Never mind that Turner Field is younger than 13 other major league parks. It's safe to assume many of those owners are suddenly pondering their options, and not just those with outdated parks in Oakland and Tampa Bay.
The Braves have turned back the clock, bucking the trend of moving closer to the city by finding a wealthy suburban area, Cobb County,Andrus Peat Jersey, that is willing to folk over $300 million in tax money without giving its citizens so much as a vote. Apparently, that's a better way to spend all that money than helping the county's financially strapped schools, which had to impose five furlough days this year. |