This year's baseball
story is written by my Uncle. He is
retired from the Air Force.
The Braves
and Warren Spahn
Ron Crooker
"Dad, how
come you like the Braves instead of the
Red Sox?"
"Well
Ronnie, I guess I just got interested in
the Braves when I was a young fellow.
Back when I was 13 or so, and the Braves
had spent a number of years playing
losing seasons, but I noticed that they
had started doing better."
"Did they
do better when you were 13?"
"Oh, you
bet they did son. That year I was 13 was
a really exciting year. They were in
last place in July, and by the time the
World Series rolled around, the Braves
were the National League Champions."
"Wow. I
bet that was a great time to be a Braves
fan, Dad. Did they win the World Series
that year?"
"Yes they
did. They beat the Philadelphia
Athletics in four games – the first time
anyone won the World Series in four
straight games."
"I bet
they filled Braves field to see those
games, didn’t they?"
"Actually
son, they played the first couple of
games in Philadelphia, and the next two
in Fenway Park in Boston. The field the
Braves normally played in was under
repair, so they had to play in Fenway
Park. Braves Field didn‘t come along
until a couple of years later."
"But why
don’t you like the Red Sox?"
"Well, I
don’t dislike the Red Sox. I think
they’re a fine team. I just prefer the
National League play of the game, and
like the Braves in particular. Always
have. But I follow the Red Sox as well
as the Braves. They are exciting too.
You know the Braves were once known as
The Boston Red Caps."

Braves
Field, Boston
"Did they
become the Red Sox then?"
No, the
Braves team has had a few different
names in their history – Red Caps or
Beaneaters, mostly – and a few others,
but they started out as the Braves.
After a few changes they returned to
that name and still hold it."
"But
you’ve always been a Braves fan Dad?"
"Yes son,
I guess I always will be."
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