENNNNNNNDDD!!!!!!!! BRAVES WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!! BRAVES WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!! WE'RE SO HAPPY! WE'RE SOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!

One win. That's all we need. Sam and Griffin ramble about their thoughts about the first half of this series and talk some about the game 5 matchup. This doesn't feel real. One win.

I simply cannot believe the words that I wrote for the title of this episode. WORLD SERIES BOUND!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!? The Braves absolutely handled the Dodgers and are on to face the red-hot Astros. We are still in shock. Griffin, Sam, and Will cover the rest of the games from the NLCS and preview THE FREAKING WORLD SERIES!!!

OOOOOHHHH BOOOYYYY!!!! Let's wrap this one up fellas. A bullpen game against Max Fried with a 3-1 series lead is exactly where we wanna be. I'd love to see a game in Atlanta personally, but I WOULD NOT MIND if this game didn't return home. LET'S END IT TONIGHT!!!! (Answer our poll on Spotify!!!)

Crazy how the Brewers thought that they were gonna advance at all in the postseason when they had to play us. Three-headed monster what? Insane bullpen who? Fat guys, who hit home runs sometimes where? All we saw was the Braves shutting these Brewers down. Incredible performance from our pitchers especially and good job from our hitters stepping up when they needed to. One more step to the World S...