Brave Hawks

Scored last minute tickets to tonight's Braves game. Arrived in time to see the girl say "Play Ball!" Good thing she had a cue card telling her what to say.

I'm somewhere up there on the jumbotron behind her.

Got to see the relievers pass Kyle Muller between bullpen and dugout.

Free ice cream. And free designated driver Coke.

I was first in line for the ice cream. Worth the wait.

Third base ump rocking running shoes. Not sure the brand.

Later I was in the background on the jumbotron again (right side).

Also free popcorn. Saw Louie Giglio trying to stay low key. I let him be.

NAPA cap night. Matches my late 70's Ted Turner jersey.

Hawks / Celtics: I turned on the game and in the 4th quarter I didn’t see how the Hawks could overcome the ten point deficit with three minutes remaining. Next thing I knew they had tied it up. Then Trae hit that long shot with 1.8 seconds remaining, and I was worried Boston had time for a final shot.

Weird uniforms. Sunday Hawks in black and Celtics in green with BOSTON on their jerseys. Wednesday in the Garden Atlanta in white and Boston in black with Celtics in script. Tomorrow both teams will be in totally different unis.

Tomorrow night State Farm Arena had a Janet Jackson concert booked. Since the Hawks won, the concert moved to Friday night. Taylor Swift has a sold out concert Friday night next door at Mercedes Benz Stadium – so there will be a crowd of people down there, including Anna.

Tonight on NBC: the Carol Burnette 90th birthday celebration, featuring Cher and designer Bob Mackie. Both Cher and Carol wore the same outfits. Carol said she was delighted to be the same size.  Burnette said they’ll probably put “I’m so glad we had this time together” on her tombstone. Bernadette Peters, Jane Lynch and Kristen Chenoweth perform songs, while other comedians, including Amy Poehler, Ellen DeGeneres, Kristen Wiig and Lisa Kudrow.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/carol-burnett-turns-90-with-tv-songs-laughs-and-cher-rocking-bob-mackie-i-wanted-it-this-way/ar-AA1an4w3

EDDIE MATHEWS  [SABR Bio] is the only player to play for the same franchise in three different cities: in Boston in 1953; in Milwaukee 1953-65; & Atlanta 1966. He ended his career as a part of the Detroit Tigers championship team of 1968. Mathews hit at least 30 homers in nine straight years (1953-1961). He and Hank Aaron's combined 863 HR are the most ever for two teammates. Their total ranks ahead of Ruth-Gehrig (859) & Mays-McCovey (801).

Was checking my phone and saw that it was Claire’s birthday.