Five take-aways from the preliminary artist renderings the Braves released Wednesday of their planned new stadium in Cobb County:
1. It'll be interesting to see more advanced plans for the large water feature represented beyond the outfield stands, which the team says will include fountains that "perform after a Braves home run or victory." Setting the bar high for such a feature: the famous fountains behind the outfield fence in Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium.
2. Because of the topography of the site, fans will enter the stadium on different concourse levels depending on gate location. The outfield gate — the ballpark's front entrance — would bring fans into the stadium on field level, while the gate behind home plate would empty into the mezzanine level. Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles is a prime example of a ballpark where fans enter at different elevations.
3. The stadium faces in a southerly direction, bucking the overwhelming trend of north- or northeast-facing Major League Baseball stadiums. The Braves say their stadium will open to the southwest but that the field, from home plate to center, will be oriented south-southeast.
4. A 90-foot roof overhang appears likely to shield many seats from sun and rain. It's about three times as large as Turner Field's overhang.
5. It appears space is being carved out where fans can congregate and watch games standing, if they choose. A draft of a proposed agreement between the Braves and Cobb shows the stadium could have 3,000 "standing room positions."
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