No link since it was via Twitter. Not sure I completely understand this. The Ted wasn't spectacular but it didn't need replacing.

And the Ted is less than 20 years old.

I have wondered about this. Hard to believe...but all the new stadiums built in the 90's are approaching 20 years old. And those 30-year leases (just 20 in this case) will be expiring in several years.

Generally speaking it's easier for the teams & owners to deal with the wealthy/business-friendly suburb communities as opposed to the sometimes anti-business stubborn inner cities

http://deadspin.com/reports-braves-leaving-atlanta-for-cobb-county-1462167449
Article has a good map at the end that helps explain the move

Do the tax payers not get a vote in this?

Atlanta will be replacing two stadiums that were built in the '90's. Wow.

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Turner Field has served the Braves well since 1997, but it is in need of major infrastructure work, which will cost around $150 million. These upgrades are functional ones, such as replacing worn-out seats or upgrading the stadium's lighting, and they would do little to significantly enhance the fan experience. If the Braves were to pay for additional projects focused on improving the fan experience, the additional costs could exceed $200 million.

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What does this even mean? If comfortable seats and good lights don't effect "fan experience," then what does? Or is "fan experience" code for stuff that you can do instead of watching a baseball game?

the code = more luxury boxes and suites

That link explains a lot. Makes sense now.

Crazy. My uncle (from Houston, now back in Houston) lived in Atlanta for a period of 4-5 years just before, during and after the Atlanta Olympics.

We went and visited him and attended a Braves game in their inaugural season in Turner Field.

Crazy to think they are already building a new one. It doesn't seem that I'm old enough to have attended a game in the first year of a stadium and already have another new stadium built.

I guess I've got a Houston mentality. Where the Astrodome was built 19 years before I was born and Minute Maid wasn't built until I was in high school.

Based on Astrodome/Minute Maid Park timeline, the Braves shouldn't be getting a new stadium until 2032.



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Crazy to think they are already building a new one. It doesn't seem that I'm old enough to have attended a game in the first year of a stadium and already have another new stadium built.

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We were there in 2000. It was pretty much brand new then. I feel pretty much the same way as you. Just doesn't seem like it has been long enough to have a new stadium. You should read the link above though. It helps explain a lot.

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Those upgrades still wouldn't address the logistical challenges outside the stadium – lack of consistent mass transit options, inadequate number of parking spaces and limited access to major highways.

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Hahaha. Let's look at those three items:

1. lack of consistent mass transit options - they wanted a MARTA station closer to the stadium. MARTA doesn't even serve Cobb County. So they wasn't an issues at all it seems.

2. inadequate parking spaces - They had a ton in the area, not any less than some of the other stadiums I've been to. They will be complaining about this at the new stadium in a few years anyway.

3. limited access to major highways - they are right off of 75/85 now and not very far from 20, it's not that difficult to get to the highways. It's going to be even more of a fubar for highway access at their intending location.

^ I'm not all that familiar with the Atlanta area, but I was kind of thinking much the same thing. I do suppose part of what he meant was those things aren't ideal right now, and thus they're not huge motivation to stay where they are.

I think the two useful things in that article was the comment about the "fan experience" and the map of their ticket holders.

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Generally speaking it's easier for the teams & owners to deal with the wealthy/business-friendly suburb communities as opposed to the sometimes anti-business stubborn inner cities

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I don't doubt that their #1 reason for moving to where they're moving was the financial package they were offered, but I'm not this comment is entirely true.

It seems like a lot of deals have been made with the "big cities" lately, including the billion dollar Atlanta Falcons stadium that will open up in...2017.

I'm sure that played a part in this. Going into two stadiums simultaneously would be quite a feat.

The stadium is in the ghetto.

Cobb snobs want it up north with the rich folk.

This is BS imo. Having Turner there was historical. The parking lot with the wall where hank 715 is awesome.... I guess now it'll be nothing