Atlanta Braves
The Best Brave to Wear #23
See also: Best Brave By Uniform Number Index The best Brave to wear #23 was, for about a 24 hour period, the most hated man in Atlanta. Why were Braves fans so angry with star [READ MORE]
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Brent Blackwell also writes for College Football By The Numbers at www.cfbtn.com.
Atlanta Braves
The Best Braves to Wear #26, #25, and #24
See also: Best Brave By Uniform Number Index The best Brave to wear #26 is Gene Garber. For the 1982 NL West champion Braves, Garber went 8-10 with a 2.34 ERA and 30 saves, finishing [READ MORE]
Atlanta Braves
The Best Brave to Wear #27
See also: Best Brave By Uniform Number Index The best Brave to wear #27 is the greatest mid-season buyer’s acquisition in Braves history (that way you can’t argue for Smoltz in ’87). On July 17, [READ MORE]
Atlanta Braves
The Best Brave to Wear #28
If you’ve noticed, as the numbers get lower, the Best Braves just keep getting better and better. We’ve crossed off several of our retired jerseys, and we’ve re-visited some real stars. It’s startling, then, to [READ MORE]
Atlanta Braves
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]
Atlanta Braves
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]
Atlanta Braves
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]
Atlanta Braves
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]
Atlanta Braves
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]
Atlanta Braves
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]