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    Many new additions to the 1966 Braves.

    I haven't been self-promoting the 1966 Braves series except on Twiitter, but I urge everyone to take a look at the amazing career of Bill Adair. Only a small part of the 1966 team, he was perhaps the greatest "company man" ever. He managed minor league teams for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves; he managed the final Atlanta Crackers team ever; he won a total of nine minor league pennants. His major league record: 4-6. Like Aaron, a Mobile native and a Braves lifer until he was no longer wanted -- then he became one of baseball's best scout.
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    Rico, I've noticed you tweet to @ BravesFansChop (Chop Country) a great deal ... who is that from here?

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    Supposedly, that's a link to this site that people can click on and find Chop country. If it isn't let me know.

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    The 1966 Braves overview will be complete this week. About a half-dozen left to enter, including this Aaron guy. Proud of the work; can't believe it couldn't find an audience here. Live and learn; I guess to most of you guys the Good Old Days are when Pat Corrales and Bobby Cox ran the dugout.

    A few more added Saturday a.m.
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    I am grateful for all of the work you did with this, rico.

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    You're rightfully proud. I'm with buck75. I don't have much of a connection to the Milwaukee Braves. I grew up watching the 80s Braves, and though I was a baseball history nut as a kid, the 60s were kind of a dead zone for me.

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    Some superficial connection with the Milwaukee Braves here. Warren Spahn, the winninest LH of all time, was from my hometown of Buffalo.

    The catcher on many of those great teams was Del Crandall. His playing career ended while I was in the womb. We need to realize that he had an excellent career. He was an 11-time All Star. (Those who argued with me endlessly that 3B Aramis Ramirez with his 2 All Star selections, is potentially HOF worthy, need to take note.)

    Putting everything else aside, a very interesting factoid came to my attention, while visiting the HOF museum over induction weekend this past summer. Hank Aaron was supposed to have been managed by 3 of his former teammates. Eddie Mathews was one of them, including when Aaron beating Babe Ruth's record. Del Crandall managed the Milwaukee Brewers when Aaron's playing career ended, but haven't been able to determine the identity of the third player and manager.

    Oh, and Del Crandall's replacement as Braves catcher was Joe Torre.

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