Goodbye, Turner Field; Braves to Cobb in 2017

[Matthew]

If they could downsize it to around 8,000 seats and add some family friendly amusements, they could reduce parking requirements and host minor league baseball. MiLB has more affordable tickets I'm sure Atlanta families would love and it could make a great anchor for whatever is built there. I would love to see a minor league team playing at a packed Ted, while the Braves enjoy a half-empty ballpark and angry fans arriving late, due to traffic, and complaining about the prices. If St. Paul and Brooklyn are allowed to have minor league teams, there is a good chance Atlanta can too. I would like to see at least part of the Olympic Stadium preserved, even if that involves removing the upper deck and seats behind the outfield. The area behind the outfield wall can become picnic areas, cheap grass seating and play areas. This could also allow for a straightening of Georgia Avenue to open more property to develop. A mixed-use retail village could be built around the original Fulton County Stadium Diamond and wall, allowing this area to become a central park with grass again. Maybe have fountains around it?