Braves telecast from stands pushed back by weather forecast
An ominous weather forecast for Thursday caused Bally Sports to delay by a day its plan to broadcast a Braves game from the Truist Park bleachers.
The new plan is for announcers Chip Caray and Jeff Francoeur to call Friday night’s game against the Miami Marlins on Bally Sports Southeast from the right-field stands in front of the Chop House.
Bally announced last week that Thursday’s game against Philadelphia would be broadcast from that spot, but amended its timetable Tuesday in light of a forecast calling for possible rain and thunderstorms Thursday evening. With the change, the broadcasters now are scheduled to call Thursday’s game from their normal perch in the covered TV booth behind home plate.
Two Braves pitchers who are on the injured list, Mike Soroka and Tyler Matzek, are scheduled to join Caray and Francoeur in the stands for portions of Friday’s game. The network said it also is attempting to line up other guests for the “Baseball from the Bleachers” telecast.
“It was fantastic because you're out there interacting with the fans."
Caray and Francoeur called two games from the Truist Park stands during the 2019 season and remember the experience fondly.
“It was fantastic because you’re out there interacting with the fans,” Francoeur said. “It’s just something different. It’s one game where you’re going to call the action but also do some fun stuff you don’t normally do.”
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Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
