If you’re old enough to remember the ’91 Braves you know what a series in Chavez Ravine once meant. Three times over a 10-year period — 1982, ’83 and ’91 — the Braves and Dodgers were involved in pennant races that weren’t decided until the final week. In ’82 and ’91, the race went down to the final weekend.
There’s been two playoff series since between the two teams– ’96 and 2013 — but neither matched the intensity of those NL West clashes.
Three stand out in my mind: