Playboy's 1998 Baseball Preview

Playboy's 1998 Baseball PreviewBobby Cox looked like he had smelled something foul. His Atlanta Braves had lost again, their fifth October fold in seven years, and manager Cox knew why. It's "a crapshoot," he said of the postmodern postseason, three rounds of playoffs in which anything can happen. It happened again last fall. The Braves had trounced the second-place Florida Marlins in the National League East on their way to a 101-61 record, best in the game. But by finishing 92-70 Flo...