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When the Braves Ruled the Diamond: Fourteen Flags over Atlanta
Newly updated to include 2021 World Series coverage!
From 1991 through 2005, the Atlanta Braves did something no pro sports team can match, finishing in first place for fourteen consecutive seasons.
During that stretch, the Braves parlayed powerful pitching with potent hitting that produced under pressure. Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox won with veteran teams, young teams, slugging teams, and several times with teams that emphasized speed and defense. His teams captured 100 wins in six different seasons.
In When the Braves Ruled the Diamond , former AP sportswriter Dan Schlossberg covers the record-breaking era that transformed Atlanta from the Bad-News Braves to America's Team. With separate chapters on Cox, fabled pitching coach Leo Mazzone, and Hall of Fame pitchers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz, this book also highlights the contributions of Andres Galarraga, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Brian Jordan, Javy Lopez, Terry Pendleton, and many more Braves stars. It features year-by-year summaries, Opening Day lineups, and even oddball anecdotes that explain why the fourteen-year streak may never be duplicated. It is the perfect gift for fans of baseball history as well as fans of the Atlanta Braves!
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From 1991 through 2005, the Atlanta Braves did something no pro sports team can match, finishing in first place for fourteen consecutive seasons.
During that stretch, the Braves parlayed powerful pitching with potent hitting that produced under pressure. Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox won with veteran teams, young teams, slugging teams, and several times with teams that emphasized speed and defense. His teams captured 100 wins in six different seasons.
In When the Braves Ruled the Diamond , former AP sportswriter Dan Schlossberg covers the record-breaking era that transformed Atlanta from the Bad-News Braves to America's Team. With separate chapters on Cox, fabled pitching coach Leo Mazzone, and Hall of Fame pitchers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz, this book also highlights the contributions of Andres Galarraga, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Brian Jordan, Javy Lopez, Terry Pendleton, and many more Braves stars. It features year-by-year summaries, Opening Day lineups, and even oddball anecdotes that explain why the fourteen-year streak may never be duplicated. It is the perfect gift for fans of baseball history as well as fans of the Atlanta Braves!
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.
Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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August 6, 2017
I am far from an expert on the subject matter but I feel fairly confident in my bar conversation abilities now thanks to Scholssberg's book and Tait's narration. Not to mention, Chipper Jones was one of the first baseball players I ever knew. It's nice to be able to back that name up with actual stats and facts now. For a complete rookie on the subject matter, this book was a great help so thank you.
April 13, 2021
Meh. I have a five-star interest in the material, but it seemed handled in a slipshod fashion.
The first half of the book seemed to consist of what happens when you get the stars of the Braves 14 year run talking and put in a barely edited transcript. There is a lot of repetition of the same thoughts and instances and very little analysis. The author does EVENTUALLY moved to a season-by-season recap, but even there he doesn't give the reader a sense of being in the dugout.
The first half of the book seemed to consist of what happens when you get the stars of the Braves 14 year run talking and put in a barely edited transcript. There is a lot of repetition of the same thoughts and instances and very little analysis. The author does EVENTUALLY moved to a season-by-season recap, but even there he doesn't give the reader a sense of being in the dugout.
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July 3, 2016The Good Old Days
As a die-hard Atlanta Braves fan, I found this book to be a welcome reminder of the good old days of the Braves' fourteen consecutive division titles (1991-2005, minus the incomplete 1994 season). Dan Schlossberg recaps each season of The Streak. He also looks in depth at the key figures of this era in Braves history: Hall of Fame pitchers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz (my personal favorite); Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, GM John Schuerholz; pitching coach Leo Mazzone; and former National League MVPs Terry Pendleton and Chipper Jones. My only complaint is that the book could have stood a little more proofreading, but that did not detract from my enjoyment. If you want a look behind the scenes of a tradition of baseball excellence that almost certainly will not be duplicated, this book is for you.
As a die-hard Atlanta Braves fan, I found this book to be a welcome reminder of the good old days of the Braves' fourteen consecutive division titles (1991-2005, minus the incomplete 1994 season). Dan Schlossberg recaps each season of The Streak. He also looks in depth at the key figures of this era in Braves history: Hall of Fame pitchers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz (my personal favorite); Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, GM John Schuerholz; pitching coach Leo Mazzone; and former National League MVPs Terry Pendleton and Chipper Jones. My only complaint is that the book could have stood a little more proofreading, but that did not detract from my enjoyment. If you want a look behind the scenes of a tradition of baseball excellence that almost certainly will not be duplicated, this book is for you.
July 17, 2016
Poorly written and edited; entire paragraphs reappear verbatim about the same topic in different parts of the book. Very little new info and some glaring gaps and inaccuracies (e.g. the opening to Chapter 7 introduces Pendleton and Chipper as "the only Braves players named National League Most Valuable Player since Hank Aaron won his only MVP after the franchise, then based in Milwaukee, won the 1957 World Series." At this point I was scratching my head wondering if Dale Murphy's back to back MVP seasons in '82-'83 had actually happened. Never fear, he references Murphy a few paragraphs later...horrible editing.).
If I am going to read a book that opens up the old wounds of 13 playoff failures, can it at least be well-written and accurate?
If I am going to read a book that opens up the old wounds of 13 playoff failures, can it at least be well-written and accurate?
January 13, 2018
The Atlanta Braves ended the 20th century and began the 21st century by accomplishing an astounding feat – winning 14 consecutive division titles, not counting the 1994 season in which no team awards were given as a player strike ended the season on August 12 that year. This book by Dan Schlossberg covers each season in which the Braves won a division title and also has stories about the most important people who contributed to the streak.
While the team won all these division titles, the team was a disappointment in the postseason, winning the World Series just once during the streak (1995) and not making it back to the World Series after 1999. That is a good analogy to describe this book about the Braves as well – despite all the great material and a good narrator, the audio book fell short of expectations.
The book started with very good stories on the general manager who put these teams team together, John Schuerholz, as well as manager Bobby Cox, pitching coach Leo Mazzone, infielders Terry Pendleton and Larry “Chipper” Jones (the two players who were named National League MVP during the run) and pitchers Gregg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. While avid Braves fans or readers who read a lot about baseball may be familiar with most of the material, these chapters contain good information for readers who wish to learn about these men. The summaries of each season of the streak also are good for readers who want to learn the basics about the Braves in each of those seasons.
As an audiobook, however, there were several issues. One of the most glaring came at points during some of the season summaries. There were random facts stated in the middle of the chapter that interrupted the particular story that was being told. For example, during one of the seasons in which Deion Sanders played for the Braves, it was noted that Sanders was the first man to appear in both the World Series and the Super Bowl in his athletic career. However, at the time this fact was said, it interrupted the recap of the 1995 postseason accomplishments of the Braves and Sanders was not at all mentioned in that part. This was not the only time the narrative was interrupted by an unrelated fact. It probably would not be as glaring in a print version, especially if it was meant to be a photo caption or footnote, but it was not clarified as such in the audio version.
The other shortcoming of the book, in this reviewer’s opinion, was the needless repetition of certain facts over and over throughout the chapters about the GM, manager, coach and players. By the time that part of the book is over, the reader will certainly know that the Braves won 14 straight division titles, that John Smoltz was the only player to be on all 14 of those teams and that the Braves were 9 ½ games back of the San Francisco Giants in 1993 to come back and win the division that year. All were interesting, and the first is why the book was written – but it didn’t need to be repeated so often.
Despite these negatives, I did finish the book, I did learn some new things about this team and do believe that it is a book that casual baseball fans will enjoy. If one is a hard core Braves fan, or baseball fan for that matter, there isn’t a lot of new information.
http://sportsbookguy.blogspot.com/201...
While the team won all these division titles, the team was a disappointment in the postseason, winning the World Series just once during the streak (1995) and not making it back to the World Series after 1999. That is a good analogy to describe this book about the Braves as well – despite all the great material and a good narrator, the audio book fell short of expectations.
The book started with very good stories on the general manager who put these teams team together, John Schuerholz, as well as manager Bobby Cox, pitching coach Leo Mazzone, infielders Terry Pendleton and Larry “Chipper” Jones (the two players who were named National League MVP during the run) and pitchers Gregg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. While avid Braves fans or readers who read a lot about baseball may be familiar with most of the material, these chapters contain good information for readers who wish to learn about these men. The summaries of each season of the streak also are good for readers who want to learn the basics about the Braves in each of those seasons.
As an audiobook, however, there were several issues. One of the most glaring came at points during some of the season summaries. There were random facts stated in the middle of the chapter that interrupted the particular story that was being told. For example, during one of the seasons in which Deion Sanders played for the Braves, it was noted that Sanders was the first man to appear in both the World Series and the Super Bowl in his athletic career. However, at the time this fact was said, it interrupted the recap of the 1995 postseason accomplishments of the Braves and Sanders was not at all mentioned in that part. This was not the only time the narrative was interrupted by an unrelated fact. It probably would not be as glaring in a print version, especially if it was meant to be a photo caption or footnote, but it was not clarified as such in the audio version.
The other shortcoming of the book, in this reviewer’s opinion, was the needless repetition of certain facts over and over throughout the chapters about the GM, manager, coach and players. By the time that part of the book is over, the reader will certainly know that the Braves won 14 straight division titles, that John Smoltz was the only player to be on all 14 of those teams and that the Braves were 9 ½ games back of the San Francisco Giants in 1993 to come back and win the division that year. All were interesting, and the first is why the book was written – but it didn’t need to be repeated so often.
Despite these negatives, I did finish the book, I did learn some new things about this team and do believe that it is a book that casual baseball fans will enjoy. If one is a hard core Braves fan, or baseball fan for that matter, there isn’t a lot of new information.
http://sportsbookguy.blogspot.com/201...
August 6, 2017
As a hardcore Braves fan who cut my teeth on baseball during the first year of the streak and truly embraced the game during the epic pennant race of 1993, I've been waiting for a book chronicling the 14 year streak of division titles for quite some time.
It isn't so much that the story is bad, it is more that I can see things that could have made it better.
The best parts of the book are the earliest chapters when men who played big parts in the streak were profiled including: Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, Leo Mazzone, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones and others.
The season by season recaps that follow are an interesting idea but always left me wanting more. More quotes from those involved looking back or even more quotes from articles written at the time. The book is at it's best when those involved comment and lacks something when it is a recap of batting orders, statistics and scores. More clubhouse anecdotes might have helped to break up the stream of numbers.
It is also a bit repetitive. You're going to hear things like 18 rookies, Smoltz, Cox and Mazzone being the only ones to be involved in all 14 years of the streak and other nuggets several times throughout the narrative.
The best part of the audiobook is Kyle Tait's narration. If you didn't know that he had play-by-play experience before listening to the book, the way he approached the narration would have made it obvious. He just has the cadence of a play-by-play man. As a result, listening to lineups, scores and stats wasn't as laborious as it might have been reading them in print.
My criticisms aside, I enjoyed listening to this book. There was a lot of 'hey, I remember him', 'I forgot he passed through Atlanta' and 'that loss still hurts' thoughts that ran through my head.
The book is a decent overview of the highs and lows of the 14 year streak of division titles and the profiles are quite interesting. But I just can't say this is the definitive word on everything that happened. Perhaps someday someone will write an epic oral history? We can only hope. But Braves fans should enjoy the audiobook, except for the part that it will remind them of each post season failure.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
It isn't so much that the story is bad, it is more that I can see things that could have made it better.
The best parts of the book are the earliest chapters when men who played big parts in the streak were profiled including: Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, Leo Mazzone, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones and others.
The season by season recaps that follow are an interesting idea but always left me wanting more. More quotes from those involved looking back or even more quotes from articles written at the time. The book is at it's best when those involved comment and lacks something when it is a recap of batting orders, statistics and scores. More clubhouse anecdotes might have helped to break up the stream of numbers.
It is also a bit repetitive. You're going to hear things like 18 rookies, Smoltz, Cox and Mazzone being the only ones to be involved in all 14 years of the streak and other nuggets several times throughout the narrative.
The best part of the audiobook is Kyle Tait's narration. If you didn't know that he had play-by-play experience before listening to the book, the way he approached the narration would have made it obvious. He just has the cadence of a play-by-play man. As a result, listening to lineups, scores and stats wasn't as laborious as it might have been reading them in print.
My criticisms aside, I enjoyed listening to this book. There was a lot of 'hey, I remember him', 'I forgot he passed through Atlanta' and 'that loss still hurts' thoughts that ran through my head.
The book is a decent overview of the highs and lows of the 14 year streak of division titles and the profiles are quite interesting. But I just can't say this is the definitive word on everything that happened. Perhaps someday someone will write an epic oral history? We can only hope. But Braves fans should enjoy the audiobook, except for the part that it will remind them of each post season failure.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
July 28, 2017
I narrated and produced the Audible version of "When the Braves Ruled the Diamond", so I'm a little biased, but I really enjoyed Dan's look at the great Braves teams of the 90s and early 2000s.
I grew up during the Braves' run of division titles. I was 3 when the streak began in 1991, 17 when it ended in 2005. Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray were the soundtrack to my childhood and the first to teach me about the game. Until I graduated high school, I never knew a Braves team that didn't finish at the top of the division.
So to go back in time and relive 14 straight titles was a real treat for me. Dan gives a deep dive into each season and the key characters who led the way. Highly recommended read for baseball fans.
I grew up during the Braves' run of division titles. I was 3 when the streak began in 1991, 17 when it ended in 2005. Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray were the soundtrack to my childhood and the first to teach me about the game. Until I graduated high school, I never knew a Braves team that didn't finish at the top of the division.
So to go back in time and relive 14 straight titles was a real treat for me. Dan gives a deep dive into each season and the key characters who led the way. Highly recommended read for baseball fans.
October 23, 2022
Overly repetitive, and frequently just flat out lazy, with the occasional inside baseball new fact about the Braves' dominant run from '91 to '05.
- The coolest thing I learned was from Greg Maddux. How to be successful as a pitcher? Change speeds and locate your fastball. From one of the 5 best to ever do it, that's good advice.
- Apparently Bret Boone and Kenny Lofton were not great fits in the clubhouse.
- The author beats you over the head with the fact that Smoltz was the only guy there for all 14 division crowns
- Had the Braves won the '92 WS, Deion Sanders would have been in line for MVP, which would have been awkward as mad as he made the team when he played an NFL game on the same day as a Braves playoff game
- The Minnesota Twins really deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the Florida Marlins more often. They only made the playoffs twice in 30 years, and won the WS both times, with a total of zero road victories. Had the NL had home field advantage in '87 and '91 there would be an extra flag in St Louis and Atlanta
- Velocity seems to be more important than ball control once the cold weather hits. Smoltz was the least of the big 3, but in the playoffs he was the best.
- Hard to admit as a Yankees fan, but the Braves were the better team in '96
- If Bonds were even a semi-competent fielder the Pirates would have been in the '92 World Series
- Leo Mazzone belongs in the Hall of Fame
- It looks like Atlanta utilized some advanced analytics when they signed Pendleton in '91, seeing that warning track flyouts in St Louis would be home runs in Atlanta
- Yeah, feels like this team should have won ~3 World Series, but at least they got the one, beating a tremendous offense in Cleveland with a masterpiece by Glavine in Game 6
- Overall, I can't really recommend because it's so lazy and the facts repeated ad nauseum, but if you're a Braves fan looking to relive the 15 seasons it would be OK
- The coolest thing I learned was from Greg Maddux. How to be successful as a pitcher? Change speeds and locate your fastball. From one of the 5 best to ever do it, that's good advice.
- Apparently Bret Boone and Kenny Lofton were not great fits in the clubhouse.
- The author beats you over the head with the fact that Smoltz was the only guy there for all 14 division crowns
- Had the Braves won the '92 WS, Deion Sanders would have been in line for MVP, which would have been awkward as mad as he made the team when he played an NFL game on the same day as a Braves playoff game
- The Minnesota Twins really deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the Florida Marlins more often. They only made the playoffs twice in 30 years, and won the WS both times, with a total of zero road victories. Had the NL had home field advantage in '87 and '91 there would be an extra flag in St Louis and Atlanta
- Velocity seems to be more important than ball control once the cold weather hits. Smoltz was the least of the big 3, but in the playoffs he was the best.
- Hard to admit as a Yankees fan, but the Braves were the better team in '96
- If Bonds were even a semi-competent fielder the Pirates would have been in the '92 World Series
- Leo Mazzone belongs in the Hall of Fame
- It looks like Atlanta utilized some advanced analytics when they signed Pendleton in '91, seeing that warning track flyouts in St Louis would be home runs in Atlanta
- Yeah, feels like this team should have won ~3 World Series, but at least they got the one, beating a tremendous offense in Cleveland with a masterpiece by Glavine in Game 6
- Overall, I can't really recommend because it's so lazy and the facts repeated ad nauseum, but if you're a Braves fan looking to relive the 15 seasons it would be OK
March 13, 2022
The idea behind "When the Braves Ruled the Diamond" is a great one: Atlanta's streak of 14 consecutive division titles is truly a remarkable feat and one that may never again be matched in the history of major league baseball. Unfortunately, this book only does the bare minimum to cover those events and the players who perpetuated them.
The main problem here is that so much of the material is covered over and over again in slightly different varieties even within the single tome. For example, the first section focuses on some of the stalwarts of the title run, such as Bobby Cox, Chipper Jones, and Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz to name a few. They tell their stories and then much of that material is covered in the next section, a season-by-season summary. The book finishes with some Hall of Fame stories which--surprise, surprise--include tidbits the reader has by this time hear twice before.
I also wasn't a huge fan of the dry, statistics/summary-heavy seasonal descriptions. Maybe Braves fans will appreciate those "dirty details" a bit more, but at a certain point I start skimming them.
The fact that the "90s Braves" were so iconic, however, cause me to round my 2.5-star rating up to 3-stars for Schlossberg's work. A lot of nostalgia-based value in that sense. I just wish that instead of being a rather standard, surface-level examination of the material, it would have taken a more linear narrative and weaved the details in as it went along.
The main problem here is that so much of the material is covered over and over again in slightly different varieties even within the single tome. For example, the first section focuses on some of the stalwarts of the title run, such as Bobby Cox, Chipper Jones, and Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz to name a few. They tell their stories and then much of that material is covered in the next section, a season-by-season summary. The book finishes with some Hall of Fame stories which--surprise, surprise--include tidbits the reader has by this time hear twice before.
I also wasn't a huge fan of the dry, statistics/summary-heavy seasonal descriptions. Maybe Braves fans will appreciate those "dirty details" a bit more, but at a certain point I start skimming them.
The fact that the "90s Braves" were so iconic, however, cause me to round my 2.5-star rating up to 3-stars for Schlossberg's work. A lot of nostalgia-based value in that sense. I just wish that instead of being a rather standard, surface-level examination of the material, it would have taken a more linear narrative and weaved the details in as it went along.
February 9, 2021
I liked part of this book a lot, the portion dealing with the 14 seasons the Braves won consecutive titles. It was nice to go back and read 5-10 pages on each year and see how great of a season players like Glavine, Smoltz, Maddux, Chipper, Andruw Jones, Fred McGriff, Ron Gant, Terry Pendelton, David Justice, etc had all those years. But the first part of the book on the players repeats itself SOOOO much. Sometimes a thing said in one paragraph about a player would be said almost verbatim on the next page. I think the idea of this book is there, and somewhere there is a great book on this subject (the Braves 14 consecutive titles). Maybe that's just a biography on Smoltz? But this book was just okay. Some great facts put in this book though, like the 88 wins put together by the starting rotation in 1998. That's insane and may never be done again.
August 8, 2017
Baseball makes me think of summertime, my Dad, and going to see the Braves. I am admittedly a lazy fan at best, but the Braves hold a lot of good memories for me. This book brought me back to those days. It was also incredibly informative. I learned lots of new things. Sometimes the stats got overwhelming, and I wished for more team anecdotes and personal stories.
The narrator did an excellent job. He had the perfect style for this book. Overall this was a really enjoyable summer read, perfect for a commute.
I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
The narrator did an excellent job. He had the perfect style for this book. Overall this was a really enjoyable summer read, perfect for a commute.
I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
June 5, 2019
Cobbled together book details the 14 flags won by the Atlanta Braves between 1991 and 2005. Included are chapters on players, managers and officials; on each of the seasons; on the Hall of Fame members; and an update on the seasons since the flags. If you’re a true Braves fan, don’t look for anything you didn’t already know, and there is very little, if any, original reporting. There is also much repetition and numerous mistakes. What’s good, though, is a recollection of all 14 flags in one volume.
June 30, 2019
When the Braves Ruled the Diamond
: Dan Schlossberg
A fun comprehensive collection of Braves facts. My son is in his late twenty's and chose the Braves as his baseball team when he was a very small boy. He has stuck by them even after the glory days. He has shared Braves facts with me for years and adding these facts help refresh my feeble old brain.
The narration was well done by Kyle Tait.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
: Dan Schlossberg
A fun comprehensive collection of Braves facts. My son is in his late twenty's and chose the Braves as his baseball team when he was a very small boy. He has stuck by them even after the glory days. He has shared Braves facts with me for years and adding these facts help refresh my feeble old brain.
The narration was well done by Kyle Tait.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
May 30, 2020
Did you know that the Braves won 14 straight (with a 1994 asterisk) division titles? Because once you get 100 pages into this book you will be hit on the head with it over and over, and then a lot more. Dan evens has the chutzpah to not only equate it to the Yankees 10 World Series titles in 12 years, but he implies that it's better.
It's a love letter to this iteration of the Braves, but even for Braves fans it might be a bit much.
It's a love letter to this iteration of the Braves, but even for Braves fans it might be a bit much.
June 8, 2022
The Braves and in particular their pitching dominance during this streak amped up my interest in baseball dramatically so this book was a natural. Unfortunately the author repeats himself way too much and relies too much on listing stats (it is baseball after-all)and that all took away from the enjoyment. Nevertheless it was nice to relive some of the best moments of a truly remarkable feat not only in baseball but across all professional athletics
August 7, 2017
As a Braves fan growing up in the 90's it was fun to read about the streak and the players I grew up watching. As for the writing. There were a few mistakes in the writing and inaccurate info. Some information was repeated verbatim multiple times in different chapters making the book a little redundant. Overall, the book was fun to reminisce as a Braves fan.
January 29, 2022
As a huge Braves fan I really enjoyed reading this book especially since I was too young to remember the early 90’s teams. However I do feel like there could have been a little more research but in especially to the later years of the streak. The chapters on each year of the streak are filled with lots of details but all the sudden after 95 there is a decreasing amount of detail for each year.
January 4, 2023
A summary of the Braves 14 year run of championships. Very little material that is not presented in other books (many of them better written). Too many little mistakes (Dale Murphy won 2 MVPs that seem to have been forgotten by the author) and too much material was repeated in different places prevented a higher review score.
September 15, 2023
This was a fun trip down memory lane. It's not great literature, and there's a lot of repetition, but it was still fun to relive the high-level statistics and key moments over that span. A light and enjoyable set-up for the post-season! It does remind me that Dale Murphy should be in the Hall of Fame.
July 17, 2021
Very enjoyable and lovingly written. I really appreciated the look since the end of the run as well. My only gripe is that baseball books have to have a higher standard of editing because of the critical statistics.
January 1, 2024
Great book about the history of the modern Atlanta Braves. This book relives the 90’s run that no one has seen in the history of baseball. The author depicts behind the scenes stories or players, coaches, and specific games over the period of 1990-2021!
July 11, 2017
Poorly written and repetitive. 14 straight division titles is neat and all but it's not that impressive and this book just gushes on and on about it. Only 1 WS in that stretch lessens the appeal imo
December 25, 2019
A great read for any Braves fan or a fan of baseball history!
August 1, 2020
If you’re an Atlanta Braves fan or a baseball historian you’ll love it. I was 6 when the Braves won the World Series, and this book gave me the opportunity to relive that moment as an adult.
August 5, 2022
One of my fave books I ever read and I had fun reading it. Brought back memories of the early 2000s when I was in high school.
March 7, 2023
A period of Dominance
.Excellent book chronicling a great run by the Atlanta Braves. I doubt any other team will ever win 14 Division titles in a row
.Excellent book chronicling a great run by the Atlanta Braves. I doubt any other team will ever win 14 Division titles in a row
January 4, 2024
A walk down memory lane. This book details each season as the Braves won 14 straight division titles. A must read for Braves fans and baseball fans alike.
December 29, 2024
Very impressive but somewhat depressing - all those championships and only 1 World Series win.
December 31, 2021
Dan Schlossberg takes a look at the key personalities that made the 90s and the 2000s Atlanta Braves great. “When the Braves Ruled the Diamond” is essentially divided into two parts. The first takes a look at the key personnel behind the Braves including Bobby Cox, John Schuerholz, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, John Smoltz, Terry Pendleton and Greg Maddox. The second pard looks at the Braves from a season by season perspective over their 14 year playoff run. Although there are some interesting points, the first part ended up being far too repetitive. The second part was okay but did not blow the reader away. Overall, it felt that it lacked that personal touch giving the reader insight into the minds of those who were there. A fun read though.
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