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Braves' Matt Olson breaks Dale Murphy's Atlanta record to move up historic MLB list

Matt Olson posts.

That verb, "posts," has a special meaning in MLB context. It connotes a guy who shows up every day and is in the lineup and does his job. Someone who posts is someone who is Mr. Reliable.

Olson posts.

In fact, he does it better than any active player.

On Thursday night, Olson played in his 741st consecutive game.

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That passed Dale Murphy (740) on the MLB all-time list. Olson now has the 13th-longest consecutive games streak in MLB history.

Cal Ripken Jr., of course, holds this record at 2,632 games, more than three times Olson's mark. Lou Gehrig had held it for a lo

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