Let's Road Trip Twins 2025: Trip #3 - 1991 Revisited

[Steven Trefz]

In 1991 the Twins traveled to Atlanta during the World Series, lost all three games, and nobody cares because we got to keep the trophy. In mid-April 2025 the Twins return to Atlanta for a quick three-game road trip. Will this trip matter in the grand scheme of the Twins' hopes and dreams?

Image courtesy of Oct 19. 1991; Minneapolis, MN, USA: FILE PHOTO; Minnesota Twins outfielder Dan Gladden upends Atlanta Braves catcher Greg Olson (right) after Olson tagged him out in the 5th inning of game 1 in the 1991 World Series at the Metrodome. Mandatory Credit: MPS-Imagn Images

Just when you thought a one-town road trip was disruptive and odd in April, the Twins are forced to go on another one! This time they head 1,100 miles southeast to the home of the Braves.

Atlanta Braves – April 18-20
Truist Park - Capacity 41,084
2024 Attendance: 3,011,765 (Averaged 37,647 - ranked 4th out of 15 NL teams, 5th overall MLB)

The Twins got swept out of Truist Park in 2023, which served as their first and last visit to the stadium.  There aren't many good Twins memories on the road in Atlanta. They were swept at Fulton County Stadium in the 1991 World Series (all's well that ends well though), and they got swept out of Turner Field in a 2013 three-game series. Save for a two-game sweep that the Twins put on the Braves in 2016, the Braves in general have been a nightmare for Twins fans. The Twins have gone a combined 8-17 against Atlanta in the regular season. Oh, but that 1991 World Series..

Baseball arrived in Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1966, but the national audience for the Braves arrived with TBS. Even a kid in the middle-of-nowhere South Dakota could watch the Braves, and this made their runs in the 1990's must-see TV. The Atlanta Fulton County Stadium we watched in 1991 made way for Turner Field (aka. Olympic Stadium) in 1997. The Braves' most recent move in 2017 took them to the suburbs, to mixed reviews. On the one hand, the Braves got a chance to build a baseball community center with neighborhood revenue-gathering machines. On the other hand, folks now need cars and cash to get to the games.

Truist Park resides in a mixed-use entertainment district called “The Battery.” Designed to curate the entire baseball consumer’s experience, it's arguably the wave of the future (see also Globe Life Field in Texas). The park is clean and modern in stadium style, with Hank Aaron tributes and historic moment monuments scattered throughout. “The Freeze” (@beatthefreeze) race between innings also looks intriguing.

Atlanta boasts the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, MLK Jr. National Historical Park, and the Center for Puppetry Arts. I would steer clear of the puppets, but to each their own. The airport serves as a major hub, so travel to and from Atlanta shouldn't be hard, but travel to and from the ballpark will probably require renting a car or a large amount of Uber money.

After this one-city road trip, the Twins return home to face the White Sox and Angels with a chance to make some serious damage in the standings. Will this Braves series set them up well, or deplete their arms and spirits at just the wrong time?

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[mnfireman]

Have ticket to the Sunday game, but the job I will be working that allowed for this trip has been shortened by a week, so we'll see if I am still able to make it...

[ashbury]

Gladden to Olson: "Drama Warrior."  😀

[mnfireman]

Will be in Atlanta for the Saturday night and Sunday day games, hopefully the Twins will have figured things out and Atlanta is still struggling....