{"id":58760,"date":"2023-06-12T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=58760"},"modified":"2023-06-11T16:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:44:16","slug":"atlanta-braves-hof-broadcast-booth-for-the-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/06\/12\/atlanta-braves-hof-broadcast-booth-for-the-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves HOF Broadcast Booth For The Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

For an Atlanta Braves<\/a> fan, the Hall of Fame broadcast game – featuring raw commentary by the quartet of Jeff Francoeur<\/a><\/strong>, John Smoltz<\/a><\/strong>, Tom Glavine<\/a><\/strong> & Chipper Jones<\/a><\/strong> – rated as nothing short of a knee-slapping delight. The delight exploded into delirium when the Braves pulled out a marvelous victory against their division rival, the New York Mets, in extra innings – after being on the losing side for most of the game. The Atlanta Braves HOF broadcast did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

The game was emblematic of this team exceeding expectations even when underperforming. It’s a phenomenal, kinetic chain reaction that happens in team sports when teammates consistently pick each other up. More than anything though, the game played out as a magical synergy of synchronicity between booth commentary and cutaways practically predicting what would happen next in the flow of play.<\/p>\n

At more than a third of the way through the season, the 13-10 extra innings victory for the Braves on June 8th felt as pivotal in galvanizing this team\u2019s identity, as it was decisively dispiriting for a New York Mets team that once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.<\/p>\n

After a recent stretch going back to May 10 – which saw the Braves drop some disheartening games and series – it was a fifth-inning home run by Ozzie Albies<\/a><\/strong> against the Oakland A\u2019s on May 31 that course corrected the 7-12 losing skid. Since that win against the A\u2019s, they’ve gone 7-1.<\/p>\n

On a team oozing with talent as the Braves are currently constructed, every player has the potential to play the hero. This type of collective swag breeds a confidence and morale that displays a \u201cno quit\u201d attitude in an organization. The Braves are flexing this attitude, and who knows if the magic of the announcing booth that night could\u2019ve open the flood gates for the good feels to keep flowing?<\/p>\n

Leading Off<\/h2>\n

Soon after Spencer Strider<\/a><\/strong> mowed down the Mets 1-2-3 in the top of the 1st, the running joke in the booth became something to the effect of, \u201cWho had these two starters down for giving up 11 runs in the first three innings?\u201d<\/p>\n

The eventual 13-10 final score beat most spreads with starters like Strider and Justin Verlander<\/a><\/strong> going at it.<\/p>\n

Early on, Frenchy (Francouer) pointed out that the Braves have out-homered the opposition in the first inning 18 to 1. Talk about announcing your presence with authority. Smoltz then corroborated that it’s pretty axiomatic: if you give your starting pitcher a lead, you have a better chance of winning a ball game. When Smoltz asked Chipper how he might’ve responded to the launch angle metrics – and how it might have changed his approach to the game – Larry quipped with a laugh that he\u2019d have to use a lighter bat to deal with all the gas being lit up around the 100 mph signature.<\/p>\n

While Austin Riley<\/a> stepped to the plate, Chipper reiterated his advice to the burgeoning righty slugger: \u201cState Farm.\u201d As in, look at the State Farm sign in right center and take the ball that way. Because Riley’s ability to react with his quick bat speed enables him to go opposite field with power when he stays behind the ball.<\/p>\n

Then. As if on cue, Riley launched a towering shot off a Verlander offering over the right field wall – but well right of the State Farm sign. Either way, Braves up 2-0. And Frenchy\u2019s stat of the Braves out-homering opponents ticked up to 19-1.<\/p>\n

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Watch all FIVE @Braves<\/a> home run calls from last night's incredible broadcast. pic.twitter.com\/4Y6Pczsg6k<\/a><\/p>\n

— Braves On FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSNBraves) June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n