The Braves' streak is over

It finally happened. While they still have a chance of making the NL playoffs this year as the wild-card team, the Braves' streak of consecutive division titles has come to an end. The last time the Braves didn't celebrate a division championship was 1990. I was a junior at Mercer University back then. I could've never imagined that I'd be 37 years old before the Braves failed again to win their division title. It has been an amazing ride. I can only hope that the Braves get the well-earned respect that such a streak merits.

If you get a chance, check out Mark Bowman's article over at mlb.com. He provides a great synopsis/retrospective of the streak.