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The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports October 20, 2023

The Braves Shouldn’t Worry About Those “Damn Phillies” For Long

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College I’m writing a musical about the last two years of Cobb County Baseball. It’s called “Damn Phillies,” where a middle-aged…

Sports October 12, 2023

How The Braves Double-Play Ending To Win NLDS Game 2 Was The Most Cinematic

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Baseball has had all kinds of walk-off endings to epic games, often copied by Hollywood. But none quite match the…

Sports October 3, 2023

The Atlanta Braves Need The Ghosts Of World Series Past During This Postseason Run

[Photo of Braves sign at entrance to Truist Park: Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier] By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As my son and I attended the…

The entrance to Truist Park with a large sign stating "Atlanta Braves" over the gate

Opinion August 8, 2023

How The 2023 Atlanta Braves Stack Up Against The Best Teams In Baseball History

By John A. Tures. Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Are the 2023 Terrors of Truist Park one of the greatest baseball teams of all time? Who would be their…

Opinion July 13, 2023

Minor League Braves Records Boost The Myth That The Cupboard Is Bare For Atlanta

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Those tired of the Atlanta Braves string of success across the decades seem ever gleeful to report “the cupboard is…

Business June 17, 2023

Cobb Young Professionals will host outing to see the Braves play the Diamondbacks

The Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Young Professionals (CYP) and the Greater North Fulton Chamber will do a social outing to watch the Atlanta Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, July…

A crowd of people at The Battery Atlanta, buildings with glass windows in background

Entertainment and Recreation April 8, 2023

Atlanta Celebrates 404 Day with Braves’ Free Festival at The Battery

by Rand McDonald: this article was also published on his blog at this link The Atlanta Braves hosted a free 404 Day festival at The Battery Atlanta. The Uniqueness of…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community April 6, 2023

Reflections on the Atlanta Braves Home Opener 4/6/23

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Baseball has always been special to me. It was the one thing my late father and…

Opinion February 13, 2023

The Atlanta Braves May Have Better Prospects Than Experts Think

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College [This is the first of a twice-per-month column by John Tures, exclusive to the Cobb County Courier] A year ago,…

Health Care October 12, 2022

Braves exec DeRetta Rhodes chosen to chair 2023 Atlanta Heart Ball

The American Heart Association issued the following press release announcing the appointment of DeRetta Rhodes, Ph.D. as chair of the 2023 Atlanta Heart Ball community campaign. ATLANTA, October 11, 2022…

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