Do you believe in World Series hangovers? You know, that belief that after a team captures the championship one season and then follows it by dropping in performance, leading to not reaching championship status the following season or, even worse, not making the playoffs at all.
If you don't, how else do you explain the Atlanta Braves performance through the first quarter of the season? The Braves entered the weekend series with the Florida Marlins in second place in the National League East division but sporting a mediocre 21-24 record. They have yet to win more than two games in a row this year, often following their two-game winning streak with a two-game losing streak.