Yesterday AP’s Paul Newberry posted “Braves go from model franchise to laughing-stock” (this link is one of about 20 places AP posted his piece) where he outlines the decline of the Braves from perpetual contenders and highly respected organization to laughing-stock. He makes a lot of good points but on Liberty Media he’s not factually correct.
Liberty Media Aren’t the Problem
Fans have a lot of misconceptions about the relationship between Braves Baseball and Liberty Media Corporation (LMC). Last year Chris Jervis posted a well written, in-depth look at that relationship, I suggested reading it all.