That was the worst UK team since the Covid team. Before that it was the 2012-13 team after the title. So, congrats, Mark. You had the 3rd worst team in 13 years. Get it fixed.
Hard to lose all the goodwill from a good season last year in 2 months but that’s what’s happened with Mark Pope this year. You overhype the overpaid roster and then underperform time after time. Fanbase is livid and it won’t get better with the schedule.
Mark Pope will be on the hot seat after this season. They’re an awful watch. The two guys that are out hurt are bad shooters. You can’t solve this without making shots.
You’re 0-6, you get up 5-0, you don’t score again for 7 innings, manage the game like it’s a playoff game, and still lose. That’s a bad omen, worse than starting 0-7 on the year.
If the Braves don’t make it to the playoffs, by one game, they can point to a makeup game in Chicago, against the worst team in modern baseball history, losing 1-0 with the Cy Young winner pitching for them. That one, the baseball gods saw, and they might have their vengeance.
Sell at the deadline, AA. Sell on this team. Reboot next year with healthy players, a better farm system and find outfield help in the offseason. Leave 2024 behind.