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Atlanta Braves
Newest Review: ... Series in 1992 (again dramatically defeating Pittsburgh in the NLCS before losing the World Series in six games to Toronto) and played steadily to begin 1993. However in the middle of the season Schuerholz traded for Fred McGriff, and "The Crime Dog" sparked the Braves into hot pursuit of the San Francisco Giants. Both teams won over 100 games and had the best records in the ... more  ... National League. The Braves again won the division on the last day of the season, but were then dumped in the NLCS by the Philadelphia Phillies. Realignment meant that 1993 would be the Braves last in that National League West. For 1994 the Braves would move...more |
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Atlanta Braves: The Pride of Georgia (1759 words)
by cpf1993 - written on 05.07.02 (Very useful, 332 readings)
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I was browsing around Dooyoo the other day and discovered to my pleasure that you could now write reviews about individual Baseball teams. And what better place to start than my favourite team, the Atlanta Braves? The Braves have not always been the Atlanta Braves. They began life in 1876 as the Boston Red Stockings (they became the Braves in 1912), before moving in 1953 to become the Milwaukee Braves. Some good years followed, especially in the mid 1950s. The team boasted greats like Warren Spahn and Hank Aaron, and won a World Series in 1957. However the team would uproot again, moving to Atlanta in 1966. Many lean years would follow though, only ...
