The Braves lost Game 2 of the series against the Diamondbacks by a run after loading the bases twice and failing to score. They lost the finale, 11-10 , on Thursday after their relievers gave up seven runs in the ninth inning. The three-game sweep makes 11 losses in the past 14 games for the Braves.

I’ve said before that of the bad teams I’ve covered, all had one thing in common. They’d manage to fix one thing, only to see another thing go wrong. That pattern continues until everyone finally realizes the team is no good.

I’ve now reached that point with the Braves (27-34).

They are a bad team. Even if I end up being wrong about that, they surely aren’t good enough to overcome their 0-7 start to make the playoffs. I’m guessing I’d get agreement on that from the many of the Braves fans

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