The Braves are moving to Cobb County

Perfect Cell said:
Anectodal evidence but my cousin lives 15 min from the location of the cobb stadium and shes 100 percent on board and says the people there are super hyped about it.
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I just don't see how this move can be anything else but a great thing for this franchise. Hopefully it will entice a new owner to come and buy the Braves.
 
Seems like the Braves would prefer more of a classic look, but after the last few week we probably shouldn't be surprised anymore.
 
Just a question for us out-of-towners. How difficult will it be to get there from the Airport? Will there be decent inexpensive hotels nearby? Will there be anything to do in the area during the times the game is not going on? We try to make one trip a year or so. Will it be better or worse for us?

Thanks
 
It will be on the opposite side of the perimeter from the airport so it would be a fairly expensive cab ride. As far as hotels I think there are some options near there. As far as when the game is not going on, there is a mall right there and there is plenty of planned development. There will certainly be restaurants and bars, but there should be more development so it's tough to say exactly what will be there when the stadium opens. It's a pretty nice area.

mfree80 said:
Just a question for us out-of-towners. How difficult will it be to get there from the Airport? Will there be decent inexpensive hotels nearby? Will there be anything to do in the area during the times the game is not going on? We try to make one trip a year or so. Will it be better or worse for us?

Thanks
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I would book a hotel near the stadium and take the hotel shuttle from the airport. Another option is to rent a car. It is 20 miles from the airport to the Galleria area. It is 8 miles from the airport to Turner.
 
Thanks guys. I will try to make it to Turner a couple of more times before the move, but look forward to the new digs.
 
Still shocking to me that I'll see the Braves in three different home stadiums by the time I'm 32. That's just crazy....
 
mfree80 said:
Thanks. If the MARTA would get us there that would be easiest. Will it go right to the stadium site?
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MARTA does not go into Cobb County and will probably never go there. Cobb County has a bus system to downtown. There is no way I would want to go through all of that hassle. If you can afford a flight to Atlanta, you should plan on a cab or hotel shuttle, like I mentioned earlier.
 
Something that bothers me about this is I wonder where that 372 million Liberty is paying is coming from. Is this money they could have been spending on free agents or could in the future? As someone who cant attend games my opinion might be bias but I would much rather spend that money on payroll. With that money the Braves could have signed Cano, and traded the farm for Price and re-signed him. Maybe I am biased because I dont get to go to games but another 20 years of Turner field is fine with me.
 
They are in the business of making money. Spending millions on bars and hotels will net them more profit than a 2nd baseman.
 
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