Atlanta Braves
Tim Lee, who brought Braves to Cobb, is now out of a job
Tim Lee sets a brick at an event in 2015 featuring time capsules and the laying of ceremonial first bricks at SunTrust Park.
By Mark Bradley
July 27, 2016Even at 34-66, the Atlanta Braves remain a major-league franchise. There are but 30 of those in these United States.
As of April 2017, Cobb County will house one of them.
You’d think the individual most responsible for luring the Atlanta Braves from downtown Atlanta would be having a statue cast to sit outside SunTrust alongside the new monument to Hank Aaron. And maybe someday that will indeed happen. Tuesday, however, was not a day for commemoration. It was a day of dismissal.
About the Author
Mark Bradley is a sports columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been with the AJC since 1984.
