All-Time Favorite Braves Team

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With a nod to Zito's All-Time best thread, this one is for your favorite Braves by position. Not best. In my case there are certainly some sentimental choices that are quite far from being the best Braves to ever play the position.

Catcher-Greg Olson
1st-Willie Montanez
2nd-Glenn Hubbard
SS-Simba
3rd-The Pendletonian
RF-Justice
CF-The immortal Rowland Office
LF-this one is easy-Garret Anderson-mostly because everyone hated him so much. I thought it was kind of funny. Please note the correct spelling of his first name.

Rotation: Buzz Capra, ***lord Perry, Phil Niekro, Smoltz, Rick Matula

Closer: Señor Smoke
 
LINEUP

1. C - Javy Lopez

2. 1B - Fred McGriff

3. 2B - Marcus Giles

4. 3B - Chipper Jones

5. SS - Rafael Furcal

6. LF - Andruw Jones

7. CF - Marquis Grissom

8. RF - David Justice

BENCH

9. C - Brian McCann

10. 1B - Andres Galarraga

11. 2B - Mark Lemke

12. SS - Andrelton Simmons

13. OF - Ron Gant

14. OF - Gary Sheffield

ROTATION

15. SP - Greg Maddux

16. SP - Tom Glavine

17. SP - John Smoltz

18. SP - Tim Hudson

19. SP - Steve Avery

BULLPEN

20. MR - Kerry Lightenberg

21. MR - Jonny Venters

22. LOOGY - Mike Stanton

23. SUP - Mark Wohlers

24. SUP - Eric O'Flaherty

25. CP - Craig Kimbrel
 
1. C. Brian McCann
2. 1B Andres Galarraga
3. 2B Kelly Johnson
4. 3B Chipper Jones
5. SS Not Not Simmons
6. LF Ron Gant
7. CF Andruw Jones
8. RF Jason Heyward

9. 1B Julio Cesar MFing Franco
10. IF Tony Graffanino
11. C Eddie Perez
12. IF Rafael Belliard
13. IF Mark DeRosa
14. OF/1B Brian Hunter

15. Greg Maddux
16. Tom Glavine
17. Kevin Millwood
18. Tim Hudson
19. Phil Niekro

20. RHP Mike Remlinger
21. LHP Kent Mercker
22. LHP Jonny Venters
23. RHP Mark Wohlers
24. RHP John Smoltz
25. CP Craig Kimbrel

Notes:
—No room in the OF for Ryan Klesko and Gary Sheffield, who was one of the most entertaining hitters I've ever had the pleasure to watch. I gave Gant the nod because my affection for him dated back to watching him as a skinny 2B in AA.
—I tried to stick with true bench players for the bench, and stick with a modicum of realism in roster construction. Still didn't get any true reserve outfielders.
 
Since I'm a youngin my team will reflect it.

C - Mac
1B - McGriff
2B - Giles
3B - Chipper
SS - Blauser
LF - Justice
CF - Andruw
RF - Heyward

Bench
Freeman
Javy
Gant
Simmons
KJ

Rotation

Maddux
Smoltz
Glavine
Hudson
Millwood

CL - Kimbrel

(don't care about the rest fo the BP really)

Manager - Bobby
Pitching coach - McDowell
GM - Wren
Owner - Turner
 
C. Mr. Gattis

1B. Julio Franco

2B. Mark Lemke

Ss. Rafael Belliard

3B. CHIPPA

CF Andruw

RF Heyward

LF Klesko

SP Smoltz

SP Avery

SP Smoltz

SP Medlen

SP Smoltz

RP Kimbrel

RP Smoltz

RP Venters

RP Smoltz

RP O'Flaherty

RP John Smoltz

Least favorite Braves

Blauser - I did a happy dance when he signed with the cubs.

Chris Hammond - douche goes like 4 months without giving up a run which of course came to an end in the playoffs. It was worse because I knew that would happen.

Mark Teixeira - glad he is hurt

Glavine - mr. Met
 
C - Javy Lopez

1B - Freddie Freeman

2B - Quilvio Veras

3B - Chipper Jones

SS - Andrelton Simmons

LF - Ryan Klesko

CF - Andruw Jones

RF - David Justice

Julio Franco, David Ross, Omar Infante, Mark Kotsay, Erik Hinske

Greg Maddux

Tom Glavine

John Smoltz

Steve Avery

Kevin Millwood

Craig Kimbrel

Mark Wohlers

Mike Remlinger

Jonny Venters

Kent Mercker

Kerry Ligtenberg

Darren Holmes
 
C: Charlie O'Brien
1B: Wally Joyner
2B: Jeff Treadwell
3B: Jose Oliva
SS: Rey Sanchez
LF: Dave Gallagher
CF: Bobby Kelly
RF: The Franchise

SP: Shane Reynolds, Kenshin Kawakami, Mike Hampton, Horacio Ramirez, Odalis Perez
RP: Antonio Alfonseca, Roberto Hernandez, Chris Reitsma, Ken Ray, Jesse Sanchez, Kevin Gryboski
Closer: Dan Kolb

Manager: Fredi Gonzalez

Eh, started out as guys who are somewhat forgotten, but switched over to guys who memorably sucked since it felt like cheating to look up old rosters. 4/10
 
C: Javy Lopez
1B: McGriff
2B: Prado
SS: Simmons
3B: C. Jones
LF: A. Jones
CF: Murphy
RF: Justice

Smoltz
Glavine
Maddux
Avery
Medlen
 
C - Brian McCann
1B - Freddie Freeman
2B - Mark Lemke
3B - Chipper
SS - Rafael Belliard
LF - Ron Gant
CF - Andruw Jones
RF - Brian Jordan

Pitchers - Glavine, Maddux, Smoltz, Kimbrel, Ligtenberg
 
drewdat said:
C: Charlie O'Brien
1B: Wally Joyner
2B: Jeff Treadwell
3B: Jose Oliva
SS: Rey Sanchez
LF: Dave Gallagher
CF: Bobby Kelly
RF: The Franchise

SP: Shane Reynolds, Kenshin Kawakami, Mike Hampton, Horacio Ramirez, Odalis Perez
RP: Antonio Alfonseca, Roberto Hernandez, Chris Reitsma, Ken Ray, Jesse Sanchez, Kevin Gryboski
Closer: Dan Kolb

Manager: Fredi Gonzalez

Eh, started out as guys who are somewhat forgotten, but switched over to guys who memorably sucked since it felt like cheating to look up old rosters. 4/10
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My memories of Ken Ray and what he actually did aren't jiving together correctly. I remember Ray pitching very well for the Braves, at least for the most part but then looking at the numbers and seeing that he had a 4.52 ERA and a 5.08 FIP with terrible walk and strikeout rates tell a different story. So I just don't understand what's going on there. I guess he had a few terrible outings that skewed the stats? The same thing with Kevin Gryboski.
 
Nerfherders said:
C - Brian McCann
1B - Freddie Freeman
2B - Mark Lemke
3B - Chipper
SS - Rafael Belliard
LF - Ron Gant
CF - Andruw Jones
RF - Brian Jordan

Pitchers - Glavine, Maddux, Smoltz, Kimbrel, Ligtenberg
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I was starting to wonder if I was the only Lightenberg fan here. Dude was great for the Braves.
 
C Joe Torre

1B Andres Galarraga

2B Felix Milan

SS Chipper Jones (Chipper was drafted as SS and played there when Pendleton was re-acquired in '96)

3B Eddie Mathews

OF Hank Aaron

OF Andruw Jones

OF Dale Murphy

Rotation: Greg Maddux, Warren Spahn, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Phil Niekro

Closer: Mark Wohlers
 
C- McCann
1B- Freeman
2B- Giles
SS- Simmons
3B- Chipper
LF- Justice
CF- Andruw
RF- Heyward

SP- Smoltz
SP- Glavine
SP- Maddux
SP- Hudson
SP- Avery

CP- Kimbrel
 
C: Johnny Estrada
1B: Fred McGriff
2B: Quilvio Veras
3B: Chipper Jones
SS: Rafael Furcal
LF: Ryan Klesko
CF: Kenny Lofton
RF: Gary Sheffield

SP: Greg Maddux
SP: John Smoltz
SP: Jair Jurrjens
SP: Tim Hudsn
SP: Steve Avery

RP: Kerry Ligtenberg
CP: John Rocker
 
AUTiger7222 said:
I was starting to wonder if I was the only Lightenberg fan here. Dude was great for the Braves.
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Some amazing sideburns too.

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Knucksie said:
C Joe Torre
1B Andres Galarraga
2B Felix Milan
SS Chipper Jones (Chipper was drafted as SS and played there when Pendleton was re-acquired in '96)
3B Eddie Mathews
OF Hank Aaron
OF Andruw Jones
OF Dale Murphy

Rotation: Greg Maddux, Warren Spahn, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Phil Niekro
Closer: Mark Wohlers
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Yeah because Blauser got hurt in 96. I remember that. It was pretty cool having Chipper and TP playing together, although TP's bat had declined considerable by that point his career and he was pretty much a black hole offensively.
 
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