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Two Tickets to Paradise: A Day at The Ted.

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I thought I would do my best royhobbs impersonation, and post about my trip to the Ted. For those of you that don't know, my birthday present from my girlfriend was Braves tickets.

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Not too shabby! I had to post a picture, not only to show where I sat, but also that was the only picture of Smoltz that I could get.

After yesterday's dreadful game, I was pretty excited that today would be a better game. Afterall, the Nationals are one of the worst offensive teams in the game. Since this was my birthday present, I wanted to make the most of it, so we got to the park early. We went into the 755 Club, walked around the stadium, taking the obligatory photos.

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I can't help but wonder what Jackie Robinson would think about his number being next to a giant chopping cow?

Minutes before first pitch, I was pretty excited to see Jo-Jo warming up. I thought to myself, "He's going to pitch well today. Just look at him!"

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Maybe you didn't stretch well enough Jo-Jo, because your stuff just wasn't there today. Of course, the strike zone was nowhere to be found either. That's funny, what are all those numbers doing up there on the scoreboard? A short day for Jo-Jo.

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Almost as short of a day for Bobby.

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That was a bit ridiculous, in my opinion. That was a strike thrown by Buddy, then he didn't appear to do anything but turn away and he got the "the finger" from Gillooly or Gucci or whatever his name was. I understand arguing balls and strikes is an automatic ejection, but what about waving the finger at players? Apparently Mama Guccione never told young Chris its not polite to point. I was pretty disappointed that Bobby didn't just go on a rosin bag-grenade-tirade and kick dirt a la Lou Pinella's rant against the Braves last year. I thought maybe that was just what we needed.

I have to admit, it was hot, but I refused to leave until the last out of the game. I have the sunburn to prove it (I did wear sunscreen, just did not apply very well). The highlights of the game were seeing Chipper and Teixeira up-close and personal:

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And Corky Miller lower his batting average:

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But the ultimate, best highlight of the day was seeing former Brave and Canadian All-World Superstar Pete Orr pinch hit!

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What were we thinking getting rid of him? All sarcasm aside, I enjoyed my trip and my present very much. I am still a Braves fan, although it has crossed my mind to jump-ship and become an Angels fan. Alas, I'm too old to switch loyalties now (kidding, kidding, will never give up on the Bravos). I did get a great souvenir with the $20 merchandise credit on my ticket! Call it pity, or a guilty conscience for all the name-calling, but I saw about 3,000 of these in the Clubhouse store and felt obligated:

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My girlfriend will always love you Frenchy!

I'll leave you with one last image to ponder, as I am really not sure what was going on when I snapped it. It appears as if Mark Teixeira is holding his stick. Potentially a new victory picture, or for defeats, I'm not real sure which.

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NOT PICTURED: Julian Tavarez*, jug's vomit

 

 

 

 

*Credit to Tavarez for the 1-2-3 inning, lowered his ERA to 6.85.

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rec’d as is courtesy.

The game was so long, I went into the store to pick up some groceries somewhere in the 7th inning. When I left, Tavarez was still pitching, and amazingly got out of an inning. If I were at the game, I can assure you that I would’ve bolted a lot sooner than if I were in front of a computer. Even hitting on your girlfriend for five innings would have been difficult with the nauseating game going on in the background.

Oh, and of all the pictures of the scoreboard you take, you show us Corky Miller and Pete Orr. What is wrong with you??

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 21, 2008 9:05 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh, thanks-- I think?

I don’t make it to too many games, so I had to stay until the bitter end.

I took those pictures purely with the intention of posting on TC to get a reaction; success! Didn’t you catch my sarcasm? Also, at that point in the game I was pretty much just trying to find something amusing to do…

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 21, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Save the shot...

of Corky, it may be a collector’s item one day. Still can’t figure out how he’s on any team. Guess there’s hope for us all!

by BBFAN46 on Jul 23, 2008 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice post

the corky sighting and the tex pic garnered some nice chuckles outta me.

by brndn on Jul 21, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cooooool...

Great photos, thanks for posting them and describing your day! I’m glad you could look past the nasty loss and excruciating heat and enjoy it. I took several shots of the Hank Aaron seats, so it’ll be interesting to see if I got one of you and your very thoughtful g/f. Yeah, I was pretty disappointed to not see Smoltzie in the dugout or the broadcast booth, but oh well. ROFL at the Tex shot...those are the kind of pics I love (you may have noticed)! I got some mediocre ones I’ll try to post later tonight (although some may show up on Braves Love before then). You’re a trooper, and again, I’m glad you could celebrate the day!

by Lizziebeth on Jul 21, 2008 11:56 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Games like yesterday reveal true fans. Hot as balls, and your team is wetting the bed. Kudos to you for sticking it out. I guess the really good seats help, but i can definitely say i woulda left my $12 seats long before the end.

I’ve got tickets for the July 30th game against the Cards, and i’m kinda intrigued about what will happen. I think it may be Tex’s last game as a Brave, if he hasn’t been traded before then. My wife won’t be happy, she lost Andruw last year and now she will probably lose Tex. But it’ll be kinda weird to go to a game where the Braves are sellers at the deadline for the first time in a long time. Or maybe i’ll see them win their 9th straight game! I would definitely prefer the last option.

by 10-4 on Jul 21, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No!

The booing was too loud (I was also booing loudly myself). I couldn’t make out anything, which is surprising, because he was screaming.

I did hear Kotsay scream the f-bomb when he popped out to left field. It wasn’t really funny, since we were getting killed, but any other day it would have been worth a chuckle.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 21, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pete Orr!

Between this and the Teix shot, you sure knew how to get my attention! (No sarcasm here; I love Pete Orr!.) May I please post the Teix shot on Braves Love? I have a lot of Teix fans over there that would love this, and I’ll give you credit, of course. :)

by Lauren T. on Jul 21, 2008 2:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I just knew...

...when I saw that picture, that one way or another, it would end up on Braves Love! ;-)

by sddbaker on Jul 21, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Be my guest!

I have been known to check Braves Love myself…

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 21, 2008 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, doll!

It’ll be up today—depending on how busy this afternoon is at work, it may not make it up till this evening…

by Lauren T. on Jul 21, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, I am jealous...

of your tickets. I’m talking about the actual tickets themselves, with a picture of the Bearded One on them. Why do other people get these beautiful souvenir quality tickets, and I always get the ugly Ticketmaster no picture things. The only really beautiful tickets I’ve ever had were 2 for Game 7 of the 1995 World Series, between the Cleveland Indians and Your Atlanta Braves at Atlanta/Fulton County Stadium. As we all know, there was no need for a Game 7. I was happy, but I was also sad. Also, I had to send those pretty tickets back in order to get my money, which I very much needed. I did make copies of them, but I cannot find them. Oh well…. just rambling. Back to work for me…..

by sddbaker on Jul 21, 2008 2:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Post is up, with some of LizzieBeth’s photos and the Mark T. pic. Thanks for sharing, y’all! :)

by Lauren T. on Jul 21, 2008 4:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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