The Braves were in Milwaukee for only 13 seasons. They’ve been in Atlanta for about 47. But whenever I think of the Braves, I think of the Milwaukee Braves. And their leaving that tore my heart out and made me look at professional sports with a real jaundiced eye from then on. Hank Aaron is still my all-time sports hero.
I guess I'm getting old,I still remember "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain!"...but that was for the Boston Braves.
1948 was the year that phrase was popularized IIRC.I was a nine-year old kid in 7th heaven.
I grew up in North Jersey and in '48,a Presidential election year I spent many,many happy afternoons at Yankee Stadium,the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field courtesy of the Democratic and Republican Parties.
They would gather us kids up as often as possible and bus to the ball games and I got to see the Boston Braves and other bygone teams like the St. Louis Browns,the Philadelphia A's and the Washington Senators play.
Oh frabjous joy!