No-hitters in Single-A baseball hardly raise an eyebrow, but back-to-back gems are bound to draw the attention of the parent club. In Atlanta, Braves Manager Whitey Showalter and General Manager Steve Bailey met in Showalter’s office to discuss Tommy Browning’s immediate future.
“I say we bring him right up to the big leagues. The kid’s a phenom, and he can help us nail down a wild card,” Bailey said.
As was often the case, the Braves had talent but were underachieving. A National League playoff berth was far from certain.
“Don’t you think that’s pushing him—a jump from Single-A to the majors? In all of my thirty-five years in baseball, I’ve never seen that,” Showalter said.
“But this kid is dominating. He’s being wasted in Macon,” Bailey argued. “Plus he’ll help attendance. He’ll put
