Bledsoe:
Lefthanded Relief Pitcher
Seasons with Braves: 1989-95
Career Stats with Braves: 18-21, ERA 4.01, 289.7 IP, 55 SV, 223 SO
Mike Stanton was a hardthrowing lefthanded minor league centerfielder whom the Braves took a look at and said “Pitcher.” … Finish Reading
Bledsoe:
Righthanded Reliever
Seasons with Braves: 1997-2002
Career Stats with Braves: 12-12, ERA 3.04, 266.7 IP, 44 SV, 256 SO
Kerry Ligtenberg had the best sideburns of any reliever since the 70s’ Oakland Athletics. He also had an outstanding … Finish Reading
Lefthanded Reliever
Seasons with Braves: 1983-85
Career Stats with Braves: 7-5, ERA 2.23, 165.3 IP, 16 SV
Okay, this is starting to get ugly. As Mac’s players rise to quasi-Hall of Fame level, mine are sinking to, well, Terry Forster. … Finish Reading
Bledsoe:
Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing C/1B/3B
Seasons with Braves: 1970-72, 1975-76
Career Stats with Braves: .251/.321/.437, 81 HR, 255 RBI, 200 RS
Earl Williams won Rookie of the Year for the Braves in 1971 by blasting 33 homers for America’s … Finish Reading
Bledsoe:
Lefthanded Reliever
Seasons with Braves: 1998-2001
Career Stats with Braves: 8-12, IP 195.3, ERA 2.63, 83 SV, 259 SO
This is an omission, I presume, due to Mac’s distaste for this particular player. I think he makes the three … Finish Reading
Lefthanded Hitting, Lefthanded Throwing Outfielder/1B
Seasons with Braves: 1967-75, 1979-81
Career Stats with Braves: 250/.321/.371, 74 HR, 365 RBI, 355 RS
Michael Ken-Wai Lum simply HAS to be on the 44, if only as a nod to his longevity. I … Finish Reading
Bledsoe:
Righthanded Starting Pitcher
Braves Seasons: 1982-85
Braves Career Stats: 34-33, 601.6 IP, 3.91 ERA
At No. 6, the Left Behinders select Otis Nixon. See Sam’s fine writeup, below. Otis was absolutely a key cog in those early years … Finish Reading
Bledsoe:
Righthanded Reliever
Seasons with Braves:1993-96, 2000
Career Stats with Braves:18-14, 44 SV, 334 IP, 2.96 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
Greg’s omission from the Immortals is, I think, due to the short shrift middle relievers get whenever stats are thrown around. … Finish Reading
Bledsoe again…
Righthanded hitting, Righthanded Throwing Outfielder
Seasons with Braves 1999-2001, 2005-6
Career Stats with Braves: .274/.331/.442, 71 HR, 323 RBI, 289 RS
Mac says that Jordan was one of his last cuts. That was a mistake.
Jordan clearly is … Finish Reading
Bledsoe again…
Righthanded Pitcher
Seasons with Braves: 1965-69
Career Stats with Braves: 45-34, 769 IP, 3.22 ERA, .570 WP, 1.17 WHIP
A journeyman pitcher with excellent control, Ken Johnson was one of the Braves’ stalwarts in the first years in … Finish Reading
