Photo: Braves executives tour St. Louis Cardinals’ stadium

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For three hours on a cold winter afternoon, a group of Atlanta Braves executives toured just about every nook and cranny of the St. Louis Cardinals’ stadium, carefully navigating patches of snow and ice in the hibernating ballpark.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Construction equipment and a portion of the St. Louis skyline are visible through a window in the lobby of the offices of the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The construction equipment is part of the deveopment of Ballpark Village, a joint project of the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (left) and General Manager Frank Wren tour the centerfield entrance of Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in St. Louis. Behind Plant and Wren is Ballpark Village, a joint development of the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development, which will feature retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing Thane Van Breusegen (left) leads a tour of executives from the Atlanta Braves, including Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller (right) along Clark Street in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The street separates Busch Stadium, home of the Cardinals, from Ballpark Village, a joint development of the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The project, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing Thane Van Breusegen (front) leads a tour of executives from the Atlanta Braves along Clark Street in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The street separates Busch Stadium, home of the Cardinals, from Ballpark Village, a joint development of the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The project, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (left) talks with St. Louis Cardinals Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing Thane Van Breusegen while walking along Clark Street in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The street separates Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, from Ballpark Village, a retail and entertainment development currently under construction as a partnership the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (right) talks with St. Louis Cardinals Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing Thane Van Breusegen while walking along Clark Street in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The street separates Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, from Ballpark Village, a retail and entertainment development currently under construction as a partnership the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren (right) joins Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (center) and Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller (right) during a tour of Ballpark Village in St. Louis, a joint development of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cordish Companies adjacent to Bush Stadium, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The development is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller (left) takes notes while joining Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (center) and Braves General Manager Frank Wren (right) during a tour of Ballpark Village in St. Louis, a joint development of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cordish Companies adjacent to Bush Stadium, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The development is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller (center) joins Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (left) and Braves General Manager Frank Wren (right) Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in a partially-completed party room overlooking Busch Stadium in St. Louis during a tour of the stadium and adjoining Ballpark Village, a joint development of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller (left) joins Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in a partially-completed party room overlooking Busch Stadium in St. Louis during a tour of the stadium and adjoining Ballpark Village, a joint development of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller joins staff from the Braves and St. Louis Cardinals during a tour of Ballpark Village Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The development, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren (left) and Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant (right) joins St. Louis Cardinals Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Dan Farrell (center) on a tour of Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in St. Louis. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren (left) joins St. Louis Cardinals Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Dan Farrell and other Braves and Cardinals staff members on a tour of the home clubhouse at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in St. Louis. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren joins examines the video coaching area during a tour of Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren surveys the office of St. Louis Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny during a tour of Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Derek Schiller (left) and Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant confer while touring the coaches' locker room in Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren examines the snow-covered field and stands of Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, during a tour of the stadium and adjoining Ballpark Village development Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren (right) and David Demarest of Jones Lang LaSalle (left) examine the snow-covered field and stands of Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, during a tour of the stadium and adjoining Ballpark Village development Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by Sid Hastings.

17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta Braves Executive Vice President of Business Operations Mike Plant joins staff from the Braves and St. Louis Cardinals during a tour of Busch Stadium Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The tour included a look at Ballpark Village, a development which features retail and entertainment tenants and is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

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17 DEC. 2013 -- ST. LOUIS -- Construction equipment and a portion of the St. Louis skyline are visible through a window in the lobby of the offices of the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium in St. Louis Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The construction equipment is part of the deveopment of Ballpark Village, a joint project of the Cardinals and the Cordish Companies. The development, which features retail and entertainment tenants, is slated to open in phases beginning in March 2014 after several years of delays. Photo by Sid Hastings.

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