After the 2015 season Atlanta Braves General Manager John Coppolella and President of Baseball Operations John Hart said they were embarrassed by the post All Star Game collapse and vowed that it wouldn’t happen again. It appears they were right, it’s impossible to collapse when you’re already at the bottom.
The Gold Standard Is Fools Gold
When the Braves were just 0-9 Coppolella blamed the tough schedule and the injury to Ender Inciarte for the team’s woes before saying, “. . .ultimately it comes down to our execution, and we haven’t played up to our abilities early in the season.