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2013 Braves Rookie Hazing

Found September 16, 2013 on Love My Bravos:
PLAYERS: Kameron Loe,  Kris Medlen
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves
Tonight's Braves @ Nats game has been postponed due to the Navy Yard shootings - very sad, stay safe everyone - so here's a little bit of lightheartedness from yesterday. Rookies!! #Braves pic.twitter.com/fXQFkTpMij — Kevin McAlpin (@KevinMcAlpin) September 15, 2013 Very pretty ladies. I mean gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/vgz2mX0sUj — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 15, 2013 Big league carcasses! #rookies pic.twitter.com/tkInM1vxdD — Kameron Loe (@KameronLoe) September 15, 2013 Let's discuss some of their faces/poses for a moment. Simba was owning it. Teheran and Wood and Hale seemed especially good-humored. Bethancourt and Gattis did not seem to be enjoying themselves much? Bethancourt looked a little better here: Now wait, some of these guys were hazed last year? Why are they being hazed twice, or three times, Teheran? And this is Varvaro's 4th season, isn't that him in the black & green suit with the yellow towel? @tom_hart @Erin2610 everyone with les...
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