ATLANTA — At The Battery just outside the Chop House Gate at the home of the Atlanta Braves Thursday, 11-year-old Ben Studstill had some words of wisdom -- get some rest before the first pitch.
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“Well, I’ll tell you this: It’s a lot louder than a regular season game,” Studstill said.
Ben was born and raised here, and Truist Park is where he belongs.
“It’s really fun. You’re high-fiving everybody around you. Everybody is screaming. We like to listen to the announcers on the radio while they’re playing. It’s really loud and really fun,” Studstill exclaimed.
Nine hours before Game 3, the Weeks boys caught their second wind after driving all the way from the Windy City.
“How long of a drive was it?” Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen asked.
“About 12 hours. I became a Braves fan when I was in grade school. Watching them on TBS, and going to spring training games in Florida where my grandparents live,” Bryan Weeks said.
Dad has been taking 11-year-old Jackson and 10-year-old Grayson to Braves games all their lives.
“I think we’re gonna have a blast,” Jackson said.
“I get to see my favorite team play,” Grayson added.
And that team is not from Chicago, even though that’s where the kids and dad grew up.
“All right. How are they putting up with you up there?” Petersen asked.
“I don’t know. A lot of Cubs and Sox fans are too busy fighting with each other,” Weeks said.
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