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Who's your favorite Atlanta Brave?

dalemurphycollectordalemurphycollector Posts: 85
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Just curious about two things, 1) How many Brave's fans there is on this board? and 2) Who is your favorite Atlanta Brave player? Mine happens to be Dale Murphy
Collector of Dale Murphy
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  • vintagetoppsguyvintagetoppsguy Posts: 871
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  • bigfischebigfische Posts: 2,252 ✭✭
    There is quite a few of us here, i wish some would be more vocal on the sport talk forum, especially during the season.

    Chipper Jones if my favorite.
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  • F1ferrariF1ferrari Posts: 583
    The Braves are my fav NL team, I'm an Orioles fan overall. image

    My favourite all-time Brave was Gene Garber. It's too bad that the 1982-83 teams were the only Atlanta team he ever played for that were fairly decent. Glenn Hubbard was always a scrappy player, too.
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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Smoltzie!
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  • dalemurphycollectordalemurphycollector Posts: 85
    If my memory is correct, I believe that Glenn Hubbard used to have one of the smallest fielding gloves in the majors. Can anyone back me up on this?
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Geez i would never have known that DaleMurphycollector. lol J/K

    I can't stand the Braves (I am a Mets fan) but back in the day I liked Bob Horner.


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    Larvell "Sugarbear" Blanks
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    Terry Pendleton


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  • cravetoppscravetopps Posts: 1,134
    Not a Braves fan but I have to go with a local product who is a pitcher in their farm system (Myrtle Beach) right now, Jeff Lyman from Monte Vista HS in Danville, CA.

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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    Dale Murphy
    then Chipper,
    Then Smoltz...
    ...and Jeff Blauser and mark lemke! they were scrappy!
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    conventional wisdom sez Hammerin' Hank.......

    but i dug that Lonnie Smith image
  • Tedw9Tedw9 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭
    Carl Willey, who is also a close friend of mine. image
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  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    John Rocker, heh

    Francoeur is a good guy - we went to rival high schools at the same time (I didn't know him back then). I've talked to him between innings and have a game-used ball he threw me image
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Carl Willey, who is also a close friend of mine. image >>



    dude he said ATLANTA Braves (just kidding)
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  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    Not a Braves fan, but Dale Murphy was my favorite player when I was growing up.

    Current favorite Brave - Anthony Lerew.

  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    This kid was a 1st round pick of the braves, he ended up playing linebacker at Duke when he didn't make the majors. He's my favorite because I remember his dad (my english teacher) coming in to school and talking about his son jimmy. He was 2 years old and if he got dad talking we could usually get out of doing any actual learning.

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    Actual Braves players? Nothing beats April 8 1974. Hammerin Hank!
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  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rowland Office.

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hammerin' Hank!!! image

    2 & 3 would be Phil Niekro and Dale Murphy.


    Edited to add that I am in no way whatsoever a Braves fan, in fact, I can not stand them. The above three however, transcended team affiliations and opposing fan hatred.


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  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,871 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I grew up outside of Richmond, VA and spent plenty of time at old Parker Field and then The Diamond. I'm not nearly as much of a Braves fan as I was back then but I still follow them and would have to say that Smoltz is my favorite of this bunch of Braves.

    My favorite Brave ever was Ron Gant.

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  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭


    << <i>
    My favorite Brave ever was Ron Gant.
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    same here..
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  • hofautoshofautos Posts: 1,934
    A couple more...braves have always been a source of my favorites

    Hank, justice, chipper, andruw, QV, smoltz, glavine, maddux, klesko,
    and lets not forget bobby cox ...the list goes on and on...

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  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭
    Currently, it's between Smoltz and Glavine.

    Henry was before my time, but I venerate him as a Brave and as a man.

    I've been a fan since '79, and there are only a handful of ex-Braves who I'm not okay with.
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    How can you not like this guy....WARREN SPAHN...

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  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    <There is quite a few of us here, i wish some would be more vocal on the sport talk forum, especially during the season>

    would be nice, axhole and his 12 bammed ids makes any sane post over there not worth it,he sure is fun too mess with thoughmade it 10 posts last time in his 12 or 13th id now, ilost countimage
  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Spahnie was never an Atlanta Brave (he played for the Braves in Boston and Milwaukee) image


    Steve
  • Bottom9thBottom9th Posts: 2,695 ✭✭
    Not a Braves fan, but will always be a fan of the REAL HR KING Hank Aaron.
  • Tedw9Tedw9 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Carl Willey, who is also a close friend of mine. image >>



    dude he said ATLANTA Braves (just kidding) >>



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    Ok, then Greg Maddux. One of the greatest pitchers I have ever seen.
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  • ClemazClemaz Posts: 1,422
    I can't stand the braves. Especially Sid Bream for beating us in the playoffs. But I must admit I am a big fan of Hank Aaron.
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  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Basically anyone on the early 90s teams. Later I really like Javy Lopez, Chipper, Andruw...so on so forth.

    Maddux is a favorite too, but he's a royal tool to the fans.
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  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    big bootied rafael ramirez & glen hubbard.

    yea yea

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The stone cold Hammer.
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  • MajorDanbyMajorDanby Posts: 1,343
    was a big braves fan during the big three era. still am a fan, but my interest has waned a bit because the old guard (even JS and mazzone) is nearly gone. happy that glav is back.

    favorite brave is maddux.
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  • kylehess10kylehess10 Posts: 351
    Been a Braves fan since 1997...and my favorite is Chipper Jones
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  • MPeterMPeter Posts: 568
    What! Nobody likes Bob Horner?
  • jdip9jdip9 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭
    Been a Red Sox fan my whole life, but for some reason Dale Murphy was my favorite player in my early years following the game.
  • bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
    Larry"chipper" Jones........met him once on a trip to Atlanta......nice guy......hot wife
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  • longtimemetsfanlongtimemetsfan Posts: 152 ✭✭
    I've never been a big Braves fan.
    Always like Phil Niekro.

    Gotta love a pitcher that can win 20 games and lose 20 games in the same season.
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    As a kid I adored Claudell Washington, along with that poor man's 'murderer's row' of Murphy, Chambliss and Horner. Later on I liked Terry Pendleton and Mark Lemke.
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    What did Rick Camp do?
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>What! Nobody likes Bob Horner? >>



    I was just going to say him!!
  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    Definitely Francisco Cabrera.

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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Maddux. Hands down.



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  • mrbecker712mrbecker712 Posts: 525
    1) Dale Murphy
    2) Hank Aaron
    3) Chipper Jones
    4) Smoltz, Glavine, Maddux
    5) Yunel Escobar

    Tough to decide. Francouer would have to be up there as well. Escobar's story is a great one. Crashed on a raft, landed on the US shore, so he was allowed to stay. Now he's a starting SS.
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