From the home office on the Boulevard......

....Top Ten Reasons Why The Richmond Braves Are Going to Gwinnett:


10) Only Angels, Blue Jays and Devil Rays helmets at the kids' ice cream stand.

9) Losing the W.G. Cosby billboard where the frog's eyes lit up with each hit a batter had during the game.

8) Manager tried using centerfield sign machine to read batting order but couldn't figure out player names with 632 light bulbs missing.

7) Extensive coverage of team in newspaper on page E-27.

6) Oh, that's right, the sport section never has 27 pages.

5) Team that Atlanta fielded in Richmond in the year 2000 had a combined batting average of .012.

4) R-Braves players complained that rats in the clubhouse were only half the size of rats in New York City.

3) During many losing seasons, many fans considered returning to the Diamond for games if it could be mathematically proven the team would never lose by more than three runs.

2) R-Braves marketing plan: the sign out front! What more do you need?

and the Number One reason why the Richmond Braves are moving to Gwinnett.....


1) Parker Field!