Oh What If....

As promised I will be bringing back some of the better posts from my old blog.  Here is one I have thought about often and would love to hear your comments.  Add them below to the post.  Here is the original post from 06/07/09:

Watching the Brewers play the Braves this weekend is kind of a tough mental exercise. On one hand are the Brewers, my home team and favorite team. The only team I have known. On the other side are the Braves. My second favorite team and the romanticized Milwaukee club of the past. Every time I watch these two square off I wonder if Milwaukee will lose the history of the Braves. Thirty years from now, will Brewer management still recognize the remarkable team from the past? I sure hope so. It also makes me wonder, what if? What if in 1964 or 1965 Selig and others would have realized the fight was lost but asked for one concession, keeping the Braves name and records? Back then, nobody asked for this type of thing. Now it is more common, like the Cleveland Browns. The ownership probably would have gladly agreed as long as they could get a quick exit to Atlanta.

Milwaukee would have still lost baseball for five years but in 1970 when Selig returned baseball to Milwaukee we could have been the Braves again. Now it's impossible, the name is forever with the Atlanta club and the Brewers have their own history, although still without a title. I love the Brewers but honestly would change the name in a heartbeat if we could. The Braves name in Milwaukee evokes such great history, a world championship, and thirteen straight winning years.

What would you choose, the Brewers or Braves in name only?

A Great Holiday Gift

Thanks to one of our readers I came across a great book about the Milwaukee Braves that would make a great holiday gift.  It is called "The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron".  It is listed as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2010.  The book is full of stories about Aaron and Spahn, the pennant runs, Perini's move, and more.  Add this to your gift list or get one today.  I always enjoy reading new books about the Braves era.

I have added a link to purchase the book directly from Amazon if you are interested.

1950's Free Agency

While this site is a Milwaukee Braves site, it is also a Milwaukee baseball site. At times I can't help comparing the team of today or the game versus the days of the Braves. Today's headlines are dominated by what to do with Prince Fielder. Fileder along with Ryan Braun are the cornerstone sluggers of the team. It appears Fileder's time in Milwaukee is short. Modern day economics will probably force Fielder out of town.

Instead of Fielder and Braun, what if it was Aaron and Matthews? What would our beloved Braves have been if Aaron had a super agent that demanded his way out of Milwaukee? So many memories would be different. It's really a shame fans have to suffer as their teams are torn apart. Is a town like Milwaukee doomed to be a AAA Yankees affiliate?

I'm afraid Milwaukee can never see a run like the Braves had again. The current state of MLB won't allow it.

Tell me what you think.

New Blog!!!

Well I finally found a true blog that I really like so I am relaunching the blog.  Why do I like this one....  Well first let me say it isn't the old one I tried that received hundreds of spam posts.  Second, it's a true blog and interactive!  Some of the features you'll be able to see are commenting on posts (highly encouraged as it will keep me interested in writing more), subscribing to the blog via a feed, archiving, and lots more.  You can still view the old blog but honestly I will pull over some of the more interesting posts in the very near future. 

There will be a lot of posts on this blog so if you are reading, add a comment and let me know.  I know we get some decent traffic to the site so don't be shy.  Join in! 

More to come very soon...