Thursday, February 27, 2014

#41

Contest
In 140 characters or less, describe why I should give you the prize. Be as simple or creative as you wish. Include whatever you want (pictures, links, etc…), only requirement is hashtag #BravesAmericaGiveaway

Two winners will be chosen. First winner will get their choice, second the other prize. You can send more than one entry if you think of something else you’d rather say, but more than a few and I’ll disqualify you.

Prizes
1.       John Smoltz autographed 8x11 (obtained at 2013 College World Series private signing)
2.       Lot of 12 Braves true rookies- Luis Avilan, Christian Bethancourt, Evan Gattis x4, Chris Johnson, Ramiro Pena, Cory Rasmus AU, Julio Teheran, Alex Wood x2

Rules
1.       Must be a follower of @bravesamerica
2.       Tweet must include hashtag #BravesAmericaGiveaway
3.       Winner’s mailing address must  be in the lower 48 states
4.       Contest ends at 11:59 pm, Central Standard Time, February 28, 2014

#40

Inspired by a conversation with @bgarrett7... the greatest all time Braves, by uniform number. Based on WAR. In cases where two were close I judged on impact to the team.

58- Peter Moylan            Hon: Alex Wood
57- Jorge Campillo          Hon: None                        Noteworthy: John Smoltz, rookie year
56- Oscar Villareal          Hon: None                        Noteworthy: Jim Bouton
55- Mark Grant               Hon: None                        Noteworthy: Alan Butts
54- Kris Medlen               Hon: None
53- Cory Gearrin             Hon: None                        Noteworthy: Melky Cabrera
52- Brad Clontz               Hon: John Thomson         Noteworthy: Jordan Walden
51- Terry Forster             Hon: Mike Gonzalez
50- Kent Mercker            Hon: Cristhian Martinez
49- Carl Morton              Hon: Jair Jurrjens
48- Ralph Garr                Hon: Tommy Hanson     Noteworthy: David Carpenter
47- Tom Glavine              Hon: Buzz Capra            
46- Craig Kimbrel            Hon: Kerry Ligtenberg
45- Charlie Puleo             Hon: None                        Noteworthy: Roger McDowell
44- Hank Aaron               Hon: None
43- Rico Carty                  Hon: Mark Wohlers       Noteworthy: Luis Avilan
42- Rick Mahler               Hon: Joey Jay                  
41- Eddie Mathews          Hon: None
40- Dick Ruthven             Hon: Tony Cloninger      Noteworthy: Bruce Sutter
39- Jonny Venters           Hon: Rafael Soriano       Noteworthy: Hoyt Wilhelm
38- Ron Reed                   Hon: None
37- Rick Camp                 Hon: Mike Remlinger     Noteworthy: Brandon Beachy
36- Gary Matthews          Hon: Mike Minor
35- Phil Niekro                Hon: None
34- Kevin Millwood        Hon: Zane Smith             Noteworthy: Eric O’Flaherty
33- Lew Burdette            Hon: Johnny Sain            Noteworthy: Fredi Gonzalez, Steve Avery
32- Steve Berosian          Hon: Charlie Leibrandt   Noteworthy: Ernie Johnson
31- Greg Maddux            Hon: None
30- Mack Jones               Hon: Orlando Cepeda
29- John Smoltz               Hon: Craig McMurtry
28- Gerald Perry              Hon: None
27- Fred McGriff             Hon: Lonnie Smith
26- Gene Garber             Hon: Dan Uggla
25- Andruw Jones           Hon: Pete Smith              Noteworthy: Enos Slaughter
24- Michael Bourn          Hon: Mark Teixeira        Noteworthy: Evan Gattis
23- David Justice             Hon: Matt Diaz                Noteworthy: Chris Johnson
22- Jason Heyward         Hon: Marcus Giles
21- Warren Spahn          Hon: None
20- Bruce Benedict         Hon: Mark Lemke
19- Dennis Menke           Hon: Yunel Escobar        Noteworthy: Andrelton Simmons
18- Ryan Klesko             Hon: Felix Mantilla
17- Glenn Hubbard          Hon: Felix Millan
16- Brian McCann           Hon: Rafael Ramirez
15- Tim Hudson              Hon: Donny Neagle
14- Martin Prado            Hon: Andres Galarraga    Noteworthy: Ramiro Pena
13- Billy Wagner              Hon: None                        Noteworthy: Jose Constanza
12-Dusty Baker                Hon: Eddie Stanky          Noteworthy: Eddie Perez
11- Darrell Evans             Hon: Gary Sheffield         Noteworthy: Gerald Laird
10- Chipper Jones           Hon: Bruce Benedict     
9- Terry Pendleton           Hon: Marquis Grissom
8-Javy Lopez                    Hon: Connie Ryan           Noteworthy: Justin Upton, David Ross
7- Jeff Burroughs             Hon: J.D. Drew                Noteworthy: Jeff Francoeur
6- Davey Johnson            Hon: Clee Boyer              Noteworthy: Bobby Cox
5- Bob Horner                 Hon: Ron Gant                Noteworthy: Freddie Freeman
4- Jeff Blauser                  Hon: Omar Infante           Noteworthy: Red Schoendienst
3- Dale Murphy               Hon: None                        Noteworthy: Babe Ruth, Joe Medwick
2- Kelly Johnson              Hon: Frank Bolling          Noteworthy: BJ Upton
1- Del Crandall                Hon: Rafael Furcal          Noteworthy: Tyler Pastornicky