Brian Snitker Steers Nws Braves mus rau Sixth Ncaj Playoff Berth

Tom qab saib nws ob tus neeg sib tw loj tshaj plaws sib tw rau cov xov xwm hauv Baseball Lub Caij Ntuj Sov Lub Rooj Sib Tham hauv San Diego, Atlanta tus thawj coj Brian Snitker hais tias nws tau npaj los tiv thaiv National League East lub npe.

"Kuv zoo siab rau peb lub caij nyoog thiab peb tau ua dab tsi," nws hais rau hnub Tuesday ntawm 2022 Braves pab pawg uas yeej 101 kev ua si ua ntej poob Division Series rau daim npav qus Philadelphia Phillies. "Koj sib ntaus tsuas yog kom nkag mus rau hauv playoffs vim tias koj tsis paub dab tsi tuaj yeem tshwm sim. Txog thaum koj mus txog qhov ntawd, koj tsis muaj sijhawm. "

Nyob rau hauv Snitker, lub Braves tau yeej tsib lub npe sib law liag, qhov ntev tshaj plaws streak nyob rau hauv lub majors.

Tus thawj coj tau hais tias tsab xov xwm tom ntej ntawm nws pab neeg hluas yuav yog lwm xyoo laus dua thiab lwm xyoo muaj kev paub ntau dua.

Nws tau hais tias "Peb tau ua haujlwm hnyav heev kom mus txog qhov chaw peb nyob," nws hais. "Ob peb xyoos dhau los, peb yuav luag yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm cov paib ntawm Interstate uas hais tias, 'Yuav ua haujlwm rau zaub mov."

Ib tug txiv neej lub koom haum uas tam sim no yog tus thawj coj laus tshaj plaws hauv National League ntawm 67, Snitker kwv yees pitching yuav yog pob txha ntawm '23 Braves. Max Fried, Charlie Morton, Kyle Wright, thiab Rookie of the Year runner-up Spencer Strider tab tom rov qab mus rau qhov kev sib hloov, thaum Ian Anderson, Mike Soroka, Kyle Muller, thiab Bryce Txwj Laug yuav sib tw rau qhov chaw kawg.

"Ian thiab Mike tau nyob hauv kev ua si loj, suav nrog Ntiaj Teb Series," Snitker tau hais. “Koj tsis tuaj yeem muaj qhov tob tob txaus. Koj tsuas yog tsis paub tias qhov xwm txheej raug mob yuav ua li cas. "

Cov tub ntxhais hluas nrog cov kev xaiv me me uas tseem tshuav yog qhov tseem ceeb, nws hais tias, vim tias lawv tuaj yeem raug kaw ntawm Atlanta thiab Triple-A Gwinnett raws li xav tau.

Qhov ntawd yog qhov tseeb tshwj xeeb rau cov tshuaj. Luke Jackson tau ploj tag nrho lub caij tom qab xav tau Tommy John phais, thaum Kirby Yates rov zoo los ntawm tib txoj kev, uas Tyler Matzek nyuam qhuav muaj. Nrog ze Kenley Jansen tam sim no tus neeg sawv cev dawb, Raisel Iglesias zoo li yuav ua tiav nws hauv lub luag haujlwm ntawd.

Snitker cia siab tias Dansby Swanson rov qab los tab sis tus neeg sawv cev pub dawb luv luv tau muab cov txiaj ntsig zoo los ntawm ntau pawg, suav nrog Chicago Cubs thiab St. Louis Cardinals.

Lwm tus neeg ua haujlwm pub dawb luv luv, Trea Turner, tau kos npe rau 11-xyoo, $ 300 lab daim ntawv cog lus nrog Philadelphia, thaum Mets tsuas yog hloov ib tus neeg ua haujlwm pub dawb (Jacob deGrom) nrog lwm tus (Justin Verlander).

Turner, uas yeej Braves feem ntau nrog nws tus puav, nrawm, thiab hnab looj tes thaum ua si rau Nationals thiab Dodgers, tam sim no paub tseeb tias yuav nyob hauv pab pawg ntev dua vim nws daim ntawv cog lus tsis muaj kev lag luam. Tab sis nws yuav tsis ntsib Braves 19 zaug hauv ib lub caij raws li lub sijhawm sib npaug tshiab uas yuav pib xyoo 2023.

"Kuv nyiam nws," Snitker hais, hais txog qhov tseeb txhua pab pawg yuav ua si tag nrho 29 ntawm lwm pab pawg. “Kuv ntxub kev ua si qee pab pawg 19 zaug. Koj tsis nyiam ua si ntau qhov kev ua si tawm tsam koj tus kheej. "

Tsis tas li xyoo tom ntej tshiab yog lub suab moos, tsim los ua kom nrawm nrawm.

"Kuv tau pom nws thiab xav txog nws, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog yuav ua li cas nws yuav ua haujlwm lig hauv qhov kev ua si," said Snitker, ib tug qub-pab pawg me me, tus kws qhia, thiab tus thawj coj. "Kuv xav tias nws yuav yog qhov hloov pauv loj rau qee tus txiv neej. Tab sis cov tub ntxhais hluas peb tau coj los ua si nrog lub suab moos thiab tau siv rau nws. "

Snitker tau tshaj tawm tias All-Star thib ob tus neeg ncaws pob Ozzie Albies muaj kev noj qab haus huv dua tom qab raug mob ntau yam, suav nrog tus ntiv tes tawg, uas ua rau nws tsis nyob hauv kev ua si. Nws kuj tau lees paub tias Albies tuaj yeem muaj tus khub tshiab ob zaug ua si.

"Peb xav kom Dansby rov qab," nws hais txog tus neeg sawv cev dawb tam sim no, "tab sis kuv paub tias yog nws tawm mus, nws yog ib feem ntawm kev lag luam. Ib xyoos dhau los, kuv tau dhau los ntawm tib yam [nrog Freddie Freeman, uas tau tawm hauv Braves rau Los Angeles tom qab 12 xyoo nyob hauv Atlanta]."

Kev txwv tsis pub kos npe lossis kev lag luam, Snitker yuav mus rau kev cob qhia caij nplooj ntoos hlav nrog cov lus nug loj heev ntawm qhov luv. Nws hais tias, "Peb yuav muaj Orlando Arcia thiab Vaughn Grissom," thiab 30 qhov kev ua si los txiav txim siab seb peb xav mus qhov twg."

Nws tau sau tseg tias Grissom, tus kws qhia nruab nrab hauv cov menyuam yaus uas ua tiav lub caij dhau los hauv Atlanta, tab tom tau txais kev sib tsoo hauv kev ua si luv luv los ntawm Atlanta thib peb tus kws qhia Ron Washington, yav dhau los hauv pab pawg loj.

"Nws yuav tsis mob," tus thawj coj hais. "Txhua lub sijhawm ib tus neeg tuaj yeem tau txais kev qhia tus kheej, qhov ntawd yog qhov zoo."

Nws kuj yog qhov zoo uas yav dhau los Braves slugger Fred McGriff thaum kawg mus txog Baseball Hall of Fame, raws li Snitker.

"Nws zoo heev," nws hais. "Kuv vam tias yuav pom nws kom kuv tuaj yeem muab nws puag loj."

Nws tau puag nws tus tub Troy, tus kws qhia ntaus kis las rau Ntiaj Teb Champion Houston Astros. "Kuv ntshai heev saib nws dua li kuv tau ua rau kuv tus kheej ua si xyoo tas los," Snitker hais nrog luag nyav.

Saib tom ntej, Snitker vam tias yuav muaj kev noj qab haus huv zoo los ntawm Albies, Ronald Acuña Jr., thiab Kirby Yates, txhua tus tau hobbled rau qee lub caij ntuj sov dhau los.

"Kuv pom ob peb cov yeeb yaj kiab ntawm Ronald khiav ncig thiab muaj lub caij tsis zoo," hais tias tus thawj coj ntawm slugger. "Nws tau cia nws lub cev rov ua ke [los ntawm qhov raug mob Achilles raug mob thaum Lub Xya Hli 10, 2021]. Kuv yuav xav tsis thoob yog tias nws tsis muaj lub xyoo loj. "

Qhov ntawd tseem yuav pab pab pawg vam meej, nws hais ntxiv. Nws tau hais tias "Tam sim no tau zoo dua," nws hais. "Koj mus rau hauv ib qho kev sib tw loj nrog pab pawg loj thiab nws zoo heev. Cov ntawd yog kev ua si lom zem. "