PHILADELPHIA – After flying from Fort Bragg and checking into their team hotel in Philadelphia at about 3 a.m., most of the Braves were back at the ballpark, this time Citizens Bank Park, preparing for a 4 p.m. Monday series opener against the Phillies.
It was their third stadium in three days, after playing games against the Marlins on Saturday in Atlanta and Sunday night at a temporary stadium specially constructed for the Fort Bragg Game in North Carolina, the first-ever American pro-sports event played on an active military base.
Players, coaches and manager Brian Snitker all agreed that any fatigue they experienced paled next to how good they felt about the special day and night they spent at Fort Bragg.