
The Atlanta Braves should land at the bottom of the barrel at some point in time, but it will not be this season. Braves tickets to Turner Field are going to feature a club with plenty of young hitters ready to make the jump, a couple big-hitting brothers in B.J. and Justin Upton, and a starting rotation and bullpen with enough talent to compete in the NL East.
Those young hitters include up-and-coming shortstop Andrelton Simmons and right
fielder Jason Heyward. The hope is that Heyward finally hits for a combination of power, average, and OBP instead of one at a time. If Heyward is able to so, and the Upton brothers continue to thrive hitting in the same uniform, the offense will not be a concern in Atlanta.
The Braves definitely have all the pitching they need for a five-game series in the postseason with Kris Medlen, Tim Hudson, and Paul Maholm in the starting rotation and almost Cy Young and MVP winner Craig Kimbrel saving games. If Mike Minor or Julio Teheran is able to develop nicely then the Braves may have enough for a seven-game series.

| Event | Date/Time | Venue/City | |
| Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves | Aug 5, 2013 Mon 7:05PM |
Nationals Park
Washington, DC |
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| Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves | Aug 6, 2013 Tue 7:05PM |
Nationals Park
Washington, DC |
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| Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves | Aug 7, 2013 Wed 7:05PM |
Nationals Park
Washington, DC |
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| Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves | Sep 16, 2013 Mon 7:05PM |
Nationals Park
Washington, DC |
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| Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves | Sep 17, 2013 Tue 7:05PM |
Nationals Park
Washington, DC |
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| Event | Date/Time | Venue/City | |
| Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | May 19, 2013 Sun 1:35PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Minnesota Twins | May 20, 2013 Mon 7:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Minnesota Twins | May 21, 2013 Tue 7:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Minnesota Twins | May 22, 2013 Wed 12:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves | May 24, 2013 Fri 7:10PM |
Citi Field
Flushing, NY |
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| New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves | May 25, 2013 Sat 7:10PM |
Citi Field
Flushing, NY |
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| New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves | May 26, 2013 Sun 8:05PM |
Citi Field
Flushing, NY |
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| Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves | May 27, 2013 Mon 7:07PM |
Rogers Centre
Toronto, ONT |
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| Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves | May 28, 2013 Tue 12:37PM |
Rogers Centre
Toronto, ONT |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays | May 29, 2013 Wed 7:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays | May 30, 2013 Thu 7:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals | May 31, 2013 Fri 7:30PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals | Jun 1, 2013 Sat 7:15PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals | Jun 2, 2013 Sun 1:35PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Jun 3, 2013 Mon 7:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Jun 4, 2013 Tue 7:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Jun 5, 2013 Wed 12:10PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 6, 2013 Thu 7:10PM |
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 7, 2013 Fri 7:10PM |
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 8, 2013 Sat 7:10PM |
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 9, 2013 Sun 1:10PM |
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA |
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| San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 10, 2013 Mon 7:10PM |
Petco Park
San Diego, CA |
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| San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 11, 2013 Tue 7:10PM |
Petco Park
San Diego, CA |
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| San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves | Jun 12, 2013 Wed 12:40PM |
Petco Park
San Diego, CA |
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| Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants | Jun 14, 2013 Fri 7:30PM |
Turner Field
Atlanta, GA |
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The Atlanta Braves have played professional baseball in Boston as the Red Stockings and a host of other names and in Milwaukee as the Braves before arriving at its current host city. Oh, interesting fact, this is a franchise that has won a World Series in each of the cities it has played.
The Boston World Series came in 1914. Then they swept the Philadelphia Athletics with the aid of an MVP season from Johnny Evers. Not many Braves fans have ever heard of Evers, nor have they ever thought to research this team. They should though, as they won 94 games. After moving to Milwaukee, the Braves had Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, and Lew Burdette. They managed to go to two straight World Series with these players, taking on the Yankees and winning in 1957 and losing in 1958.
Of course, contemporary Boston baseball fans follow the Red Sox and modern Milwaukee baseball fans cheer on the Brewers. It is only the fans in Atlanta that support the Braves. They have done so since 1966. For the majority of the team’s time in this city the Braves have struggled. Sure there were a few good seasons here and there, but a division title in 1969 and 1982 were not enough to satisfy these fans.
Instead, the Atlanta Braves fans had to wait until the 1990s to begin a postseason run that went on for 16 seasons. The club had David Justice, Terry Pendleton, and Fred McGriff in the batting order and Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz on the mound for the first half of this run. Players like Chipper Jones, Andrew Jones, and Mike Hampton were the stars of the latter half. Unfortunately, despite all these playoff appearances, the club would only win a single World Series, in 1995.