The Braves have put us, their fans, through the ringer this season. Repeatedly and with impunity. We kicked off with a 7-game losing streak. Then three starting pitchers went down in five days. There was the 6-run blown lead in the ninth versus the Diamondbacks. That kicked off a run where the Braves had no idea how to close a game for about two weeks. The Braves have suffered nine games where they have lost by more than eight runs. And other games the deficit wasn’t nearly that large, but it felt that way.

Even in a lost season, the Braves always provide something interesting to talk about. I was writing when the Braves went through their mid-2010s rebuild, but there were always green shoots and players to watch. However, I tapped out during the Houston series last weekend. I’m ready to

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