I can honestly say I never root against a Brave. Now, if one of my fantasy players is up in a 10-1 game in the 9th inning, then I’m OK seeing him hit a solo homer vs. the Bravos. Other than that, I just can’t do it.
Which leads to the big punctuation mark. I’m ready to see him out of the rotation. Granted, there’s no obvious replacement. As CB has noted, Sims has returned to earth. His ERA climbed from 2.16 in mid-May to 3.54 by month’s end. Newcomb has been OK, but he’s only averaged just over 5 innings a start and he’s walking 5 hitters per nine innings.