Turner Field - Home of the Atlanta Braves |
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Capacity: 50,091
Address:
Turner Field
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, GA 30315 Dimensions:
Left field - 335 feet
Left-center - 380 feet
Center field - 400 feet
Right-center - 385 feet
Right field - 330 feet |
Constructed for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Turner Field became the home of the Atlanta Braves for the 1997 season. The stadium offers a modern appeal with a flair for nostalgia. Replacing Fulton County Stadium, the home of the Braves between 1966 and 1996, Turner Field features several amenities for Braves Fans including Grand Entry Plaza. The plaza consists of two food and gaming pavilions, Scouts Alley, and Cartoon Network's Tooner Field. Also situated within the plaza is a 100-foot diameter photograph of Hank Aaron's 715th home run ball. Turner Field has a seating capacity of 49,831 and a Bermuda grass playing field.
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Baseball Profile Links : Information For Teams 2005 Previews |
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The Braves, who usually draft pitchers with their first pick, compared Eric Campbell, a shortstop from Owensville, Ind., to Matt Williams, the former home run king. |
| Campbell should move to third base and was also a top prep basketball player, exactly like Scott Rolen was a decade ago. Campbell was taken with the 71st pick, since the Braves sacrificed their first-round pick to sign John Thomson. |
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The Braves' season depends on the successful return of John Smoltz
to the starting rotation. And that is no sure thing. Smoitz is five years off arm surgery, but his rebuilt elbow has never withstood the demands of starting. Every pitcher experiences a change in the quality of stuff in later years, and Smoltz has not needed a wide selection of pitches as a short reliever. But he is a special talent, one who will be considered for the Hall of Fame someday, and his open lobbying to start again indicates that he must know what he's getting himself into. Smoltz accepts the responsibility of leading a staff, and he would not return to the rotation unless he believed he could win big again.
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