Atlanta Braves Baseball?

[Tom Saxton]

We saw the game Friday night. It was a close game, the Braves won 5-4. It was a surprisingly small crowd, but it was lively and a fun ballpark.

It was a $10 cab ride each way from the 5-points area to the ballpark.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Tom Saxton

It was a $10 cab ride each way from the 5-points area to the ballpark.

Did you investigate the bus from the underground?

[Dave Flowerday]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Did you investigate the bus from the underground?

We just got back from the game. The bus is a good option, $1.75 each way. They pick you up at the 5 points and take you straight to the game. It was about a 10 minute walk from the Omni. On the way back, if you want you can get a free transfer to the subway and take that back right to the hotel. Make sure to buy 2 tokens for a round trip - they don't sell them on the way back, apparently.

[Zzyzx]

There are some tickets that cost only $1, but these must be purchased no earlier than 3 hours before the game. The least expensive tickets that can be pre-ordered are the $5 seats.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday

We just got back from the game. The bus is a good option, $1.75 each way. They pick you up at the 5 points and take you straight to the game. It was about a 10 minute walk from the Omni. On the way back, if you want you can get a free transfer to the subway and take that back right to the hotel. Make sure to buy 2 tokens for a round trip - they don't sell them on the way back, apparently.

Thanks for the info. Our whole team has a week MARTA passes, so that is what we were planning to do.

Glad to meet you finally, after reading your posts forever.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Tom Saxton

It was a surprisingly small crowd, but it was lively and a fun ballpark.

Atlanta is a terrible sports town. Nothing like the passion that's found in the Northeast. I wonder how long the Thrashers and Hawks will last with the minimal support they get?

[Pin Man]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Atlanta is a terrible sports town. Nothing like the passion that's found in the Northeast. I wonder how long the Thrashers and Hawks will last with the minimal support they get?

I don't know Ed... I loved Turner Field... It was such a great time there... I do agree though... My favorite sports are found in the Northeast...

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Pin Man

I don't know Ed... I loved Turner Field... It was such a great time there... I do agree though... My favorite sports are found in the Northeast...

Turner Feild is great but the Atllanta fans are apathetic. I went to a big Diamondbacks/ Braves games a couple of years ago ( I think Johnson was pitching) and there were plenty of seats. You certainly can't do that in Boston.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Turner Feild is great but the Atllanta fans are apathetic. I went to a big Diamondbacks/ Braves games a couple of years ago ( I think Johnson was pitching) and there were plenty of seats. You certainly can't do that in Boston.

Perhaps that is because Boston is 40% bigger then Atlanta, and yet Fenway Park is 33% smaller then Turner field. Over the past 10 years or so, Atlanta has averaged higher attendence then Boston, only dipping below them recently.

I also wouldn't call the Braves fans apathetic, at least compared to every other game I've been to. They were certainly more alive then the Baltimore game I went to and every Dodgers game. The only game I've been to where the fans were more alive was when the Angels were in the pennant race 2 years ago.

Certainly, I've never been to a Red Sox or Yankees game, but I wouldn't really call the Braves fans apathetic. Probably in the grand scheme of things, they are somewhere in the middle.