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Mets planning 30th anniversary celebration of 1986 World Championship team

January 4, 2016 Express Telegraph

The New York Mets will celebrate the 30th anniversary celebration of the 1986 World Championship team this Memorial Day Weekend.

Braves to celebrate Turner Field ‘memories and moments’ during final season

November 10, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Despite calling it their home for just two decades, the Atlanta Braves will next year celebrate “the memories and moments” they enjoyed at Turner Field.

Braves officially inform Atlanta they are leaving Turner Field

August 13, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta Braves today informed the city of Atlanta they will vacate Turner Field following the end of the 2016 season and relocate to Cobb County.

Commentary

What happened when Mets fans were too loud in Turner Field is hysterical

June 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

New York Mets fans by the hundreds turned out to Turner Field on Saturday to cheer on the Amazins. That’s no surprise, given the number of transplants in the Atlanta area, but this was no ordinary night at the ballpark.

In defense of Joe Jackson, see his house in Greenville, S.C.

March 12, 2014 Todd DeFeo

When it comes to putting together a team of the greatest players ever to take the baseball diamond, it would be hard to overlook “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Today, Jackson’s former house, where he lived at the time of his death in 1951, has been transformed into a museum.

Atlanta Braves looking to build maglev to Turner Field

July 31, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta Braves are looking to add a maglev train connecting Turner Field with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the city’s mass transit system.

Early Babe Ruth jersey on display at Baseball Hall of Fame

July 1, 2012 The Travel Trolley

An “anonymous and passionate baseball fan” has loaned to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum the earliest-known uniform top worn by Babe Ruth.

Mets to honor Carter with jersey patch

February 28, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The New York Mets will wear a patch during the 2012 season to honor former teammate and Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter.

Make Spring Training part of the next Disney trip

February 28, 2012 The Travel Trolley

With the arrival of pitchers and catchers and then position players, spring is fast approaching.

Hall of Famer Gary Carter dies

February 16, 2012 The Travel Trolley

For fans of the New York Mets in the 1980s, there may have no more a face of the franchise than Gary Carter.