Why the Braves are built for a title, in the eyes of Tom Glavine and John Smoltz
ATLANTA — Many expected the Braves to descend to the level of mere mortals on May 5. That’s when Max Fried allowed seven runs in a 9-4 loss to the Orioles and soon after landed on the injured list with a “forearm strain” — which for a pitcher can be analogous to a warning shot just before a cannon ball blows a hole through the side of a ship. “If there ever was going to be a time when they were human so to speak, it was going to be when their two front-end guys went down in the rotation,” Tom Glavine said. “You thought to yourself, ‘OK, how are they going to...
ATLANTA — Many expected the Braves to descend to the level of mere mortals on May 5. That’s when Max Fried allowed seven runs in a 9-4 loss to the Orioles and soon after landed on the injured list with a “forearm strain” — which for a pitcher can be analogous to a warning shot just before a cannon ball blows a hole through the side of a ship.
“If there ever was going to be a time when they were human so to speak, it was going to be when their two front-end guys went down in the rotation,” Tom Glavine said. “You thought to yourself, ‘OK, how are they going to...
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