The 1914 Boston Braves
The 1914 World Champion Boston Braves The 2014 Atlanta Braves are having a disappointing season . After leading the NL East for much of the first half, the Braves went from being a struggling first-place team to an mediocre also-ran team thanks largely to losing 12 of 15 games from July 28 to August 12 . Even since then they remain an uninspiring team to watch. Now they are struggling to just win half their ball games . Atlanta is so far out of it that they are not longer contenders for a wild card spot in the playoffs, but, as long-time readers know, I detest the wild card to begin with so I am happy the Braves won't be something I detest as they were in, say, 2010 . This Braves team certainly looks mediocre compared with the 1914 Boston Braves team that won a world championship 100 years ago this October. The " Miracle Braves " still have the reputation of being one of the hottest teams in baseball history. Their "miracle" resides in the fact t