#99 DUANE THEISS/MIKE DAVEY

FAVORITE BRAVES PLAYERS OF THE 1970'S

(tie) #99 DUANE THEISS

ATLANTA BRAVES 1977-1978

&

MIKE DAVEY

ATLANTA BRAVES 1977-1978

Braves legendary announcer Ernie Johnson was nothing if not optimistic. During some of the Braves worst teams of the late seventies, he would always point out all of the young talent the Braves had on their farm teams. During 1977, he kept talking about Richmond pitchers Mike Davey and Duanne Theiss and how good they were going to be once they got to the team.  I even began to think that "Davey-Theiss" was one person after awhile.

But when they finally got there...

The bottom line: Mike Davey: 1 major league win.

Duane Theiss: 0 major league wins.

I guess Davey-Theiss never quite lived up to Rice-Lynn or Horner-Murphy

Only for Ernie Johnson do I include them on this list at all.