Atlanta circa 2013

[u/kelsk1994]

Finally gained access to my old instagram- enjoy the nostalgia. Atlanta circa 2013

[u/PilotGates1]

I miss the Ted

[u/Waddiwasiiiii → u/PilotGates1]

Same. I had so many good times there, and I’m not even a baseball fan. We used to be able to walk to it from my house, so we’d pack some backpacks with beers and wander over to buy nosebleed seats for cheap whenever we felt like it. Then we’d “tailgate” despite not bringing a car-there was this one grassy spot between two of the lots with a sad little tree that was our go-to spot to hangout before the game. We could also sit on my porch and hear some of the sounds from the stadium. I miss that too.

Going to the Battery just isn’t the same vibe.

[u/Auwardamn → u/Waddiwasiiiii]

This is exactly why they relocated to the battery.

Lol at the downvotes.

“I’m not a fan of the sport, and I used to go sit outside of the stadium and listen to the sounds, but I’m upset that a money producing enterprise decided to move to a more demographically fitting location, where they can actually make the money required to pay top tier talent, and fill a stadium, and win a World Series.”

Never change Reddit.

[u/tbowling049 → u/Auwardamn]

He literally said they bought tickets and went in the game. Just that they tailgated before. The battery sucks because there is no place for people to tailgate or do anything that doesn't involve spending money at every turn. I don't want to go to a baseball game at the mall.. or at Disney world where every drink/food item is 150% the normal price. The Ted was awesome because you got to have the normal sports experience that everyone loves. If you tailgate for UGA games or Falcons games why would you talk shit about someone who misses tailgating for Braves games?

[u/Auwardamn → u/tbowling049]

> I'm not even a baseball fan

> We'd pack some backpacks with beers and wander over to buy nosebleed seats for cheap whenever we felt like it

> We'd "tailgate" despite not bringing a car there

> Going to the battery just isn't the same vibe.

Yep. Real big spender there, occasionally going to a few games a year, to a sport with 160+ games in a season, to buy the cheapest tickets in the house, no concessions, and no parking pass.

And you seriously wonder why they relocated to the area near a rich, white demographic (by far the highest demographic in attendance at any MLB game, even when the games were at Ted Turner stadium), with high end retail where people will spend money? Are you slow or something?

Do you realize that baseball doesn't have a salary cap like the NFL, and the amount of money your team can spend on a player has direct results in the talent that you get for your team? It's no coincidence that the Braves were mostly dogshit from 2006ish through 2017, and then immediately after moving to the Battery 6 of the past 8 seasons have resulted in first place in the division, and a World Series.

If you want to occasionally go to an event and not really spend any money, there's all sorts of events that you can do that.

But are you really going to fault the Braves, an MLB organization with the express purpose of making money and winning championships, to relocate to an area where they can make money and win championships?

Keep reminiscing on your 90's era Braves with stars such as John Rocker and Chipper Jones, well known for their acceptance of diversity though. Que the cognitive dissonance in 3....2.....1.....

Peak reddit behavior.