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The 1998 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 33rd season in Atlanta. They went on to win their seventh consecutive division title, taking the National League East title by 18 games over the second place New York Mets. The team featured six all stars: shortstop Walt Weiss and third baseman Chipper Jones were voted as starters, while first baseman Andres Galarraga, catcher Javy Lopez, and pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were selected as reserves. The 1998 Braves beat the Chicago Cubs three games to none in the National League Division Series. They then lost to the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series four games to two. The team has earned a few historic accolades. ESPN writer David Schoenfield lists them as one of the top teams in MLB history to not win a World Series.〔http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/32354/greatest-teams-ever-the-almost-greats〕 ESPN columnist Jeff Merron also writes that the pitching staff of Maddux, Glavine, John Smoltz, Denny Neagle, and Kevin Millwood was the greatest of all time.〔http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/greatestrotations〕 The quintet posted a cumulative 2.97 E.R.A. and amassed 88 wins, equaling the win total of the 2nd place Mets. Glavine, the lone 20 game winner in the National League for that year, won the Cy Young Award. ==Offseason== *November 17, 1997: Walt Weiss was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/weisswa01.shtml〕 *January 30, 1998: Dennis Martínez was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml〕 *February 6, 1998: Curtis Pride was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1998 Atlanta Braves season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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