From Opening Day:
Suntrust Park Begins To Take Shape
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From our seats in Left Field on Opening Night. Greenish Outfield Fence. Was not a fan of it. Prefer the TED blue instead. Also pictured are the random 4 pinetrees behind the CF wall. There's three in a cluster together on the left then a random one on the right. Looks really weird. Not pictured above the window booth in the batter's eye is the Hitter's Shotclock. Resets every batter and is the timer for the batter to get into the batter's box and get ready to hit (for Howard, Garciaparra types).
Picture from my Saturday seat of Ludacris doing the Tomahawk chop before the game. I think this is a new tradition where they have a celeb (Sunday was Chandler Riggs from Walking Dead, not sure who did it Friday) using the electric tomahawk before the game to get the crowd riled up and ready to go. What is also in hte picture are the new pennants they are using to signify the division, NLCS, WS, banners. I personally think they look dull. If you're not close to it, from the other side of the stadium they look pretty dull and the colors they use are definitely not as bright and proud as the ones that used to hang in LF at the TED.
Picture from my seat on Saturday Night: You see the bullpen in leftfield? Well above the scorebaord and those seats is an elevated ChopHouse area with high chairs and tables. On Sunday there was literally like 2 people in that section and it really stood out like an eyesore. The "Below the ChopHouse" seats in right field remind me of AT&T park. goldlfy went there you'd have to ask him. We thought it was a VIP area. But again, the bricks at the ChopHouse to the right are beautiful.
I prefer Turner Field's way of honoring the retired #'s.
Around the face of the decks at Turner Field were the names and #'s of the retired players. At this park the retired #'s are hanging somewhere high in left field but it's hardly noticeable. I didn't get to see Monument Park, but I do think they did a poor job of honoring the rich tradition of the franchise around the visible interior of the park.
Around the face of the decks at Turner Field were the names and #'s of the retired players. At this park the retired #'s are hanging somewhere high in left field but it's hardly noticeable. I didn't get to see Monument Park, but I do think they did a poor job of honoring the rich tradition of the franchise around the visible interior of the park.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
Holy sponsorship Batman!
It won't be long until we see beer ads displayed on the field with a laser show. There's nowhere else left to add sponsor space.
chipchildress
Awaiting a Promotion
this is about more revenue for the braves and nothing else. you can't let stupid old hank aaron's number get in the way of a good budweiser ad.
You need to see Monument Park. On the whole, SunTrust does a much better job of honoring the past.
chipchildress
Awaiting a Promotion
do they pretend the braves started when they moved to atlanta like the old stadium did? i really don't get it...we have the oldest continuing operating franchise in north america and it's as if nobody cares to ever mention it. the braves could use their history as a major selling point but they never do.
chipchildress
Awaiting a Promotion
which to me is especially stupid considering that without a historical record, baseball is just a game. a great game, but baseball and history go hand in hand. without a somewhat linear historical record, babe ruth would just be a figure. 715 would have been meaningless. sigh.
They do honor the pre-Atlanta Braves to at least some degree. After all, Spahn never played in Atlanta. But it's a little tough to put a lot of focus on things that happened other places, especially with limited space.
It's a lot easier to honor Phil Neikro, who people know and remember, than it is to try to explain to them who Johnny Evers is and why they should care.
It's a lot easier to honor Phil Neikro, who people know and remember, than it is to try to explain to them who Johnny Evers is and why they should care.
