The Atlanta Braves are done for the year, but the saga of the team’s tomahawk chop rolls on.
Days after the Braves flamed out of the postseason, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution received statements from two separate formerly Georgia-based tribes condemning the team’s ongoing use of the chop.
Imported from Florida State in 1991 when former Nole Deion Sanders joined the team, the chop—a rhythmic chant combined with arm-chopping motions—has drawn love from some quarters, condemnation from others. Longtime Atlanta fans call it an essential element of the Braves experience, and for decades, the team agreed, providing musical and video accompaniment during every game.