The Atlanta Braves have been in the baseball wilderness since their 2013 run to the NL East title. The Braves haven’t had so much as a winning record since then and the last three years have been particularly bad, with an average record of 69-93. But 2018 has been different and after yesterday’s stunning six-run […]
The Atlanta Braves came blazing out of the gate in April, starting to take a step back in the first part of May, and now have re-asserted themselves atop the NL East with a six-game win streak. With a record of 28-18, the Braves lead the Washington Nationals by 4 ½ games coming into Thursday’s action. The National League installment of this week’s MLB coverage will take a deeper look at what’s making this club tick and whether they can keep on ticking.
The Atlanta sports market carries a certain reputation—it’s the rep of the big tease. Regardless of the sport—whether we’re talking Braves, Falcons, Hawks, or Georgia Bulldogs, the city of Atlanta seems to always find a way to come up just short. As TheSportsNotebook wraps up its preseason MLB coverage, there’s only one team left to cover and that’s the Braves. We’ll take a look at their chances in the broader context of their home city’s thirst for a championship.