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Posted on Jan 7, 2014

31 Things That Always Make Atlanta Braves' Fans Happy

In honor of Glavine #47 and Maddux #31 getting elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, here's a list of 31 reasons why Braves' fans have ample reason to be happy with their team's history.

by Mac Williams

Community Contributor

Rafael Belliard makes the first out on an amazing catch in foul territory. Glavine and Wohlers held the most potent offense in baseball to one hit. Grissom catches a routine fly for the 2nd out, but when Grissom catches that last fly ball and Skip Caray screams, "YES! YES! YES! THE ATLANTA BRAVES HAVE GIVEN YOU A CHAMPIONSHIP" I get goosebumps and, no lie, a little misty thinking about it. All the naysayers who hold that the team never accomplished much in spite of all the division titles must acknowledge the legitimacy of 1995.

Rafael Belliard makes the first out on an amazing catch in foul territory. Glavine and Wohlers held the most potent offense in baseball to one hit. Grissom catches a routine fly for the 2nd out, but when Grissom catches that last fly ball and Skip Caray screams, "YES! YES! YES! THE ATLANTA BRAVES HAVE GIVEN YOU A CHAMPIONSHIP" I get goosebumps and, no lie, a little misty thinking about it. All the naysayers who hold that the team never accomplished much in spite of all the division titles must acknowledge the legitimacy of 1995.

I almost made this #1, but a championship trumps a playoff win, no matter how unforgettably spectacular it might have been.
You respect Gibson's 88 World Series homer, but Francisco Cabrera will forever define "clutch" in your heart. Here's a recording of Skip Caray & Joe Simpson's brilliant calling of the entire inning.

I almost made this #1, but a championship trumps a playoff win, no matter how unforgettably spectacular it might have been.
You respect Gibson's 88 World Series homer, but Francisco Cabrera will forever define "clutch" in your heart. Here's a recording of Skip Caray & Joe Simpson's brilliant calling of the entire inning.

So did Kent Mercker in 1994. There was also a combined no hitter in which Mercker threw six innings of no-hit baseball. No big deal.

So did Kent Mercker in 1994. There was also a combined no hitter in which Mercker threw six innings of no-hit baseball. No big deal.

Bob Horner hits four home runs in one game. Sure, we still lost that game to the Expos, but, in the 80's, home runs were hard to come by, and four in one game was astounding.

Bob Horner hits four home runs in one game. Sure, we still lost that game to the Expos, but, in the 80's, home runs were hard to come by, and four in one game was astounding.

You have to watch it to see how amazing it was. Remember, this was extra innings, bases loaded, one out. CLUTCH!

You have to watch it to see how amazing it was. Remember, this was extra innings, bases loaded, one out. CLUTCH!

Sure, the Cardinals whooped us in the playoffs, but they did win it all that year. And, we've got the good record, not the bad record. Here's some video in the clubhouse after they clinched the NL West.

Sure, the Cardinals whooped us in the playoffs, but they did win it all that year. And, we've got the good record, not the bad record. Here's some video in the clubhouse after they clinched the NL West.

We lost the World Series on the 27th, but on the 29th, 750,000+ of us came downtown and celebrated our heroes with an outpouring of love that hadn't been seen on Peachtree since Gone with the Wind premiered at the Loew's Grand. If you skipped school or called in sick to work that day, no one would've blamed you (except for the Atlanta PD). Four years later, we had another parade when they brought a championship home to Atlanta. — We lost the World Series on the 27th, but on the 29th, 750,000+ of us came downtown and celebrated our heroes with an outpouring of love that hadn't been seen on Peachtree since Gone with the Wind premiered at the Loew's Grand. If you skipped school or called in sick to work that day, no one would've blamed you (except for the Atlanta PD). Four years later, we had another parade when they brought a championship home to Atlanta.

We lost the World Series on the 27th, but on the 29th, 750,000+ of us came downtown and celebrated our heroes with an outpouring of love that hadn't been seen on Peachtree since Gone with the Wind premiered at the Loew's Grand. If you skipped school or called in sick to work that day, no one would've blamed you (except for the Atlanta PD). Four years later, we had another parade when they brought a championship home to Atlanta.

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