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Coolray Field - Gwinnett, GA | August 25, 2017 Game 1 Game 2Coolray Field - Gwinnett, GA | August 25, 2017

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Same team, but wanted to differentiate the brand from the MLB team down the road.

The Stripers (nee Braves) play in the International League, and they are the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, who play a scant 35 miles down the road.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The Stripers (nee Braves) play in the International League, and they are the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, who play a scant 35 miles down the road.

The building looks more like a place to buy an RV or ATV than it does a ballpark.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The building looks more like a place to buy an RV or ATV than it does a ballpark.

Coolray is a heating & air conditioning company in the Atlanta area.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Coolray is a heating & air conditioning company in the Atlanta area.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The place was originally called Gwinett Stadium.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The high home shot.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The low home shot.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. It's a pleasant enough place, but not spectacular.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The Views at Coolray Field loom just past the right field wall.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Residents can frolic in the pool and pretend to watch the game.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Behind the batter's eye.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. From the other side of the batter's eye.

A party area in left field. I guess you can't walk through when there's a paid event, which kind of defeats the purpose of the sidewalk.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. A party area in left field. I guess you can't walk through when there's a paid event, which kind of defeats the purpose of the sidewalk.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Fair or foul?

I wonder what the budget was to replace all of the signs and logos when they became the Stripers.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. I wonder what the budget was to replace all of the signs and logos when they became the Stripers.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The Inernatioinal League standings.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Future Braves?

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Hot first game action from my seat.

I saw all of the first game of the double header, and most of the second.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. I saw all of the first game of the double header, and most of the second.

It's against my religion to leave a ballgame before it's over. But I accomplished my goal of seeing a game in the park. I left to meet up with an old college friend that I hadn't seen in years.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. It's against my religion to leave a ballgame before it's over. But I accomplished my goal of seeing a game in the park. I left to meet up with an old college friend that I hadn't seen in years.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. I can't resist calling the the Gwinnett Strippers.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. The obligatory end cap shot.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. An addition to my fridge magnet collection.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. An addition to my pennant collection. An addition to my pocket schedule collection.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. An addition to my pocket schedule collection.

Coolray Field - Then: Home of the Gwinnett Braves. Now: Home of the Gwinnett Stripers. Road Trip!