Say Goodbye to the Turner Field Coke Bottle posted by Stacey Farr
After 12 years and countless home run celebrations, the Coke bottle that towers over left field at Turner Field will be retired. It is to be replaced by a 21st-century version according to the Coca-Cola company. The current bottle is made up of 6,680 baseballs; 290 bats; 86 gloves; as well as several thousand other pieces of authentic Braves memorabilia.
"The original bottle wonderfully symbolized Coca-Cola's long standing relationship with America's favorite pastime," said Coca-Cola North America's chief marketing officer Katie Bayne. "The Coca-Cola bottle in Coca-Cola Sky Field has stood as a distinctive reminder that drinking a Coke is part of summer's simple pleasures, just like being at a Braves game with your friends and family," she added.
Fans are encouraged to add their photos and memories of the original Coke bottle on the Coca-Cola Facebook page, http://tinyurl.com/kt4hoc, which was created specially for the bottle's retirement. Also, in honor of the original bottle; the first 15,000 fans to enter Turner Field on July 2nd (the official day of retirement) will receive an official 8-oz bottle with a depiction of Coca-Cola Sky Field.
Derek Schiller, executive vice-president, Sales and Marketing, for the Atlanta Braves stated, "Coca-Cola Sky Field and the Coca-Cola bottle really set Turner Field apart from other Major League Baseball stadiums. The bottle is not only entertaining, it reminds fans that one of America's most iconic brands was created right here in Atlanta.
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