Are the Braves possibly the first team with two starters

[The-Kris-Bryant]

whose batting average is below .200 and they make the playoffs (and both guys qualify for the BA title).

 

BJ Upton is sitting at .191/.271/.302 and Dan Uggla is sitting at .181/.311/.370.

[Sammy Sofa]

Holy [expletive], is BJ Upton dying?

[XZero771679666304]

Holy [expletive], is BJ Upton dying?

 

I wanted to see Upton signed by the Cubs, but he has been absolutely brutal from day one this year, and now I'm kind of glad we didn't get him.

[SouthSideRyan]

Holy [expletive], is BJ Upton dying?

 

He's had a season OPS over .600 for one day all year.

[Cubswin11]

Holy [expletive], is BJ Upton dying?

Him and Castro must have been on the same offseason workout routine

[Clem Fandango]

Yeah the Cubs dodged a big bullet on that one

[Careless]

Upton brothers at 148 and 142 strikeouts on the season, good for #4 and 5 in the league

[EhDubya]

Holy [expletive], is BJ Upton dying?

 

I wanted to see Upton signed by the Cubs, but he has been absolutely brutal from day one this year, and now I'm kind of glad we didn't get him.

 

"kind of"?

[OleMissCub]

-1.7 WAR from BJ

 

yikes

[apete6]

Jayson Stark with an answer. And the answer is yes.

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/stark_jayson/id/9688414/atlanta-braves-edition-september-history-watch

[SouthSideRyan]

Seems unfair to not let Kurkjian have that one

[seanimal]

Jayson Stark with an answer. And the answer is yes.

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/stark_jayson/id/9688414/atlanta-braves-edition-september-history-watch

 

The other would be another Hall of Famer with an awesome nickname, Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, who did this so long ago, it's possible those other two fingers hadn't even been invented yet.

 

horrible

[NonProfitCow]

And the Braves left Uggla off the postseason roster

[OleMissCub]

And the Braves left Uggla off the postseason roster

 

their highest paid player. haha

[Guest]

the Braves looked exposed last night. We'll see today but that didn't look like a playoff team.

[Clem Fandango]

Hard to look like a playoff team against Clayton Kershaw

[Guest]

Hard to look like a playoff team against Clayton Kershaw

 

 

I'm not sure he would impact outfield defense that much.