Burning Atlanta, or How the Braves Learned to Stop Worrying and Torch Old Glory
By Jason Dick
Posted April 9, 2014 at 3:12pmIt’s bad enough that Justin Upton of the Atlanta Braves refuses to field balls in the outfield . Now his team burns flags at their home stadium.
According to Deadspin , the soon-to-be Cobb County Braves let Old Glory get too close to their fireworks display and — Boom! — some distasteful but constitutionally protected flamboyance occurred.
Booooo.