Braves sent surging following trade deadline

Dansby Swanson looks to turn a double play in a recent Braves game. The Braves have pushed above .500 for the first time all season, and now sit several games over and hold the top spot in the NL East. // Photo courtesy of Rich von Biberstein, Getty ImagesThe 2021 calendar year for Atlanta professional sports has the potential to be one of the better ones in recent memory. After the Atlanta Hawks made a thrilling run into the Eastern Conference Finals, taking out New York and Philadelphia in the process, Atlanta baseball was not pointing towards the same height as basketball.

The Braves initially were the only team in the city expected to compete for a championship, after coming one game…