Chop Flop # 3: The 2004 Braves
H2H Record: 5-14 (.263 WP)
This is my vote for the worst season, even if we do have two more to go on the list. The reason? Simple- we had something to lose. The 2004 Marlins, the defending World Champion Marlins, finished the year 83-79. The first time ever in franchise history that the team had produced consecutive winning seasons, expectations were high for the club to at least make the playoffs and truly defend that second championship.
That 2004 squad dominated the rest of the NL East, to the tune of a 38-19 record; they went a staggering 15-4 against the Mets. But the Braves…no traction there whatsoever. Flipping that record around could have made a real difference in momentum for the NL Wild Card,and maybe even made a real race of it for the division. The Marlins would miss the playoffs, while the Braves would lose in the NLDS again.