While O’Brien has not yet written up these recent thoughts into a full piece for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, he engaged in an unusually lengthy and informal Q&A with followers that actually shed some light on the near-future Atlanta Braves‘ philosophy.
As an introduction, I will inject an opinion up front: I have typically been a fan first, which admittedly means that I would like to see the Braves competing better, faster, and with somewhat less regard to future complications as a result.
SunTrust Park is the locus of a new and larger revenue stream for the Braves, yet it still represents only a means to ‘keep up’ and not ‘get ahead’ of their rivals.