Turner Field (#17)

Giants vs. Braves
Braves Tie 3-3 (Rain)

Turner Field had a lot going on inside and outside the stadium itself. We stayed at a hotel only a quarter-mile away. While walking to the stadium, we saw many vendors and people offering various literature and such. I like the portion of wall from Fulton County Stadium in the parking lot commemorating Hank Aaron's 715th homer. It is important to keep those historic artifacts. I also like the many Olympic themed items that remained from the 1996 games. Turner Field was a key venue for those games.

We have seen many extra inning games and unusual plays, but no one could have predicted a tie. The game was stopped because of rain with the Giants and Braves tied at 3 apiece. The rain would not let up and there was another game to be played the next day. So it was called as a tie and would be completed only if it mattered in the standings. Fortunately it did not matter and we can add to our personal records that we have seen one of only and handful of Major League regular season games end in a tie.

Shea Stadium (#12)

Braves vs. Mets
Mets Lost 0-16

Shea Stadium has a lot of good seats for watching baseball. The only downside to the seating set up, is that there aren't many places where fans can catch a home run ball. The bleachers in left are small and center and right fields are taken up by the Jumbotron and the mammoth scoreboard. The "Big Apple" in left field is cool, unfortunately we didn't get to see it in use tonight since the Mets didn't score. It is reminiscent of the giant beer barrel in center filed of County Stadium.

Something I noticed is that the ushers kept having to move people from seats that weren't theirs. Why is it that people just sit wherever they want? We had great seats and I would be upset if someone were occupying them when we go there. After the game, there was an excellent fireworks show. They shot up tons of fireworks in the air with music playing over the speakers. During small breaks in the fireworks, they showed Mets highlights on the Jumbotron. It was one of the best fireworks show I have ever been to. To add to the excitement, Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander were part of the festivities. Overall, my second trip to NYC was great!

Three Rivers Stadium (#9)

Braves vs. Pirates
Pirates Lose 2-8

Pittsburgh has a lot of good fans, especially for a team that is not all that great. I know that at the time they were chasing the division leaders, but keep in mind it's a division where ALL of the teams are below .500! There also seemed to be a lot of Braves' fans on hand, but I would say that was due to the fact they're the defending National League Champs. Two words "Fairweather Fans." The Pirates' Parrot seems to like the same hobbies as his counterpart in Philadelphia. After a Mother's Day visit from Mother Parrot, he also shot hot dogs into the stands.

The game was not all that great, considering the best team in the NL was playing one of the fundamentally worst teams I have seen. John Smoltz was batting better than the most of the Pirates' starters. Don't get me wrong, I still had a great time and enjoyed the stadium. The people of Pittsburgh have a stadium they can be proud of, especially when the Steelers are playing. This also brings and end to our first epic quest of 5 games in 5 days, but I'll be glad to get back and share my stories with my wonderful, and understanding wife.