Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:
48. Atlanta Braves
(a.k.a. Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees)
Why? Very proud of their 14 straight National League Titles from 1991-2005, very quiet about how many of them turned into championships.
The Good. The Braves have one a World Series in all three cities they played. The Boston Braves in 1914, the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, and the Atlanta Braves in 1995. The ’14 Boston Braves were 15 games out on July 4th, came back to win the pennant and sweep Philadelphia in the World Series. The Milwaukee Braves never had a losing season. Presided over Hank Aaron’s record breaking 715th Home Run in 1974.
The Bad. Long stretches of futility in Boston and Atlanta. By 1935, the Braves had 11 100-loss seasons. By 1990, the Braves had 13 of 16 losing seasons, since they had their own tv station fans nationwide can see how empty Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium is.
The Ugly. Babe Ruth both started and finished his career in Boston. We all know spent a few years with the Red Sox before being sold to the Yankees. Ruth signed with the Braves in 1935, well past his prime. Although Ruth could still hit, he couldn’t run, couldn’t throw, couldn’t field. Slowly, he stopped hitting too. Ruth wanted to retire in May but owner Emil Fuchs persuaded to wait until he batted in all the National League ballparks. Ruth retired June 1st. when he realized that Fuchs would not make him manager. Fuchs was forced to sell the team because he couldn’t make the rent payments on Braves Field. The ’35 Braves went 38-115, the worst record in National League history (yes this includes the ’62 Mets). New management came in and renamed the team the Bees, and played as the Bees for five seasons.
Where they play. Sun Trust Park, the Braves played their first season here after only playing 21 seasons at Turner Park. The controversial planning and money raising issues led the Braves from moving from downtown Atlanta to suburban Cobb County.
Owner: Liberty Media led by chairman John C. Malone.
Manager: Brian Snitker, took over in May 2016 when the Braves fired Fredi Gonzalez
Top Current Players: Freddie Freeman is not a freeman in Atlanta, Julio Teheran feels like a hostage in Atlanta.
Hall of Famers: For Boston: John Clarkson, Hugh Duffy, Rabbit Maranville, Tommy McCarthy, Kid Nichols. For Milwaukee: Eddie Matthews and Warren Spahn. For Atlanta: Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz.
Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings
48. Atlanta Braves
(a.k.a. Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees)
Why? Very proud of their 14 straight National League Titles from 1991-2005, very quiet about how many of them turned into championships.
The Good. The Braves have one a World Series in all three cities they played. The Boston Braves in 1914, the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, and the Atlanta Braves in 1995. The ’14 Boston Braves were 15 games out on July 4th, came back to win the pennant and sweep Philadelphia in the World Series. The Milwaukee Braves never had a losing season. Presided over Hank Aaron’s record breaking 715th Home Run in 1974.
The Bad. Long stretches of futility in Boston and Atlanta. By 1935, the Braves had 11 100-loss seasons. By 1990, the Braves had 13 of 16 losing seasons, since they had their own tv station fans nationwide can see how empty Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium is.
The Ugly. Babe Ruth both started and finished his career in Boston. We all know spent a few years with the Red Sox before being sold to the Yankees. Ruth signed with the Braves in 1935, well past his prime. Although Ruth could still hit, he couldn’t run, couldn’t throw, couldn’t field. Slowly, he stopped hitting too. Ruth wanted to retire in May but owner Emil Fuchs persuaded to wait until he batted in all the National League ballparks. Ruth retired June 1st. when he realized that Fuchs would not make him manager. Fuchs was forced to sell the team because he couldn’t make the rent payments on Braves Field. The ’35 Braves went 38-115, the worst record in National League history (yes this includes the ’62 Mets). New management came in and renamed the team the Bees, and played as the Bees for five seasons.
Where they play. Sun Trust Park, the Braves played their first season here after only playing 21 seasons at Turner Park. The controversial planning and money raising issues led the Braves from moving from downtown Atlanta to suburban Cobb County.
Owner: Liberty Media led by chairman John C. Malone.
Manager: Brian Snitker, took over in May 2016 when the Braves fired Fredi Gonzalez
Top Current Players: Freddie Freeman is not a freeman in Atlanta, Julio Teheran feels like a hostage in Atlanta.
Hall of Famers: For Boston: John Clarkson, Hugh Duffy, Rabbit Maranville, Tommy McCarthy, Kid Nichols. For Milwaukee: Eddie Matthews and Warren Spahn. For Atlanta: Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz.
Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings
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