Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is "tired of seeing the Braves" win the National League East.
"I'm tired of seeing the Braves win the division," Realmuto admitted on Thursday's 94WIP Midday Show with Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio in Clearwater.
"It's like every year we're 10 games back not even with a chance, so that's absolutely our first goal is to win the division and kind of dethrone those guys. They've had such a good run at it and they've been such a good team in the regular season. And we feel like we're every bit as good as them. There's no reason we shouldn't be able to compete with them and beat them for the division, we just have to first of all get off to a better start and then just be more consistent throughout the season."
The Braves have won the National League East in six consecutive seasons and have won it 18 times since 1995.
In the last two seasons, the Braves have won 101 and 104 games respectively, running away with the division. However, they lost to the Phillies in four games in the NLDS in each of those two postseasons.
The rivalry between Philadelphia and Atlanta is brewing and today Braves manager Brian Snitker made controversial comments about Phillies fans.
"I tell [my wife] don't wear anything with Braves on it either because you're a marked person," Snitker told 92.9 The Game in Atlanta. "And that home team, they don't seem to mind that [it's] our wives—it's our wives, girlfriends, and families. You know what I mean? Inappropriate stuff being said around the children and things like that and nobody seems to care."
The Phillies host the Braves for Opening Day on Thursday, March 28th at 3:05pm at Citizens Bank Park.
