There are a lot of reasons to revisit a ballpark. A fan may return regularly to a stadium because its his favorite team. Another fan may return regularly because its the closest ballpark to her house. I returned to Coolray Field recently because I wanted to see the re-branded Gwinnett Stripers. Before the 2018 season, the Gwinnett Braves ditched their parent club’s moniker in favor of a more unique identity as the Stripers. I previously wrote about attending a G-Braves game in 2014 (read it here), but felt like I needed to revisit Coolray Field to see what changed following the team’s re-branding. Arriving at the ballpark Like many places…
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My night with the Gwinnett Braves – July 19, 2014
The cliché goes that people don’t see the sights in their hometown because the sights are right there. While that isn’t totally true about me visiting the Gwinnett Braves, there is a kernel of truth in the statement. I grew up in Cobb County about 40 miles and roughly an hour drive from where Coolray Field stands now. Growing up in suburban Atlanta during the ’80s and ’90s there was only ONE team in the area: the Atlanta Braves. Going to a minor league game at that time meant a trip to a number of towns two hours away like Augusta, Columbus, or Macon. Since 2009, minor league baseball fans haven’t had to…