When John Smoltz took the mound for Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS to help power the Atlanta Braves past Barry Bonds and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a walk-off classic, there was no way he could have known that more than three decades later Pittsburgh would never get back to that stage.
In fact, in the 33 years since that game sent the Braves to their second of five trips to the World Series in a nine-year span, the Pirates haven't so much as won a playoff series in three trips (unless you count the 2013 wild card game).