In Atlanta, it's Joctoberfest! Pederson's pearls a hit with Braves fans

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In Atlanta, it's Joctoberfest! Pederson's pearls a hit with Braves fans

PHOTOS: Oysters 'R' still in season and the newest Braves postseason hero has fans clutching their playoff pearls in his honor. Check out the fashion in these reader-submitted shots.

Joc Pederson didn’t join the Braves until July 16, but he’s already become a fan favorite. Just look at all the pearls hanging around necks at the ballpark. -- Text by Michael Cunningham,, AJC / Photo: Curtis Compton, AJC

Pederson’s pinch-hit, three-run homer landed in the right-field seats and the Braves secured a 3-0 victory over the Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. -- Text by Michael Cunningham, AJC / Photo: Curtis Compton, AJC

Joctoberfest is all the rage in Braves Country. And Atlanta fans have upped their sartorial game in the stands, breaking out the Pederson pearls for the playoffs. Here, Kelly and Ryan Chandley and Angie and Tom Halliburton (left to right), show off the swag...

... as does (perhaps) future Braves slugger Jack Barnes. You available for the playoffs, Jack? Just checking.

Over at WSB-TV, Channel 2 Action News This Morning anchor Linda Stouffer gets into the swing of things..

... and Sadie shows off some pup-approved pearls.

Pederson said his pearls are real ones that he got from his jeweler. According to Joc, the pearls were an impulse purchase. “I just saw the pearls and I was, like, ‘You know what? That looks cool,’” he said. -- Michael Cunningham, AJC / Photo: Curtis Compton, AJC

Kera Hawks (left) and Kim Frye are all in...

... as are Melissa and A.J. Richman.

About the home run, which came on a high fastball that didn’t appear to be a good pitch to drive: “I guess I’m just a pretty good player. I don’t know. Just knocked it out of the yard.” -- Michael Cunningham, AJC / Photo: Curtis Compton, AJC

Chip Tumlin's got the whole bling thing down!

Sam Matthews looks pretty swank here.

Amber and Joe Barrett are ready to rock.

Ann Woody, a season ticket holder since 1991, in her aunt's pearls.

Jim and Diane Lake, who are from Tampa, and Thomas Lake, a college student who attends Lee University in Tennessee, all in their game day gear.

We're not sure if there's a truly correct way to Pederson up your pearls, but wearing them around your neck seems to be a good start.

Yet again, Team Richman's pearl game is strong!

Taylor Hall III opted for a double strand.

Ida Jordan White looks especially fetching in her glamorous strands and says, "hopefully there will be many more occasions for pearls ahead!"

The Rev. David Jones, a fourth generation Methodist pastor who is now retired, attended one of the Braves' first games in Atlanta after the team moved from Milwaukee and has been a fan ever since. He borrowed his wife Cathy's pearls for the cause.

What about Pederson’s seemingly unflappable persona in the postseason? “I just feel like I do the same that I do during the year,” Pederson said. “I don’t know. There’s no secret recipe. I wish there was.” -- Michael Cunningham, AJC / Photo: Curtis Compton, AJC

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Joc Pederson didn’t join the Braves until July 16, but he’s already become a fan favorite. Just look at all the pearls hanging around necks at the ballpark. -- Text by Michael Cunningham,, AJC / Photo: Curtis Compton, AJC

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