▁season , ▁the ▁Bra ves ' ▁stre ak ▁of ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ants ▁ended ▁at ▁two ▁as ▁they ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁under dog ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁in ▁six ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series . ▁By ▁a ▁tw ist ▁of ▁fate , ▁the ▁Bra ves ▁beat ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁in - state ▁riv als , ▁in ▁back - to - back ▁N L CS ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁in - state ▁riv als . ▁ ▁Off season ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Billy ▁Taylor ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁from ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁rule ▁ 5 ▁draft . ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Greg ▁Mad du x ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁Agent ▁with ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves . ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁R andy ▁St . ▁Cla ire ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁Agent ▁with ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves . ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Jerry ▁Will ard ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁Agent ▁with ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August , ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁tried ▁to ▁ac quire ▁Dennis ▁Martínez ▁from ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Ex pos .