PHILADELPHIA -- Brian Snitker didn't hear a peep on the Braves' overnight flight from Fort Bragg, N.C., to Philadelphia.
Of course, Atlanta's skipper passed out in his seat before the plane had even left the runway on the largest military base in the world. His team had just played a historic game, a 5-2 loss to the Marlins, in front of 12,582 veterans on the Fort Bragg base.
In the hours leading up to the game, current and former Braves players and coaches mingled in the mess hall with active duty military and their family members.