New spaces and places.

As we drove from KP and Sue’s lovely house in Fayetteville, Ga., toward the afternoon baseball game between my New York Mets and home team Atlanta Braves, my since-the-early 80s friend provided me a history about the ballpark we were approaching.

The Braves organization in this century decided to leave the downtown stadium dubbed “The Ted” for less urban surroundings.

In 2017, Truist Park replaced Ted Turner Field, named for the media mogul team owner.

Happy together.

The stadium’s a beauty.

And make a left from the right-field gate and you’ll stroll into The Battery, also built to entertain and fulfill,

Colorful and well-sponsored.

The blocks full of eateries, pubs and places that tantalized with food, drink and social space made me smile.

Draw a draft?

The Yard House called our names with the opportunity for a Breakfast Brew, game time scheduled for 12:10 p.m.

So many choices.

We sat at the bar and friendly tender set a full menu in front of us. I selected the first one on the list because it sounded light and fresh. The Honey Blonde, brewed by the pub itself, was a fantastic breakfast.

A combo that can’t be beat.

KP knew that this Maryland Terrapin had to check out the Taproom with the name that matched my college mascot. And it just so happens thats Fox Bros. Bqr4-B-Q is Atlanta’s most popular, he added.

Living up to reputation.

Yes, indeed.

My pulled pork with slaw was perfect after that Breakfast Beer. Note that to customize to my northern tastes, I had pulled the two pickle slices off their perch atop the meat. (Their dill snap tasted fantastic at my leisure.) And I added a dollop of the slaw over the barbecue sauce I’d added from the bottle on the table before putting the top bun back on and taking my first delicious bite.

Plenty of eating room.

I appreciated the atmosphere of the joint, too, pre-noon.