Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Braves ya rasa zuwa Florida Marlins a 1997 NLCS
da San Diego Padres a cikin 1998 NLCS. Braves sun sake komawa gasar cin kofin duniya a shekarar 1999, amma sun yi rashin nasara a hannun New York Yankees a wasanni hudu a jere. Kungiyar Cox ta 2001 ta lashe gasar zakarun Turai kuma ta tayar da Houston Astros da aka fi so a wasanni uku a jere a cikin jerin rukuni. Koyaya, Arizona Diamondbacks sun kayar da Braves a wasanni biyar a cikin NLCS.