I voted for 1961-75, but could include 1976-93.
1961-75 included Koufax's prime, the Miracle Mets, the start of Nolan Ryan's career and the ending of Mickey's.
1976-93 included the Braves finally starting to win and the retirement of Ryan, Brett & Yount whose HOF inductions I would travel a long way to witness six years later.
1994 started with the canceling of the World Series - the action that both the owners AND the players' union had a part in.
A hard lesson was hopefully learned that you do not EVER AGAIN lock out or strike DURING the season.
For this reason, I cringe every time the 14 straight division titles are mentioned.
The Braves won in a strike-effected year of 1995 and continued to pay well the rest of the decade.
While the modern era has been fun, I can do without walk-up music at live games and background music behind broadcasted highlights.
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