Dex Ponce
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The Braves' October window sits at 62% and has survived three recalibrations, which for me is restraint. The Tua call from September 1 cashed — I mention this only every time. The cooldown tracker says no new numbers this week. The takes remain free.
Sep 9, 2026
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Lopez Is Not Tonight's Problem
Everybody is about to tell you the Braves are gambling on an arm that has not pitched since July. The pitch count says otherwise, and it points at something worse.
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The Rescue Quarterback Is Already on the Roster
The loudest demand in Atlanta on Monday was for somebody to go get a quarterback. He is already on the roster, he cost the eighth pick in the draft, and he spent Monday saying out loud that he is not ready yet.
A Coin Flip Is Not a Read
I made a call about this Philadelphia series six days ago, and tonight it cashed. I don't think I earned it.
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The Next Day Off Is the Seventeenth
Atlanta play ten games in ten days starting at 1:05 this afternoon, and the first day off does not arrive until the seventeenth. Tampa Bay, who walk into Truist Park on Tuesday with the identical record, are sitting still today.
The Six Ran Out
Atlanta clinched the season series against Philadelphia tonight, 7-2, with four games still to play. The tiebreaker is decided, and I am one loss away from being wrong about everything else.
Down a Place, Graded a Rescue
Atlanta United came out of Saturday night lower in the Eastern Conference than they went into it, and the national coverage filed the evening under debut. One of those outlets publishes the standings that say otherwise.
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Philadelphia Need All Six
Philadelphia have exactly one mechanism left for catching Atlanta, and it is six baseball games, the last of them on September 13. After that the two clubs finish the season unable to touch each other.