Section 435 An Atlanta Braves blog. From the upper deck at Turner Field.

Key Stat: Braves’ Record by Jersey

The radio folks were talking about this the other day, the seeming lack of success the Braves have been having in the new, blue alternate road uniform. Of course, the lack of success they’ve been having on the road, period, may have something to do with that. Still, with very little positive to talk about while the Braves are the road, I thought this would be an important issue to research.

The Jerseys

The Braves have four jerseys this year, worn in various different circumstances:

• White - Home games, Monday through Saturday.
• Red - Home games, Sunday.
• Blue - Away games, starting pitcher’s choice, unless the home team wears their colored jerseys.
• Grey - Away games, starting pitcher’s choice, or if the home team wears their colored jerseys.

The Stats

After a comprehensive statistical analysis, we come up with the following records through 38 games:

Note: Jersey color determined by checking the pictures on game wraps on MLB.com.

Conclusion

The Braves suck on the road this year no matter what color jersey they are wearing.

Yeah you could dress them up in gold plated diapers, as the famous Bruce Dickinson would say, and they still wouldn’t fare any better on the road than they have lately.

Of course a series win in Philly would be HUGE!!

Thanks for the post by the way… that was pretty funny.

JB in ATL

Haha very very interesting research, and your conclusion made me smile while grimacing on the inside…realizing how very sad and true it is…

Classic post. Great post. They suck on the road. You proved it. Radio guys must have been bored. You researched it. Ugh, their play annoys me so much

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