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Burning Atlanta, or How the Braves Learned to Stop Worrying and Torch Old Glory

It’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.

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