Top 5 - Observations from Last Night's Braves / Blue Jays Game

I went to the game last night at Turner Field and here are my top 5 observations from the 6-3 Atlanta loss.

1. It really was a contrast to see Troy Glaus playing short stop for the Jays last night and seeing Marcus Giles play second for the Braves. Troy Glaus who at 6'5" 250 pounds is the Boog Powell of short stops (has there ever been a bigger short stop?). Giles on the other hand is tiny. You really can't see how small he is until you see it in person. Giles is listed at 5'8" and 175 pounds but that might be generous.

2. I think Chris Farley has a younger brother and I think that younger brother is doing the fan interaction stuff in the stands between innings at Turner Field. Seriously. The guy doing the trivia questions and other stuff looks like a young Chris Farley with a goatee.

3. Whenever I see the "tomahawk chop" I think of Norman Chad who said that the tomahawk chop was plain stupid. Chad suggested a person do the chop for 10 seconds in front of a mirror and then tell themselves what they were doing wasn't stupid. The fans in general needed proding to do anything. Whether it was "charge", "make some noise" or the chop - the fans just sat there unless prompted by the PA system.

4. They don't call it Hotlanta for nothing. Temperature at game time was 94 degrees with a 27% humidity. That's Africa hot!

5. Attendance last night was 26,232. There were a ton of empty seats. The Braves even offer "student discount" seats. That's always a sure sign that the team has trouble selling tickets. If the Braves continue to lose - then it will get harder and harder to sell tickets. Already the gimmicks like "free hat" night and pre-game concerts and post game fireworks are being trotted out. Its sad that a team as successful as the Braves has to stoop to gimmicks like that.