Last night Brenda and I attended our very first Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field. My new boss treated employees and spouses to the game, plus food and drinks.
Traffic around the stadium was kinda nuts, but we eventually got into a decent lot and it was only a five minute walk or so to the stadium.
The inside of the stadium is just chock full of food and souvenir vendors. It’s basically a giant hallway that wraps around the entire field, with aisle entrances to the seats every few yards.
As soon as we got in, we of course had to both buy Braves hats. And before we left, I got a t-shirt with ‘Jones’ on the back. I didn’t, however, get a discount for being named Andrew Jones. The vendor informed me that even Andruw doesn’t get a discount there. Bummer.
Once we got out to the field and our seats, the geek in me was more fascinated by the giant 100-foot high definition video screen. Just amazing. I heard it cost upwards of $15 million. There also is a really amazing digital display that wraps around three-quarters of the stadium and has stuff like sponsor logos, and all kinds of other stuff depending on what’s going on.
If you’ve ever been to an actual baseball game, you know it’s WAY different from seeing it on tv. It’s such an interactive experience, with a lot of crowd participation, and always something to look at. Oh, and there’s a ball game going on, too.
All in all, it was a lot of fun, and I’m sure we’ll be back regularly.
PS: Yes, I did take photos, but all I had was a disposable camera. So I’ll post them asap. Hopefully we’ll get a decent, smaller digital camera for occasions like this.