_________________________________________________________Bringing the Braves back to Buffalo
It all started with the death of Randy Smith, the demolition of the Aud, and the synchronistically concurrent release of the Wendels' book, Buffalo Home of the Braves (see link below). It stirred up a lot of grief, nostalgia and mixed emotions for the Braves. I wrote several articles for Bleacher Report linked on our Braves page, about Randy and the book. Then I ran across a couple or articles that indicated the franchise, now known as the LA Clippers may not be well-loved or wanted in LA, and also that the franchise may be cursed because of leaving Buffalo. All of that got me thinking. The result is a series of articles linked below in chronological order.
I hope you'll enjoy them, and if you feel inspired to join my cause to bring the Braves back, contact me and pledge an investment in any amount, and/or to purchase season tickets. There is no money needed to make the pledge and no legal obligation. Consider it the same as your church pledge (if you make one). It's basically just a survey to give us an idea what kind of support we have out there and how much money might be available for public ownership of the Braves, Green Bay Packers style. -jwh-
Any sports fan from Buffalo, N.Y. over the age of 50 still has a soft spot in their heart for the NBA Buffalo Braves...
The
NBA franchise that is now known as the L.A. Clippers is a catastrophe.
That may be considered a consensus viewpoint, but don't take it from
me, take it from one of the Clipper correspondents, Roger Pimentel...
It
all started with an article by an LA Clipper (formerly Buffalo Braves)
writer at B/R who stated the Clippers are not loved in LA and cannot
win there. He suggested the problem is location...
Another
text message. This time, it said, meet at the base of the Peace Bridge.
It was him. Same trench-coat, same oversized shades, same Braves cap.
"It's starting," he said. "It?" I asked...
If
you're old enough to remember Deep Throat (the Watergate figure or the
movie) you're old enough to get the allusion, when I identify the
mystery man who's been contacting me about the Buffalo curse...
This
time he wanted to meet at the Anchor Bar. I thought it was rather bold,
considering his secretive, back alley, after dark, jump in, jump out of
a smoke-glass stretch limo style at the previous two meetings...
"HSBC
ASAP" the text read. I was pretty sure Brave-Throat didn't mean One
HSBC Center. So I broke the limit on the 400 to the Thruway to the
Niagara Extension. Two wheels on the ramp at Church Street...