Doomed if you do, doomed if you don’t: Padres 4, Braves 3
The Game Last season, Reynaldo Lopez had an ERA under 2.00. After one pitch this season, his ERA sat at infinity, tied with Hector Neris for worst in the major leagues.
Braves
Tue, Apr 1
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Bow to the Naysayers: Braves 1, Our Masters (and Masters of the Universe) 6
Well, obviously I don’t (or didn’t) know anything.
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Mon, Mar 31
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Adios Hector
Hector has been DFA’d, but I don’t want to talk about Hector, at least not directly.
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Sun, Mar 30
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Third Time Is Not Charming: Padres 1, Braves 0
The Game After facing Michael King and Dylan Cease, the Braves faced Randy Vásquez in Game 3. Vásquez was, like King, part of the Juan Soto trade from the Yankees.
Thu, Mar 27
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What the Hector? Padres 7, Braves 4
Getting Ready I’ve been reading Baseball Obscura 2025, a collection of essays by David Fleming that aims to emulate what Bill James did with his Prospectuses back when we thought that Wins and Batting Average were critical statistics.
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Wed, Mar 26
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Opening Day Game Thread
So I said there would be fewer game threads this season, but I never said there’d be none.
