Pregame First Regular Season Game Turner Field Atlanta Braves April 4, 1997 Part 2

BRAVES' P.A. ANNOUNCER BILL BOWERS. >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOARD. LOOKING GOOD. LOOKS LIKE BOTH OUR PLAYERS AND FANS ENJOYING THE MOMENT. THERE'S ONLY ONE OPENING NIGHT, FOLKS, AND WE'RE ALL LUCKY TO BE A PART OF IT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR WATCHING ON TV AND LISTENING ON RADIO. YOU MADE ALL THIS POSSIBLE. NOW IF YOU WILL DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FIRST BASE SIDE OF HOME PLATE, LET'S SEND IT BACK TO THE BRAVES' ANNOUNCER BILL BOWERS. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TONIGHT WE HONOR OUR 1996 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. WITH A PRESENTATION OF THE 1996 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS. THE RINGS WERE PRODUCED FOR THE BRAVES BY JUSTINS. HERE REPRESENTING JOSTENS AND ASSISTING IN THE CEREMONY IS DAVE JOHNSON, THEIR RECOGNITION CONSULTANT, AND NOW TO PRESENT THE 1996 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE LEONARD COLEMAN. TED TURNER, OWNER. JERRY LEVIN, CHAIRMAN OF TIME WARNER. BILL BARTHOLOMAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. >> TERRY MCGUIRK, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT. >> STAN KASTEN, PRESIDENT. JOHN SCHUERHOLZ, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. DAVE PURSELY, HEAD TRAINER. JEFF PORTER, ASSISTANT TRAINER. BILL ACREE, DIRECTOR OF TEAM TRAVEL. CASEY STEVENSON, EQUIPMENT MANAGER. AND NOW FOR THE 1996 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION ATLANTA BRAVES. NUMBER 17, DANNY BAUTISTA. NUMBER TWO, RAFAEL BELLIARD. NUMBER 26, MIKE BIELECKI. NUMBER 51, PEDRO BORBON. JOE BOROWSKI. NUMBER 30, BRAD CLONTZ. NUMBER 47, TOM GLAVINE. NUMBER 14, TONY GRAFFANINO. NUMBER 25, ANDRUW JONES. NUMBER 31 GREG MADDUX. NUMBER 16, MIKE MORDECAI. NUMBER 12, EDDIE PEREZ. NUMBER 29, JOHN SMOLTZ. NUMBER 36, TERRELL WADE. NUMBER 43, MARK WOHLERS. NUMBER 37, DUGOUT COACH JIM BEAUCHAMP. NUMBER 39, FIRST BASE COACH PAT CORRALES. NUMBER 22, THIRD-BASE COACH BOBBY DEWS. NUMBER 59 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH FRANK FULTZ. NUMBER 28, HITTING COACH CLARENCE J. NUMBER 54, PITCHING COACH LEO MAZZONE. NUMBER 42, BULLPEN COACH NED YOST. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE MANAGER OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES, NUMBER SIX, BOBBY ***. AND NOW, THE STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE BRAVES, INTRODUCING OUR TWO NEWEST BRAVES LEADING OFF IN CENTER FIELD, NUMBER SEVEN, KENNY LOFTON. BATTING SECOND IN RIGHT FIELD, NUMBER 24, MICHAEL TUCKER. BATTING THIRD AT THIRD BASE, NUMBER 10, CHIPPER JONES. BATTING FOURTH AT FIRST BASE, NUMBER 27, MCGRIFF. -- FRED MCGRIFF. BATTING FIFTH IN LEFT FIELD, NUMBER 18, RYAN KLESKO. BATTING SIXTH AND CATCHING, NUMBER EIGHT, JAVIER LOPEZ. BATTING SEVENTH AT SECOND BASE, NUMBER 20, MARK LEMKE. BATTING EIGHTH AT SHORT STOP, NUMBER 10, JEFF BLAUSER. BATTING NINTH, TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER, NUMBER 15, DENNY NEAGLE. NOW PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST 1997 PLAYERS, NUMBER 45, , UL BYRD. NUMBER 32, ALAN EMBREE. NUMBER 38, BRIAN HARVEY. NUMBER 1, KEITH LOCKHART. >> WHAT THIS TEAM, THIS ORGANIZATION HAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS IS TRULY AMAZING. THEY HAVE CERTAINLY EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED THE TEAM OF THE 1990'S AS THEY LEAVE THE FIELD, LET'S GIVE THE BRAVES ANOTHER SALUTE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I UNDERSTAND HOME PLATE HAS ARRIVED AT TURNER FIELD. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO CENTER FIELD WHERE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST IS COMPLETING THE FINAL LEG OF OUR RELAY. >> COME ON NUMBER 44. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME BASEBALL'S ALL-TIME HOME RUN KING, ATLANTA'S LIVING LEGEND, NUMBER 34, HANK AARON. >> OVER 3,000 HITS. >> MEETING HANK IS THE PITCHER, TOM GLAVINE. >> THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. >> TWO OF THE BEST. PETE: TED TURNER ALL SMILES HAS HOME PLATE HAS ARRIVED AT TURNER FIELD. WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE. PETE: WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO MORE OF THE DEDICATION CEREMONIES AT TURNER FIELD ON THIS HOME OPENING NIGHT FOR THE ATLANTA BRAVES OF THE RIGHT NOW A VERY SPECIAL TRIBUTE BEING PAID TO A VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL, MARSHALL MANN, WHO WAS THE PUBLIC ADDRESSER FROM 1967 TO 1996. HE PASSED AWAY THIS PAST JANUARY AND HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. AS WE LOOK SO MUCH TO MARSHALL COMING OVER TO TURNER FIELD AND RESUMING HIS DUTIES AS THE TRUE VOICE OF THE BRAVES. A SPECIAL VIDEO TRIBUTE IS BEING PLAYED TO HIM RIGHT NOW ON THE SCREEN IN CENTER FIELD. FOR 30 YEARS, THE VOICE OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES AT ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY STADIUM, MARSHALL MANN WILL TRULY BE MISSED.