he got to put that historic ball in his back pocket, as the braves won the world series last night. let s say, also, willie, the year that the atlanta fans got the all-star game yanked away from them, even though stacey abrams and others were asking mlb to actually read the bill and allow the game to continue to be played in atlanta. did not. they lost it. but they won last night in a big way. they did. it was a great night for atlanta. got so many friends down there. i know you do, joe, too. they ve been long-suffering. 1995 was the last time they won it all with the great teams of maddox and smoltz. unlikely team. unlike the teams in the 90s that were dominant. there s one of the longest home runs in the history of the world series by soler. hitting it literally out of the stadium. symbolic in the big win. let s turn to politics. nbc news projects republican
the game. check him out on twitter, hanging out with some of the guys from the team. he even got to hang out with the cheerleaders. the coach said quote, we look for very very special people to add to our team who are brave and strong. and it was a great night for atlanta. bozman and the hawks, they crushed the suns 96-69 and broke a franchise record for wins with 58. that s great to see. in some ways that s the most important deal they ll sign all year. makes the biggest difference. those are the sports stories i love. john berman reads batting scores. it s baseball season. i have to check the stats during commercials. 27 minutes past the hour. a police officer charged with murder caught on camera shooting an unarmed black man in the back multiple times. the victim running away from the officer. new developments after the break.