Fansided · Jan 14, 2019
Atlanta Braves opening day countdown: the 80s
The weather has hurt the continuation of the Atlanta Braves Opening Day countdown. We’ll catch up here with the 80-89 pieces of Braves history.
Winter weather in the frozen tundra has left the Atlanta Braves Opening Day countdown stalled for a bit. We’ll catch up with a pair of posts. First, this one counting down the 80s on the list, and then catching up to today’s number 73.
We’ll go through the 80s, starting from 89.
89. Mahler losses
At a time that the Braves were really not great, one guy was consistent for the team year-in, year-out in the starting rotation. Rick Mahler took a starting role in 1981 and after returning from injury in 1984, he was the team’s workhorse through 1988.