Atlanta Braves News: The Morning Chop – The Comcast Deal, Braves vs Yankees
By Jeff Schafer
Braves finalize multiyear partnership with Comcast
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: When you attend a live sporting event these days, one of your first thoughts are to either text a friend or family member, or take a picture and post it socially. Because everyone is doing this, it slows down the data network in this certain area. Hopefully as the Braves move into their new home in 2017, fans will not have to worry about this. Comcast will come in and make sure the data is flowing. Another huge move for the new SunTrust ball park.
"The Atlanta Braves and Comcast are believers in the potential of technology. On Tuesday morning, they agreed to head into the future together, signing a multiyear partnership.The multiyear deal will allow the Braves to tap into Comcast technology and offer an extremely fast network of Internet capability for their new home, SunTrust Park, and allows Comcast to become the primary tenant in a nine-story edifice that, once completed, will serve as its new southern and midwestern headquarters."
"“Today is a major milestone for our new ballpark and mixed-use project,” said Braves chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk, speaking in front of a group of nearly 100, including such dignitaries as Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, Braves president John Schuerholz, executive vice president of business operations Mike Plant, and executive vice president of sales and marketing Derek Schiller. “One of our goals in this project has always been to create the most technologically advanced ballpark and mixed-use community ever built. To that end, we have engaged the premier partner to help make that a reality, Comcast — the largest and most important media, entertainment, technology company in the world.”"
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Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves: 5 things to watch Wednesday
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The Atlanta Braves take on the New York Yankees on Wednesday night starting at 6pm ET. This game is being aired live on Fox Sports South tonight so tune in! Alex Rodriguez has been having a solid 2015 Spring Training, it will be interesting to see if he plays tonight. The Braves will send Mike Foltynewicz who is still in competition for a starting position in the Braves rotation. This will be a good test for the youngster.
"1) Tanaka’s second spring startEvery day, it seems, a major league pitcher goes down with elbow trouble, forcing Tommy John surgery. After partially tearing a ligament in his elbow last summer, is Tanaka next? The Yankees will be holding their breath every time he takes the mound this year.His first outing, last Wednesday, went flawlessly, as he threw 19 pitches and 15 for strikes.He’ll likely throw around 45 pitches against the Braves."