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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]
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The Best Braves to Wear #40, #39, and #38
The best Brave to wear #40 is Tony Cloninger. If you have quibbles with the choice, I hear ya. Cloninger wore #40 for 8 years (1961-1968) and only once, 1965, had a better than average [READ MORE]
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ICYMI: Atlanta Braves Weekly Blog Recap 2/17/18
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 weekly [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #41
The best player to wear #41 is the only player to play for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Atlanta Braves. It’s the hard-drinking life of the Milwaukee Braves, HOF 3B Eddie Mathews. We’re [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #42
The greatest Brave to wear #42 is Rick Mahler. Signed as an amateur free agent in 1975, Mahler’s pitching development was somewhat backwards. As he worked through the minor leagues, Mahler was predominantly a reliever. [READ MORE]
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Braves System Depth 2018: Starting Pitching – Lower Minor Leagues
As you would expect from an organization finishing up a rebuild cycle and particularly focusing on pitching, the low minors are awash in pitching prospects. After the success of Mike Soroka, Kolby Allard, Patrick Weigel, [READ MORE]
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The Best Brave to Wear #43
The best Brave to wear #43 is actually… Rico Carty. Remember him? He was the best Brave to wear #77, since I assume you are systematically reading these in reverse order so you, a [READ MORE]
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Braves System Depth 2018: Starting Pitching – Atlanta & Gwinnett
It seems only appropriate as pitchers and catchers start reporting to the Braves spring training complex that the Braves System Depth series turns to the starting pitching. Pitching overall has been a primary focus of [READ MORE]