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TEAM ::: ATLANTA BRAVES
LOCATION ::: ATLANTA, GEORGIA
MY
FIRST VISIT ::: JULY 5, 2006
OPPONENT ::: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
MLB STADIUM RANK ::: 18 OUT OF 40
RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: A
SCOREBOARD
::: A+
FOOD :: B-
FACILITIES ::: B
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
THE ATLANTA BRAVES HAD A TREMENDOUS STREAK THROUGHOUT THE 90s AND INTO THE NEW CENTURY.
DURING THE STREAK, THE BRAVES WENT FROM FULTON COUNTY STADIUM TO TURNER FIELD. I NEVER SAW "THE LAUNCHING PAD" BUT SINCE I'VE
SEEN THE VET, RIVERFRONT AND THREE RIVERS, I THINK I DID SEE IT. ANYWAY,
IF I COMPARE IT TO THE OLD VET IN PHILLY, I WILL
SAY TURNER FIELD IS A
GIANT STEP UP.
THE LAST BASEBALL STADIUM I WAS AT THAT WAS BUILT FOR THE OLYMPICS AND THEN
USED FOR BASEBALL WAS IN MONTREAL, I WAS WORRIED THAT TURNER FIELD
WOULD HAVE A MONTREAL FEEL TO IT, FORTUNATELY FOR EVERYONE,
TURNER FIELD FEELS MORE LIKE A BASEBALL FIELD.
YOU ENTER TURNER FIELD FROM THE OUTFIELD AREA, THIS USED TO BE PART OF
THE STADIUM BUT IT WAS RENOVATED TO A CONCOURSE FOR BASEBALL. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON HERE, SADLY, IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THEY
WERE SELLING CELL
PHONES OUT HERE WHICH KIND OF TURNED ME OFF. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW CONCESSION STANDS OUT HERE WHICH AFTER
A FEW TRIPS TO MINOR LEAGUE PARKS, WAS KIND OF A SHOCK. FIRST IMPRESSION OF ATLANTA IS THE PRICES ARE KIND OF HIGH HERE. WORSE
YET, THE HOT DOG WAS MORE BUN THAN DOG.
AFTER VISITING THE CONCOURSE AREA, MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE SEATING AREA AND TAKE
A LOOK AT THE FIELD. THE FIELD HERE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. MAKE
YOUR WAY UP TO THE FIRST LEVEL AND WALK BEHIND THE LOWER
SEATING AREA, A FULL VIEW OF THE FIELD IS HAD THE WHOLE WAY AROUND.
ONCE THE GAME BEGINS, TURNER FIELD SHINES. THE GAME IS HANDLED VERY WELL
HERE WITH THE GIANT SCOREBOARD IN CENTER PROVIDING UPDATES AND SCORING THROUGHOUT THE GAME. BETWEEN INNINGS, THE BRAVES HOLD
CONTESTS LIKE
OTHER TEAMS. THE DIFFERENCE IN ATLANTA, THE QUESTIONS ARE DIFFICULT. THE PRIZES ARE BETTER TOO, MAKING THE
KNOWLEDGABLE BRAVE FAN IN FOR A DECENT
PAYDAY THE "THE TED"
GETTING TO TURNER FIELD IS ANOTHER STORY, TRAFFIC IN
ATLANTA MAY BE THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY. THE EXIT FOR TURNER FIELD OFF OF I-20 LEAVES THE
TOURIST IN AN AREA WHERE YOU
HAVE TO GUESS WHERE THE PARK IS. IF YOU DRIVE A LEXUS HOWEVER, THE BRAVES HAVE A SPECIAL LOT FOR YOU, THE LEXUS ONLY
LOT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A DISCOUNT HERE BUT YOU GET A SPOT CLOSE TO THE PARK.
A VERY UNIQUE ASPECT OF TURNER FIELD IS THE SKY DECK ABOVE THE LEFT FIELD
CORER. THERE IS A HUGE AREA WHERE KIDS CAN RUN THE BASES, YOU CAN COOL OFF IN A MIST TUNNEL, OR YOU CAN JUST TAKE A SEAT IN
ONE OF THE GIANT COKE BOTTLE STYLE CHAIRS AND OVERLOOK ATLANTA. OUTSIDE TURNER FIELD IN THE AREA WHERE FULTON COUNTY
STADIUM USED TO BE IS AN OUTLINE OF THE FIELD. WHERE LEFT FIELD USED TO BE IS THE SPOT WHERE HANK AARON'S 715th HOME RUN WENT
OVER THE WALL.
TURNER FIELD IS RICH WITH HISTORY, THE ATLANTA BRAVES BEING THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FRANCHISE
IN BASEBALL. THE ENTIRE 3 CITY HISTORY IS DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE PARK AS WELL AS THE BRAVES MUSEUM LOCATED
BEHIND THE
TICKET OFFICE.
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE AT TURNER FIELD WAS HOW MUCH IT REMINDED ME OF U.S.
CELLULAR FIELD IN CHICAGO. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE TRAFFIC MAY HAVE BEEN WORSE IN ATLANTA.
THE LINE UPS
St. LOUIS CARDINALS
MANAGER :::
10 TONY LaRUSSA
ATLANTA BRAVES MANAGER :::
6 BOBBY COX
St. LOUIS CARDINALS
22 David
Eckstein ss
99 So Taguchi lf
5 Albert Pujols 1b
27 Scott Rolen 3b
43 Juan Encarnacion rf
15 Jim Edmonds
cf
4 Yadier Molina c
7 Hector Luna 2b
37 Jeff Suppan p / LP
ATLANTA BRAVES
22 Marcus Giles
2b
11 Edgar Renteria ss
10 Chipper Jones 3b
25 Andruw Jones cf
16 Brian McCann c
7 Jeff Francoeur rf
19
Adam LaRoche 1b
18 Ryan Langerhans lf
43 Chuck James p / WP
St. LOUIS 000 121
000 4 10 1
ATLANTA 500 621 00x 14
16 0
TIME ::: 2:52
ATTENDANCE ::: 28,705
WEATHER ::: 89 STORMY OVERCAST
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