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Many people see the Atlanta Braves in different lights, by asking diverse people about them, you will get some vastly dissimilar answers. If you ask any young person who the Atlanta Braves are, you will most likely hear something like this: The best overall baseball team since I 've been alive. But if you ask an older wiser person who the Atlanta Braves are, here 's the answer you 'll probably get: A baseball team that has come back incredibly from they 're not so grand past, a great story of a worst to first baseball team. However if you go to an informed person, someone who knows all about the Atlanta Braves and ask them the same question, I 'm sure you 'll get an answer like this: The Atlanta Braves are a team with rich history, great victories, and superb leadership that has allowed them to capture 12 consecutive division titles. The Atlanta Braves ' history is very deep and very interesting, with 3 moves 3 national titles and numerous stadiums, the Braves have been and will be one of the most fascinating teams in baseball. "The Braves started in 1876 in Boston, known then as the ‘Red Stockings '. And in 1883 they became then ‘Beaneaters ' and then the now infamous ‘Braves ' in 1912. Then in 1914 the Boston Braves won they 're first national title, by sweeping Philadelphia." (Atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/atl/history/atl_history_timeline.jsp)

In 1953, the Braves moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin, and winning the franchise 's 2nd World Series only 4 years later in 1957. (Atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/atl/history/atl_history_timeline.jsp) The Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966. The Braves didn 't have the best teams from 1966-1990, no World Series titles, just not up to where they had been in earlier years. In 1990 the braves had the worst record in baseball, and then in 1991, they went from worst to first, and went to the World Series. They went again in 1992, but unfortunately, they lost both times. However, in 1995 the Braves went to



Bibliography: McGeveran Jr., William, ed. The World Almanac and book of facts 2004. New York: St. Martins Press, 2003. Morrison, Michael, ed. ESPN Sports Almanac 2004. New York: Sports Almanac Inc., 2003.

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