It was one of those rare occasions where allowing yourself to get lost in the moment was exactly the right thing to do. One of the most enjoyable aspects of baseball is that the game itself invites fans to simply slow down and enjoy their surroundings.
Regardless of where fans took in Tuesday night’s home opener inside the Lookouts’ stunningly beautiful Erlanger Park, they were greeted by a sense of community.
Whether you’re an old-school baseball fan sitting behind the baselines, or just a fan of soaking in the atmosphere and spending more time people watching than game watching, Chattanooga’s new crown jewel ballpark is the place where stress fades as effortlessly as the sunset behind Lookout Mountain.
(READ MORE: Your guide to Erlanger Park, the new home of the Chattanooga Lookouts)
Former McCallie School and Gordon Lee baseball coach Greg Payne had Atlanta Braves season tickets for the previous five years but opted to buy a pair of Lookouts season passes — two rows behind the home dugout — this year.