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    Farewell, Turner Field

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    Won't miss it. Never won anything there. If I could go back to Fulton County Stadium tomorrow, I might.

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    Lots of great teams, lots of good memories, but damn it seemed like that place was cursed.

    Nice stadium but just didn't seem as intimate (nor intimidating for opponents) like Fulton County was.

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    I had some great (and not so great) memories from Fulton County Stadium, but I also had some great ones at the Ted.

    I have zero nostalgia for FCS. I liked what happened there, but it wasn't exactly a nice place to catch a ballgame.

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    It feels like Turner Field died a too early death. I was only able to make the pilgrimage once, in 2013, but I was impressed with what I saw. I really loved the retired number monuments and the Braves museum, and I hope those get transferred to the new ballpark.

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    There was something magical about Fulton County Stadium. Perhaps my judgement is clouded from my childhood memories of that park.

    The Ted was cursed. Just a place for other teams to celebrate.

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    There is no question The Ted should have lasted another 10-20 seasons, but if Suntrust lets us have a bigger player payroll then so be it.

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    Mixed feelings about it all.

    Some good and awful memories from a baseball standpoint. Getting to the World Series in 99. The young guys coming up in 05. Heyward's homer in his first at bat, though the vision of him becoming the face of the franchise was never realized.

    But then, it was mostly disappointment. We had to watch the Marlins, Padres, Cardinals, Dbacks, Giants, CUBS, Astros, Giants and Cardinals again end celebrate on our field and the embarrassment of Atlanta fans throwing **** on the field on the outfield fly rule call.

    But I think the main memories I'll take away from it are the times at the park with my dad. We went to the very first one, the exhibition against the Yankees. NLCS game 2 in 97, NLDS game 2 in 98, World Series game 2 in 99. The last time we made it there was Father's Day 2014. Got to see Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, two future Hall of Famers and enjoy a Sunday night win.

    I'm just old enough to remember the last two seasons at Fulton County Stadium, so I grew up with Turner Field. It was an excellent place to watch a ballgame, and it's still a shame there was a lack of vision from all angles to keep it going. I hope Georgia State will do well by it.

    I look forward to the franchise hopefully becoming a dominant force in the new park. I hope the results are better than the pre-planning that has led to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrimsonCowboy View Post
    Not on YouTube anywhere?
    Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...

    Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrimsonCowboy View Post


    Nostalgia running thick in these videos. Skip, Pete and the Braves theme music.

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    One of my favorite moments was Brooks Conrad hitting a very surprising walk-off Grand Slam against the Reds when the Braves scored 7 or 8 in the 9th inning to win.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    Not on YouTube anywhere?
    Looked for it and couldn't find it. I saw it on Twitter, thus the link above
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    Quote Originally Posted by WaitingFor2017 View Post
    One of my favorite moments was Brooks Conrad hitting a very surprising walk-off Grand Slam against the Reds when the Braves scored 7 or 8 in the 9th inning to win.
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