For the long-time Atl Braves Fans
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For the Dale Murphy night. It was memorable.
One of the rare times I've been to see the Bravos in person.
One of the rare times I've been to see the Bravos in person.
The Braves had the overall #1 draft pick after the 1990 season. The Braves wanted to draft a high school pitcher out of Texas, Todd Van Poppel. But, the Braves were historic losers at the time and Van Poppel told the Braves that if they drafted him #1, he would sign with the University of Texas. So the Braves passed on Van Poppel and went with Jones.
Van Poppel was then drafted and signed by the Oakland A's in the 1st round - 14th overall pick. That was probably the worst mistake the Van Poppel ever made. The Braves then turned it around in 1991 and won a ****-load of division titles.
Van Poppel was then drafted and signed by the Oakland A's in the 1st round - 14th overall pick. That was probably the worst mistake the Van Poppel ever made. The Braves then turned it around in 1991 and won a ****-load of division titles.
I remember Van Poppel. I was still collecting baseball cards at the time (I was 12). His rookie card was like $10 right out of the gates and he was a total flop.... I probably still have that baseball card somewhere.AtlantaBulldog said:
first AA starts in Huntsville. Seems like he did pretty well in that one, but it was a looooong time ago. RCD was probably still considered young back then.