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Atlanta Braves Opening Day countdown: 93 and 92, fall heroics

By Benjamin Chase

TORONTO - OCTOBER 20: Deion Sanders #24 of the Atlanta Braves receives congratulations from teammates after scoring during Game three of the 1992 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Skydome on October 20, 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays defeated the Braves 3-2. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
TORONTO - OCTOBER 20: Deion Sanders #24 of the Atlanta Braves receives congratulations from teammates after scoring during Game three of the 1992 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Skydome on October 20, 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays defeated the Braves 3-2. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA – JULY 17: Starting Pitcher Greg Maddux #31 of the Atlanta Braves throws the ball against the Florida Marlins during the game on July 17, 2002 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves shutout the Marlins 10-0. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

The regular season for the Atlanta Braves opens with a game in Philadelphia on the afternoon of March 28, 2019. We count down the days until the season opens!

We at Tomahawk Take are very excited for the Atlanta Braves season opener on March 28 in Philadelphia! We will be counting down to the day with Braves related numbers all the way until Opening Day 2019!

With the Christmas holiday falling on day 93 and a blizzard hitting my area today, day 92, we’re going to combine the two as they have a common theme. In 1991, the Atlanta Braves found their way to the postseason for the first time since 1982, and their first 90-win season since 1969.

That season led to one of the most classic 7-game World Series of all-time with the Minnesota Twins coming out on top in an epic 1-0 10-inning Game 7. That 1991 World Series appearance was the first time the team had been to the World Series since 1958.

Most know the story from there – the Atlanta Braves went on to win every finished division title from 1991 to 2005, one of the most impressive streaks of success in baseball history. It was the first two seasons following that worst-to-first 1991 season that we will highlight here.

Though it will be backward in our countdown, we are going to start with the incredible postseason moment that the 1992 National League Championship Series provided for the Atlanta Braves. That same moment would essentially turn the fortunes for the Braves’ NLCS opponent for 25 years.

The next one will be a reflection on the regular season pennant race of 1993, a pennant race that had all kinds of great things to remember.

Let’s get started with our look at ’92…

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