FAVORITE BRAVES PLAYERS OF THE 1980'S
#59 KEN GRIFFEY
ATLANTA BRAVES 1986-1988
During the Braves late 80's doldrums, the team actually put together a fairly productive bench of reserve players. These players were dubbed "The Bomb Squad" by former all-star Ted Simmons and charter member of the "BS." For my version of the Bomb Squad, I use the phrase in more general terms for eighteen players the Braves got at the wrong end of their career during that decade.
ATLANTA BRAVES 1986-1988
During the Braves late 80's doldrums, the team actually put together a fairly productive bench of reserve players. These players were dubbed "The Bomb Squad" by former all-star Ted Simmons and charter member of the "BS." For my version of the Bomb Squad, I use the phrase in more general terms for eighteen players the Braves got at the wrong end of their career during that decade.
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| Ken Griffey 1987 |
COMING IN AT #4 ON THE LIST-
"THE BOMB SQUAD: 1980'S FORMERLY PRODUCTIVE
MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS THE BRAVES ACQUIRED
NEAR THE END OF THEIR CAREER"-Ken Griffey
Career: Three-time all-star and two-time World Champion with the Big Red Machine team of the mid-70's.
The Bomb squad: Coming to the Braves late in his career, Ken was actually a pretty good role player for the Braves during his two plus years with the team. Definitely a charter member of the actual bomb squad! His career Brave highlight was probably hitting three home runs off of Kevin Gross and the Phillies on July 22, 1986. But as the Braves usually did in 1986, they lost that game anyway.
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| Ken Griffey 1975 |
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