Hill Scott

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[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

On this day in 1972, Hammerin' Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth for the most home runs with a single franchise.

Aaron hit his 660th and 661st career home runs for the Braves, a record he extended to 733 with Atlanta, which still stands today.

[Hill Scott @hill_scott]

😳

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Chase Burns, Fastball/Slider Overlay.

[🇺🇸 Pecan 🇺🇸 @PecanC8]

And then I saw the bun. 😂

Well played, QT! 👏👏

[Hill Scott @hill_scott]

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[Champagne Joshi @JoshWalkos]

What a moment.

After 1,543 at-bats in the minors, Eduardo Valencia finally got the call up, and he hit a home run in his FIRST big league at-bat… you can’t make this stuff up.

[Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol @SEFutbol]

❤️ THANK YOU, Chattanooga.

🤗 https://t.co/bufQKKdAFb

#VamosEspaña | #CopaMundialFIFA

[Reggie Chatman Jr. @ReggieChatman]

COSM Atlanta debuts with a tribute to all our Metro Atlanta Teams before showcasing what this place can do

I’ve never experienced anything like this before

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

In honor of Bobby Cox, No. 6 will be embroidered on the back of our caps for the remainder of the 2026 season 💙

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

For Bobby and Ted ❤️💙

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

The date is April 8, 1974, and this is your all-time major league home run leaderboard:

Babe Ruth 714
Hank Aaron 714

Take it away, Vin Scully …

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Mizuno honored Chris Sale for 17 years of loyalty to the Japanese brand with a custom sword.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

Atlanta Braves announce launch of exclusive Braves television network: BravesVision!

https://t.co/eMamURArr5

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

A ‘Jurassic Park’-themed #SuperBowl ad for Xfinity has been released.

Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum all reprise their roles.

[Kelly Bodeman @KellyBodeman]

Owen Thomas, a freshman at the University of Toledo, drew this portrait of Ohio State star receiver Jeremiah Smith. This portrait is made with just a graphite pencil. @Jermiah_Smith1

I received permission to post this. Owen is SO talented. #Buckeyes

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