When the Atlanta Braves became the first team to punch their ticket to the 2023 postseason with a win Sunday over the Pirates, the celebration was subdued. Manager Brian Snitker spoke a little, and then the players toasted one another with champagne.
and know how formidable they can be in the postseason.
But the point is that Atlanta's closest competition is trying to overtake the Braves from a position of less flexibility — even accounting for Atlanta's long-term contract commitments.
Granted, recent history provides ample examples of teams that sustained regular-season success but failed to solidify dynasty status come October. The Dodgers are cruising to their 10th division title in 11 years, having won the World Series only in the flukey 2020 season. The Braves’ previous five first-place NL East finishes took them to the Fall Classic only once. And at the end of the last century, of course, they won the East 14 out of 15 years but emerged with just one championship.
Which is to say that Wednesday’s clinch is merely the first step toward determining if the Braves’ dominance — they’re currently on pace for 106 wins — will be what we remember about the 2023 MLB season or merely a point of context in some other team’s narrative to the top. Players and coaches dutifully reiterated that sentiment amid Atlanta's celebration Wednesday. But if this team does prove capable of winning it all, the rest of the league should be nervous.
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