The 44 Greatest Atlanta Braves, Nine Years Later: Introduction (by bledsoe)

Of all the things Our Beloved Founder did on this site, my absolute favorite was the “44 Greatest Atlanta Braves.” This is the kind of barstool argument or back of the envelope noodling that I love, on a subject dear to my heart. It engendered a lot of nostalgic reminiscing from the gang and some good-natured debate about inclusions and exclusions. I even responded with my own list of my Left Behind 18, the taxi squad Braves that Mac left off, that included a couple of serious oversights in my view (Clete Boyer, for one), some halfhearted entries, and one fully tongue in cheek.