Hearing the news that baseball legend Hank Aaron died surely sparked a flood of memories for those of us who grew up in the South long before TBS turned the Atlanta Braves into “America’s Team”.
The Braves transplanted from Milwaukee in 1966 and only managed to make the post-season once in their first 16 years, losing to the Miracle Mets the maiden year of expanded division play in the ’69 NLCS.
Although I rooted for the Mets during this time, the Braves were my second favorite choice during my childhood years. That was because of Henry Louis Aaron and his pursuit of a baseball record many believed – and others despicably hoped – would never be broken.