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Atlanta Sports History: On This Day In 1982 ...

by Jason Kirk • Aug 17, 2010 1:00 PM EDT

... Joe Torre's eventual division champion Braves dropped both ends of a home doubleheader against their NL East rival Montreal Expos. The Expos racked up 26 total hits on the day, led by Andre Dawson's five. The front nine's losing pitcher, Bob Walk, gave up two walks, and naming a pitcher Bob Walk was as inspired as naming a quarterback Kale Pick.

(This is a new thing I'm trying out. Every Tuesday, pick a year ~~randomly~~ via a very complicated method and see what was happening in town at the time. Feedback me: is this a dumb idea or not?)

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Though your timing could have been better. Come on, Braves are starting a big series against the Nationals, against a pitcher who has given them fits, and you dredge up that they got creamed in a double-header against the Expos 26 years ago? That’s unfortunate.

by Bronn Tallant on Aug 17, 2010 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like the reverse-curse worked!

Excuse my language, ma'am, but that damn Dodd's gonna beat my butt today. -- Bear Bryant, November 1962

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by Jason Kirk on Aug 19, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I also like it.

I have endorsed the idea at Dawg Sports, despite the myriad and obvious reasons why I am not likely to enjoy this feature from a partisan perspective.

Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Aug 18, 2010 10:31 PM EDT reply actions

We'll be sure to include some 1942, 1980, and so forth just for you Kyle.

Excuse my language, ma'am, but that damn Dodd's gonna beat my butt today. -- Bear Bryant, November 1962

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by Jason Kirk on Aug 19, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks.

Much obliged.

By the way, we’re about an hour away from my yearly plea for the Georgia-Georgia Tech football game to be moved earlier in the year. Hey, we do it that way in basketball, right?

Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Aug 19, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions