A deeper look at 3 negative takes from Atlanta Braves 2019 season

“This is typical Atlanta Braves stuff, we can never get over the hump and win the big game”

The photo was chosen for a reason. Let’s reflect. How many of these types of moments have the Atlanta Braves provided us in the past two seasons?

Then, let’s think about how many of these moments the Atlanta Braves provided us with during their streak of 14 straight division titles?

I can agree with the song and dance that this is the ‘same old thing.’ That’s true, because it is, in fact, the same old thing.

Only one team wins the World Series each year, and many times, the Atlanta Braves have seemed to have had the team to get it done.

Let’s be clear on this: I am a huge Bobby Cox fan, but one thing that Atlanta Braves fans have largely done is view his career through rose-colored glasses.

With the rotation of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz, Cox was only able to reel in one World Series championship.

In 1991 and 1992, the Atlanta Braves didn’t have that much pitching and fell in two more World Series.

This doesn’t mean Bobby Cox is a bad manager. Did he underachieve with the talent he had? Perhaps. But it’s hard to win a World Series.

This year’s team wasn’t anyone’s pick to win anything – basically anything at all. And the staff at this website, Tomahawk Take, only had one staff writer to pick the Atlanta Braves to win the World Series once they made the playoffs.

That staff writer was me, and guess what, it was a bad pick.

My point is, that if you’re reading this article, you’re likely a fan of one of the best baseball franchises in the world.

There’s plenty to smile about, and sure, losing stinks. But there’s really no reason to keep spewing this take, bringing up the past and wallowing in it.

In short, analyze this all you want, for as long as you want. It’s the offseason now and we have to trust our ownership and general manager to make the right moves. They’ve done that so far.