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re: Why so many Bama fans against the Braves?
Posted on 11/3/21 at 12:21 pm to NPComb
Posted on 11/3/21 at 12:21 pm to NPComb
quote:Actually The University got it from the flag that Alexander The Great flew as he was in the process of conquering the world...look it up!
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They stole the Arky logo
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Posted on 11/3/21 at 12:24 pm to ChapelHillSooner
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That is why the talk in this thread about Braves regional broadcasts in the south confused me.
The broadcast was national. But, devoid of a MLB team regionally across the South in the 80s/early 90s, the saturation of Braves baseball on TBS contributed to the stronghold of Braves fans that still exists in the South today.
This post was edited on 11/3/21 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 11/3/21 at 12:30 pm to Che Boludo
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The broadcast was national. But, devoid of an MLB team regionally across the South in the 80s/early 90s, the saturation of Braves baseball on TBS contributed to the stronghold of Braves fans that still exists in the South today.
Got it.
Two things I remember from back in the day was the Braves starting 13-0 in 1982 and Bob Horner hitting four HR’s in a game.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 12:32 pm to Che Boludo
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I'm a Dale Murphy era Braves fan.
TBS brought the Braves to the entire South. Truly were America's team.
I don't know many Bama fans who are not also Braves fans.
This was the era when I watched baseball. I'm a Cubs fan, and Shawon Dunston was my favorite(I also played SS).
My little brother is/was a huge Braves fan.
But I quit watching the sport when the strikes happened.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 1:09 pm to PNW
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They stole the Braves logo
And added a mullet so everyone would know it was Bama.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 1:16 pm to BamaGradinTn
Thanks, the first place I looked said 1959, so actually 1966. 55 years it is.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 4:46 pm to Pulpwood Patterson
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As a Georgian and a UGA fan we’re happy to share the Braves with the South. It’s one of the few places where we drop the swords and can be friendly. I’ve always thought of them as the South’s team though there are fans of other teams certainly. I also don’t understand the ATL hate. It’s a huge benefit to SC, AL, TN, And North Florida from an economic standpoint. By proximity you get the benefit of an immense monetary engine, and yet you can still enjoy the quality of a rural small town quality of life.
That is how it works, man. When you're the only real baseball team in a region, you get all the fans. And that's how it should be. You gotta be loyal to who most nearly represents you if you have no better reason to be loyal to someone else. That's how I always saw it.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 5:06 pm to StopRobot
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n contrast, I didn't know anyone who was a Falcons fan. No one could have cared less about the Falcons. And it's not because college football was so popular. We loved pro football also. The Packers, the Colts, and the Cowboys were the popular teams of the day, and then the Jets, when Namath won the Super Bowl. No one cared about the Falcons. I don't think the Falcons made much of an effort to market themselves regionally. I always found it interesting that the Falcons never caught on to the extent that the Braves did, even before TBS. And it's not because college football was so popular
Well the Braves were a transfer franchise and they were a good team prior to moving to Atlanta. Plus the Falcons and Saints were born the same year and that split the South.
That may be part of it. But many nights during the summer, Ernie and Milo would talk about it being "Birmingham Night" or "Gadsden Night" or "Chattanooga Night"...promotional nights for those towns in the region. Throw in the fact that Aaron was from Alabama, along with many other stars who came through, like Mays, McCovey, B. Williams, and others.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 5:17 pm to Che Boludo
quote:Not just the South either. You could go to the ball park in the 1990s and the parking lot would be full of cars with plates from states like Montana and Idaho, the Dakotas and such. The Braves on the cable were the only MLB they got in these places. People would take a trip to Florida and stop off in theATL for a 3 game series on the way. Those were some heady times.
TBS brought the Braves to the entire South. Truly were America's team.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 5:19 pm to CedarChest
Group of us including my sons are going to see the Braves next year. Just some good times with the kids.
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