this-day-in-baseball: “March 1988 Four days shy of his birthday, Phil Niekro’s Hall of Fame career comes to an end when he is waived by the Yankees at the end of spring training.
This is who my son, MADDUX is named after- Greg Maddux, BEST ATL pitcher in franchise history. The "Mad Dog" is the only pitcher in MLB history to win at least 15 games for 17 straight seasons.
Tim Hudson of the Atlanta Braves pitches against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the first inning at Angel Stadium on May 2011 in Anaheim, California.
Baseball cards picturing all qualifying Atlanta Braves rostered players for 1966
Marquis Grissom Great player, but I will always remember his dropped fly ball in Game 5 of 1996 World Series against Yankees that gave New York 1 unearned run. We lost the game 1-0 and the Series.