Atlanta Braves tickets have rebounded from 2006. In last year's stunning collapse the Braves finished out of the running for the first time in over a decade. More amazingly, the Braves reputation in the pitching department took a hit as they struggled on the mound. 2007 Atlanta Braves tickets are your entrance to see the braves right the ship. Tim Hudson and John Smoltz could easily be the first pair of 20 game winners for the Braves in many seasons. Even Chuck James, who has an 8-7 mark shortly after the All Star Break, could take a run at that magic number. Braves ticket holders have seen their club rebound well from a disappointing 2006 and push the envelope to get within closing distance on the powerful Mets. The National League East has four teams bunched within the narrow gap of seven games between 1st Place 4th place. Braves tickets against the Mets, Phillies, and Marlins hold the ticket to playing after the regular season. It all unfolds in the second half of the 2007 MLB season at Turner Field with Braves tickets to series against New York, Philadelphia, and the dark horse Marlins.

Playing out of Turner Field since 1997, the Braves and this beautiful venue have offered fans great excitement topped off with a high level of comfort, setting the bar for future ballparks.

Fans with Atlanta Brave tickets have enjoyed 14 straight NL East Championships. With a roster featuring proven players like Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, and Marcus Giles, the Braves faithful can look forward to title #15. And while were throwing out the laurels, lets not forget a pitching staff thats the envy of every MLB team in the country. The mound on Turner Field is still firmly in the grasp of John Smoltz whos coming back from shoulder problems. Everything points to a full recovery for Smoltz. Tim Hudson had his own health problems last year but he looks ready to go too. Its almost a given that Atlanta Braves tickets will turn into MLB playoff tickets in the fall. .

A brief history of the Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves play in the National Leagues Eastern Division and are ownd by Time Warner, Inc. Bobby Cox has been the Braves manager for the past 16 seasons. The Braves play their home games at Turner Field in down town Atlanta. Turner Field was built to host the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and once the Games were over, the field was converted to a baseball field. Turner Field seats over 50,000 baseball fans. The Braves began playing their home games at Turner Field in 1997.

The Braves franchised has called three different cities home and have won a World Series in each city. They started out in Boston as the Red Stockings in 1871. The Franchise was a charter member of the National League that formed in 1876. The team was known as the Beaneaters, Doves and Rustlers before taking on the name Braves in 1912. Boston won 8 National League Titles before the turn of the 20th century with legendary players and managers like Harry Wright, George Wright, King Kelly, Kid Nichols and Frank Steele.

The Boston Braves won their first World Series title in 1914 with George Stallings as manager and stars like Joe Connolly, Bill James and Dick Rudolph. The 1914 Braves won an improbable 68 of 87 games after July the 4th to win the National League Pennant over the New York Giants. They continued their momentum into the World Series and swept the Philadelphia As 4 games to 0. After the 1914 Series, the Braves slipped back to the bottom of the league and remained there for the next 30 plus seasons. The team went so far as to change their name from the Braves to the Bees in an effort to separate itself from the previous dismal years. New ownership and a return of the nickname Braves in 1941 improved the teams fortunes just slightly. The Braves won one more National League pennant while in Boston. They won the 1948 Pennant with 91 wins but lost the 48 World Series to the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 2.

In 1953, the Braves packed their bags and headed West in hopes to improve ticket sales and team play. The Milwaukee Braves began playing at Milwaukee County Stadium in 1953. The Braves saw immediate improvement in Milwaukee and won 92 games in 1953. By 1957, the Milwaukee Braves won their third National League Pennant and their second World Series title with a thrilling 4 games to 3 win over the New York Yankees. The 1954 Braves returned to the World Series but the Yankees returned the favor winning the 54 Series 4 games to 3. This Braves Championship team was led by manager Fred Haney and Super Star players like Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn. The Braves remained in Milwaukee until 1966. The Milwaukee Braves are the only team in Major League history (playing more than 1 season) to never have a loosing record. At the end of the 1965 season, despite their success on the field, the Braves moved south to Atlanta, Georgia.

The Atlanta Braves were unable to duplicate their feats in Milwaukee, at least not initially. The Braves won only 2 division titles during their first 25 seasons in Atlanta. In 1991, the Braves hired Bobby Cox to be their new manager. The Braves began a streak in 1991 that would span 14 seasons where they won their division. The Braves used dominant pitching from All Stars like Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz along with clutch hitting from a bevy of stars like Fred McGriff, Adrew Jones, Gary Sheffield, Chipper Jones and Andres Galarraga to lead the team year after year. During this unmatched span of Division titles, the Braves won 1 World Series, 1995 versus the Cleveland Indians and 5 National League Pennants.

In 2006, the improbably run of division titles came to an end. The Braves finished in third place in their division and out of the playoffs for the first time since 1991. The 2007 Atlanta Braves are expected to reclaim their dominance and if ticket sales are any indication, the fans of Atlanta are expecting the same thing.