When did Atlanta Braves die?

When did Atlanta Braves die?

It was on April 16, 1980 that pitcher Tom Glavine, a future inductee into the Hall of Fame, was killed in a plane crash. The FAA, in a letter to MLB on the same date, ordered all pilots to wear seat belts and to have an emergency pull-out kit in their aircraft. The letter also stressed that “all pilots are expected to follow safety procedures in the event of an emergency.”

So, just when things were starting to go south forWhen did Atlanta Braves die?

Atlanta Braves' Brandon McCarthy is introduced prior to a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, May 25, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

There’s a lot of baseball history surrounding yesterday’s Atlanta Braves victory and today’s loss. As the season goes on, it’s going to become more and more difficult to separate the old from the new. What’s happening this season, in fact, isn’t happening at all, but instead inWhen did Atlanta Braves die?

Since 2004, with the addition of Chipper Jones and Jeff Francoeur to the club, the Braves have been in a period where they were expected to contend with the AL East-winning New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. While Atlanta has struggled to match these two clubs, the one constant is the quality of the players that make up the Atlanta Braves.

When the team started to fade, there was a sense as to when a team can no longer compete. This is when the