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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.

Olympics’ lasting impact on Atlanta evident today

July 25, 2012 Todd DeFeo

It’s been 16 years since Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics, but the games’ lasting impact can be felt even today.

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.

Speedway Museum highlights Indy’s history

February 26, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Football has Canton. Baseball has Cooperstown. The IndyCar Series has Indianapolis.

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.

A new must-have at ball games

September 3, 2011 The Travel Trolley

They are all ball game essentials. But, at the Columbus Clippers’ Huntington Park, there’s a new sheriff in town: Funnel Cake Fries.

Ohio Cup relives ‘base ball’ as it was originally played

August 26, 2011 Todd DeFeo

More than 30 vintage “base ball” teams are expected to converge on the Ohio Village in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 3-4 for the 20th Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival.

Take a road trip for baseball this spring

May 14, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Springtime can mean only one thing: Baseball.

Enjoying vintage baseball

September 4, 2010 The Travel Trolley

There was no chin music to show the pitcher’s dominance. There was no display of power.

Ohio Village Muffins to host 19th Annual Ohio Cup

August 30, 2010 Special to The Travel Trolley

The Ohio Historical Society’s Ohio Village Muffins will host the 19th Annual Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival, a two-day sporting event featuring the largest gathering of vintage base ball clubs in the nation.