MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN
JOURNAL SENTINEL
Wednesday 31 March 1958
WORLD CHAMPION BRAVES
TO OPEN SEASON IN NEW YORK
Story by Lomas Robertson
Following a long, cold winter and the prelude of spring training, the 1958 Major League Baseball season gets underway tomorrow, our World Champion Braves to start their title defense with a pair of games against the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds. It's hard to believe that almost six months have passed since that magical afternoon in the Bronx when Pudge Haney's men secured the first ever World Series Championship for our fine city with a 5-0 game seven triumph over the Yankees. It was a victory that the team and the city celebrated long and hard but, speaking to me last week, Haney confirmed that the ballclub is now firmly focused on the task at hand.
"Winning the World Series was a fantastic achievement," said the manager, now about to start his third season with the club. "There's no better feeling in baseball. But that was last year and we can't let ourselves rest and keep on basking in the glory of it. Getting back there this year is going to be a tough task but I think the boys are up to it."
Once again Haney will rely heavily on the play of National League MVP Hank Aaron and World Series MVP Lew Burdette, both of whom were vital to the ballclub's success in '57. Veteran 1st baseman Joe Adcock is also set for a big season, according to Haney.
We may be a young city in regards to the sport but the anticipation leading into this 1958 season is unlike anything that fans of Milwaukee baseball have experienced. It promises to be an exciting year...