Most Beloved Brave?

[2Stater]

John Rocker........... What? 

didn't they give him the key to New York City one time ?   

 Yeah , but they shoved it up his........um, they didn't put it in his hand.

[cbbama99]

Glen Hubbard and Bob Horner are both good ones, as well.

[Leroy]

Dale Murphy would have to be on the short list along with some of the others already mentioned.  I always enjoyed watching Otis Nixon and little Belliard (sp?) too although don't know if I'd call them beloved...

[pmull]

Here is the Wikipedia site that has all the braves records.

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Dale Murphy has the most skikeouts in Braves history with 1581. He was only a career .265 hitter. You Braves fans need to set your sights higher if he is one of your "most beloved".

The Braves pitcher with most career wins never played for Atlanta - Warren Spahn with 363 wins and 63 shutouts.

[bama57]

The sultan of swat, and then Hank! I grew up listening/watching Hank, and read everything I could find about the sultan

[Marshal Dillon]

Here is the Wikipedia site that has all the braves records.

Click here for link

Dale Murphy has the most skikeouts in Braves history with 1581. He was only a career .265 hitter. You Braves fans need to set your sights higher if he is one of your "most beloved".

The Braves pitcher with most career wins never played for Atlanta - Warren Spahn with 363 wins and 63 shutouts.

As a baseball fan, you are missing the point. Murphy was a power hitter, not a for average hitter. He was a two-time MVP in the NL. He was an outstanding right fielder & center fielder. Being beloved has nothing to do with stats, even though they are important. Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco were awesome hitters, but hated by most.


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[pmull]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

[Marshal Dillon]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

[2Stater]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

I'm with you, MD, stats have nothing to do with who is most beloved. Dale Murphy was an icon to me and most Brave fans. I mentioned Bruce Benedict earlier and there was also Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Burroughs, Pascual Perez, Gerald Perry, Claudell Washington, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, Javy Lopez, Fred McGriff, and many others. Not many superstars, but many favorites to many people who followed the Braves.

[pmull]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

I'm with you, MD, stats have nothing to do with who is most beloved. Dale Murphy was an icon to me and most Brave fans. I mentioned Bruce Benedict earlier and there was also Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Burroughs, Pascual Perez, Gerald Perry, Claudell Washington, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, Javy Lopez, Fred McGriff, and many others. Not many superstars, but many favorites to many people who followed the Braves.

Stats do matter. This is not Dixie Youth baseball. They don't give out participation trophies. The Braves sucked when Murphy played for them. They averaged about 70 wins a year but they had a lot of beloved players.

[Marshal Dillon]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

I'm with you, MD, stats have nothing to do with who is most beloved. Dale Murphy was an icon to me and most Brave fans. I mentioned Bruce Benedict earlier and there was also Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Burroughs, Pascual Perez, Gerald Perry, Claudell Washington, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, Javy Lopez, Fred McGriff, and many others. Not many superstars, but many favorites to many people who followed the Braves.

Stats do matter. This is not Dixie Youth baseball. They don't give out participation trophies. The Braves sucked when Murphy played for them. They averaged about 70 wins a year but they had a lot of beloved players.

Your total stubbornness and lack of understanding on this matter is totally stunning to me. True fans of a team have beloved players because of who the player is and how he acts and his efforts for his team. Ernie Banks was an incredible shortstop for the Cubs and they never won but he was a truly beloved player. Maybe I just don't understand your point.

 

[2Stater]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

I'm with you, MD, stats have nothing to do with who is most beloved. Dale Murphy was an icon to me and most Brave fans. I mentioned Bruce Benedict earlier and there was also Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Burroughs, Pascual Perez, Gerald Perry, Claudell Washington, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, Javy Lopez, Fred McGriff, and many others. Not many superstars, but many favorites to many people who followed the Braves.

Stats do matter. This is not Dixie Youth baseball. They don't give out participation trophies. The Braves sucked when Murphy played for them. They averaged about 70 wins a year but they had a lot of beloved players.

And I was one of those people that watched them when they were horrible and still loved them. You have to realize we are talking about players we admire. As MD pointed out, Jose Conseco and Barry Bonds had great stats, but few admire them. Has nothing to do with Dixie Youth baseball, participation trophies or anything else you may wish to make light of. Ask the people in Cleveland what they thought of Rocky Calavito or Jim Thome. Ask anyone in Chicago what they thought of (pick one) over the years. The Cubs eternally suck, but they love or admire many, many players that got them nowhere. I totally disagree with you, pmull. Stats, in this situation, do not matter.

[hscoach]

What about Ralph Garr?

[pmull]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

I'm with you, MD, stats have nothing to do with who is most beloved. Dale Murphy was an icon to me and most Brave fans. I mentioned Bruce Benedict earlier and there was also Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Burroughs, Pascual Perez, Gerald Perry, Claudell Washington, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, Javy Lopez, Fred McGriff, and many others. Not many superstars, but many favorites to many people who followed the Braves.

Stats do matter. This is not Dixie Youth baseball. They don't give out participation trophies. The Braves sucked when Murphy played for them. They averaged about 70 wins a year but they had a lot of beloved players.

Your total stubbornness and lack of understanding on this matter is totally stunning to me. True fans of a team have beloved players because of who the player is and how he acts and his efforts for his team. Ernie Banks was an incredible shortstop for the Cubs and they never won but he was a truly beloved player. Maybe I just don't understand your point.

 

Ernie Banks is not a good example to make your point. He played on poor Cubs teams but he is one of the best players to ever play the game. He had a .274 avg with 512 HR. He is a 14 time all star and a member of Major League Ballball All Century Team. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year.

I said Murphy was good but I don't have to like him just because you do.

[BAMAWV]

MD, the Braves were horrible during most of Murphy's career. They won one divison title (1982) and no pennents until he was in the twilight of his career in the early 90's. I know he hit 398 HR and had his number retired. He was a good player. If you strikeout a lot and don't hit for average you better hit with power and drive in runs. If you want to pick a "most beloved Brave" that played on bad teams and hit for power and drove it runs it has to be Hank Arron. If you want to add an 's' to the title of this thread and make it plural Murphy would be a good choice.

Another reason he was so beloved was he was a great person. He was very humble and religious and a great role model for kids. No player in baseball ever said a bad word about him. The reason the Braves were so lousy in the 1980's was very simple, very poor pitching and fielding. It took them over 10 years to restock and build up their minor leagues. That led to their great run in the 1990's.

I'm with you, MD, stats have nothing to do with who is most beloved. Dale Murphy was an icon to me and most Brave fans. I mentioned Bruce Benedict earlier and there was also Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Burroughs, Pascual Perez, Gerald Perry, Claudell Washington, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, Javy Lopez, Fred McGriff, and many others. Not many superstars, but many favorites to many people who followed the Braves.

Stats do matter. This is not Dixie Youth baseball. They don't give out participation trophies. The Braves sucked when Murphy played for them. They averaged about 70 wins a year but they had a lot of beloved players.

Your total stubbornness and lack of understanding on this matter is totally stunning to me. True fans of a team have beloved players because of who the player is and how he acts and his efforts for his team. Ernie Banks was an incredible shortstop for the Cubs and they never won but he was a truly beloved player. Maybe I just don't understand your point.

 

Ernie Banks is not a good example to make your point. He played on poor Cubs teams but he is one of the best players to ever play the game. He had a .274 avg with 512 HR. He is a 14 time all star and a member of Major League Ballball All Century Team. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year.

I said Murphy was good but I don't have to like him just because you do.

So-- if MD said, "Go jump in the lake"...?

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