The Vawls are H O T in the streets for the last several weeks and I don't know what to do with myself right now. In this week's episode, I talk about the Braves NLDS series and of course the Vols. Thank you as always for listening and I can't wait to talk to you in the future. 

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Jeezy said it best, I put on for my city, on-on for my city. I put on for my city, on-on for my city. That is just what the Braves and Vols did this week. Thank you as always for listening, and see you in the future.

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Remember to check out ScruffyCitySports.com and as always thank you for listening!

Garrett's back to join me in this episode. We talk all things #UT Football, #Braves, #Dune, and you guessed it #Rambling about all things.

The Braves are Hot, Hot, Hot. 

June 16, 2021, the Braves were seven and a half games back and had a record of thirty and thirty-five. Fast forward to early July, and the Braves were four games back, a record of forty-one and forty-four. And in sole position of in fourth place in the NL East. Hit the skip button to the All-Star Break (July 12), and the Braves are still in third place in the NL East and four games back. Fast forward again to August 2, and the Braves are still four games back and two games under five hundred. Skip to August 17, and the Braves are first in the division and a season-high seven games over five hundred. In other words, the Braves are HOT, HOT, HOT. 

FanGraphs now has the Braves with a 50.9% chance to win the division and a 53.0% chance of making the playoffs. If you checked FanGraphs in June, you would have noticed they had a less than 20% chance to make the playoffs. The Braves have finally hit their stride this season. It just took one hundred and seven games and me complaining endlessly to whoever would listen. Before we all crown the Braves 2021 World Champions. 

The Braves still have forty-three games to play in the regular season, and a lot can happen. I have said it before, and I will say it again. I am just going to enjoy the ride we are on with the Braves this season. With all that being said, it is tough not to think, "What we could have been with a healthy Acuña Jr,  Ozuna, and Soroka." 

One more thought about the MLB before I close this out.  Where and why is all this talk about Bryce Harper being a front-runner for the NL MVP? Here are his stats through August 16, 2021.  Bryce has twenty-one home runs, ONLY forty-nine RBIs, sixty-four walks, and ninety-one strikeouts in ninety-six games.  His slash line is as follows, .297average, .414obp, .567slugging, .981ops, and a 158wRC+. While he does have a good slash line and wRC+. I don't see anything there that screams MVP to me. MAYBE, and I mean MAYBE if they win the division and finish above five hundred for the first time since 2011. Again, a lot would have to go right for the Phillies for that to happen. 

Last and not least. (I promise I am done after this) I will be posting a Vols football preview sometime next week and a  podcast dedicated to just Vawls football. 

I'm off like a dirty shirt! 

The Braves have finally done it. They are above .500 for the first time all season. It just took them until August, but they have done it. Let's hope they can keep this going for the fifty-plus games remaining. Also, I get us caught up on how the Tennessee Smokies are doing. I attempt to give an update on #Vols football, but something happened with the audio. 🤷🏻‍♂ As always, thank you for you listening. Until next time.