Of course it was a big day for the Braves with the firing of their general manager. We went on a ballpark tour right after the press conference that announced the change. The tour included the press area that was still abuzz with events of the day. A really kind AP photographer invited our small tour group to look over his shoulder as he edited pictures he took at the press conference. Later, we saw one of those pictures on the news. A neat behind-the-scenes view. 
The Braves arranged an interview with us that they played on the stadium screen prior to the game. Reese is much more articulate than his father.
Before the baseball part of the day, we quickly toured the Georgia State Capitol. A very nice building with tons of history displays. Then it was on to the World of Coke where we spent a couple of hours exploring the marketing genius of this iconic company. Part of the tour included sampling Coke products from around the world. There were 65 available. I made it through about half, some of which were very good and some of which challenged the taste buds.
It was great fun to walk the parking lot that contains an outline in bricks of the old Fulton County Stadium and, more importantly, features the outfield wall over which Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run.
Planning is now underway for the next round of ballparks--Minneapolis, New York (2) and St. Louis. And a visit to the Hall of Fame is a must.
We owe our sincerest appreciation to Brian McDonald, Josh Alkin of MLB and all the people associated with the Marlins, Rays and Braves who treated us so well during the past few days. And this whole adventure would not have been possible without Julie holding down the homefront. I can't thank her enough.
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