If Reynaldo Lopez’s injury is as serious as it looks, the Atlanta Braves have some help on the way.
It’s been a while, but the Atlanta Braves might have to summon one Ian Anderson to make the trek up from Triple-A Gwinnett. A phone call, text message or even an email may suffice, but you and I and everyone else would love to see if Brian Snitker can play the flute as good as Ron Burgundy or Anderson’s Jethro Tull namesake. We are not getting Baxter the Dog, but Anderson the Pitcher!
Admittedly, I did not see what happened live. I had to procure items at the local drug store when Lopez was pulled from Tuesday night’s game vs. the Washington Nationals. I turned on the TV and saw Jesse Chavez toeing the rubber, causing me to in turn to look like that Tom DeLonge meme from blink-182’s one-of-one music video for “First Date”. Let’s make this last forever?! I am not so sure…
Well, the Braves went on to shut out Washington to the tune of 12-0. Meanwhile down in Gwinnett, Anderson has been looking absolutely more fire than Pookie! Anderson was a first-round pick by the Braves out of high school. He was a huge part of the 2020 COVID team, as well as the 2021 World Series team. Injuries and on-field struggles have prevented him from pitching in Atlanta since 2022.
Blessed with the power of an aqualung, we need Anderson to show off his locomotive breath stat!
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