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The Best Brave to Wear #29
The best Brave to wear #29 should be rather obvious – it’s Hall of Famer John Smoltz, for whom the #29 jersey is retired. The only member of every division champion in the 14-season [READ MORE]
Month: February 2018
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The Best Brave to Wear #30
#30 hasn’t had a star-studded history with the Braves. Two great pitchers wore it as they concluded careers which were better elsewhere – Denny McLain and Wes Ferrell, and the tradition of handing #30 [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #33
There were a handful of choices for #33, and several have a strong case. A couple of others may have been better season-by-season, but one #33 was a Brave longer than the others, and [READ MORE]
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ICYMI: Atlanta Braves Weekly Blog Recap 2/24/18
Welcome to ICYMI: Atlanta Braves Weekly Blog Recap. For ICYMI, we collect a sampling of the week’s best articles, podcasts, and other news about the Atlanta Braves. This is a way to get a [READ MORE]
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The Dawn of Free Agency: Andy Messersmith
In an earlier piece I wrote about Marvin Miller, I mentioned briefly the Seitz decision. This decision was a ruling by independent arbitrator Peter Seitz late in 1975 that essentially killed the “reserve clause”, which tied [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #34
Kevin Millwood wasn’t really supposed to be that good. An 11th round pick in 1993 out of HS, Millwood didn’t make prospect lists in the minors. Heck, he wasn’t even all that impressive statistically. [READ MORE]
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Braves System Depth 2018: Relief Pitching – Atlanta & Gwinnett
Josh Collmenter. Jim Johnson. Ian Krol. Eric O’Flaherty. Chaz Roe. These are the names of members of the 2017 Opening Day relief corps that will not be in the 2018 version. Regardless of who takes [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #35
So, when it comes to the retired jerseys, we have a simpler process. If you are reading these words, you’re probably a Braves fan of some sort. If you’re a Braves fan of some sort, [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #36
The best Brave to wear #36 is the outfielder affectionately known as Sarge. Wearing #36 from 1977-1980, it’s Gary Matthews. A 1968 first round pick by the Giants, Matthews rose quickly through the ranks [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #37
The best Brave to wear #37 is the greatest hitter in MLB history in at-bats occurring at 3:45 AM. It’s former pitcher Rick Camp. There are 3 things you need to know about Camp. [READ MORE]