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kenyan_cheena · 03-05-2008, 08:16 PM

MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN
JOURNAL SENTINEL

Wednesday 28 January 1959

BRAVES FACE DIFFICULT SCHEDULE
TO OPEN NEW SEASON

Story by Lomas Robertson

The schedule for the 1959 Major League Baseball season was released yesterday and while they may be two-time defending World Champions our Milwaukee Braves have not been handed any favours. They'll open the season with a three-city, ten-game road trip, starting with four games against the Cubs and followed by two in Cincinnati and four in St. Louis.

"I don't really see it as a big deal myself," said Braves manager Fred Haney. "I mean, besides the fact that it would be nice to open the season at home in front of our fans, it's not a problem. We've got a thirteen-game home stand in June so that balances it out."

With the season starting on the 8th of April Braves fans will have to wait until the 19th for the team's home opener, which will be against the San Francisco Giants. Spring training is now only a couple of weeks away and Haney is confident about his ballclub's chances for the '59 season.

"Thinking back on this time last year, people said we wouldn't repeat as Champions," recalled Haney. "Some even said that '57 was a blip, an anomally. These same people, now they're saying that we caught lightning in a bottle two years in a row. I've never heard of that happening before now. They just can't admit that we have a talented team here and that we won those two World Championships because we were better than the Yankees, pure and simple. I don't know, maybe it's because the New York clubs had dominated the league for so long beforehand. What I do know is that we'll be going out there just as determined this year as during the last two. We're proud of what we've achieved and we want to keep that going, without a doubt."

The Braves' quest to win a third consecutive National League pennant and World Championship will be one of the major stories of the 1959 season, one that this writer is looking forward to covering...

03-05-2008, 08:16 PM	#65
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN JOURNAL SENTINEL Wednesday 28 January 1959 BRAVES FACE DIFFICULT SCHEDULE TO OPEN NEW SEASON Story by Lomas Robertson The schedule for the 1959 Major League Baseball season was released yesterday and while they may be two-time defending World Champions our Milwaukee Braves have not been handed any favours. They'll open the season with a three-city, ten-game road trip, starting with four games against the Cubs and followed by two in Cincinnati and four in St. Louis. "I don't really see it as a big deal myself," said Braves manager Fred Haney. "I mean, besides the fact that it would be nice to open the season at home in front of our fans, it's not a problem. We've got a thirteen-game home stand in June so that balances it out." With the season starting on the 8th of April Braves fans will have to wait until the 19th for the team's home opener, which will be against the San Francisco Giants. Spring training is now only a couple of weeks away and Haney is confident about his ballclub's chances for the '59 season. "Thinking back on this time last year, people said we wouldn't repeat as Champions," recalled Haney. "Some even said that '57 was a blip, an anomally. These same people, now they're saying that we caught lightning in a bottle two years in a row. I've never heard of that happening before now. They just can't admit that we have a talented team here and that we won those two World Championships because we were better than the Yankees, pure and simple. I don't know, maybe it's because the New York clubs had dominated the league for so long beforehand. What I do know is that we'll be going out there just as determined this year as during the last two. We're proud of what we've achieved and we want to keep that going, without a doubt." The Braves' quest to win a third consecutive National League pennant and World Championship will be one of the major stories of the 1959 season, one that this writer is looking forward to covering... Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 03-05-2008 at 08:46 PM.