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The Atlanta Braves have now lost starting pitcher Spencer Strider to an oblique injury, marking one of the many new injuries that have plagued this team during spring training.
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00:00It's opening week.
00:01We had just talked ourselves out of the doom and gloom of the last bad news.
00:05Yes.
00:06Like, you know, by Friday, we'll talk ourselves into them being okay.
00:09You know, you always do.
00:11Yeah, but still.
00:13But that's what Andy.
00:14We had just talked ourselves into whatever the last one was,
00:17and then you wake up and find out Spencer Strider's first two.
00:20Opening day is Friday.
00:23Yeah, that's right.
00:24And you're feeling so good.
00:26Chriselle looked good, his last start.
00:28He did.
00:28Amazing.
00:29He did look really good.
00:29He looked amazing.
00:30Named an opening day starter.
00:31An opening day starter.
00:32But looked amazing in the start.
00:34Austin Riley hit a ball out the damn park.
00:37You know, it was just great.
00:39Getting a great feeling.
00:40And then you see this.
00:41And the one thing that you can't afford any more than you already have
00:44is injuries to this damn starting rotation.
00:47And you lose a key cog.
00:49I don't know how long a bleak's hit.
00:51I mean, from what you look at a bleak's, he's a pitch.
00:52He's a power thrower.
00:54You need your bleaks.
00:55Yes.
00:55You need them.
00:56I heard your bleaks are pretty vital.
00:59Yeah.
01:00And so, I don't know.
01:01I don't either, man.
01:02Did they say how long he's going to be on there?
01:04Because you got to think about it.
01:05All this whole process he had throughout the whole rev up part of spring,
01:09where we were talking about the gun being off and all these things,
01:13that V, whatever, crap low.
01:16V-low.
01:17Yeah, that crap.
01:17That's what I wanted to call the crap low.
01:19You made it longer just by putting crap in there.
01:21And then you get there, and you lose him.
01:25Uh-huh.
01:26Yeah, Spencer Strider.
01:27Yes.
01:28Number two starter.
01:29Yeah.
01:29Yeah.
01:30You lose him.
01:31And you've lost.
01:31Well, he was the number two starter because your other number two starter
01:34earlier in the spring already got hurt and had to have surgery.
01:36But so now you're in a situation where, okay,
01:38we talked about this offense, and it's been historical.
01:41Nobody's had a better spring in terms of moving up the depth chart
01:45than Reynaldo Lopez, who, by the way, was so bad yesterday.
01:48So bad yesterday.
01:48They had to make excuses about his mechanics.
01:51Yes.
01:51They had to make excuses why his V-low.
01:54Reynaldo Lopez went from fifth to second just by pitching bad.
01:58Yes.
01:58And so now you're like, oh, so Saturday should be a treat.
02:02Uh-huh.
02:03Right.
02:03And I hope Chris Sale's good on Friday.
02:06Yeah, me too.
02:06Because Saturday should be a treat.
02:08Uh-huh.
02:09But, yeah, it's just an unfortunate thing.
02:10I've been talking about it.
02:11I mean, the rev-up period that all the starting pitchers
02:13have to go through this spring, his is just reset.
02:17Because the oblique thing, you can't do anything.
02:19You can't do the movements that you do to rehab as a pitcher.
02:22So you've got to let that heal and then go back.
02:25Hopefully there's no setbacks while you're in the process of rehabbing.
02:28And then start all the way over again.
02:30So we might not see since Friday to June.
02:32Who knows?
02:33Who knows?
02:33Yeah, who knows?
02:34But, yeah, it's just like, another one?
02:38Another one.
02:39Yeah, because they didn't put a designation in terms of time on the aisle yet.
02:43It could be, what are the lengths?
02:4510, 15, and 60?
02:46Yeah.
02:47Is there one in between there?
02:48Is there like a...
02:4826.
02:49Is there a random one in there?
02:5110, 60?
02:52I don't think there's a 30.
02:53There may be a 30, 10, 30, 60.
02:54I don't know.
02:55Whatever it is.
02:55It's an oblique, though.
02:56Those are not to be trifled with.
02:58Yeah, especially for a pitcher.
03:00But I remember it was Sean Murphy with his oblique opening day.
03:02Was it last year or the year before?
03:04I don't remember.
03:04It all kind of runs together now because there's been so many different injuries.
03:08We didn't see him for months.
03:09Yep.
03:09And he's a catcher.
03:11So, you know, again, just like all of the rest of the injuries outside Joey Wentz, which
03:17is season ending, and Profar, which isn't an injury but a season-long suspension, you
03:22just hope for the best timeline.
03:23And then you'll see him when you see him.
03:25Again, the reaction is always, well, will this be the thing that makes them go sign someone?
03:31Because all the guys we mentioned are still there.
03:33Like, the pitchers that they didn't sign two months ago, for the most part, are still available
03:39in free agency because no one signed them.
03:40And I have to believe there's probably a reason why no one signed them.
03:43But, you know, Didier Fuentes made the opening day roster.
03:47He had an awesome spring.
03:47And they're saying he's going to be a reliever.
03:49That's why they said he wanted to start him as a reliever.
03:51So fast, my friend.
03:52I don't know.
03:53Yeah.
03:54I mean, although that was the case, they were talking about letting him work his way in
03:57to being a long reliever or something and going back to Gwinnett.
04:00That plan was like it needs to be on hold.
04:02You know, we don't know what's going on as far as who's on the streets.
04:06Like, I mean, it's just an unfortunate situation where the Braves are with their pitching situation.
04:11And it's just like, I don't want to say what's next.
04:14Don't want to say that.
04:15You know what I mean?
04:16Because this team has been so snake-bitten this season with all the, you know,
04:23angst for it to start.
04:24You know, thinking about who's coming back.
04:26And, you know, the manager, they're going to have a bounce back.
04:28All they need to do is hit.
04:29And it's just such a, mm, right now.
04:33It's a kick in the nuts.
04:34It is.
04:34It sucks.
04:35There's no getting around it.
04:36There's no sugarcoating it.
04:37There's no, well, you know, maybe.
04:38No, I mean, it sucks.
04:39The Strider news.
04:41My opinion on their success or failure remains the same.
04:44If the offense is as great as it can be, they'll probably be okay.
04:48Like, I think that, obviously, the more you lose these guys, the harder that is to get behind.
04:55But, like, I still think at least tread water and kind of make it until you either make a decision
05:01or Strider's back or, you know, I know the other guys are going to be gone for a really long
05:05time.
05:05But I still think the offense is so talented if they play up to their potential, and it starts with
05:10Ronald Acuna, obviously,
05:12that I still, you know, I still expect them to be competitive and good.
05:16Like, that was crazy to lose that many guys in spring training and still be like, yeah, I still think
05:20they're going to be good, though.
05:21You know?
05:21Right.
05:21And maybe it's just because I'm a fan.
05:23Maybe I'm blind.
05:24Maybe it's not true.
05:26But, I mean, the offense still has the potential to make all of this okay.
05:31And then you see these, okay, you lose Hassan Kim until May, John Murphy until May,
05:37Joey Wentz all year, Hurston Waldrop midseason, Spencer Strider midseason, and now Schwellenbach.
05:45Yeah, I'm sorry, Schwellenbach midseason.
05:47Spencers are always hurt.
05:48Yeah, damn it.
05:49Soft-ass Spencers.
05:50That's the thing about Spencer.
05:51Talk about a shot in the arm in the second half, though.
05:53Yeah.
05:55I love that optimism there, Bo.
05:56Hang in there.
05:57To quote the famous line from Chip Carey,
06:00it'll be as good as a trade.
06:02You're going to get them all at the same time.
06:04I remember that one.
06:04What a, what a...
06:06I remember that one.
06:07It'll be as good as a bunch of trades.
06:10I remember that one.
06:11Yeah, look, it sucks.
06:12I don't know.
06:13There's no...
06:14All you can do is laugh so you don't cry.
06:16It seems like every single week it happens.
06:17At least the season will start on Friday.
06:20Yeah.
06:20So if guys start getting hurt, at least it'll be in games that count.
06:24And we'll get to see, you know, our favorite guys go.
06:27Yes.
06:27Every day.
06:28Hopefully.
06:28We still haven't found out how we get to watch him if we have a cable provider.
06:32And we don't want to buy the Braves vision.
06:34But they'll figure that out.
06:35They'll figure that out.
06:35I'm sure.
06:36Yeah.
06:36It won't be nothing.
06:37Game time decision.
06:38You know what I'm saying?
06:38It won't be nothing to have it start, you know, at...
06:41Look, as long as it's on Friday at 710, I don't care.
06:44That's what I'm saying.
06:44But it'll roll around 645.
06:46And here's how you get it.
06:47Okay.
06:47Fine.
06:47Okay.
06:48Fine.
06:48No problem.
06:49No problem.
06:49No problem.
06:50Yeah.
06:50But that's a blow right there to lose a Spencer Strider, man.
06:53We know what it is.
06:54And we understand where he's come from, especially in the last year, trying to come back from
06:58that elbow injury and then being able to, again, it was panic and start a spring training
07:03about him.
07:03Never mind.
07:04He's right.
07:04Silver lining.
07:05The opener's on free TV anyway.
07:07Okay.
07:08Thanks, bro.
07:08So even if they can't figure it out by Friday, we're good.
07:10There we are.
07:10There's something good.
07:11Yeah.
07:11There we go.
07:12Some good news, Braves fans.
07:13Yeah.
07:14Yeah.
07:14We'll sit there ready, man.
07:16But did you have to do your training?
07:17None of them are going to play.
07:19But if you can watch them.
07:19We've done lots of training in the offseason, yes.
07:21Yes.
07:21You had to do your bar two because you haven't been doing it enough.
07:24So you had to go back and refresh about how you make those drinks.
07:28Yeah.
07:28Okay.
07:28That's what I had to do.
07:29Re-certified?
07:30Re-certified.
07:31Yeah.
07:31Re-W-2'd and all that stuff.
07:36We're there.
07:36We're ready to go.
07:37Okay, good.
07:37You feel ready?
07:38Or how's the...
07:39I'm 100% ready.
07:40100% okay.
07:41Get your elbow.
07:41Okay.
07:42All right.
07:42We don't need to lose nobody else.
07:43The way everything's going.
07:44Yeah.
07:44We don't need you slipping on a damn orange peel from old-fashioned.
07:50Drinks will be fresh and handcrafted on Friday evening.
07:53Don't you doubt that.
07:55Good.
07:55Good.
07:55That's good to hear.
07:56The one thing you can count on.
07:57The one constant...
07:58Any emotions that need to be drowned out.
07:59Yeah, exactly.
08:00Come see me.
08:00Exactly.
08:00I think Friday's going to be great.
08:01I think Friday will be great.
08:02Sale.
08:03Acuna leading off.
08:05Brave's vision's free Friday night.
08:07Looking for a Ronald Acuna Jr.
08:09Ambush on a first pitch that he sees.
08:11Me too.
08:11Dude, do you know how this place...
08:13Me too.
08:13The whole city would go crazy if that happened.
08:15Go crazy if that happens.
08:17It was two good moments the whole year last year.
08:19That?
08:19Ronald Acuna came back and hit a home run his first pitch.
08:21Yes.
08:22And then that stupid throw that he made from right field that still doesn't get the attention
08:25that it deserves.
08:26Because it's the dumbest play I've ever...
08:27Like, and dumb in terms of incomprehensibility.
08:29What they were doing.
08:30Incomprehensibility.
08:30Yes.
08:31Like, there's no way that he did that.
08:33And instead, that should be on every highlight show every day still.
08:36Yes.
08:36Since it happened.
08:37Yeah, right.
08:37Other than that, nothing good happened last year.
08:39No.
08:39No, it did not.
08:39And basically nothing good happened the year before either, so...
08:42And this one's off to a rough one.
08:43This one's off to a rough one.
08:44This one's off to a rough one.
08:45But I'll say this, and I'm with you.
08:47I don't believe in curses.
08:48No.
08:48Whatever.
08:48No.
08:49It's not my place to say they are or aren't, but I don't believe in them.
08:53If it was, it's worth it.
08:54We got a World Series out of it.
08:56Yeah, no, man.
08:56I will never take nothing...
08:57I'll still take it.
08:58I'll take nothing away from being in that basement, screaming at the damn TV and everything.
09:04Fred, I will never take that.
09:05I will never take back the fact that that damn bus sped past us on the parade route, right?
09:11While we're sitting out there broadcasting live for stats.
09:13High-tailing it to Cobb.
09:14You know what I mean?
09:15None of that will ever, ever, ever be gone.
09:18We have those moments.
09:18We have those moments.
09:19Those moments existed.
09:20And I'm...
09:21That home run from Jorge Soler will keep you warm.
09:24Yes.
09:25In the cold, cold nights of 2026.
09:28But I want another one, damn it.
09:29Yeah, sure, of course.
09:30Yeah, but I want another one.
09:31We're greedy.
09:31That's why everyone always says that.
09:32They're always like, if I could just get this one on the...
09:34Yeah, right.
09:35Yeah, right.
09:36Yes.
09:36Georgia fans are two in a row and have won 36 of 40 games since the two in a row
09:41and furious
09:42about everything.
09:43Yeah.
09:43You know what I mean?
09:44Yeah.
09:44Because here's the problem with getting one, or even two, or whatever.
09:48Spoiled.
09:49Then you start expecting...
09:50Spoiled.
09:50You know?
09:50And no offense, but there's almost no more fan base more spoiled in the last 30 years
09:55than Braves fans.
09:56And I know postseason has been not your friend and all that stuff.
09:59But you had a chance.
10:00It's still a 30-year run that almost any team would trade.
10:03But you had a chance.
10:05Yeah.
10:05And you still have a chance.
10:06And you still do.
10:07I still think they have a chance.
10:08This offense is really, really good.
10:10And, you know, anything is possible.
10:12Like, we didn't know who Reynaldo Lopez was when he came out balling.
10:16I mean, people knew he was, but you're just like, then, you know, but it's just, you
10:20know, between what happened with Spencer Strutter, when you find out the news today.
10:25So, obviously, it's something that happened a couple days ago, whenever, whatever.
10:28But then the guy who's supposed to move up, you saw what happened yesterday.
10:32It's like, mechanics?
10:34Right.
10:35We're too far along in spring training to be worried about some damn mechanics.
10:37He's supposed to be working on stuff like a month ago.
10:39You know what I'm saying?
10:39He's supposed to be in the cage or wherever or in the simulator, wherever he's supposed
10:43to be at throwing balls.
10:44Uh-huh.
10:45And then yesterday, you picked the day?
10:46I don't know.
10:47It just...
10:47He's throwing 87 miles an hour.
10:49And that's what I was like, is he throwing a knuckleball?
10:51Uh-huh.
10:51Yeah.
10:52I don't know.
10:52I don't know.
10:53I don't know.
10:53But, you know, fix the mechanics.
10:57Uh-huh.
10:58He'll be all right.
10:58He's got till Saturday.
10:59Yep.
11:00Yeah, he got till Saturday.
11:01So, he has six days, Andy.
11:03Six days to work on those mechanics.
11:05God, man.
11:05I don't know.
11:07Whatever.
11:08But, like, for a team that I'm genuinely excited about and still think can be good this
11:13year, I can't remember a spring training going worse than this one.
11:17Ever.
11:18Like, before they even played, three guys were out for maybe the year.
11:22Yes.
11:23Pro-far, suspended for another.
11:25I don't mention his name.
11:27Yeah.
11:27We don't need to.
11:28I don't speak on him.
11:29He's gone.
11:30Yeah, we'll speak on him.
11:32All right.
11:32Well, we just need Ronald Acuna to go 50-50 and everyone else in the lineup to play like
11:37they did in 2023.
11:38Which is possible.
11:38It is possible.
11:39Totally possible.