When the Atlanta Braves walked off the field for the 61st time in 2020, it was euphoric. Freddie Freeman had just delivered a walk-off single in game one of the wild card round against the Cincinnati Reds, putting the Braves within a win of their first playoff series victory in 19 years. It was euphoric, the kind of thing that makes you fall in love with baseball all over again.
The 61st trip off the field in 2021 was a lifeless, yet entirely predictable 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. This team still has not crossed over the .