{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"121: More Milwaukee Braves Baseball \u2013 With Patrick Steele","description":"It\u2019s been nearly two years since our first look at baseball\u2019s still-revered Milwaukee Braves, and this week \u2013 courtesy of author\/historian Patrick Steele (Home of the Braves: The Battle for Baseball in Milwaukee) \u2013 we finally get the chance to go deeper into the team that, in its brief 13-season run: never posted a losing season, won two National League pennants, and, in 1957, brought \u201cCream City\u201d its first and only World Series championship.  Featuring a stellar lineup of mostly Braves farm club-developed players (including eventual Hall of Famers Henry [Hank] Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Red Schoendienst, and Phil Niekro) the team immediately won the hearts of Wisconsin sports fans upon its hasty arrival from Boston in the midst of the 1953 pre-season \u2013 shattering then-modern-day attendance records, and ushering the city of Milwaukee into the world of America\u2019s proverbial \u201cbig leagues.\u201d The Braves' surprising success in Milwaukee during the mid-1950\u2019s prompted Major League Baseball to redefine itself as a big business, clearing the path for: franchises to relocate beyond the sport\u2019s Northeast and Midwest strongholds; its two leagues to expand; and teams to leverage cities in high-stakes battles for local government-subsidized facilities.   All of which, ironically, helped sowed the seeds for the club\u2019s eventual relocation to Atlanta in 1966 \u2013 an acrimonious departure that generations of Milwaukee baseball fans still haven\u2019t forgotten.   PLUS: \u201cThere\u2019s No Joy Left\u201d \u2013 polka music king Frankie Yankovic\u2019s song of \u201cgood riddance\u201d! Enjoy a FREE MONTH of The Great Courses Plus streaming video service \u2013 including the just-released 24-chapter lecture series \u201cPlay Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America\u2019s Pastime\u201d \u2013 created in conjunction with the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum! ","author_name":"Good Seats Still Available","author_url":"https:\/\/goodseatsstillavailable.com","html":"