755 Forever David O'Brien & Eric O'Flaherty

The Braves swept the Tigers and then won the weekend series at Yankee Stadium to complete a 5-1 week. David & Eric have plenty of positive items to discuss including Jarred Kelenic's solid performance while in the leadoff spot.
(10:00) Injury updates on A.J. Minter and Ian Anderson. The Injury Report on this podcast is brought to you Gerberholderlaw.com.
(14:00) The Braves woke up on Monday trailing the Phillies by seven games in the division, but well ahead of the rest of the NL wildcard competition at five and a half games.
(16:00) Max Fried pitched twice in this stretch and both outings were impressive. David lays out just how dominant Fried has been on the mound if you remove his two rough starts to begin the season.
(23:00) A look at the upcoming starting rotation and how many guys will need to be able to go on regular rest.
(26:00) Austin Riley recently lost one of his mentors (Mike Brumley) just a few days after they had worked together in Baltimore. Riley since then has had a surge at the plate and had seven total hits in the two series last week.
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The Braves scored twenty- two runs vs. the Rays over the weekend in Atlanta. David & Eric begin with the recent offensive surge and point to the four homers that Atlanta hit in Saturday's 9-2 victory.
(04:00) Michael Harris II injured his hamstring in Friday night's 7-3 win and has placed on the IL. Harris was diagnosed with a Grade 2 hamstring strain and David notes the severity of the injury. Jared Kelenic moved over to replace Harris in CF and also hit leadoff on Saturday and Sunday.
(16:00) The Braves currently do not have solidified fifth starter. Hurston Waldrep struggled in his second career start on Sunday as he gave up six runs against Tampa Bay in less than four innings of work. Following the outing, Waldrep was optioned to AAA-Gwinett. This leads to an extended discussion on the team's starting rotation.
(32:00) Austin Riley's homer on Sunday carried additional emotional weight as one of his mentors and former Braves hitting instructor Mike Brumley tragically passed away in a car accident overnight at sixty-one years old.
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The Braves won the opener on Thursday, but ended their weekend in D.C. with three straight losses. David & Eric begin with a surprising milestone as Jesse Chavez recorded the 1000th strikeout of his career on Sunday. Chavez made his MLB debut all the way back on August 27, 2008 .
(12:00) The offense struggled over the weekend and only scored a combined four runs on Friday and Saturday. Austin Riley is emblematic of this as he his hitting .230 this season and his OPS is at .648.
(21:10) A look at who might represent the Braves at next month's All Star Game in Texas. They definitely will not match last years total of eight representatives at the Midsummer Classic.
(29:00) Analysis of Hurston Waldrep's MLB debut on Sunday. Waldrep was charged with seven runs and was pulled in the bottom of the 4th in the loss. Eric explains why he hopes that Waldrep is given at least one more start in the majors before being sent back down.
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The Braves won on Tuesday night in Boston but were shutout the next afternoon to quickly conclude the two game series. David & Eric convene as the Braves are 34-25 and are eight games behind Philadelphia.
(10:00) Spencer Schwellenbach's second career start did not go as well as his debut vs. the Nationals. He gave up six earned runs and was lifted in the bottom of the 5th in the 9-0 loss to Boston.
(17:00) Max Fried struck out a career high thirteen batters in Atlanta' 8-3 win at Fenway Park to open the series. Fried has lasted at least seven innings in five of his past six outings.
(22:30) The offense only came through with one hit in Wednesday's loss. This leads to a discussion where David points out how negative the fans currently are in regards to the state of affairs.
(27:00) The Braves have two more legs to their road trip and they next play a four game series in Washington D.C. The Nationals recently took three out of four in Atlanta, but they were swept this week by the Mets.
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The Braves took two out of three games vs. visiting Oakland over the weekend. David & Eric begin with Sunday's 3-1 victory where Charlie Morton threw six shutout innings despite issuing five walks.
(09:00) Chris Sale's dominant May did not carry over to June 1st as he the Athletics scored eight runs off the lefty in only four innings. There was a silver lining in the 11-9 loss as it was the most amount runs the offense scored since May 22nd in Chicago.
(12:30) Reynaldo Lopez had another good outing in Friday night's 4-2 win. Lopez has the second lowest ERA in the National League (1.73) and only trails Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez.
(22:00) The Braves visit Fenway Park this week for a two game series after having Monday off. Max Fried starts on Tuesday night and Spencer Schwellenbach will make his career start on Wednesday afternoon vs. the Red Sox.
(27:00) David Fletcher started on the mound on Thursday night for Gwinett after having made a few relief appearances in AAA. Hear the back story of how the utility infielder is now attempting to become a pitcher in the middle of his career.
(40:00) Former Braves catcher William Contreras was in the headlines on Sunday as he prompted an angry Tommy Pham after a play at the plate in Milwaukee.
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The Braves lost three out of four games this week at Truist Park to the third place Nationals. David & Eric begin with the struggling offense as they scored just nine runs during the entire series. Marcell Ozuna is the only member of the lineup who has a OPS above .800 (.998).
(08:00) Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season and the hosts examine just how much the offense misses his MVP level production from last year. The segment includes a potential timetable for his return from the torn ACL.
(22:00) Spencer Schwellenbach took the loss in his MLB debut on Wednesday night. He gave up three runs in five innings and struck out five Nats. The Braves selected Schwellenbach in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Nebraska.
(25:00) Ray Kerr made another start on Thursday and had a better outing than the previous week in Pittsburgh despite the loss. Kerr spent April in Gwinett's bullpen before being called up in early May.
(35:00) The heat has been turned up from the fan base during this disappointing start of the season and it includes criticism of the hitting coach and the absence of Ron Washington.
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