--- title: "11 Atlanta-braves Quotes by 1 author" description: "Browse 11 Atlanta-braves quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Atlanta-braves sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_the-career-batting-average-254-during-pa_1309507.jpg" --- > [“The career batting average (.254) during parts of five Major League seasons for Francisco Cabrera—which proves that it takes only one big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/the-career-batting-average-254-during-parts-of-five-major-league/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_the-career-batting-average-254-during-pa_1309507.jpg) > [“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/there-are-many-ways-to-measure-a-manager-s-success-and-contributions/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_there-are-many-ways-to-measure-a-manager_255042.jpg) > [“Cable TV brought the Braves into homes all across America in the 1970s, by the 1980s the Braves were “America’s Team,” and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/cable-tv-brought-the-braves-into-homes-all-across-america-in-the/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_cable-tv-brought-the-braves-into-homes-a_2659569.jpg) > [“By any reasonable standard (i.e. he didn’t cheat), Aaron is one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history—and there shouldn’t even be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/by-any-reasonable-standard-i-e-he-didn-t-cheat-aaron-is-one-of-the/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_by-any-reasonable-standard-i-e-he-didn-t_805189.jpg) > [“Chipper Jones will be in the Hall of Fame. The #1 overall pick in the 1990 draft, Chipper will be remembered as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/chipper-jones-will-be-in-the-hall-of-fame-the-1-overall-pick-in-the/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_chipper-jones-will-be-in-the-hall-of-fam_2202230.jpg) > [“Skip Caray was my favorite announcer as I grew up listening to the Braves on TBS and on the radio. One night,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/skip-caray-was-my-favorite-announcer-as-i-grew-up-listening-to-the/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_skip-caray-was-my-favorite-announcer-as_3084030.jpg) > [“When I was a kid, my parents were very careful about who was “acceptable” as my heroes if you will, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-were-very-careful-about-who-was/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-were-very-ca_1756357.jpg) > [“I’m glad there are organizations like Dale Murphy’s I Won’t Cheat Foundation. I’m glad there are athletes with standards and morals who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/i-m-glad-there-are-organizations-like-dale-murphy-s-i-won-t-cheat/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_i-m-glad-there-are-organizations-like-da_3130577.jpg) > [“It’s widely noted that among players currently eligible for the Hall of Fame, Maris and Murphy are the only two-time MVP recipients…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-s-widely-noted-that-among-players-currently-eligible-for-the-hall/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_it-s-widely-noted-that-among-players-cur_540059.jpg) > [“Freddie Freeman led all Braves’ starters with a (.282) batting average in 2011. Not bad for a rookie. Then again, this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/freddie-freeman-led-all-braves-starters-with-a-282-batting-average-in/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_freddie-freeman-led-all-braves-starters_1701698.jpg) > [“In spring training prior to his 1995 rookie season, Chipper was already so confident in who he was as a player that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/in-spring-training-prior-to-his-1995-rookie-season-chipper-was/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_in-spring-training-prior-to-his-1995-roo_688864.jpg) ## Top authors on Atlanta-braves - [Tucker Elliot 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta-braves/tucker-elliot/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta-braves/#itemlist", "name": "Atlanta-braves Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The career batting average (.254) during parts of five Major League seasons for Francisco Cabrera—which proves that it takes only one big hit, on the right stage, to become a legend. 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One of the best lines I’ve ever heard.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/skip-caray-was-my-favorite-announcer-as-i-grew-up-listening-to-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_skip-caray-was-my-favorite-announcer-as_3084030.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_skip-caray-was-my-favorite-announcer-as_3084030.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_skip-caray-was-my-favorite-announcer-as_3084030.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Skip Caray was my favorite announcer as I grew up listening to the Braves on TBS and on the radio. 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Cal Ripken and Dale Murphy were at the top of my mom’s list of players she felt were good role models, so of course I was a diehard fan of both those guys.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-were-very-careful-about-who-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-were-very-ca_1756357.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-were-very-ca_1756357.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-were-very-ca_1756357.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was a kid, my parents were very careful about who was “acceptable” as my heroes if you will, because…” — Tucker Elliot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’m glad there are organizations like Dale Murphy’s I Won’t Cheat Foundation. I’m glad there are athletes with standards and morals who kids can look up to and learn from. I’m glad that for every bad example my nephew sees today on ESPN that I can share with him stories about truly heroic ballplayers like Cal Ripken, Jr. or Dale Murphy or Kirby Puckett.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/i-m-glad-there-are-organizations-like-dale-murphy-s-i-won-t-cheat/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_i-m-glad-there-are-organizations-like-da_3130577.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_i-m-glad-there-are-organizations-like-da_3130577.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_i-m-glad-there-are-organizations-like-da_3130577.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m glad there are organizations like Dale Murphy’s I Won’t Cheat Foundation. 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You can argue that his prime didn’t last long enough or that his career numbers aren’t strong enough, but then he didn’t cheat either.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-s-widely-noted-that-among-players-currently-eligible-for-the-hall/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_it-s-widely-noted-that-among-players-cur_540059.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_it-s-widely-noted-that-among-players-cur_540059.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_it-s-widely-noted-that-among-players-cur_540059.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It’s widely noted that among players currently eligible for the Hall of Fame, Maris and Murphy are the only…” — Tucker Elliot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Freddie Freeman led all Braves’ starters with a (.282) batting average in 2011. Not bad for a rookie. Then again, this is the kid who hit his first big league bomb against none other than Roy Halladay … the same kid whose leather at first is so flashy than at times it’s hard to decide which to be more excited about, his bat or his glove, the same kid who joined teammate Dan Uggla with concurrent 20-game hitting streaks in 2011—a first in modern era Braves’ history—and the same kid who won NL Rookie of the Month honors in July after hitting .362 with six homers, 17 runs, and 18 RBIs.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/freddie-freeman-led-all-braves-starters-with-a-282-batting-average-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_freddie-freeman-led-all-braves-starters_1701698.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_freddie-freeman-led-all-braves-starters_1701698.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/tucker-elliot-3557_atlanta-braves_freddie-freeman-led-all-braves-starters_1701698.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Freddie Freeman led all Braves’ starters with a (.282) batting average in 2011. 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