The All-Star break has arrived after the Braves have played 95 games tso his season. David tells Eric how surprised he was to see three straight sell-out crowds over the weekend in San Diego. Atlanta won the series and are currently 11 games over .500. (10:00) The Braves have two starting pitchers on the All-Star roster despite losing Spencer Strid…

Three Braves found out on Sunday that they will be headed to this month's All-Star Game in Texas. David & Eric react to the inclusion of Reynaldo Lopez, Chris Sale, and Marcell Ozuna into the "Midsummer Classic." (05:00) David relays how special Saturday night was as Bobby Cox received a thunderous standing ovation from the home crowd. It is only t…

The Braves played three different teams last week and ended it with a series victory over the visiting Pirates. David & Eric begin with Max Fried, who went toe to toe with Paul Skenes on Saturday afternoon. (09:00) David gives an update on Michael Harris II, who has been on the IL since June 15th with a strained left hamstring. (12:00) The Braves b…

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 Gerberholderla…

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 str…

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 comb…

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 …

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 s…

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 jus…

**The news that Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season due to a torn ACL in his left knee came ten minutes into our Sunday night taping. The Braves had a costly victory on Sunday in Pittsburgh as the reigning MVP exited early due to a knee injury. David & Eric dive into the non contact play where Acuña went down while on the bases. (09:30) Chris Sa…

The Braves took two out of three at Wrigley Field during the week and it was their second series victory over the Cubs this month. David & Eric begin with AJ Smith Shawver and find out mid conversation that he has landed on the 15-day IL. Smith Shawver started Thursday night's 3-0 shutout win. (06:00) Sean Murphy has begun his rehab stint in the mi…

The Braves lost three out of four games to the visiting Padres in a series that concluded with a split doubleheader on Monday. David begins the episode by ranting to Eric about how the postponement was mishandled on Saturday night. He explains how national television implications played a pivotal role in the situation. (09:00) Reynaldo Lopez yet ag…

The Braves took two of three this week against the visiting Cubs and are enjoying a day off on Thursday. David & Eric start with Ronald Acuña Jr. , who did not play in Wednesday's 7-1 loss. Acuña recently was picked off three straight times and the last one came in the bottom of the 1st on Monday. (13:00) The Phillies lead Atlanta by three games in…

The Braves were three outs away from sweeping the Mets, but A.J. Minter blew the save in Sunday night's 4-3 loss. Eric & David begin with Minter's struggles in the closer role and explain why he was put in the game in that spot before ultimately giving up Brandon Nimmo's walk-off homer. (06:00) Austin Riley exited the game early on Sunday due to le…

The Braves authored a two game sweep this week over the Red Sox after a rough trip in Seattle and Los Angeles. David & Eric begin with Chris Sale, who earned the win on Wednesday night against his old team. Sale struck out ten batters in six innings in the 5-0 victory. (05:00) Marcell Ozuna homered twice on Wednesday night and David lays out just h…

The Braves lost all three games over the weekend at Dodger Stadium and enter Monday 2.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. David (From LA) & Eric begin with Saturday's 11-2 blowout loss where Bryce Elder allowed seven runs in just over three innings of work. (08:10) Pierce Johnson is headed to the IL with elbow inflammation and was replaced …

The Braves lost the first two games in Seattle and won 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon on the series finale. David & Eric begin though with the local TV situation in Atlanta as the standoff between Bally Sports and Comcast/Xfinity meant on Wednesday that many local fans were unable to watch the game on cable or on MLB.TV due to blackout rules. The only …

The Braves took two out of three over the weekend vs. the AL Central leading Guardians. Eric & David discuss the final leg of a 7-2 homestand. Austin Riley closed it out with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th for a 4-3 victory in the rubber match. (05:00) Atlanta had their hands full in their 4-2 loss on Saturday as Cleveland's starte…

The Braves took all three games in Atlanta against the last place Marlins as they have the best record in baseball. David & Eric begin by joking about the spoiled fans who were aggravated at the bullpen faltering in the top of the 9th in a game that ultimately ended in a 4-3 victory in extras on Wednesday evening. (04:30) Max Fried threw a complete…

The Braves took two out of three games over the weekend vs. the visiting Rangers to finish a solid week against both teams from Texas. David & Eric begin with Sunday night's loss where Darius Vines allowed four runs in five frames. Speaking of the rotation, Bryce Elder has been called up from Gwinett and will start on Monday vs. the Marlins. (05:45…

The Braves rallied on Wednesday afternoon to wrap up a sweep of the Astros and conclude a 5-1 road trip. David (From Houston) & Eric though begin with the negative of the trip, which was Ozzie Albies landing on the IL due to a fractured toe. Luis Guillorme got the start at 2B in the final two games in Texas and David Fletcher was a late game defens…

The Braves were down to their final strike in Miami, but Marcell Ozuna crushed a 3 run homer and Atlanta escaped with a 9-7 victory. David & Eric extensively discuss how great Ozuna has been not only this season, but ever since May 1st of last year. Ozuna currently leads the NL with a 1.193 OPS and collected seven hits over the weekend. (17:30) Ron…

A four game series in Atlanta vs. the Mets turned into just a three gamer due to a rain out and New York easily took the rubber match on Thursday afternoon, 16-4. David & Eric begin with the Braves offense that is pacing MLB so far in production despite Ronald Acuña's Jr. slow start at the plate. However, Jarred Kelenic has continued hitting well a…

The Braves swept the visiting Diamondbacks in their opening home series, but it was a costly one. David & Eric begin with the dominant bullpen that didn't allow a run the entire series. Pierce Johnson had an excellent weekend as he earned the win on Friday and notched the save on Sunday. (10:00) The offense scored twenty runs in the series and hit …

Despite ominous forecasts, the Braves and White Sox were able to play two of the three originally scheduled games in Chicago. David was on hand for both games and wisely planned his trip home based upon the impending weather for the series finale. He & Eric discuss why it seems the Braves rarely if ever start the season at home even though they hav…

The Braves opened the season by taking two out of three games in Philadelphia. David (Live from his hotel in Chicago) & Eric begin by discussing the crummy weather that is expected for the upcoming three game series at the White Sox. (02:30) Sunday was a 5-4 defeat, but Chris Sale showed a lot to be happy about in his initial outing (5.1 IP, 5 H, 2…

The Braves didn't open up their season on Thursday as originally scheduled as it was pushed to Friday afternoon instead due to weather. David (Live from Philadelphia) & Eric discuss how the bright side is that they avoid having the awkward day off in between Games #1 & #2 of the series vs. the Phillies. (05:00) "The Athletic" ranked the position pl…

Believe it or not, but next week is Opening Day as the Braves announced that Spencer Strider will take the mound in Philadelphia against Zack Wheeler on March 28th. David & Eric say why they agree with the decision as opposed to giving the honor to Max Fried for the fourth consecutive year. They then lay out what they expect the rotation to be for …

David & Eric welcome on one of the great catchers in Braves history, Brian McCann, who appeared in seven All Star games and won six Silver Slugger Awards. They begin with his thoughts on how Atlanta stacks up with Los Angeles and Philadelphia in the National League pecking order. This leads to Brian's observations on the ill effects of the long lay…

Braves Country woke up to good news on Tuesday morning as the team announced that Ronald Acuña Jr. will not miss extended time after a closer look at his right knee and that is only meniscus irritation. David & Eric discuss what the rest of Spring Training will look like for the MVP. (08:30) Acuña's injury scare spurred criticism on players like hi…

David was down in Florida for the Braves first few Spring Training games and gives Eric's his initial impressions. AJ Smith-Shawver started on Tuesday and despite giving up a few HRs, was hitting high 90's on the radar gun. Smith-Shawaver is among the arms competing for a place in the back end of the starting rotation. (04:30) Ken Giles has impress…

David, while battling a cold, tells Eric what he has seen in North Port as the Braves held a full squad workout. Spencer Strider threw live BP and shocked onlookers with what seems to a be new pitch in his arsenal. Hear an in-depth conversation on what a curveball could like to a pitcher that threw fastballs and sliders 93% of the time. (15:00) Jar…

David is down in Florida and relays to Eric what he's seen so far as "Pitchers & Catchers" (and some hitters too) reported to Spring Training. The competition for the back end of the rotation is crowded and the locker layout in the clubhouse is indicative of it. (13:40) Many guys reported to camp earlier than required and that has been a major chan…

David & Eric welcome in their first guest to "755 Forever", C.J. Nitkowski. C.J. will be the primary analyst for the Bally Sports South team after spending the past six seasons behind the mic in Texas. C.J. pitched in The Big Leagues for over a decade and was on the mound for the Braves in 2004 as he shares his fond memories of playing under Bobby …

David & Eric convene a few days after the startling attendance of 50K at Braves Fest despite the rainy weather at The Battery. It was the first time all offseason the players met with the media and it was unavoidable to resume the conversation of what went wrong last October. They then answer listener submitted questions as Opening Day is now under…

The 2024 Hall of Fame class was announced on Tuesday evening and a trio of players were voted in; none of which whoever called Atlanta home (Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer). The next three guys who came up short of the 75% voting threshold all wore the Braves uniform at some point in their careers (Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, and Andru…

Our first full episode at "755 Forever" as David & Eric catch you up on the flurry of roster moves that Alex Anthopoulos orchestrated this offseason. (04:00) An extended conversation on the addition of LHP Chris Sale, who the Braves seemingly have the luxury as slotting as their 4th starter. His ERA was above 4.00 last season in Boston, but he did …

David O'Brien and Eric O'Flaherty are back together on a new platform following a few months of hibernation. Enjoy a short tease of the top notch Braves coverage you should expect all season long in your podcast feeds. They begin by praising GM Alex Anthopoulous for another crafty off-season as Jared Kelenic and Chris Sale are now in Atlanta. "755 …

David O'Brien and Eric O'Flaherty discuss another disappointing postseason exit for the Braves, once again at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies. Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter: @EOF34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf The Athletic

David and Eric react to NLDS Game 2's incredible finish on Monday night. The pair breakdown the double-play, Austin Riley's big moment, the bullpen and more. The duo also discuss how they would rework the playoff format. Lastly, a look ahead to game three and the possible pitching matchup. Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter…

The wait is over. The Braves finally open up their postseason run with a rematch against the Phillies. Can the club get revenge for Philadelphia ending the 2022 title defense in the Division Series? Who will be starting for the Braves? Can they bash their way past the Phillies big bashers? David and Eric to take your questions in the latest 755 Is …

David and Eric discuss some of the looming questions around the Braves heading into the postseason. They also predict the outcome of the NL and AL playoffs as well as the World Series. Sponsored by: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com. That’s A-N-G-I dot com. Athletic Greens: If a comprehensive solution is what you need …

The Braves swept the Cubs this week and look ready for the postseason. They host the Nationals this weekend and then wait for the Division Series to start later next week. Perfect time for David and Eric to take your questions in the latest 755 Is Real Live Room! Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter: @EOF34 Learn more about y…

David and Eric discuss the state of the Braves' starting rotation amid a rash of injuries. The guys also discuss how absurd it is that Ronald Acuna Jr. is nearing 40/70. Plus, the Philllies' push, the Mets new leadership, and more. Sponsored by: Factor: Head to factormeals.com/real50 and use code real50 to get 50% off. LinkedIn: Right now, you can …

David and Eric react to Max Fried being back on the injured list with a blister so team will shut him down until the playoffs. They also discuss how they'll handle catching duties in the postseason, why Ozzie Albies gets overlooked as a superstar player and they take live listener questions from the chat on the latest edition of 755 Is Real. Follow…

David and Eric recap Matt Olson's tremendous feat. They also discuss Kyle Wright's recent uphill battle, as he trys to return to form. Plus, can the Bravos end their losing streak by topping the Phillies? Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter: @EOF34 Sponsored by: LinkedIn: LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates…

The Braves have wrapped up the National League Central for the 6th straight season. David O'Brien and Eric O'Flaherty look back at the journey and also look ahead at the bigger goals ahead. They're also taking your questions in the latest 755 Is Real Live Room! Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter: @EOF34 Learn more about you…

David and Eric react to Atlanta's double-header against Philadelphia on Monday, including Kevin Pillar and Charline Morton's successful outings. They also converse about Morton's future with the Braves. Later, the guys chat about Matt Olson's hot stretch and his chase for franchise records as well as the Braves chances of clinching against Philly. …

Can Ronald Acuña go 40-70?! With the division wrapped up and the playoffs weeks away, all eyes on his incredible season. David and Eric are talking about that, plus taking your questions in the latest 755 Is Real Live Room! Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter: @EOF34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

Atlanta dictated the tone of the Dodgers series and handled their buisness in LA. David and Eric discuss how the Braves dispatched the Dodgers, including Ronald Acuna Jr.'s record-setting Statcast efforts. Plus, Mike Soroka returns and the bullpen continues to deliver. Follow David on Twitter: @DOBrienATL Follow Eric on Twitter: @EOF34 Sponsored by…