Childhood Baseball Memories

Rich you issued the challenge with I could change the title of my other about baseball remembered or create a new one, well.... guess I decided to create a new one, lol.

I grew up just outside of Atlanta but was near enough to see it often.  There have been many changes to the skyline over my 40 something years but one of the things I remember most is the Fulton County Stadium being changed. During my early days this wonderful old stadium housed both the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Falcons. Now, we have separate facilities for both.  Turner Field is the home for the Braves and while it is a nice modern facility I will always associate the Braves with the old stadium.

Another change that I sorely regret is that we no longer have our brave doing his little dance during the game.  I so looked forward to his appearance during a game.

Now, you will see this guy  because the Indian was just so politically incorrect.  For the most part I like the tomahawk chop but all those waving foam tomahawks can and do get a little annoying.

Hank Aaron was a big thing in my day of watching baseball.  I can still remember when he hit the big one.

 

 

The one thing that has not changed in all my years is the need to go eat at the Varsity either prior to a game or right after the game.   It is a long standing icon in the history of Atlanta.  There are two other locations but nothing can beat the curb side service at the original location.

Baseball in Atlanta has been a recurring season of changes.  Most I like but there is something to be said for not messing with tradition.

 

10 Comments on Childhood Baseball Memories

Cool Post.  Have you done a MEME.

01/09/2008 10:34 AM by Adam Brett - Fullerton, California Realtor (RE/MAX NOC)

LOL, Adam actually I have done two.

01/09/2008 10:35 AM by Linda Futral Sells Coweta, Heard, Meriwether & Troup (RE/MAX Today)

Linda, awesome job here. I was in Atlanta when they tore down the old stadium and had a chance to go collect a piece of history, but had something else to do. It is amazing where our priorities are at when we are younger.

01/09/2008 11:17 AM by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Thanks Danny

01/09/2008 11:32 AM by Linda Futral Sells Coweta, Heard, Meriwether & Troup (RE/MAX Today)

Linda - Thanks for contributing! I had a feeling you would do a new post! I was living in ATL when they blew up the old Fulton County Stadium and remember watching it on TV. The new Turner Field is an awesome modern complex! The Varsity truly is a landmark in ATL.

01/09/2008 12:12 PM by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Thanks Rich and really this was fun.

01/09/2008 01:40 PM by Linda Futral Sells Coweta, Heard, Meriwether & Troup (RE/MAX Today)

It's wonderful living near a baseball team, whether major league or minor league. You always have memories!

01/09/2008 08:47 PM by Cris Burlew, Broker ~ St Pete Beach FL Real Estate (Beach & Luxury Realty, Inc.)

So true Cris so true

01/09/2008 08:48 PM by Linda Futral Sells Coweta, Heard, Meriwether & Troup (RE/MAX Today)

Linda, nice post. I vaguely remember the Indian. If I remember correctly, wasn't there a movement a while back to change the names of the Braves and the Indians to something more politically correct?

And you included Hammerin' Hank - still the Homerun King in my book!

01/10/2008 09:28 PM by Jim Albano (Prudential Damiano Realty)

Yep there was a movement luckily it got squashed.

01/11/2008 07:08 AM by Linda Futral Sells Coweta, Heard, Meriwether & Troup (RE/MAX Today)

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