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Braves Franchise History 1920 - Lee Magee admits to NL president John Heydler that he tried to throw a game against the Boston Braves while he was with the Reds. Cincinnati eventually won the game in 13 innings. 1948 - The Boston Braves acquire outfielder Johnny Wyrostek from the Phillies in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller. MLB History 1910 - Major League Baseball … [Read more...] about This Day in Braves History: February 10th

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Does anyone remember Randy Ventura? Minor league ranking stuff continues this week, as our crew will have more prospect content later in the day. In honor of that, a simple question — now that you’ve seen all sorts of Top 30ish lists roll out, including the one here, who do you love that didn’t get love on those … [Read more...] about Who is your favorite fringy/not-really-a prospect in the Braves’ system?

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pitchers and Catchers officially back this week. Football is officially over, and while basketball and hockey are still in full swing, this week marks the “start” of the baseball season as pitchers and catchers report across MLB. Of course, position players will likely arrive early as well, looking to get off … [Read more...] about Braves News: Baseball is near, Braves Games, more

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hope everybody’s having a solid Sunday. Here’s the random clip: … [Read more...] about Sunday 2/9 Open Thread

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images An incredibly busy day that somehow doesn’t have much to do with the Atlanta Braves organization. Braves Franchise History 1916: The National League votes down a proposal by the Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22. (The Reds want a decrease to 20.) MLB History 1884: The Cincinnati Outlaw … [Read more...] about This Day in MLB History: February 9