Mississippi Braves

In th 2007 season, the Braves were one of the best in minor league baseball during the first half of the season as they cruised out to a six-game lead in the Southern League South Division standings.

On June 1, 2007, during that night's game against the Chattanooga Lookouts at AT&T Field, Braves manager, Phillip Wellman, went on a tirade against the umpires. He protested a series of unpopular calls by covering home plate with dirt. Wellman then traced a significantly larger home plate around the actual home plate.

He continued by uprooting bases and throwing them, belly-crawling across the infield and hurling the rosin bag at an umpire as if it were a grenade. Wellman concluded by making a hand gesture that hinted at throwing the third-base umpire out of the game, then blowing a farewell kiss to the crowd while taking a bow. After a moment he waved his fist in salute and then left the stadium.

It was not possible to keep the whole scene out of the eyes of the audiences'. The episode was broadcast on many sports channels all over the United States. This melt down earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet. Braves manager Bobby Cox, who called Wellman one of his favorite people in the Atlanta organization, said he's seen the clip at least 50 times.

Combining bits of Earl Weaver, Billy Martin and Lou Piniella, the weekend tantrum by Double-A manager Phillip Wellman prompted his bosses at the Atlanta Braves to take action.

In spite of it all, the Mississippi Braves' 2007 season has to be considered the most successful season in team history. The Braves reached the playoffs for the first time in team history. 12 players reached the big leagues and many others were promoted to Richmond to help them win that league's championship. In addition, the Braves drew over 250,000 fans for the first time in team history and set new records in many offensive, defensive, pitching, and running categories.

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