About
Welcome to House That Hank Built, the Atlanta Braves news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. House That Hank Built is dedicated to providing top-notch Braves news and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together and catch up on the latest happenings as well as discuss their passion about the Braves! House That Hank Built is comprised of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow their favorite team. The site covers everything from news and rumors, including roster moves, injuries, trades, industry buzz and analysis, using reputable sources such as Baseball-Reference, Baseball Savant, MLB.com and more. All article submissions from the House That Hank Built writers are reviewed by the Site Expert and/or FanSided's full-time editorial team. Any updates or corrections to articles after publication are communicated via an editor's note. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min and Mental Floss.
Meet The Team
Eric Cole
I started my career writing about baseball covering the Atlanta Braves for SB Nation's Talking Chop back in 2015 which has since been renamed Battery Power. After years of writing for those fine folks, I made the decision to take over as Site Expert at House That Hank Built before becoming a full-time MLB Staff Writer for FanSided in 2023. Along the way, I have been a guest on multiple ESPN radio affiliates as well as 680 The Fan and 92.9 The Game to discuss Braves baseball and especially Braves prospects and was a long-time host on the Battery Power podcast. These days, I continue to write about the Braves as well as covering the Astros, Padres, and Angels with particular expertise with minor league coverage, the MLB Draft, and bashing Anthony Rendon when possible. When I am not writing about or talking about baseball (which is seldom), I am an avid baseball card collector (Maddux and Soroka being my primary personal collections) and I also collect shark teeth. All other sports are mostly dead to me as my Bills have broken my heart too many times.
@leprekhan
Fred Owens
I grew up in Illinois listening to baseball when the leagues only had 8 teams. My dad and mom died Cub fans always believing that next year would be it. I was a Cub fan until I realized I didn't believe Cub ownership wanted to win. I loved the way the Milwaukee Braves played when Red Schoendienst was at 2nd, Joe Adcock at 1st, Eddie Mathews at 3rd and and Hank Aaron in the outfield but I didn't say that out loud. I joined the Air Force in 1968 and spent 28 years there, mostly overseas without baseball. I returned in 1991 I started following the Atlanta Braves on TBS; I've been with them ever since. My oldest son is a Rangers fan while my youngest is a Braves guy like me. I'm an old school guy I guess, I see no need for a designated pinch hitter and would prefer the All Star game to be about the All Star Game. I do think replay is needed on line calls and at the bases since the technology makes such things a snap; not balls and strikes. I also think Bug $elig is a joke, blackouts are a form of censorship and we have too many teams. More on those another day. Go Braves!
@fredeowens
Mitchell Barbee
Content Manager for Baseball Doesn't Exist. I am a lifelong Braves fan who spends too much time thinking about baseball and was finally able to get over the outfield fly rule game in 2021. I also make YouTube videos for What Happened to Baseball. Follow @MinSub4.
Chase Owens
Chase Owens has been the co-editor at House That Hank Built for over one year. He graduated from Anderson University in 2021 with a degree in digital media. He previously covered local high school sports in upstate South Carolina. He has been an Atlanta Braves fan his entire life, closely following the team for nearly three decades now.
@chaseowens96
Steven Teal
Co-Expert at House That Hank Built. I've been writing about Braves baseball since 2018 and 5 of those years have been with HTHB. I received an undergraduate degree in Sport Managment while attending Georgia Southern University. I also hold a Master of Arts in Communication. My love for sport journalism began during my time in college and it's only grown over the years. I love nothing more than covering the Atlanta Braves and bringing my thoughts to the best fan base in baseball. Some of my time is also spent writing about the Red Sox over at BoSox Injection.
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