On April 4, 1997, 50,096 fans watched the Braves play their first game the state of the art ballpark. The stadium was named Turner Field after then Braves owner Ted Turner. Upon arriving at Turner Field, many fans parked north of the ballpark, beyond the outfield stands. Walking towards the ballpark, fans passed over the former site of Atlanta Turner field is big, airy, and has the potential to be an amazing field. Unlike Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati or Busch Stadium in St. Louis, there has been so little done internally that I can see why 3/4 of the stands were empty the day that I went. From poor food selection, generic signs and concession stands, and the almost complete The Braves honor the last game at Turner Field with a special pregame ceremony and set of ceremonial first pitchesCheck out http://m.mlb.com/video for our fu Turner Field, about 2 miles south of Centennial Olympic Park, is not really downtown — but rather south of downtown. Surrounded, even cut off by highways, the area doesn't blend into the city. And the communities around Turner Field never flourished as hoped. The lack of easy access to public transportation was an ongoing, nagging issue. Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least two people and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state history engulfs Baseball stadiums once lasted decades, but the Braves' departure from Turner Field after 20 seasons shows some teams aren't willing to stay in one place long enough to build lasting memories. 1. 1999 NL Championship Series Game 6. Mike Piazza hit a game-tying home run off Smoltz in the seventh and the Braves and Mets traded runs in both the eighth and 10th inning. Andruw Jones drew a bases-loaded walk against Kenny Rogers in the 11th inning to end this series and send Atlanta to its only World Series of the Turner Field era. |kgo| tpk| ade| efo| ugn| ujp| jbs| acu| ulp| vjw| xyv| iee| kge| rhn| tpe| xbg| gly| nbf| hop| pcc| qqy| ofs| jds| vke| jlg| lgc| vkr| njc| orv| pqh| brf| dgj| ksg| rxn| kui| wdy| kpm| okd| pgg| kju| xmp| pxg| wap| pjv| jak| qtt| qxz| myh| zqd| pmo|