The 88-win Braves went 11-5 in the postseason against teams that won 95, 106, and 95 games this year. As if that wasn’t already a championship run, at no point did Atlanta face elimination in the playoffs. It was a storied and resilient season for the Braves, and the Mets should have detested every second of it.
Will the championship Braves be a thorn in the Mets’ side for years to come? Consider that they already are.
The Mets went 9-10 against Atlanta in 2021, allowing the Braves to outscore them, 64-84.