Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins announced this past weekend the Yellow Jackets football program will join the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United in temporarily retiring No. 44 in honor of former Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron, who passed away on Jan. 22 at the age of 86. The Braves
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Hank Aaron through the Ages
Hank Aaron has worn a lot of uniforms over a career that spanned more than two decades. Today, on his 82nd birthday, we take a look back at some of the threads that the man whom many consider the real home run king trotted out on the field. Below are
The Story Behind the Carolina Mudcats: It’s the Fish, Stupid
The scene that Steve Bryant describes the night he purchased the Columbus Astros before the 1989 season sounds like a cliché from a cheesy movie. “I bought it from four doctors in Columbus, Georgia, on a Saturday night,” Bryant said. “They pulled out a fifth of Jack Daniels on the negotiating
Braves Prove Cowards; Claim BP Cap Was Never Official
The Atlanta Braves have cowered in the corner, yielding to a tiny minority of voices and have made a last-minute change to their BP cap design. But they don’t even have the nerve to issue a press release saying that they chickened out and didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes. They
Braves BP Cap is Perfectly Fine, Settle Down
“Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Pretty interesting to me how often Shakespeare has a line that so perfectly sums up something currently happening, from the minutia in every day life to the large and inconceivable tragedies. In this particular case of the Braves batting practice caps, sports bloggers