Favorite Player Ever: Fred McGriff

Favorite Pitcher Ever: John Smoltz

Most Hated Player Ever: Barry Bonds

Most Hated Pitcher Ever: Roger Clemens

Player I Would Pay Good Money To See In His Prime: Mike Piazza

Pitcher I Would Pay Good Money To See In His Prime: Greg Maddux

Best With The Glove: Ozzie Smith

Best Tape-Measure Home Runs: Jose Canseco

Player Who Made The Least Of His Talent: Darryl Strawberry

Player Who Made The Most Of His Talent: David Eckstein

Best Stadium I Have Been To: Wrigley Field

Worst Stadium I Have Been To: Metrodome

Most Supportive Fans (always show up): Chicago Cubs

Least Supportive Fans (show up only when they win): Miami Marlins

Most Knowledgeable Fans: St. Louis Cardinals

Least Knowledgeable Fans: Texas Rangers

Best Uniforms: Los Angeles Dodgers

Worst Uniforms: Toronto Blue Jays

Best Caps: Kansas City Royals

Worst Caps: Toronto Blue Jays

Best Announcers: Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren

Most Passionate Fans (show up and are vocal): Boston Red Sox

Least Passionate Fans (don't show up and don't care): Atlanta Braves

Ten Teams I Like (in order): Atlanta, Kansas City, Boston, Chicago Cubs, Detroit, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis, Seattle

Ten Teams That Are So-So (in order): Cleveland, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland, Texas, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Colorado, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Arizona

Ten Teams I Hate (in order): Philadelphia, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston, New York Yankees, Miami, Toronto, Washington, Minnesota, San Francisco

1. June 21, 1991 vs New York Mets
The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 4-2. I had just completed eighth grade and the hated Dodgers were leading the division. This game is not memorable to any Braves fan. I caught a ball off the bat of Dave Magadan, first baseman for New York. Charlie Leibrandt threw the pitch and Magadan hit it RIGHT INTO my glove! I was the happiest 14-year-old alive.

2. July 20, 1993 vs St. Louis
The Braves were WAY behind Barry Bonds and San Francisco in the standings. Before the game, a luxury suite caught on fire and the game was delayed two hours. St. Louis took a 5-0 lead. Then Fred McGriff launched a home run that brought excitement to a ho-hum team. Atlanta 8, St Louis 5. The Braves go on to win the last exciting pennant race (thanks to the creation of the wild card), as the Giants won the second most games in baseball but watched the playoffs at home.

3. October 6, 2005 vs Houston
That hated Roger Clemens against my boy John Smoltz. Brian McCann hit a three-run homer (as a rookie!) off of Clemens and the Braves evened the series at one game each.

4. October 7, 2004 vs Houston
The Braves were trailing 2-0 at the seventh inning stretch. It looked like the series would shift to Houston and the Astros would complete the sweep at home. They scratched with single runs in the 7th and 8th. In the bottom of the 11th, Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer. The Braves won 4-2 and I chanted and chopped all the way home.

5. October 12, 2001 vs Houston
31 days had passed since the most horrible day in American history. But life would go on so I checked out of work early and went to see the Braves eliminate Houston in the playoffs. The national anthem and the patriotic atmosphere was something very special. The long line at security was well worth the wait.

6. June 29, 1991 vs Los Angeles
This was a Saturday night with a full house against Los Angeles. Tommy Lasorda is the only good thing associated with the Dodgers. He was ejected in the top of the ninth inning much to the delight of me and 52,000 people at the old "Chop Shop". LA won 2-1 in 11 innings.

7. September 18, 2000 vs New York Mets
The New York Mets had built their team to compete with the hated Braves. They strolled into town ready to make a statement. Atlanta had other ideas and star catcher Mike Piazza didn't have enough support from his mates. The Braves went on to eke out the 2000 East title by one game over New York.

8. June 7, 1995 vs Chicago Cubs
After high school graduation practice, I went to a day game...Braves and Cubs. The Braves won the game and the World Series that year. Mark Wohlers struck out four Cubs in the ninth inning (the third strikeout went to the backstop and Javy Lopez could not find the ball). This record has been tied hundreds of times. So at least I get to say I went to a game during their World Series winning year.

9. May 22, 1986 vs Chicago Cubs
I left school early and I had seen the Braves so many times on tv, but I had only dreamed of seeing them in person. The Braves registered one of their few wins of that year on that day.

10. June 16, 2001 vs Boston
I scored tickets to see the Braves against Boston. John Burkett pitched a phenomenal game and baffled the Red Sox 8-0. A sellout crowd was on hand and the Braves caught up with Philadelphia to win their 10th consecutive division title.